PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abbott Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Fisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisk has chosen A Perfect Circle - Imagine as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that David Abbott Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily David Abbott Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Abbott Jr
vs
Fisk

183 cm
24
270 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

200 cm
24
284 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

iFight Fight Gear - Steel Penn - Syracuse

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Abbott Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Fisk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisk moves in looking to clinch but Abbott Jr pushes him off.
Abbott Jr connects with a right hand. Fisk shakes it off.
Abbott Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Wilson Fisk has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fisk closes the distance and clinches.
Fisk misses with a body punch.

Fisk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisk punishes Abbott Jr's body with a nice straight punch.

Fisk darts in and clinches Abbott Jr up against the cage.

Fisk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abbott Jr throws a right hand that Fisk ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisk also avoids with ease.
A combination from Abbott Jr does no damage.
Abbott Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abbott Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abbott Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abbott Jr is breathing heavily.
Fisk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fisk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abbott Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fisk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fisk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abbott Jr wants a takedown but no success here.

Fisk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fisk clinches up against the cage.
Abbott Jr blocks a body shot from Fisk.
Fisk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fisk tries to throw a body punch but Abbott Jr avoids it by throwing Fisk back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fisk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Abbott Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fisk quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fisk is trying to get back to full guard.
Abbott Jr prevents Fisk from standing back up.

Abbott Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Abbott Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fisk is trying to get back to full guard.
Fisk is looking to control Abbott Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fisk avoid being mounted?
Fisk wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr is nestled in close to Fisk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abbott Jr is keen to just control but Fisk is a slippery customer.
Abbott Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fisk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fisk is trying to get back to full guard.
Fisk is staying active underneath Abbott Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abbott Jr trying to control the pace.

Abbott Jr is looking for a kimura but Fisk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abbott Jr to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisk works his way to full guard. Good work.

Abbott Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fisk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fisk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fisk!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisk fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fisk prevents Abbott Jr from escaping the position.
Fisk landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisk lands an elbow.
Abbott Jr struggling a bit here.
Fisk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fisk takes a swing at Abbott Jr's ribcage but misses.

Fisk clinches with his opponent.

Fisk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abbott Jr throws a right hand that Fisk ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisk also avoids with ease.
Fisk tries to close the distance and clinch but Abbott Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abbott Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Fisk wants to clinch up but Abbott Jr keeps it at a distance.

Fisk pushes Abbott Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisk is pressed up against the cage. Abbott Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fisk down to the mat. Fisk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abbott Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fisk swivels and escapes.
Good exchange - Fisk coming out on top.

It looks like David Abbott Jr has been cut.
Abbott Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisk.
Wilson Fisk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Fisk forces Abbott Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fisk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Fisk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbott Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisk wants to clinch up but Abbott Jr keeps it at a distance.
Fisk is looking to clinch but Abbott Jr is avoiding it.
Abbott Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fisk as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Abbott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisk lands with a nice body punch.
Fisk tries to clinch but Abbott Jr is having none of it.
Abbott Jr walks into a left hand.
Fisk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abbott Jr.
David Abbott Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fisk closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisk is struggling to control the position.
Fisk lands a left hand.

Fisk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fisk pushes Abbott Jr up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fisk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abbott Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbott Jr lands with a straight right. Fisk didn't see that one coming.
Fisk works Abbott Jr's body with a nice hook.

Abbott Jr tries to keep at a distance but Fisk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fisk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbott Jr's elbow.
Fisk lands a shot to the body.

Fisk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fisk.
A short left from Fisk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fisk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Fisk.

Fisk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisk digs a good hook to Abbott Jr's body.

Fisk has closed the distance and engaged Abbott Jr in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fisk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisk has Abbott Jr pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbott Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fisk.
Fisk lands with a left to the head.
Fisk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abbott Jr being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Fisk 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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fisk takes a swing at Abbott Jr's ribcage but misses.
Fisk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Fisk clinches with his opponent.
Fisk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abbott Jr backwards.

Fisk breaks from the clinch.
Abbott Jr looks to land a combination but Fisk avoids it well.
Fisk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Fisk - just one landing.
Abbott Jr throws a right hand that Fisk ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisk also avoids with ease.

Fisk takes the fight into the clinch.

Fisk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisk wants to clinch up but Abbott Jr keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Fisk scores with a nice short uppercut.

Fisk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David Abbott Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisk scores with a jab to the head.

David Abbott Jr's cut is getting worse.
Abbott Jr throws a nice looking combination but Fisk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Fisk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abbott Jr prevents a body shot from Fisk.
Fisk lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisk lands a hook that snaps the head of Abbott Jr backwards.
Fisk leaning against his opponent.
Fisk presses Abbott Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fisk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fisk forces Abbott Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Fisk lands a left hand.
Wilson Fisk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Fisk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fisk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abbott Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Fisk as Abbott Jr shoots in.
Fisk tries to clinch there but Abbott Jr circles away.
Fisk tries to close the distance and clinch but Abbott Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Fisk moves into range and clinches up with Abbott Jr.

Fisk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abbott Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Horrible takedown by Abbott Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Fisk which made him look bad.
Fisk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisk tries to clinch but Abbott Jr moves out of range.

Fisk darts in and clinches Abbott Jr up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fisk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbott Jr tries for a takedown but Fisk manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Abbott Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fisk manages to break the clinch.
Abbott Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Fisk throws a body punch but Abbott Jr moves out of range.
Fisk lands with an uppercut that bounces Abbott Jr off the cage and back into range.

Fisk drops Abbott Jr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Abbott Jr looks back up at him and smiles so Fisk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abbott Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fisk moves in looking to clinch but Abbott Jr pushes him off.

Fisk clinches up with Abbott Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Abbott Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fisk is defending well.
Fisk taking a breather.
Fisk working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisk lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilson Fisk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Fisk breaks from the clinch.
Abbott Jr swinging wildly here.
Fisk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fisk wants it to stay on the feet.

Fisk has Abbott Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Abbott Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fisk is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fisk breaks the clinch.
Fisk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbott Jr.
David Abbott Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisk tries to close the distance and clinch but Abbott Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Fisk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fisk 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Fisk!
Wilson Fisk is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Wilson Fisk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.