PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yunus Abshir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Mcbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yunus Abshir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Abshir
vs
Mcbane

186 cm
19
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yunus Abshir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorenzo Mcbane!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Mcbane.

It looks like Yunus Abshir has been cut.
Mcbane slips a jab and a cross from Abshir.
Mcbane misses with a leg kick.
Mcbane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abshir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcbane.
Abshir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mcbane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abshir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcbane ducks under a wild hook from Abshir.
Mcbane just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcbane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abshir.
Some wild striking there from Mcbane.
A lazy left from Abshir finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcbane moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcbane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abshir checks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Abshir misses the target.
Abshir scores with a shot to the body.
Abshir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Abshir.
Yunus Abshir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcbane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abshir throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcbane counters with a three punch combo that has Abshir backing up. Abshir nods at Mcbane to acknowledge the strikes.
Abshir looks to land a left hand but Mcbane moved out of range nicely.
Mcbane misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcbane throws a nice looking combination but Abshir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abshir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mcbane in his tracks.
Mcbane throws a solid leg kick but Abshir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mcbane.
A punch lands to the side of Mcbane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mcbane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abshir.
Abshir tries to clinch up but Mcbane circles away and keeps his distance.
Abshir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mcbane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abshir throws a hook but Mcbane blocks it.
Mcbane swings for the body but Abshir moves out of range.
Mcbane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abshir throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcbane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abshir.
Abshir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abshir looks to land a left hand but Mcbane moved out of range nicely.
Abshir scores with a jab. Mcbane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Mcbane pushes Abshir up against the cage in a clinch.

Mcbane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abshir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abshir misses with a right hand
and Mcbane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abshir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abshir lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcbane's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abshir throws a hook but Mcbane blocks it.
Abshir is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mcbane stuns Abshir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcbane lands a jab to Abshir's midsection.
Abshir lands with a straight right. Mcbane didn't see that one coming.
Mcbane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abshir backs up against the cage.
Mcbane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abshir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abshir lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Mcbane moves into range and clinches up with Abshir.
Mcbane blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Mcbane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yunus Abshir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Abshir misses the target.
Mcbane blocks a jab.
Abshir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcbane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcbane 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.
Abshir looks to land a right hand but Mcbane moved out of range.
Abshir loads up on a big right hand but Mcbane slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcbane. Abshir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abshir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abshir throws a looping overhand right but Mcbane ducks down to avoid it.
Abshir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcbane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abshir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcbane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abshir counters with a left to the body.

Abshir clinches up against the cage.
Abshir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mcbane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abshir has Mcbane pressed against the cage.
Abshir misses with the head strike.
Abshir lands an uppercut.
Mcbane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abshir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcbane fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Mcbane gets tackled into the cage by Abshir. Abshir maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcbane tries to break the clinch but Abshir is controlling the position.
Abshir tries to stall but Mcbane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abshir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abshir misses with some punches.
Mcbane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abshir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcbane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abshir working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Abshir fails to land.
Mcbane blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abshir is pushing Mcbane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abshir misses with some punches.
Abshir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mcbane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcbane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcbane working hard to break the clinch.
Abshir is trying to stall.
Mcbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Abshir has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Abshir fails to land.
Abshir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcbane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abshir has him pressed against the cage.
Mcbane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcbane blocks an uppercut.
Mcbane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abshir tries to stall but Mcbane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mcbane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abshir working aggressively here.
Abshir stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcbane is trying to break the clinch but Abshir has him pressed against the cage.
Mcbane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abshir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunus Abshir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yunus Abshir's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Abshir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcbane.
Mcbane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abshir sees it coming and avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcbane blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Abshir fails to land.
Abshir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcbane is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Abshir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abshir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abshir misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yunus Abshir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abshir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mcbane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abshir taking a breather.
Abshir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abshir pushes Mcbane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Abshir.
Abshir throws a head punch that misses.
Abshir throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcbane.
Abshir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abshir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcbane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abshir working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcbane.
Mcbane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abshir has a couple of punches blocked by Mcbane.
Mcbane can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcbane.
Mcbane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcbane blocks an uppercut.
Abshir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abshir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcbane's efforts to push away.
Abshir lands a shoulder strike.
Abshir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abshir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Abshir swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcbane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abshir misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcbane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Abshir as he checks the leg kick.
Mcbane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abshir.
Abshir fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunus Abshir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abshir connects with a crisp jab.
Abshir misses with a hook
enabling Mcbane to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcbane moves away from the strike by Abshir.
Mcbane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yunus Abshir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abshir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yunus Abshir!
Yunus Abshir seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.