PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe comes to the cage accompanied by Uncle Sam Goddamn. Abraham Safforn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Abe
vs
Safforn

200 cm
33
283 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

205 cm
27
279 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earnest Abe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Safforn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abe avoids the body shot from Safforn.
Donk. Abe catches Safforn right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Abe tries to close the distance and clinch but Safforn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Safforn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Abe closes the distance and clinches.
Safforn tries to work over Abe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Safforn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Abe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Safforn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Earnest Abe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Safforn connects with a solid leg kick.
Safforn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abe tries to clinch up.
Abe doesn't manage to clinch there - Safforn circles away.
Abe checks the leg kick nicely there.

Abe has managed to clinch.
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!
Abe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abe.
Abe lands with a left to the head.
Abe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Safforn has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Safforn breaks the clinch.
Safforn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abe ducks under a wild hook from Safforn.
Safforn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Safforn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abe wants to clinch.
Abe looks to clinch

and Safforn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Abe!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Safforn trying to control the position but Abe is working away.
Abe stops Safforn from passing to mount.
Safforn working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe wants to get back to his feet but Safforn drags him back down.
Safforn controlling from side mount.
Abe is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Safforn is controlling him well.
Safforn cracks Abe with a big elbow.
Abe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Safforn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Safforn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Safforn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Safforn is looking to take a break and control but Abe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Safforn working the ground and pound but Abe is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Safforn is controlling him well.
Safforn trying to control the position but Abe is working away.
Abe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Safforn.
Safforn working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abe is trying to get back to his feet.
Safforn in side control, throwing shots but Abe defends.
Abe is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Safforn is controlling him well.
Abe stops Safforn from passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abe is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Safforn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Safforn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Abe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abe defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safforn trying to control the position but Abe is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Safforn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abe wants to clinch up but Safforn keeps it at a distance.
Safforn misses with a hook to the body

and Abe counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Safforn.
Abe lands with a short shot to the head.
Abe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Safforn struggles to land a body shot inside as Abe controls his hands.
Safforn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abe misses with a punch on the inside.

Safforn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Safforn to score with a decent uppercut.
Abe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Safforn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abe wants to clinch

and Safforn counters with a shoot takedown. Abe fights it but they end up in guard.
Abe keeping moving, preventing Safforn from controlling successfully.
Safforn throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Safforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Abe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abe wants to get back to his feet but Safforn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Abraham Safforn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Safforn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe wants to stand up but Safforn is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Safforn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Abe wriggles free and stands up.
Abe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abe tries to close the distance and clinch but Safforn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abe tries to clinch but Safforn is having none of it.
Abe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Safforn lands with a nice body punch.
A left lands for Safforn.
Safforn misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Abe gets caught napping as Safforn dives in and scores a takedown. Abe manages to retain guard.
Safforn trying to control but Abe is working from the bottom.
Abe wants to stand but Safforn is controlling the position.
Safforn looking to pass the guard.
Safforn trying to control but Abe is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abe wants to stand but Safforn is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Abraham Safforn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Abe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abe tries to clinch but Safforn is having none of it.

Abe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Safforn fails to land.
Safforn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safforn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Safforn fails to land.

Safforn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Safforn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Abe closes the distance and clinches.
Abe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Safforn pushes Abe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Safforn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Safforn or perhaps it was just good defense by Abe which made him look bad.
Safforn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Abe darts in and clinches Safforn up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Safforn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abe.
Abe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abe blocks a body shot from Safforn.
Abe is looking to break free of the clinch but Safforn has double underhooks.
Safforn working aggressively here.

Safforn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Safforn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abe thumps Safforn with a low kick.
Abe tries to clinch

and Safforn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Abe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn is looking to work some ground and pound but Abe has wrist control.
Safforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Abe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Safforn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Safforn trying to control but Abe is working from the bottom.
Abe wants to stand but Safforn is controlling the position.
Safforn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Safforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Abe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Abraham Safforn.
Safforn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Safforn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Safforn has managed to clinch.
Abe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Safforn scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safforn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Safforn misses with a punch on the inside.

Safforn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Safforn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abe fails with an attempt to clinch.

Safforn closes the distance and pushes Abe back into the cage.
Abe wants to break free but Safforn has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Safforn.
Safforn has a couple of punches blocked by Abe.

Safforn manages to break the clinch.
Safforn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abe as he avoids it easily.
Abe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abe fails with an attempt to clinch.

Safforn gets a double leg takedown into Abe's guard.
Safforn wants to control from the top but Abe keeps moving.
Safforn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abe wants to get back to his feet but Safforn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Safforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Abe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Safforn scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Safforn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abraham Safforn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Safforn prevents Abe from getting back to his feet.
Safforn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abe is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safforn keeps trying to improve his position.
Earnest Abe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Abe working for a triangle but Safforn defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Safforn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Safforn 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Abraham Safforn!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Abraham Safforn!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Abraham Safforn!

Abraham Safforn wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Abraham Safforn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.