PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Adelita's Way - Invincible. Mike Bison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bison
vs
Abbott

195 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

JOKER FIGHTGEAR

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 Las Vegas, Mike Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bison is fending him off so far but Abbott persists. Nope, Bison circles away and we're back to standing.

Bison rushes Abbott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Bison as Abbott shoots in.
Bison tries for a takedown but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Abbott with that takedown attempt.
Mike Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Abbott.

Bison rushes Abbott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Abbott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bison misses with a takedown attempt - Abbott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bison.
Bison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Bison moves into range and clinches up with Abbott.
Bison jumps guard but Abbott stands there with Bison around his waist. Bison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Abbott manages to break the clinch.

Abbott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abbott looks gassed!
Bison is pressing down on Abbott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Abbott won't allow Bison to sweep him here.
Bison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bison punching from the bottom - just letting Abbott know he's still in a fight.
Abbott lands a couple of digs.
Bison working a defensive guard here.
Bison punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abbott is one step ahead there.
Abbott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abbott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abbott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bison is keeping the position for now.
Abbott lands a couple of elbows.
Abbott with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison trying to keep a closed guard but Abbott is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abbott to the mat! Abbott manages to get full guard.
Abbott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bison wants to control from the top but Abbott keeps moving.
Abbott wants to stand up but Bison is controlling him.
Bison passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison stops Abbott from getting back to his feet.
Abbott tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Abbott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bison trying to control the pace.

Abbott manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bison stuffs the takedown.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bison as he jumps to the side.
Bison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Abbott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abbott shoots in but Bison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mike Bison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbott throws a right hand that Bison ducks under and follows up with a left that Bison also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbott looks for a takedown but Bison sprawls well.

Bison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abbott striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Bison remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Abbott tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bison presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison lands a nice shot to the head.
Bison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abbott is looking to escape.
Bison controlling his opponent.
Abbott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bison content just to control the position here.

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.
Abbott regains half guard.
Bison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Abbott is staying active underneath Bison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abbott punching from the bottom.
Abbott is refusing to be controlled, as Bison sits in half guard.
Abbott wants to control but Bison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott missing with punches from the bottom.
Abbott throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison wants to pass the guard but Abbott is defending well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abbott shoots in looking for a takedown. Bison tries to sprawl out of it but Abbott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Abbott.
Nice takedown defense from Bison. No joy for Abbott on that attempt.
Bison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abbott counters with a two punch combo.
Bison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abbott.

Bison forces Abbott back against the cage and clinches.

Bison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abbott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bison tries to avoid it but Abbott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bison to the ground. Bison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abbott misses with a takedown attempt - Bison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abbott's head.

Bison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Bison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Abbott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abbott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Bison dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abbott throws a nice looking combination but Bison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Abbott misses.

Bison instigates a clinch.

Abbott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abbott stuffs the takedown attempt from Bison. Bison gets slowly back to his feet.
Abbott loads up on a big right hand but Bison slips the punch.
Bison stuffs the takedown.
Bison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abbott as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott shoots in looking for a takedown. Bison tries to sprawl out of it but Abbott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abbott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abbott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbott cracks Bison with a good jab.
David Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bison pushes Abbott up against the cage in a clinch.
Bison jumps guard but Abbott stands there with Bison around his waist. Bison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bison prevents Abbott from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bison.

Bison manages to break the clinch.
Abbott shoots in and drives through. Bison sprawls well.
Abbott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abbott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Abbott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abbott scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abbott won't allow Bison to sweep him here.
Abbott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abbott works over Bison with some ground and pound from guard.
Abbott wanted to stand there but Bison had control of the position.
Abbott lands a couple of elbows.
Abbott wanted to stand there but Bison had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Abbott with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries for a takedown but Bison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abbott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bison pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abbott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bison shoots in looking for a takedown. Abbott tries to sprawl out of it but Bison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abbott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbott throws out the jab.
Abbott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bison tries to avoid it but Abbott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bison to the ground. Bison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abbott misses with a takedown
and Bison counters with a left and a right that stings Abbott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abbott darts in and clinches Bison up against the cage.

Bison manages to break the clinch.
Abbott tries for a takedown but Bison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abbott wants to clinch.

Bison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Abbott pushes Bison off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbott throws a hook to the side of Bison's head but Bison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bison.

Abbott gets a takedown into half guard.
David Abbott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abbott throws a strike but Bison avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Abbott.
I think Abbott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Abbott!