PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Benjamin Moses has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moses
vs
Abbott

182 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
283 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moses gets caught flat footed, as Abbott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moses is breathing heavily.
Abbott sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abbott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abbott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Abbott throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abbott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Abbott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Abbott lands a couple of digs.
Abbott passes Moses's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Abbott is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
More stalling from Abbott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abbott lands with a punch from half guard.
Abbott working over Moses with some ground and pound. Moses looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abbott is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Abbott lands a big elbow.
Abbott content just to control the position here.
Abbott cracks Moses with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Moses is rocked!
Abbott loads up with a big shot that hurts Moses! He's pulled Abbott in close but Abbott has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Moses survive? More strikes from Abbott and Moses is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dave Abbott!
Dave Abbott tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.