PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parts comes to the cage accompanied by Written in the Stars. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Parts
vs
Abbott

185 cm
35
187 lbs
32 - 13 - 0

179 cm
26
181 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Parts misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Abbott has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Abbott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Parts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbott misses the jab.
Parts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parts momentarily.
Abbott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parts circles away.
Abbott checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Parts misses the target.
Abbott throws a body kick that misses
and Parts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Abbott misses.
Abbott throws a body kick that misses.
Abbott shoots in and drives through. Parts sprawls well.
Abbott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parts's calf.
Abbott moves out of range as Parts strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts fails to land with a series of punches.
Parts cracks Abbott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abbott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abbott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Parts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abbott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parts wants it to stay on the feet.
Tony Parts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenden Abbott.
Abbott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parts misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Abbott misses.
Abbott fails to land the takedown.
Parts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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 scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Parts misses.
Good exchange - Parts coming out on top.
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!
Parts moves in looking to clinch but Abbott pushes him off.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses.
Parts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abbott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parts throws a series of punches but Abbott avoids them all with ease.
Abbott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abbott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parts.
Abbott lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts throws a shot from downtown. Abbott moves away and avoids it.
Abbott thows a leg kick but Parts checks it
and Parts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbott misses with an uppercut. Parts saw that one coming.
Abbott shoots in looking for a takedown but Parts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abbott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parts blocks a low kick nicely.
Abbott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abbott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abbott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Parts.
Tony Parts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abbott scores with a head kick.
Parts thuds a left hand into Abbott's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parts scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parts moves in looking to clinch but Abbott pushes him off.
Tony Parts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parts.
Parts throws a right and a left that Abbott avoids nicely.
Parts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
Parts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parts throws a series of punches but Abbott avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Abbott.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Abbott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Parts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brenden Abbott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Parts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Abbott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abbott dives in and grabs Parts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parts pushes down on Abbott's head and hops out.
Abbott delivers a nice body kick.
A left lands for Parts.
Parts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parts lands a really nice looking cross but Abbott seems unphased.
Parts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abbott checks the leg kick.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Parts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Parts there.
Abbott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parts.
Parts throws a one two combo.
Parts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abbott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abbott throws a leg kick but Parts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abbott, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parts feints and then cracks Abbott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abbott down.
Abbott takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Abbott finds it's target.

Tony Parts's cut is getting worse.
Abbott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abbott throws the kick towards the body but Parts avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Parts is able to avoid easily.
Parts scores with a jab to the body.
Parts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abbott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parts scores with a leg kick.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Brenden Abbott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbott misses with a kick to the body.
Parts looks to land a left hand but Abbott moved out of range nicely.
Abbott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abbott misses with a leg kick
and Parts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parts's sensitive parts.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a jab to the body
and Parts counters with a one-two to the body.
Abbott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parts punishes Abbott's body with a nice straight punch.
Abbott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Parts misses.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but Parts ducks down to avoid it.
Parts checks a low kick from Abbott.
Abbott misses with a double jab.
Abbott misses with the body kick
and Parts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
Parts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott scores with a nice right hand.

Tony Parts's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parts scores with a jab.
Parts throws a body kick that misses.
Abbott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abbott avoids the head kick by Parts.
Abbott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Parts misses.
Parts throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Parts lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abbott backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brenden Abbott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Parts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Abbott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parts throws a shot to the body.
Abbott tries to score with a low kick but Parts moves his leg out of the way.
Abbott ducks right into an uppercut from Parts.
Abbott tries to land a leg kick but Parts saw it coming and moves away.
Abbott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abbott slips a straight right by Parts.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Parts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbott can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts scores with a head kick. Abbott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Parts misses the target.
Abbott thows a body kick. Parts tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Parts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Abbott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abbott creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Parts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Parts is looking to reverse the position.
Parts can't do much from the bottom here.
Parts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tony Parts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Abbott lands an elbow.
Parts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Abbott wants to control for a moment but Parts uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Abbott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abbott is nestled in close to Parts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abbott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abbott is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Parts wants to get back to full guard.
Abbott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parts is not content to let Abbott control the position.
Parts wants to get back to full guard.
Abbott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brenden Abbott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parts moves into full guard.
Abbott trying to control but Parts is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is fighting to break Parts's control of his arms but Parts is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Abbott won't allow Parts to sweep him here.
Brenden Abbott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abbott trying to control but Parts is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Parts haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Abbott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Brenden Abbott hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Abbott throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott throws a front kick that sends Parts stumbling back into the cage.
Parts throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brenden Abbott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abbott 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brenden Abbott!
An out of breath Brenden Abbott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.