PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gino Abate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Accidental Siren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siren is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tomorrow Never Knows. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abate
vs
Siren

173 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gino Abate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Accidental Siren!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abate misses with a series of wild punches.

Abate gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Siren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abate looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Siren trying to control the position from guard on top but Abate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siren looking to sit in guard and control but Abate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Siren pulls Abate in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gino Abate wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abate misses with a series of wild punches.
Siren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abate misses with a double jab
and Siren counters with a good low kick that Abate was not able to check.
Abate throws a series of punches but Siren moves out of range.
Siren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siren dodges the punch combination from Abate.
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siren counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abate.
A punch combination from Abate misses.
Abate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Siren.
Siren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abate swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Abate is breathing heavily.
Abate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siren tries to clinch up.
Abate scores with a one two! Siren had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Abate misses with a combination
and Siren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Siren wants to clinch up but Abate keeps it at a distance.
Siren tries to clinch up but Abate circles away and keeps his distance.
Abate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siren.
Siren wants to clinch but Abate slips to the side
and Abate counters with a series of strikes. Siren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Siren doesn't manage to clinch there - Abate circles away.
Siren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abate's calf.
Siren tries to clinch but Abate moves out of range.
Siren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abate misses with a combination
and Siren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Siren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abate.
Gino Abate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate avoids the head kick by Siren.
Abate misses with a body shot.
Abate throws a right and a left that Siren avoids nicely.
Abate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Siren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Abate has his foot on Siren's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Siren works his way back into a safe position though.
Abate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Siren on the ground.
Siren trying to control the position from guard on top but Abate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siren looking to pass the guard.
Abate wants to stand up but Siren is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Abate is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Siren is aware though and is defending well.
Siren trying to control but Abate is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Accidental Siren dominated that round.
That's time! Abate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Siren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abate misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Abate lands with a shot to the body.
Abate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Abate. Those never looked like landing.
Gino Abate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abate misses with a double jab.
Gino Abate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abate misses with a combination
and Siren counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Abate misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siren throws a head kick but Abate moves out of range.
Abate misses with a double jab
and Siren counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sloppy strikes from Abate. Those never looked like landing.
Abate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Siren counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Siren shoots in and drives through. Abate sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Abate.
Abate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siren counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abate is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Abate is rocked!
Siren is looking to clinch but Abate is avoiding it.
Oh Abate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abate stalks Siren and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Siren's face. Siren staggers backwards, shaken.
Abate seems to have got his legs back now.
Siren takes a swing at Abate's ribcage but misses.
Siren tries to clinch but Abate is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Siren.
Siren misses with a head kick.
Abate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Siren.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Accidental Siren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siren is looking to clinch.
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abate scores with the left hand. Siren knows he should have avoided that one.
Abate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siren scores with a head kick.
Abate throws a combination that misses

and Siren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abate's guard.
Abate keeping full guard, as Siren tries to pass.
Abate has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siren trying to control the position from guard on top but Abate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abate is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abate looks to land a combination but Siren avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siren tries to clinch up but Abate circles away and keeps his distance.
Siren scores with a leg kick.
Siren is looking to clinch.
Siren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siren wants to clinch up but Abate keeps it at a distance.
Siren lands a head kick. Abate smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abate misses with a few strikes there.
Siren tries to close the distance and clinch but Abate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abate jabs Siren right on the nose. Siren blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Accidental Siren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Siren doesn't manage to clinch there - Abate circles away.
Abate falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abate throws a series of punches but Siren moves out of range.
Siren tries to clinch up.
Abate misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Abate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siren throws a series of punches but Abate avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siren tries to clinch there but Abate circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siren counters with a leg kick.
Siren dodges the punch combination from Abate.
Abate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abate is looking to wear down Siren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siren moves in looking to clinch but Abate pushes him off.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Abate misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate blocks a head kick by Siren.
Siren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Siren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siren tries to close the distance and clinch but Abate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siren misses with a hook.
Siren fails with a takedown attempt.
Abate misses with a few strikes there.
Siren slips a jab and a cross from Abate.
Siren tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate misses with a two punch combination.
Abate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siren circles away quickly and effectively.
Siren is looking to clinch but Abate is avoiding it.
Siren tries to clinch up but Abate circles away and keeps his distance.
Abate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siren.
Siren shoots in for a takedown but Abate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gino Abate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Accidental Siren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abate misses with the combination.
Abate throws a right and a left that Siren avoids nicely.
Abate throws a series of strikes that have Siren backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siren is looking to clinch.
Abate misses with a wild combination.
Abate tries to bum rush Siren with a series of wild strikes but Siren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siren wants to clinch up but Abate keeps it at a distance.
Abate tries to bum rush Siren with a series of wild strikes but Siren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Abate misses.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Abate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gino Abate.
Well Siren 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Accidental Siren!
Accidental Siren thanked the fans post fight for their support.