PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Abbott

180 cm
30
175 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

179 cm
38
186 lbs
42 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Garcia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbott throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Abbott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Abbott's legs.
Abbott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Abbott throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses

and Abbott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Garcia wants to pass the guard but Abbott is keeping the position.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
Garcia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garcia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Abbott blocks nicely.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
Abbott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Abbott keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abbott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Abbott keeps moving.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Abbott blocks nicely.
Abbott looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Garcia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abbott is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but not successfully.
Abbott thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott controls the position.
Abbott is throwing shots to the body but Garcia manages to wriggle free. Abbott pounces on him again and ends up in Garcia's guard.
Abbott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abbott is one step ahead there.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia pulls Abbott in close to prevent any damage.
Abbott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Abbott postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
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 Gabriel Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brenden Abbott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Abbott throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Good shot there by Abbott.

It looks like Gabriel Garcia has been cut.
Abbott misses with a head kick.
Abbott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Abbott misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Abbott misses with a straight right.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Abbott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abbott throws a good cross that connects.

Garcia is rocked!
Abbott drops Garcia with a straight right hand, right on the button! Abbott follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.