PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Abai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Strunz
vs
Abai

178 cm
24
175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

167 cm
24
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ibrahim Abai!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz thuds his right hand into Abai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Abai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abai tries a body shot but Strunz blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Abai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strunz's brow.
Abai is leaning against Strunz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees to the body from Abai.
Abai gets through Strunz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Abai.
Strunz is breathing heavily.
Abai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abai can't find room to land a body shot as Strunz controls the action.
Abai cracks Strunz with a nice body shot.
Strunz blocks an elbow strike from Abai.
Abai tries to throw a body punch but Strunz avoids it by throwing Abai back against the cage.
Abai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strunz.
Abai lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Abai on the inside.
Abai lands an elbow inside.
Abai throws an elbow that misses.
Strunz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Abai.
Abai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strunz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strunz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abai lands a nice elbow.
Abai missing with knees to the body.
Strunz is looking to break free of the clinch but Abai has double underhooks.
Abai lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Abai - that landed with a thud.
Abai's coach down at UHK, Inc. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Abai's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice elbow from Abai.
Abai misses with an elbow over the top.
Strunz misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Abai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strunz's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Abai.
Strunz blocks an elbow strike.
Abai misses with a punch to the body.
Abai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abai landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abai lands a nice shot to the body.
Abai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strunz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strunz blocks a body shot from Abai.
Abai lands an elbow inside that Strunz shrugs off.
Strunz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abai blocks an uppercut.
Abai is leaning against Strunz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abai lands a damaging elbow.
Strunz takes an elbow to the temple.
Abai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strunz backwards.
Nice elbow from Abai.
Abai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abai tries to throw a body punch but Strunz avoids it by throwing Abai back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abai.
A short right from Abai on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abai cracks Strunz with a nice body shot.
Strunz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abai landing knees to the body.
Abai lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Abai.
Abai scores with a hook to the body.
Abai misses with a body punch.
Abai misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Abai.
Abai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abai.
Strunz blocks an elbow strike.
Abai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Strunz's defenses.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abai.

Strunz is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Abai lands a big elbow that drops Strunz! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Strunz is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Abai!
Ibrahim Abai thanked the fans post fight for their support.