PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hilal Abbasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Abbasov
vs
Flash

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hilal Abbasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Flash!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbasov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Abbasov moves into the clinch.

Abbasov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abbasov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abbasov throws a head kick that misses.
Flash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbasov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbasov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flash tries to clinch but Abbasov is having none of it.
Abbasov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abbasov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flash.
Flash tries to clinch
letting Abbasov counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbasov tries to clinch up.
Flash avoids the head kick by Abbasov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbasov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbasov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flash closes the distance but Abbasov moves to the side
enabling Abbasov to counter with a crisp jab.
Abbasov throws a head kick that misses.
Flash tries to clinch there but Abbasov circles away.
Flash moves in looking to clinch but Abbasov pushes him off.
Abbasov throws a head kick but Flash moves out of range.
Abbasov swats away the attempt to clinch by Flash.
Flash walks into a straight right hand from Abbasov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash moves to clinch but Abbasov breaks away
enabling Abbasov to counter with a crisp jab.
Flash moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Flash closes the distance but Abbasov moves to the side
and Flash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flash wants to clinch but Abbasov slips to the side

and Abbasov counters with a series of strikes that sends Flash to the canvas! Abbasov follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Flash is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Abbasov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Flash is still in real trouble! Can Abbasov finish him?

Abbasov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Abbasov seems to have locked his on tight now - Flash screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Abbasov, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hilal Abbasov!