PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kravinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kravinoff
vs
Abreu

180 cm
33
176 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

170 cm
34
174 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent
Conviction

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Kravinoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Abreu.
Abreu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kravinoff prevents Abreu from moving into mount.
Kravinoff is looking to regain half guard here but Abreu keeps moving and retains side control.
Kravinoff can't do much from the bottom here.
Kravinoff is looking to regain half guard here but Abreu keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravinoff struggling a bit here.
Abreu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Abreu wants to control but Kravinoff is keeping him busy.
Kravinoff struggling a bit here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kravinoff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abreu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abreu throws a body shot but no joy.
Abreu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kravinoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu shoots in and drives through. Kravinoff sprawls well.
Kravinoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abreu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kravinoff misses with a wild body shot.
Abreu connects with a solid leg kick.
Kravinoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abreu closes the distance and clinches up with Kravinoff, looking for a takedown. Abreu pushes Kravinoff against the cage but Kravinoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kravinoff delivers a nice body kick.
Kravinoff is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Abreu misses the shot to the body.
Kravinoff scores with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Kravinoff is predictable there
and Abreu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Kravinoff checks a leg kick nicely.
Abreu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kravinoff cracks Abreu with a good jab.

Kravinoff gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Abreu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kravinoff trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff looking to control.
Abreu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abreu is fighting to break Kravinoff's control of his arms but Kravinoff is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kravinoff keeping full guard, as Abreu tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kravinoff controlling the position.
Kravinoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kravinoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abreu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kravinoff scores with the left hand. Abreu knows he should have avoided that one.
Abreu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kravinoff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kravinoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abreu misses with a leg kick.
Kravinoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abreu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kravinoff.

Abreu gets the takedown into side control.
Abreu working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Abreu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abreu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abreu scores with a leg kick.
Kravinoff throws a jab when Abreu was well out of range.
Kravinoff's corner calls for a 1-2. Kravinoff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abreu throws a nice head kick!

Abreu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kravinoff is trying to maintain the position but Abreu is very close to passing his half guard.
Kravinoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kravinoff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abreu.
Abreu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff wants to control but Abreu is keeping busy.
Kravinoff controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kravinoff trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abreu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Kravinoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abreu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kravinoff throws a solid leg kick but Abreu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kravinoff.
Kravinoff misses with a head kick.
Kravinoff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abreu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kravinoff.
Abreu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sergei Kravinoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abreu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kravinoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sergei Kravinoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Abreu.
A combination from Abreu does no damage.
Kravinoff misses with a body shot.
And Abreu tries to counter it with a takedown but Kravinoff pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kravinoff lands a leg kick that knocks Abreu off balance momentarily.
Kravinoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kravinoff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu throws a poor cross that misses
and Kravinoff makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Abreu really felt that one!
Abreu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abreu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kravinoff's hands.
Abreu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kravinoff. Kravinoff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abreu scores with a nice head shot.
Kravinoff misses the shot to the body.
Kravinoff works the jab nicely.
Kravinoff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kravinoff missing with a left hand there. Abreu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abreu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Abreu.
Abreu lands a leg kick that knocks Kravinoff off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abreu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kravinoff throws a shot from downtown. Abreu moves away and avoids it.
Abreu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abreu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kravinoff.
Abreu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Abreu moves out of range of the body kick.
Abreu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kravinoff.
Kravinoff scores with a hook.
Kravinoff blocks the body kick.
Kravinoff staying out of range there.
Kravinoff goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kravinoff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abreu takes a step back to recover.
Abreu avoids the body shot from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff throws a push kick but Abreu slaps the foot to one side.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick
and Abreu counters with an outside leg kick.
Abreu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cooper Abreu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kravinoff misses with a looping right.
Kravinoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kravinoff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kravinoff lands a nice looking body shot.
Kravinoff misses with a looping left.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick which misses Abreu's front leg but catches the back leg as Abreu tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abreu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abreu checks a leg kick.
Kravinoff blocks a jab.
Abreu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kravinoff throwing a counter right hand but Abreu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abreu stalks Kravinoff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kravinoff's face. Kravinoff staggers backwards, shaken.
Kravinoff throws a head kick that misses.
Abreu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kravinoff.
Abreu thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abreu.
Abreu throws a leg kick which misses Kravinoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Kravinoff tries to avoid it.
Kravinoff throws the left hand but Abreu avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Kravinoff as he checks the leg kick.
It appears Kravinoff was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kravinoff throws a sloppy head kick

