PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes into the arena with Get Back blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grossman
vs
Abaddon

190 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman swings for the body but Abaddon moves out of range.
Abaddon looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Grossman throws a shot from downtown. Abaddon moves away and avoids it.
Abaddon wants to slow Grossman down by chopping away at his legs.
Grossman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abaddon.
Abaddon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grossman was well out of range. Poor timing from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a front kick aimed at Grossman's knee but Grossman avoids it well.
Abaddon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abaddon defending well as Grossman loads up on a big left hand.
Grossman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
No joy there for Grossman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grossman.
Grossman with a nice cross.
Abaddon swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Abaddon tries a low kick but Grossman avoids it.
Abaddon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon is looking to score with low kicks.
Abaddon misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abaddon. That's going to slow Grossman down.
Abaddon blocks the body kick.
Abaddon misses with a looping left.

Grossman clinches.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Grossman takes a shot to the head.
Abaddon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abaddon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abaddon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grossman prevents a body shot from Abaddon.
Abaddon tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Grossman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Abaddon.
Abaddon lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abaddon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grossman.
Grossman has had enough of the clinch but Abaddon keeps him there for the moment.
Abaddon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abaddon.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Abaddon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grossman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Grossman controls the action.
Abaddon tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
Abaddon tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
Abaddon tries to throw a body punch but Grossman avoids it by throwing Abaddon back against the cage.
Grossman blocking some punches.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Grossman controls the action.
Abaddon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abaddon misses with a body punch.
Abaddon has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abaddon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grossman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abaddon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grossman.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Abaddon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grossman is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Grossman.
Abaddon tries to work over Grossman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abaddon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but Abaddon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon works on Grossman's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Grossman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman is trying to stall.
Grossman managing to block the knees to the body from Abaddon.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Abaddon on the inside.
Abaddon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grossman.
Abaddon tries to circle away but Grossman has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abaddon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abaddon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abaddon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grossman.
Grossman tries to circle away but Abaddon has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abaddon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
Abaddon struggles to land a body shot inside as Grossman controls his hands.
Abaddon tries to work over Grossman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossman working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Abaddon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Grossman.
Abaddon feints and then cracks Grossman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grossman down.
Grossman throws a body punch but Abaddon moves out of range.
Grossman works Abaddon's body with a nice hook.
Grossman tries a head kick but it misses.
Les Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman tries a head kick but it misses.
Abaddon tries to clinch but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grossman blocks a leg kick.
Abaddon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses.
Abaddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abaddon checks the leg kick.
Good work by Abaddon as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grossman.
Abaddon lands with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Abaddon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abaddon lands a leg kick that knocks Grossman off balance momentarily.
Abaddon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abaddon.
Grossman misses with an uppercut. Abaddon saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grossman!
Abaddon scores with a jab to the head.
Grossman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abaddon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon staying out of range there.
Abaddon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grossman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abaddon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grossman throws the left hand but Abaddon avoids the punch easily.
Abaddon tries to work over Grossman's front leg with a kick but Grossman checks it.

Grossman clinches up against the cage.
Grossman tries to work over Abaddon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Abaddon avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Abaddon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Abaddon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abaddon lands a knee to the body.

Abaddon breaks from the clinch.
Abaddon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abaddon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grossman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grossman misses with a hook.
Abaddon staying out of range there.
Grossman throws a series of punches but Abaddon moves out of range.
Anthony Abaddon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abaddon tries a low kick but Grossman avoids it.
Abaddon misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Abaddon.
Grossman misses with a hook. Abaddon ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Grossman.
Grossman throws a head kick that misses.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abaddon sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws the left hand but Abaddon avoids the punch easily.
Abaddon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grossman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abaddon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abaddon throws a hook but Grossman blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman misses with a straight left.
A combination from Grossman does no damage.
Abaddon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abaddon lands with a cross.
Abaddon scores with a jab to the body.
Abaddon tries to clinch up but Grossman circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abaddon can pounce on him.
Grossman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abaddon. That one must have hurt.
Abaddon avoids the head kick by Grossman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Abaddon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Abaddon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grossman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Grossman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Abaddon throws a leg kick that misses.
Abaddon lands with a straight right. Grossman didn't see that one coming.
Abaddon lands a head kick. Grossman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Abaddon slips a jab from Grossman.
Grossman looks for the body kick but Abaddon saw that one coming.
Abaddon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grossman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abaddon.
Grossman throws a hook but Abaddon avoids it easily.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abaddon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grossman.
A punch lands to the side of Abaddon 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a wild body shot.
Grossman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grossman looks to land a left hand but Abaddon moved out of range nicely.
Abaddon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grossmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abaddon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Abaddon moves out of range as Grossman throws a body kick.
Abaddon lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Grossman misses the target.
Grossman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abaddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grossman checks a low kick from Abaddon.
A head kick misses from Abaddon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grossman clinches.
Grossman wants to get back to striking at distance but Abaddon won't allow it.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Abaddon.
Grossman avoiding damage as Abaddon throws knees to the body.

Abaddon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Grossman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grossman scores with a head kick.
Abaddon throws a head kick that half lands.
Abaddon throws out a leg kick but Grossman moves out of range and Abaddon only half commits.
Abaddon misses with a low kick.
Grossman throws a head kick but Abaddon moves out of range.
Grossman slips a jab from Abaddon.
Abaddon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Grossman is predictable there
and Abaddon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Grossman misses.
Grossman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abaddon checks it well.
Abaddon throws a sloppy head kick and Grossman moves out of range easily.
Abaddon connects with a solid leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Grossman blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Abaddon misses its intended target.
Abaddon throws the left hand but Grossman avoids the punch easily.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grossman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grossman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abaddon.
Abaddon thumps Grossman with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grossman wants to slow Abaddon down by chopping away at his legs.
Abaddon feints and then cracks Grossman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grossman down.
Abaddon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon defending well as Grossman loads up on a big left hand.
Les Grossman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grossman tries a low kick but Abaddon avoids it.
Abaddon lands a nice looking body shot.
Grossman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abaddon thumps Grossman with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Abaddon tenderised Grossman's leg. Grossman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anthony Abaddon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good leg kick by Abaddon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Abaddon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abaddon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Abaddon!