PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abbott
vs
Trickle

179 cm
25
181 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
188 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott lands a jab to Trickle's midsection.

Trickle forces Abbott back against the cage and clinches.
Abbott works on Trickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Trickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abbott lands a body shot.
Abbott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trickle tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott blocks with his arms.
Abbott leaning his opponent against the cage.
Trickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott working aggressively here.
Trickle blocks an uppercut.
Trickle working aggressively here.
Trickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trickle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbott lands a hook that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Abbott.
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!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Abbott misses.

Trickle clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
Trickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Trickle misses with a knee strike.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but Abbott blocks it.
Come on Abbott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trickle tries a body shot but Abbott blocks it.
Abbott tries a body shot but Trickle blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trickle.

Abbott breaks from the clinch.
Trickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbott throws out the jab.
Abbott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trickle. That did some damage!
Trickle misses with a body shot.
Abbott defending well as Trickle loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abbott throws a right hand that misses
and Trickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbott cracks a nice hook into Trickle's ribs.
Trickle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Trickle tries a head kick but it misses.
Abbott missing with a left hand there. Trickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trickle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abbott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trickle looks to clinch
and Abbott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trickle.
Abbott scores with a punch to the head.
Trickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trickle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abbott connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Dick Trickle has been cut.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
Abbott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott moves out of range of the body kick.
Trickle moves in looking to clinch but Abbott pushes him off.
Abbott connects with an inside leg kick.
Trickle throws a body kick that misses.
Trickle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trickle throws out a loose jab but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott keeps Trickle at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Abbott.
Abbott fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abbott moves out of range of the strikes.
Trickle throws a head kick but Abbott moves out of range.

Abbott closes the distance and clinches.
Abbott lands a left hand.
Trickle looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trickle backwards.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abbott scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike.
Abbott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abbott is working Trickle over against the cage.

Abbott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trickle misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trickle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trickle cracks the inside of Abbott's front leg.
Trickle is looking to clinch.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brenden Abbott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Decent striking displayed by Abbott there.
Abbott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abbott misses with a head kick.
Abbott tries to move into range but Trickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trickle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trickle loads up on a big right hand but Abbott slips the punch.
Trickle throws a leg kick that misses.
Abbott cracks a nice hook into Trickle's ribs.
Trickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Trickle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbott.
Abbott looks to land a right hand but Trickle moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Trickle.
Abbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abbott works Trickle's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trickle throws a leg kick that misses.
Abbott misses with an uppercut.
Abbott throws a lazy right hand but Trickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trickle blocks the body kick.
Abbott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trickle.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
Abbott misses with a body kick.

Trickle gets tackled into the cage by Abbott. Abbott maintains the clinch.
Trickle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Abbott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trickle landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Trickle throws an elbow but misses.
Abbott pushes Trickle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.

Abbott breaks from the clinch.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trickle.
Abbott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abbott throws a front kick that sends Trickle stumbling back into the cage.
Abbott connects with a single shot there.
Abbott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trickle.
Abbott sizes up Trickle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbott staying out of range there.
Trickle ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
Abbott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trickle.
Abbott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Abbott misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Trickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trickle.
A head kick misses from Trickle.
Trickle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abbott's head.
Trickle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trickle blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Abbott does it's job there.
Trickle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trickle.
Trickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abbott's sensitive parts.
Abbott wants to clinch.
A big left from Abbott misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trickle takes one to the chin there.
Abbott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trickle doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott moves away from the strike by Trickle.
Trickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trickle throws a hook but Abbott avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Abbott misses its intended target.
Abbott misses with a leg kick
and Abbott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbott tries to score with a low kick but Trickle moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abbott.
Abbott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abbott moves away from the strike by Trickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brenden Abbott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Abbott blocks the low kick.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
Abbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trickle manages to avoid it.
Abbott tried to score with a low kick but Trickle checks it.
Trickle ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
Trickle throws a big shot that misses.
Abbott throws a body kick that misses.
Abbott looks to land a right hand but Trickle moved out of range.
Trickle throws a hook but Abbott blocks it.
Abbott misses with a body kick.
Trickle takes one to the side of the head.
Trickle is looking to clinch but Abbott is avoiding it.
Abbott dodges the punch combination from Trickle.
Trickle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abbott. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abbott has closed the distance and engaged Trickle in a clinch.
Abbott blocking some punches.
Abbott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abbott lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Trickle.
Trickle blocks a body shot from Abbott.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abbott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trickle missing with knees to the body.
Trickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abbott lands a nice shot to the body.
Trickle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trickle misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Abbott.
Abbott leaning his opponent against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle throws a leg kick but Abbott checks it.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Trickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott scores with a nice right hand.
Abbott swats away the attempt to clinch by Trickle.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trickle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body kick from Abbott.
Abbott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trickle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trickle lands with a cross.
Abbott connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott feints and then cracks Trickle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trickle down.
Trickle staying out of range there.
Trickle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abbott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trickle can do to turn this around?
Abbott lands a really nice looking cross but Trickle seems unphased.
Brenden Abbott is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abbott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abbott feints and then cracks Trickle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trickle down.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Abbott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abbott throws a hook to the side of Trickle's head but Trickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abbott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trickle misses with a straight right.
Abbott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trickle.
Abbott connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott connects with a looping right hand.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Trickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abbott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brenden Abbott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trickle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abbott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trickle's head backwards.
Trickle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trickle walks into a left hand.
Abbott moves away from the strike by Trickle.
Trickle throws an overhand right that lands on Abbott's shoulder, as Abbott tries to avoid the shot.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Trickle.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trickle moves away.
Abbott throws a head kick that Trickle semi-blocks.
Dick Trickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott throws a head kick but Trickle moves out of range.
Abbott lands a high kick!
Trickle misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brenden Abbott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abbott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brenden Abbott!
After winning the bout, Brenden Abbott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.