PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haymitch Abernathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John has chosen Wherever I May Roam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Abernathy
vs
St John

198 cm
21
278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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KAISER

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haymitch Abernathy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cameron St John!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abernathy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St John's hands.
St John thows a body shot but no joy.
St John misses with a double jab
and St John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abernathy misses the shot to the body.
St John tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abernathy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St John somewhat.
Abernathy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Cameron St John has been cut.
St John misses with a looping left.
St John looks to throw the jab but Abernathy is out of range.
Abernathy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St John misses the shot to the body.

Abernathy has taken the fight to the clinch.
St John tries to work over Abernathy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abernathy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abernathy lands a shoulder strike.
Abernathy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St John is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abernathy blocking some punches.
St John blocks an elbow strike.
St John swings wildly with an uppercut but Abernathy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abernathy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abernathy misses with a knee strike.
Abernathy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St John is keeping busy.
Abernathy managing to block the knees to the body from St John.
St John trying to land knees to the body.
Abernathy lands a damaging elbow.
Abernathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from St John.
St John lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John tries a body shot but Abernathy blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abernathy.
St John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St John slowing the pace effectively.
St John tries a knee to the head but Abernathy blocks it.
St John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from St John.
St John misses with a hook to the ribs.
St John tries a body shot but Abernathy blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abernathy.
Abernathy misses with the head strike.
St John blocks an elbow strike from Abernathy.
Abernathy tries to land a knee to the head but St John blocks with his arms.
Abernathy swings wildly with an uppercut but St John uses good head movement to avoid it.
St John digs a right hand into Abernathy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abernathy's gas tank.
St John lands a shoulder strike.
St John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St John lands a shot to the body.
Abernathy is breathing heavily.
St John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from St John.
Abernathy lands an elbow inside.
St John looking to stall.
Abernathy trying to land knees to the body.
St John presses Abernathy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abernathy.
St John holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abernathy avoiding damage as St John throws knees to the body.
St John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St John scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abernathy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St John tries a body shot but Abernathy blocks it.
Abernathy misses with some punches.
St John working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from St John.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abernathy backwards.
Abernathy blocks a body shot from St John.
Abernathy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abernathy backwards.
Abernathy misses with the head strike.
St John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John lands with a right to the head.
St John scores with a shot to the side of Abernathy's head.
St John is pushing Abernathy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St John lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abernathy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St John stalling against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abernathy misses with some punches.
Abernathy prevents a body shot from St John.
St John throws a head punch that misses.
St John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abernathy avoids a wild elbow strike from St John.
St John throws a head punch that misses.
St John misses with the head strike.
Abernathy blocks a body shot from St John.
St John has a couple of punches blocked by Abernathy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron St John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron St John's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abernathy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St John was well out of range. Poor timing from Abernathy.
Abernathy moves in looking to clinch but St John pushes him off.
St John lands a right hook to the body.
St John connects with a body shot that sends Abernathy's belly button to the back.
St John's corner calls for a 1-2. St John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abernathy looks to score with a jab to the body but St John is just out of range.
Abernathy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St John throws a looping overhand right but Abernathy ducks down to avoid it.
St John throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abernathy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St John misses with a straight left.
Abernathy swings for the body but St John moves out of range.
Abernathy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St John throws a hook to the side of Abernathy's head but Abernathy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Abernathy gets tackled into the cage by St John. St John maintains the clinch.
St John lands with a left to the head.
St John lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cameron St John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St John can't find room to land a body shot as Abernathy controls the action.
St John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St John lands a nice uppercut.
St John dodges an elbow strike from Abernathy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St John tries to throw a body punch but Abernathy avoids it by throwing St John back against the cage.
St John lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St John working aggressively here.
St John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abernathy lands an uppercut.
St John misses with a punch to the body.
St John pushes off an throws an elbow but Abernathy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abernathy backwards.
St John misses with the head strike.
Abernathy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abernathy pushes off an throws an elbow but St John leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St John wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abernathy has him pressed against the cage.
St John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
St John misses with a hook from the clinch.
St John scores with a shoulder strike.
Abernathy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from St John.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John is working Abernathy over against the cage.
St John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St John scores with a shot to the side of Abernathy's head.
St John missing with knees to the body.
St John lands an elbow that stopped Abernathy in his tracks for a moment.
St John pushes Abernathy against the cage. St John is working some dirty boxing. St John pushes off with a quick right hook! Abernathy goes down! Abernathy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! St John moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron St John!
After winning the bout, Cameron St John thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.