PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Joyner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Abell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joyner
vs
Abell

170 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

193 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederic Joyner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Abell!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abell with a nice cross.
Abell misses with a two punch combination.
Abell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Frederic Joyner has been cut.
Abell misses with a combination
and Joyner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Abell lunges at Joyner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joyner's hand.
Abell throws a right hand that Joyner ducks under and follows up with a left that Joyner also avoids with ease.
Joyner half committed to a counter leg kick.

Abell has Joyner up against the cage in a clinch.
Abell is trying to break the clinch but Joyner is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Joyner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Abell can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abell tries to circle away but Joyner has him pinned against the cage.

Joyner manages to break the clinch.
Joyner dodges the punch combination from Abell.
Joyner is looking to counter the offense by Abell and move into the clinch.
Abell works over Joyner's head and body with a nice combination.
Aiden Abell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Abell moves into the clinch.
Joyner has Abell pressed against the cage, preventing Abell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joyner has Abell pressed against the cage, preventing Abell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joyner tries to pull guard but Abell holds him up against the cage and eventually Joyner drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joyner manages to break the clinch.

Abell drives through and clinches with Joyner against the cage.
Abell is looking to break free of the clinch but Joyner has double underhooks.

Joyner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abell stuffs the takedown.
Joyner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joyner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joyner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Joyner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joyner tries to counter by clinching up but Abell breaks away and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Joyner. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joyner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joyner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abell.

Abell clinches with his opponent.
Joyner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Abell is trying to push Joyner away but Joyner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abell blocks a body shot from Joyner.

Joyner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joyner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abell misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abell throws a lazy head kick
and Joyner counters with a solid body kick.

Abell drives through and clinches with Joyner against the cage.
Joyner crunches a lovely knee into Abell's ribcage.
Abell wants to get back to striking at distance but Joyner won't allow it.

Joyner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abell throws a right and a left that Joyner avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abell looks winded!
Abell misses with a head kick.
It looked like Joyner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Abell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Joyner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Abell instigates a clinch.
Abell is trying to force a seperation but Joyner has the dominant position.

Joyner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abell tries to work over Joyner's front leg with a kick but Joyner checks it.
Abell throws a right hand that Joyner ducks under and follows up with a left that Joyner also avoids with ease.
Frederic Joyner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joyner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abell defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Abell rushes Joyner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joyner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abell's efforts to push away.
Abell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Joyner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joyner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abell's efforts to push away.
Abell tries to circle away but Joyner has him pinned against the cage.
Abell wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joyner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Joyner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Abell has closed the distance and engaged Joyner in a clinch.

Joyner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joyner takes one on the button.
Abell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut lands for Abell. That snapped Joyner's head back.
Abell swinging wildly here.
Joyner is looking to counter the offense by Abell and move into the clinch.
Abell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Joyner counters by moving into the clinch.
Abell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner slowing the pace effectively.
Abell wants to get back to striking at distance but Joyner won't allow it.

Joyner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Joyner eats them both and turns towards Abell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abell throws a combination. Joyner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abell misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Abell.
Joyner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Abell is breathing heavily.
Abell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joyner circles away quickly and effectively.
Joyner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Abell.
A punch combination from Abell misses.
Joyner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Abell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joyner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abell.

Joyner has closed the distance and engaged Abell in a clinch.

Joyner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Abell misses.
Joyner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abell misses with a double jab
and Joyner counters with an outside leg kick.
Abell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joyner counters with a two punch combo.
Abell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Abell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frederic Joyner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Abell misses with a wild combination.
Joyner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abell throws a series of strikes that have Joyner backpedaling.
Abell misses with a two punch combination.
Joyner tries to counter by clinching up but Abell breaks away and moves out of range.

Abell has managed to clinch.

Joyner breaks the clinch.
Abell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Joyner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Abell clinches up with Joyner and pushes him back against the cage.
Joyner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abell to keep the fight standing.

Joyner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner dodges the punch combination from Abell.
Joyner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Abell.
Abell throws a lazy head kick
and Joyner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abell thinking.
Abell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joyner circles away quickly and effectively.
Abell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Abell misses.
Joyner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joyner checks it well.
Abell takes a swing at Joyner's ribcage but misses.
Joyner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Abell.
Aiden Abell seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abell cracks Joyner with an open hand slap.
Abell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joyner counters with a two punch combo.
Joyner has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Joyner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joyner circles away quickly and effectively.
Joyner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joyner.
Abell throws a nice looking combination but Joyner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joyner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joyner somewhat.
Joyner misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Abell.
Abell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joyner.
Abell tries a head kick but it misses.
Joyner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joyner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abell forces Joyner back against the cage and clinches.

Joyner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abell throws a head kick that misses.
Abell connects with a jab.
Joyner dodges the punch combination from Abell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Abell drives through and clinches with Joyner against the cage.

Joyner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Abell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Abell!