PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marek Grechucki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marek Grechucki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Grechucki
vs
Abbott

201 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
283 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Grechucki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grechucki doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbott circles away.
Grechucki throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
Grechucki wants to clinch.
Grechucki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grechucki - that will leave a mark!
Grechucki swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grechucki throws a right hand that Abbott ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbott also avoids with ease.
Abbott's coach down at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Abbott's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grechucki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abbott shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Abbott passes to full mount!
Grechucki can't escape the position.
Abbott lands with some strikes.

It looks like Marek Grechucki has been cut.
Abbott has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grechucki's face.

Grechucki is rocked!

Marek Grechucki's cut is getting worse.
Abbott content just to control the position here.
Abbott unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Grechucki wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Abbott celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Abbott!
During a confident post fight interview, Dave Abbott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.