PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tchort Abbadon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pillow Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pillow Hands will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Abbadon
vs
Hands

190 cm
21
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
27
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tchort Abbadon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pillow Hands!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbadon wants to clinch
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Hands cracks Abbadon with a good jab.
Tchort Abbadon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbadon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hands counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbadon misses with a wild body shot.
Abbadon misses with a combination
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Hands lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abbadon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abbadon tries to clinch there but Hands circles away.
Hands let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Hands blocks the low kick.
Abbadon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hands paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hands looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abbadon misses with a two punch combination.
Hands swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abbadon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abbadon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbadon misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Abbadon looks to clinch
and Hands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbadon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $250) in the buildup to the fight.
Abbadon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abbadon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Hands on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hands checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hands comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hands needs to keep his hands up - Abbadon had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Pillow Hands has been cut.
Abbadon throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Abbadon throws a leg kick
and Abbadon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbadon is looking to clinch.
Abbadon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abbadon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hands throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbadon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abbadon throws a combination that misses
and Hands counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hands is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Abbadon misses.
Hands takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abbadon staying out of range there.
Abbadon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abbadon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Hands finds it's way through Abbadon's defenses.
Abbadon throws a nice looking combination but Hands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hands has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abbadon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hands lands with a cross.
Abbadon is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbadon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbadon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbadon wants to clinch.
Abbadon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hands's coach down at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hands's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Abbadon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hands swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hands has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Abbadon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbadon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbadon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands stuns Abbadon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hands lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hands takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hands avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbadon tries to clinch there but Hands circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Hands misses.
Hands lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abbadon at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbadon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hands counters with a nice body shot.
Hands slips a jab and a cross from Abbadon.
Hands lands with an uppercut that bounces Abbadon off the cage and back into range.
Hands scores with the left hand. Abbadon knows he should have avoided that one.

Abbadon drops Hands with a left and a right! Oh, Hands is hurt - Abbadon dives into side control looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pillow Hands will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pillow Hands's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hands lands with a shot to the body.
Abbadon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hands swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pillow Hands seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hands dodges the punch combination from Abbadon.
Hands ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hands scores with a jab. Abbadon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abbadon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Abbadon misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abbadon's head backwards.
Abbadon just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbadon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abbadon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hands to score with a decent uppercut.
Hands avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbadon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hands finds it's way round the side to connect with Abbadon's head.
Abbadon fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbadon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hands counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hands cracks a nice hook into Abbadon's ribs.
Abbadon misses with a double jab
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abbadon thinking.
Abbadon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbadon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hands lands with a right hand.
Abbadon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbadon throws a nice looking combination but Hands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hands bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abbadon's head.
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!
Abbadon looks to land a combination. Hands sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hands stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abbadon misses with a double jab
and Hands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbadon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Abbadon throws a series of punches but Hands moves out of range.
Hands scores with a punch to the head.
Hands circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hands counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Abbadon does no damage.
A combination from Abbadon does no damage.
Abbadon fails to land with a series of punches.
Hands scores with a punch to the head.
Abbadon misses with a combination
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbadon misses with a left hand
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbadon throws a leg kick
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbadon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbadon misses with the combination.
Hands circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Abbadon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbadon wants to clinch but Hands slips to the side
and Hands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbadon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Hands throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Abbadon misses the target.
Abbadon misses with a double jab.
Hands doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Abbadon closes the distance but Hands moves to the side
and Hands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pillow Hands showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pillow Hands's cut.
That's time! Abbadon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Abbadon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Hands releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tchort Abbadon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abbadon misses with the combination.
Hands connects with a body shot.
Abbadon moves away from the strike by Hands.
Abbadon throws a nice looking combination but Hands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abbadon tries to clinch up.
Hands swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hands is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abbadon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbadon tries to clinch but Hands moves away
and Hands cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbadon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
Abbadon misses with a series of wild punches.
Abbadon with a hook.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbadon.
Abbadon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abbadon closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbadon.
Abbadon misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Hands was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abbadon is looking to clinch.
Hands scores with a punch to the head.
Hands scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abbadon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abbadon throws a series of strikes that have Hands backpedaling.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Abbadon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hands connects with a right hand. Abbadon shakes it off.
Abbadon is looking to score with low kicks.
Abbadon tries to clinch up but Hands circles away and keeps his distance.
Tchort Abbadon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbadon wants to slow Hands down by chopping away at his legs.
Abbadon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbadon throws a combination that misses
and Hands counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abbadon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbadon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abbadon tries to clinch there but Hands circles away.
Abbadon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Hands lunges at Abbadon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abbadon's hand.
Abbadon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbadon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hands scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbadon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hands.
Abbadon throws a leg kick
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Abbadon tries to bum rush Hands with a series of wild strikes but Hands uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Hands misses.
Hands scores with a hook.
Abbadon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hands counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hands scores with a body shot.
Abbadon throws a lazy body kick
and Hands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands scores with a body shot.
Abbadon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pillow Hands is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hands punishes Abbadon's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pillow Hands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hands 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pillow Hands!
Post fight, Pillow Hands stared into the camera and said 'Hope my hands tasted damn good, because you won't be able to eat anything else for a while!'.