PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Anti by Mayhem. Brenden Abbott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

O Donnell
vs
Abbott

186 cm
31
191 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

179 cm
32
186 lbs
34 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott with a jab.
O Donnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Donnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott goes for a double leg but O Donnell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Donnell continues to drive forward.
Abbott is looking to chop away at O Donnell's legs.
Abbott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
O Donnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbott.

O Donnell gets a clinch.
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from O Donnell.
Abbott misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.

Abbott turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Abbott throws an elbow but O Donnell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Abbott wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Donnell keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Abbott with the ground and pound but O Donnell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Donnell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abbott.
Abbott with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Abbott throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing O Donnell to regain full guard.
Abbott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O Donnell keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Abbott throws an elbow that misses. O Donnell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abbott's guard. Nice move by O Donnell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell tries to stand but Abbott is controlling from the bottom.
O Donnell preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Donnell is looking to stand up but Abbott won't let him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
O Donnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Abbott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abbott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Donnell.
Abbott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Donnell's waist but O Donnell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abbott off to one side.
Abbott circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Abbott. Those never looked like landing.
O Donnell swings for the body but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott lunges at O Donnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Donnell's hand.
Abbott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abbott avoids the body shot from O Donnell.
Abbott looks for a takedown but O Donnell sprawls well.
Myles O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenden Abbott.
O Donnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbott.
Abbott throws out a counter right but O Donnell avoids it with no problem.
Abbott tries for a takedown but O Donnell circles away easily
and O Donnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abbott thinking.
Abbott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Donnell avoids the head kick by Abbott.
O Donnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Myles O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
O Donnell tries to clinch up but Abbott circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Myles O Donnell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brenden Abbott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from O Donnell. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Abbott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Donnell looks to land a right hand but Abbott moved out of range.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Abbott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbott wants to slow O Donnell down by chopping away at his legs.
O Donnell checks the leg kick.
O Donnell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Donnell throws a looping overhand right but Abbott ducks down to avoid it.
Abbott appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
O Donnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Abbott throws a jab when O Donnell was well out of range.
Abbott misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott misses with an uppercut
and O Donnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donnell.
Good leg kick by Abbott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Donnell scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like O Donnell has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

O Donnell rushes Abbott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Donnell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Donnell lands with a left to the head.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Donnell misses with an elbow over the top.
O Donnell misses with the head strike.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Donnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
Abbott misses with some punches.
O Donnell wants to stall.
O Donnell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abbott is keeping busy.
O Donnell takes a shot to the head.
O Donnell is trying to maintain a safe position but Abbott gets an underhook and turns O Donnell into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
Abbott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.

Abbott gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, O Donnell regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Donnell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abbott is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but O Donnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott throws an elbow that misses. O Donnell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abbott's guard. Nice move by O Donnell!

Abbott has a closed guard, preventing O Donnell from standing up.

O Donnell gets to his feet. Abbott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
O Donnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Donnell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abbott checks a leg kick.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
O Donnell cracks Abbott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Donnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Donnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abbott's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from O Donnell.
O Donnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abbott in his tracks.
Abbott looks to throw the jab but O Donnell is out of range.
O Donnell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Abbott manages to circle out of the way.
Myles O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Abbott's shoulder, as Abbott tries to avoid the shot.
Abbott connects with a leg kick. O Donnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbott throws a low kick, looking for O Donnell's leg but O Donnell calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Myles O Donnell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brenden Abbott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abbott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Donnell to score with a decent uppercut.
Abbott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Donnell. That did some damage!
O Donnell throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donnell moves away.
O Donnell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abbott lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Abbott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Donnell is trying to defend but Abbott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Abbott is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and O Donnell reverses the position - he's now on top in Abbott's guard.
O Donnell tries to stand but Abbott is controlling from the bottom.
Abbott is trying to control the position but O Donnell postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell wants to stand but Abbott is controlling his posture from full guard.
Abbott trying to control the position.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
O Donnell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abbott is proving hard to escape from.
Abbott pulls O Donnell in close to prevent any damage.
O Donnell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abbott looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Donnell is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

O Donnell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abbott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abbott moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbott walks into a stiff left hand from O Donnell.
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbott misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abbott.
O Donnell punishes Abbott's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abbott throws a nice head kick!
Myles O Donnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Donnell jabs at Abbott's body.
O Donnell misses the shot to the body.
O Donnell misses with a hook.
Abbott throws out a counter right but O Donnell avoids it with no problem.
Abbott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abbott tries to land a leg kick but O Donnell saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from O Donnell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abbott throws a shot from downtown. O Donnell moves away and avoids it.
O Donnell misses with a body shot.
O Donnell cracks Abbott with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Donnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
Abbott throws a poor cross that misses
and O Donnell counters with a good low kick that Abbott was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott misses the jab.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Abbott's shoulder, as Abbott tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by O Donnell.
O Donnell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abbott slips under a jab from O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a big shot that misses.
O Donnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abbott sizes up O Donnell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Myles O Donnell did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Brenden Abbott's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Donnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Donnell walks into a jab.
O Donnell tries to clinch but Abbott moves away
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

O Donnell is rocked!
O Donnell throws an off balance right hand
and Abbott counters with a big left hand that crumples O Donnell! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Brenden Abbott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.