and Abreu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kravinoff!
Abreu postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kravinoff can't do much from the bottom here.
What's Kravinoff going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Kravinoff is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Kravinoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Abreu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kravinoff keeps working.
Kravinoff wants to control but Abreu postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abreu staying out of range there.
Abreu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff slips a straight right by Abreu.
A slow jab from Kravinoff misses its intended target.
Abreu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravinoff moves away.
Sergei Kravinoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Abreu connects with a right hand. Kravinoff shakes it off.
Kravinoff throws a big shot that misses.
Abreu cracks Kravinoff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kravinoff throws a head kick that misses.
Abreu connects with a body shot that sends Kravinoff's belly button to the back.
A jab from Abreu does it's job there.
Kravinoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abreu lands with an overhand left.
Kravinoff is looking to chop away at Abreu's legs.
A good leg kick by Abreu.
Kravinoff misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff blocks a head kick by Abreu.
Kravinoff throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abreu misses with a wild combination.
Abreu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abreu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abreu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kravinoff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abreu takes a step back to recover.
Crunch! Kravinoff slams his shin into Abreu's torso.
Kravinoff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kravinoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kravinoff throws a looping overhand right but Abreu ducks down to avoid it.
Kravinoff throws a shot from downtown. Abreu moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Abreu really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

An inside leg kick lands from Abreu.
Kravinoff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kravinoff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abreu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abreu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kravinoff throws a body punch but Abreu moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Abreu.
Kravinoff tries to land a leg kick but Abreu saw it coming and moves away.
Abreu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abreu misses with a leg kick.
Kravinoff throws a low kick, looking for Abreu's leg but Abreu calmly moves out of range.
Abreu misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Kravinoff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abreu works Kravinoff's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff tries to land a body kick

and Abreu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kravinoff is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Abreu wants to control from the top but Kravinoff keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abreu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kravinoff controls Abreu momentarily but Abreu frees himself.

Abreu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kravinoff is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kravinoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kravinoff throws a front kick that sends Abreu stumbling back into the cage.
Kravinoff throws a push kick but Abreu slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kravinoff.
Abreu clobbers Kravinoff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abreu throws a hook to the side of Kravinoff's head but Kravinoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kravinoff throws a low kick, looking for Abreu's leg but Abreu calmly moves out of range.
Kravinoff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abreu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kravinoff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kravinoff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abreu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kravinoff.
Abreu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kravinoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abreu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kravinoffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abreu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick that is checked

and Abreu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Abreu tries to free his leg and advance position but Kravinoff is retaining full guard.
Kravinoff seems keen to control Abreu's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abreu distracts Kravinoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kravinoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kravinoff is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Abreu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kravinoff.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abreu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Abreu dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kravinoff throws a big shot that misses.
Kravinoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kravinoff slips a straight right by Abreu.
Kravinoff looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kravinoff checks a low kick from Abreu.
Kravinoff lands the left hand.
Abreu connects with a right hand. Kravinoff shakes it off.
Abreu throws out a loose jab but Kravinoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kravinoff.
A combination from Kravinoff does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravinoff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abreu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kravinoff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Kravinoff.
Some bone on bone action there as Abreu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kravinoff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu misses with a takedown attempt
and Kravinoff counters with a solid body kick.
A jab lands there for Abreu.
Abreu slips a straight right by Kravinoff.
Abreu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kravinoff throws a low kick but Abreu moves out of range easily.
Kravinoff misses with a series of wild punches.
And Abreu tries to counter it with a takedown but Kravinoff pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kravinoff cracks the inside of Abreu's front leg.
Abreu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kravinoff cracks Abreu with an open hand slap.
Abreu scores with a jab. Kravinoff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sergei Kravinoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff misses the jab.
Abreu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Abreu dives in and scores a takedown into Kravinoff's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kravinoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kravinoff keeping moving, preventing Abreu from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abreu misses with a hook.
Kravinoff throws a low kick but Abreu avoids it.
Kravinoff lands a leg kick that knocks Abreu off balance momentarily.
Kravinoff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abreu throws a right hand that Kravinoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Kravinoff also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu throws the left hand but Kravinoff avoids the punch easily.
Abreu slips a straight right by Kravinoff.
Kravinoff pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abreu is out of range and Kravinoff settles back down.
Abreu lands a nice looking body shot.
Kravinoff throws the kick towards the body but Abreu avoids it.
Abreu loads up on a big right hand but Kravinoff slips the punch.
Abreu throws a solid leg kick but Kravinoff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abreu.
Kravinoff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abreu feints the counter takedown.
Kravinoff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kravinoff throws a low kick, looking for Abreu's leg but Abreu calmly moves out of range.
Abreu cracks the inside of Kravinoff's front leg.
Kravinoff misses with a low kick.
Kravinoff looks to land a body kick but Abreu moved away.
Abreu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cooper Abreu.
I've got Abreu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Abreu!
Cooper Abreu is the new welterweight champion!
Cooper Abreu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.