PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franz Grave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Abelardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Grave could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramon Abelardo's chin.

Grave
vs
Abelardo

192 cm
27
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
203 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ramon Abelardo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abelardo takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Ramon Abelardo has been cut.
Grave is looking to land body kicks.
Abelardo misses with a head kick.
Abelardo scores with a hook.
Grave throws a push kick but Abelardo slaps the foot to one side.
Abelardo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grave counters with a nice uppercut.
Abelardo delivers a nice body kick.
Ramon Abelardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Grave. That snapped Abelardo's head back.
Abelardo throws a leg kick
and Grave counters with an inside leg kick.
Abelardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grave connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abelardo scrambles back to his feet.
Abelardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abelardo throws a head kick that misses.
Grave tries to bum rush Abelardo with a series of wild strikes but Abelardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grave.

Grave closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abelardo prevents a body shot from Grave.
Abelardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abelardo is trying to break the clinch but Grave is controlling him.
Grave misses with a punch on the inside.
Grave prevents Abelardo from breaking the clinch.
Abelardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grave lands a shoulder strike.
Abelardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Abelardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Grave.
Abelardo throws a push kick but Grave slaps the foot to one side.
Abelardo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grave is out of range and Abelardo settles back down.
Abelardo slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grave avoids a kick to the body.
Abelardo throws a sloppy head kick and Grave moves out of range easily.
Grave avoids the head kick by Abelardo.
Grave blocks a head kick by Abelardo.
Grave looks to land a combination but Abelardo avoids it well.
Abelardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grave comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grave has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grave there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grave throws a right hand that Abelardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Abelardo also avoids with ease.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo throws out a leg kick but Grave moves out of range and Abelardo only half commits.
Grave throws a sloppy head kick
and Abelardo counters with a nice leg kick.
Abelardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grave looks to throw the jab but Abelardo is out of range.
Grave ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abelardo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grave checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abelardo misses with the body kick
and Grave counters with a three punch combo that has Abelardo backing up. Abelardo nods at Grave to acknowledge the strikes.
Abelardo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abelardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abelardo misses with the body kick
and Grave counters with a three punch combo that has Abelardo backing up. Abelardo nods at Grave to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Abelardo misses
enabling Grave to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abelardo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grave sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abelardo misses with a low kick.
Grave throws a nice looking combination but Abelardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grave misses with an uppercut.
Abelardo lands with a nice body kick.
Grave moves out of range as Abelardo throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grave has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abelardo.
Abelardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ramon Abelardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramon Abelardo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abelardo blocks a low kick nicely.
Grave tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abelardo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grave cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grave ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grave looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abelardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grave's calf.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
Abelardo lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abelardo throws a wild body kick that Grave sees coming a mile off.
Abelardo is looking to land body kicks.
Grave thows a leg kick but Abelardo checks it
and Abelardo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Franz Grave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo throws the kick towards the body but Grave avoids it.
Grave throws a lazy right hand but Abelardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abelardo throws the kick towards the body but Grave avoids it.
Grave takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abelardo is looking to slow Grave down with leg kicks.
Grave chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abelardo lands a leg kick that knocks Grave off balance momentarily.
Grave checks the leg kick.
Abelardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grave's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abelardo.
Grave wants to clinch.
Grave misses with an uppercut
and Abelardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abelardo slips under a jab.
Grave will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo thows a body kick. Grave tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abelardo throws out a powerful jab.
Abelardo misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Grave, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abelardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Grave shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abelardo throws out a loose jab but Grave uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Grave blocks the low kick.
Grave misses with a few strikes there.
Abelardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Abelardo throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Abelardo
and Grave counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Grave misses.
Abelardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave moves out of range as Abelardo throws a body kick.
Good shot there by Grave.
Grave uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abelardo.
Abelardo thows a leg kick but Grave checks it
letting Grave counter with a right hand.
Grave is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abelardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abelardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abelardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abelardo tries to work over Grave's front leg with a kick but Grave checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grave swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abelardo misses with the body kick
and Grave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Abelardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramon Abelardo's cut.
That's time! Grave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Abelardo.
Grave takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grave throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abelardo tries to land a body kick
and Abelardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abelardo throws a sloppy head kick and Grave moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Grave needs to keep his hands up - Abelardo had a free shot at his head there.
Grave sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grave moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grave misses with a body shot.
Abelardo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grave shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grave digs a good body shot into Abelardo's ribs.
Grave misses with a two punch combination.

Abelardo lands a big head kick that sends Grave tumbling to the mat! Abelardo takes a step backwards and waves Grave back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Grave is rocked!

It looks like Franz Grave has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abelardo misses with a leg kick
and Grave counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Grave is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abelardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grave. Abelardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grave seems to have got his legs back now.
Grave moves out of range of the body kick.
Abelardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grave throws a sloppy body shot
and Abelardo counters with a flying knee that drops Grave! Abelardo dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Abelardo!
Ramon Abelardo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.