PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier has chosen Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abbott
vs
Xavier

179 cm
27
181 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

180 cm
39
184 lbs
29 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
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 17 - 5 - 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 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Abbott throws a leg kick that misses.
Abbott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been hearing reports that Abbott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Abbott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Abbott misses its intended target.
Xavier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xavier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brenden Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xavier just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xavier scores with a hook to the body. Abbott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott tried to score with a low kick but Xavier checks it.
Xavier looks to throw a body kick
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xavier.

Abbott drives through and clinches with Xavier against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abbott struggles to land a body shot inside as Xavier controls his hands.
Xavier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbott misses with some punches.
Abbott gets through Xavier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abbott lands a left hand.
A short left from Abbott.
Xavier stalling against the cage.
Xavier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Xavier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xavier.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xavier has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abbott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Abbott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott struggles to land a body shot inside as Xavier controls his hands.
Xavier blocks an uppercut.

Xavier successfully pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Xavier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abbott is one step ahead there.
Abbott stays in close to Xavier's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Xavier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abbott defends well.
Abbott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Xavier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abbott's guard.
Xavier trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Xavier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abbott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abbott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xavier is one step ahead there.
Xavier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbott is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier stopping the sweep attempt from Abbott.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott can't keep his opponent in guard - Xavier advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Xavier is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Abbott still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Abbott has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Xavier is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbott trying to control the position but Xavier is working away.
Xavier is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Abbott is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brenden Abbott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Abbott thumps Xavier with a low kick.
Xavier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abbott scores with a jab. Xavier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbott defending well as Xavier loads up on a big left hand.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Abbott avoids them all with ease.
Xavier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Abbott wants to land a leg kick but Xavier is out of range.
Abbott lands a nice looking body kick.
Abbott throws a shot to the body.

Abbott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abbott misses with the head strike.
Xavier misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Xavier.
Xavier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xavier wants a takedown but no success here.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Xavier avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the cage.
Abbott struggles to land a body shot inside as Xavier controls his hands.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Xavier is trying to pull guard but Abbott has him pressed against the cage.
Xavier is trying to break free.
Abbott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xavier backwards.
Xavier crunches a lovely knee into Abbott's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Abbott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xavier can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
Xavier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Xavier.
Xavier tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing Xavier back against the cage.
Xavier lands a body punch.
Xavier blocks a body shot from Abbott.
A right hand to the body from Abbott.
A nice left hand lands by Abbott.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
Abbott lands a left hand.
Xavier tries a body shot but Abbott blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abbott as Xavier tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier fails to pull guard.
Brenden Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bittor Xavier.
Abbott lands a shot to the body.
Xavier can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
Abbott blocks a body shot from Xavier.
Xavier cracks Abbott with a nice body shot.
A short left from Abbott.
Abbott lands a shot to the body.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott lands a body shot.
Xavier is breathing heavily.
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!
Xavier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xavier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Abbott.
Abbott misses with some punches.
Xavier blocking some punches.
Xavier takes a shot to the head.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike.
Xavier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xavier misses with a body punch.
A short left from Abbott.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xaviers head.
Xavier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brenden Abbott dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Abbott.
Abbott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abbott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abbott is looking to wear down Xavier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abbott cracks Xavier with an open hand slap.
Abbott connects with a right hand. Xavier shakes it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abbott.
Abbott throws a series of punches but Xavier avoids them all with ease.
Abbott throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Xavier to counter with a crisp jab.
Abbott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Abbott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott connects with a single shot there.
Xavier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xavier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch but Xavier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Xavier.
Abbott cracks the inside of Xavier's front leg.
Abbott throws the kick towards the body but Xavier avoids it.
Brenden Abbott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abbott scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott cracks the inside of Xavier's front leg.
That kick from Abbott tenderised Xavier's leg. Xavier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbott throws a series of punches but Xavier moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Xavier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brenden Abbott is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses.
Xavier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a push kick but Xavier slaps the foot to one side.
Abbott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xavier can do to turn this around?
Abbott tries a low kick but Xavier avoids it.
Abbott 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.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xavier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bittor Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abbott pushes Xavier away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abbott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xavier is out of range.
Abbott thows a body kick. Xavier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Xavier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbott avoids the body shot from Xavier.
Abbott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Xavier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands a slapping body shot.
Abbott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Abbott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abbott throws a body kick that misses.
Abbott bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick there by Abbott.
Abbott lands with a cross.

Abbott clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Xavier.
Abbott lands with a right to the head.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xavier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xavier is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Abbott is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Abbott.
Xavier looking to stall.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike.
Brenden Abbott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xavier throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbott.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Xavier.
Abbott is leaning against Xavier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xavier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xavier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xavier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xavier misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Abbott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xavier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbott's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brenden Abbott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abbott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis 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.