PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nosyaj Rram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. Frank Abbot will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rram
vs
Abbot

164 cm
27
148 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

175 cm
26
156 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram jabs at Abbot's body.
Abbot misses with a right hand
and Rram counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abbot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rram scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.

Abbot rushes Rram and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abbot misses with a punch on the inside.

Rram breaks the clinch.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Rram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rram misses.
Abbot shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Abbot counters with a solid body kick.
Abbot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram is looking for a counter combo.
A combination from Abbot does no damage.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Abbot counters by moving into the clinch.

Rram breaks the clinch.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Abbot counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot lands a really nice looking cross but Rram seems unphased.
Abbot throws a head kick but Rram moves out of range.
Rram throws a series of punches but Abbot moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
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!
Abbot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abbot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Abbot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot tries to clinch up
and Rram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rram.
A head kick misses from Abbot.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbot misses the target.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Abbot counters by moving into the clinch.
Abbot scores with a shot to the side of Rram's head.

Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Rram backs off Abbot throws a huge counter combo but Rram manages to avoid it all.
Rram misses with a shot to the body
and Abbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rram misses with a hook to the body
and Abbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Rram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rram lands with a straight right. Abbot didn't see that one coming.
Rram lands with an overhand left.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbot.
Rram throws a series of punches but Abbot avoids them all with ease.
Abbot tries to counter with a clinch but Rram shakes him off and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rram.
Abbot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbot dodges the punch combination from Rram.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abbot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rram counters with a series of strikes. Abbot will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbot can do to turn this around?
Rram throws a right hand that Abbot ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbot also avoids with ease.
Abbot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbot wants to counter the offense by Rram and move into the clinch position.
Abbot slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Abbot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Abbot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rram.

Abbot moves into the clinch.
Abbot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rram is defending well for now.
Abbot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbot tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot prevents Rram from breaking the clinch.
Rram wants to get back to striking at distance but Abbot won't allow it.
Abbot throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Abbot fails to land.
Rram being controlled against the cage.
Abbot misses with an elbow strike.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.

Rram breaks from the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rram here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rram tries to bum rush Abbot with a series of wild strikes but Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbot manages to avoid it.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Abbot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rram moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Abbot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rram is struggling to control the position.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Abbot.
Abbot leaning his opponent against the cage.
Abbot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rram avoids it.
Abbot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rram blocks an elbow strike.
Abbot is struggling to control the position.
Rram working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abbot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rram is defending well for now.
Rram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Abbot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.
Abbot swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abbot missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nosyaj Rram dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rram swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abbot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rram scores with a jab to the head.
Abbot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
Rram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbot throws a fast counter high kick but Rram manages to duck under it in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abbot. That's going to slow Rram down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abbot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram misses with a hook
and Abbot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Abbot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbot stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abbot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abbot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abbot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abbot landing knees to the body.
Frank Abbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
Abbot keeps control of Rram as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abbot working aggressively here.
Rram can't break the clinch.
Abbot has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
Abbot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Rram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Abbot.

Rram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abbot connects with a single shot there.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram lands with a hook. Abbot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rram takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rram moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left and a right from Rram both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Rram scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbot misses with a head kick.
Abbot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abbot moves into the clinch successfully.
Abbot working aggressively here.
Rram has had enough of the clinch but Abbot keeps him there for the moment.
Rram blocking some punches.
Abbot misses with some punches.
Nosyaj Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frank Abbot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abbot misses with an elbow over the top.
Abbot can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
Abbot trying to land knees to the body.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Abbot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rram has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nosyaj Rram!
After the big win, Nosyaj Rram made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Viral Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.