PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Idi Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biru Abuabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biru Abuabu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ota
vs
Abuabu

184 cm
20
295 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Ota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Biru Abuabu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abuabu lands a head kick!

It looks like Idi Ota has been cut.
Ota tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abuabu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abuabu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abuabu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abuabu throws a sloppy head kick and Ota moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Abuabu. Those never looked like landing.
Ota is looking to clinch but Abuabu is avoiding it.
Ota tries to clinch there but Abuabu circles away.
Abuabu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abuabu throws a head punch that misses.
Abuabu working aggressively here.
Abuabu avoiding damage as Ota throws knees to the body.
Ota blocking some punches.
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Abuabu's ribcage.
Abuabu looks winded!
Ota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ota blocking some punches.
Abuabu has a couple of punches blocked by Ota.
Abuabu throws a punch but it's blocked by Ota.
Abuabu takes an elbow to the temple.
Ota pressing his opponent against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Abuabu's ribcage.
Ota landing knees to the head.

It looks like Biru Abuabu has been cut.
Ota with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Ota on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ota.
Ota working Abuabu over with knees to the body.
Ota lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ota lands a shot to the body.
Ota lands a good knee to the midsection. Abuabu won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ota is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ota works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ota working Abuabu over with knees to the body.
Ota with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ota.
Ota lands a knee to the body.
Ota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ota lands with a short shot to the head.
Ota lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ota lands an uppercut.
Ota misses with a punch to the body.
Abuabu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ota connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abuabu's face.
Nice elbow from Ota.
Abuabu trying to control the position but instead, Ota has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abuabu into the ropes.
Ota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Abuabu's ribcage.
Ota landing knees to the body.
Ota taking a breather.
Ota lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ota landing knees to the body.
Ota is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Ota.
Ota lands an elbow inside that Abuabu shrugs off.
Ota lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Ota.
Ota lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ota landing knees to the body.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abuabu takes an elbow to the temple.
Ota lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Ota.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ota.
Ota comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ota works on Abuabu's body with a couple of short punches.
Ota lands an elbow inside.
Ota throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abuabu blocks it with crossed arms.
Ota using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ota is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abuabu takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abuabu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
Ota lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ota lands an elbow just above Abuabu 's eye.
Ota connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abuabu's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ota with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Abuabu misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Idi Ota dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Abuabu.

Abuabu tries to keep at a distance but Ota has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abuabu can't break the clinch.
Ota lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Ota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abuabu can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ota working Abuabu over with knees to the body.
Ota lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ota lands an elbow inside that Abuabu shrugs off.
Abuabu takes an elbow to the temple.

Abuabu is rocked!
Ota landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abuabu is still on wobbly legs! Can Ota finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Ota.
Ota landing knees to the body.
Ota using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ota putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abuabu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Idi Ota has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ota lands a knee to the body.
Abuabu seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ota.
Abuabu takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ota.
Ota lands an elbow just above Abuabu 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ota takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ota blocking some punches.
Ota tries a body shot but Abuabu blocks it.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Ota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ota with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Ota to work.
Knees to the body from Ota.
Ota lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ota is pushing Abuabu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ota lands a knee to the head.
Abuabu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abuabu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abuabu is looking to break free of the clinch but Ota has double underhooks.
Ota struggles to land a body shot inside as Abuabu controls his hands.
Abuabu is trying to maintain a safe position but Ota gets an underhook and turns Abuabu into the ropes.
Ota blocking some punches.
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Abuabu's ribcage.
Ota with a knee to the head.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ota has Abuabu pushed against the ropes.
Abuabu looking to slow down the pace here.
Ota stalls.
Abuabu takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ota creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abuabu's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Abuabu fails to land.
A knee to the head by Ota.
Abuabu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ota lands a good knee to the midsection. Abuabu won't want to take too many of those.
Ota working Abuabu over with knees to the body.
Abuabu throws a punch but it's blocked by Ota.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ota with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abuabu tries to break the clinch but Ota is controlling the position.
Ota lands an elbow that stopped Abuabu in his tracks for a moment.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Ota misses with a knee to the head.
Abuabu blocks an elbow strike from Ota.
Abuabu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abuabu prevents a body shot from Ota.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ota obliges.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abuabu misses with some punches.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ota blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Ota to work.
Ota misses with a knee to the head.
Ota keeps control of Abuabu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abuabu working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ota.
Ota lands an elbow just above Abuabu 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ota has Abuabu pressed against the ropes, preventing Abuabu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Abuabu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ota comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Idi Ota dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ota darts in and clinches Abuabu up against the ropes.
Abuabu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ota is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abuabu trying to control the position but instead, Ota has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abuabu into the ropes.
Abuabu tries to break the clinch but Ota is controlling the position.
Ota lands a damaging elbow.
Abuabu looking to stall.
Ota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Biru Abuabu's cut even more.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ota landing knees to the body.
Ota working Abuabu over with knees to the body.
Ota is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ota lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ota for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ota scores with a knee to the head.
Ota stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Abuabu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Abuabu's ribcage.
Ota lands a knee to the head.
Ota is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abuabu avoiding damage as Ota throws knees to the body.
Abuabu misses with some punches.
Ota swings wildly with an uppercut but Abuabu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ota controlling the action here for a moment.
Abuabu misses with some punches.
Biru Abuabu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ota obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ota lands an elbow inside that Abuabu shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Ota.
Abuabu stalling in the clinch but Ota improves position.
Ota landing knees to the body.
Ota connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abuabu's face.
Abuabu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ota throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abuabu tries to break free but Ota pushes him back against the ropes.
Abuabu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ota lands an elbow that stopped Abuabu in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abuabu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ota is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abuabu misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ota lands an elbow inside.
Ota lands a knee to the body.
Ota lands a nice uppercut.
Abuabu trying to stall but Ota improves his position.
Ota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Ota to work.
Ota using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abuabu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abuabu is trying to push Ota away but Ota has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abuabu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ota creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abuabu's defenses.
Abuabu misses with a punch on the inside.
Abuabu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
Ota manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ota obliges.
Idi Ota is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu is trying to break the clinch but Ota is controlling him.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ota stalling the fight.
Abuabu scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abuabu wants to get back to striking at distance but Ota won't allow it.
Ota effectively controlling the action here.
Ota seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ota creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abuabu's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ota misses with a body punch.
Abuabu misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Ota.

And that's the end of the fight!
Idi Ota showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ota, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Idi Ota!