PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abaddon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Angelos Bellanova acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Abaddon
vs
Bellanova

182 cm
35
190 lbs
29 - 20 - 0

190 cm
30
201 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelos Bellanova!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abaddon tries to clinch but Bellanova is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abaddon.
Bellanova swinging wildly here.
Abaddon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bellanova lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bellanova lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Abaddon.
Bellanova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bellanova misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abaddon tries to clinch there but Bellanova circles away.
Abaddon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bellanova checks it well.
Abaddon misses with a low kick.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
Abaddon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bellanova paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abaddon tries to clinch there but Bellanova circles away.
Bellanova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abaddon is looking to clinch but Bellanova is avoiding it.
Bellanova lands a body shot.
Abaddon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abaddon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abaddon swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bellanova counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abaddon misses with the head strike.
Abaddon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bellanova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bellanova looking to throw knees to the head but Abaddon is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Bellanova.
Abaddon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bellanova prevents a body shot from Abaddon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bellanova up against the cage.
Bellanova lands a knee to the head.
Bellanova missing with knees to the body.
Bellanova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellanova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Abaddon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abaddon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abaddon taking a breather.
Bellanova dodges an elbow strike from Abaddon.
Abaddon has a couple of punches blocked by Bellanova.
Abaddon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellanova blocks an elbow strike from Abaddon.
Bellanova with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon misses with a body punch.
Bellanova blocking some punches.
Abaddon'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.
Abaddon lands a nice uppercut.
Bellanova with a knee to the head.

It looks like Anthony Abaddon has been cut.
Bellanova lands a knee to the head.

Abaddon is rocked!
A body shot lands from Bellanova.
Oh Abaddon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bellanova has Abaddon pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Abaddon is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bellanova - that's hurt Abaddon badly! Oh, another knee lands and Abaddon is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Abaddon doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Angelos Bellanova!
In his post fight interview, Angelos Bellanova started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.