PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abbott Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Battailen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armand Battailen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Abbott Jr
vs
Battailen

183 cm
23
256 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

202 cm
22
248 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

KAISER

Torment Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Abbott Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Armand Battailen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battailen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbott Jr throws a looping overhand right but Battailen ducks down to avoid it.
Abbott Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battailen.
Abbott Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abbott Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Battailen.
Abbott Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battailen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abbott Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Battailen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abbott Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbott Jr scores with the left hand. Battailen knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Armand Battailen has been cut.
Abbott Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Abbott Jr throws a combination that misses
and Battailen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Abbott Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abbott Jr is breathing heavily.
Abbott Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Battailen.
Battailen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Battailen.
Nice body kick from Battailen.
An inside leg kick lands from Battailen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Battailen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Battailen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abbott Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Battailen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Battailen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abbott Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battailen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like David Abbott Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott Jr throws a shot from downtown. Battailen moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Battailen.
Battailen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbott Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Battailen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Battailen.
Battailen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abbott Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abbott Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Abbott Jr throws a combination that misses
and Battailen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Battailen scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battailen lands with a nice body kick.
Battailen wants to clinch up but Abbott Jr keeps it at a distance.

Battailen has managed to clinch.
Battailen tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbott Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abbott Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battailen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abbott Jr tries for a takedown but Battailen manages to get underhooks.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott Jr is blocking nicely.
Battailen with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battailen landing knees to the head.
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battailen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Battailen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbott Jr's face.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks it.
Abbott Jr avoiding damage as Battailen throws knees to the body.
Battailen missing with knees to the body.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks with his arms.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks with his arms.
Battailen lands a nice knee to the body.
Battailen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbott Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Battailen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
Battailen landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battailen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abbott Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Battailen misses with a knee to the head.
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abbott Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Battailen.
Battailen misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Abbott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Battailen is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Battailen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Battailen scoring well with a low kick there.

Battailen has managed to clinch.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks it.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Battailen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbott Jr avoiding damage as Battailen throws knees to the body.
Abbott Jr avoiding damage as Battailen throws knees to the body.
Abbott Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Battailen.
Battailen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battailen lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battailen obliges.
Battailen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battailen scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Battailen.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battailen lands a good knee to the midsection. Abbott Jr won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battailen lands a knee to the head.
Battailen landing knees to the body.
Battailen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abbott Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battailen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbott Jr's face.
Battailen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Battailen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
Battailen crunches a lovely knee into Abbott Jr's ribcage.
Battailen connects with a knee to the head.
Battailen working Abbott Jr over with knees to the body.
Battailen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbott Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Battailen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Battailen with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abbott Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Battailen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott Jr is blocking nicely.
Abbott Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Battailen lands a knee to the head.
Battailen misses with a knee strike.
Battailen with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battailen obliges.
Battailen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks it.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott Jr is blocking nicely.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Battailen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battailen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abbott Jr is defending well for now.
Abbott Jr looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armand Battailen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Abbott Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Battailen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battailen lands a head kick. Abbott Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Battailen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abbott Jr looks to land a combination but Battailen avoids it well.
David Abbott Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbott Jr misses with a double jab
and Battailen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Battailen avoids a punch combination nicely.
David Abbott Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Battailen takes the fight into the clinch.
Battailen looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott Jr is blocking nicely.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battailen scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battailen lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battailen lands a knee to the head.
Battailen working Abbott Jr over with knees to the body.
Battailen landing knees to the head.
Battailen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battailen.
Battailen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen misses with a knee to the head.
Abbott Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Battailen fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Battailen misses with the combination.
Abbott Jr misses with a combination
and Battailen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abbott Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Battailen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Battailen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abbott Jr momentarily.
Abbott Jr throws a combination that misses
and Battailen counters with a leg kick.
Abbott Jr misses with a combination
and Battailen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Battailen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abbott Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Battailen.
Abbott Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Battailen clinches with his opponent.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks with his arms.
Battailen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Battailen tries a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks it.
Battailen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Battailen scores with a knee to the head.
Battailen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Battailen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Battailen trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Battailen.
Battailen misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Battailen is defending well.
Abbott Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Battailen prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Abbott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battailen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Battailen tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott Jr blocks with his arms.
Battailen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battailen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battailen misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battailen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
David Abbott Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armand Battailen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Battailen tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbott Jr avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Battailen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Battailen 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Battailen!
Armand Battailen gave a mention to Torment Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).