PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darek Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Abraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista comes into the arena with Blur by Wretch 32 blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bautista
vs
Abraham

184 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darek Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Abraham!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bautista shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Bautista seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bautista throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bautista wants to work for an arm triangle but Abraham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bautista wants to get back to his feet.
Bautista throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bautista is thwarting Abraham's attempts to control the position.
Bautista looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bautista is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abraham defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham tries to roll over but Bautista keeps him under control.
Bautista thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Bautista escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bautista fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abraham avoids it really well and circles away.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abraham shoots in looking for a takedown. Bautista tries to sprawl out of it but Abraham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bautista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Bautista with that takedown attempt.
Bautista throws a lazy head kick

and Abraham counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to drag Abraham to the mat but Abraham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darek Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abraham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Abraham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bautista fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bautista closes the distance and clinches.

Abraham breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Abraham.

Abraham has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bautista is trying to trip Abraham. He has hold of a leg but Abraham is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bautista persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bautista won't allow Abraham to sweep him here.
Bautista working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abraham's head.
Abraham looks winded!
Bautista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista trying to control but Abraham is working from the bottom.
Bautista stopping the sweep attempt from Abraham.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

Bautista got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abraham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bautista has managed to get both his arms back between Abraham's legs - danger averted.
Abraham is wriggling around but Bautista manages to pass to half guard.
Bautista is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bautista looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bautista lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista winds up and cracks Abraham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bautista connects with a nice short shot to Abraham's temple.

Bautista looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bautista uses his free foot to push down on Abraham's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Abraham.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautista breaks from Abraham's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Bautista has hold of Abraham's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abraham manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darek Bautista dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bautista is defended easily by Abraham.
Abraham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bautista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abraham manages to avoid it.
Bautista connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abraham shoots in for a double leg but Bautista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bautista throws a right and a left that both miss.

Abraham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bautista to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bautista wants to control from the top but Abraham keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abraham's head.
Abraham is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham wants to stand and escape but Bautista is having none of it.
Bautista lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bautista throws a big right hand that misses.
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abraham can do to turn this around?
Bautista keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abraham's head.
Bautista landing some decent shots from guard.
Bautista landing some decent shots from guard.
Bautista postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abraham wants to sweep but no luck.
Bautista distracts Abraham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bautista drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bautista jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands a couple of elbows.
Bautista scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bautista is working Abraham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abraham trying to keep a closed guard but Bautista is proving a slippery customer.
Bautista working some strikes from top position.
Abraham keeping full guard, as Bautista tries to pass.
Bautista scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bautista keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abraham's head.
Bautista working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abraham's head.
Bautista postures up and lands a big shot to Abraham's brow.
Bautista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Abraham is rocked!
Bautista postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Abraham covers up, he's hurt! Bautista keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bautista and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bautista can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darek Bautista!
Darek Bautista bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.