PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laverne Mazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazzola comes to the cage accompanied by Il Canto Degli Italiani. Brenden Abbott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mazzola
vs
Abbott

170 cm
31
165 lbs
21 - 7 - 2

179 cm
40
186 lbs
45 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laverne Mazzola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott lands a front kick.
Mazzola 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.
Mazzola throws a jab when Abbott was well out of range.
Abbott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mazzola circles away.
Mazzola appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Mazzola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abbott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott throws a push kick but Mazzola slaps the foot to one side.
Abbott throws a body punch but Mazzola moves out of range.
Mazzola wants to slow Abbott down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Abbott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mazzola.
Abbott throws a low kick, looking for Mazzola's leg but Mazzola calmly moves out of range.
Mazzola feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mazzola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mazzola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left lands for Mazzola.
Mazzola lands with a straight right. Abbott didn't see that one coming.
Mazzola scoring well with a low kick there.
Abbott lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzola throws a solid leg kick but Abbott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mazzola.
Mazzola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Abbott rushes Mazzola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abbott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Mazzola.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Mazzola.
Abbott tries to work over Mazzola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mazzola lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Abbott.
Mazzola blocks an uppercut.
Mazzola misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbott's elbow.
Mazzola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzola swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzola.
Abbott tries to work over Mazzola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Abbott - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzola.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzola.
Mazzola misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Abbott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mazzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
Mazzola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzola.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Mazzola's head.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Mazzola's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott lands a nice shot to the body.
Mazzola misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzola working Abbott over with knees to the body.
Mazzola scores with a hook to the body.
Mazzola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbott's elbow.
Mazzola struggles to land a body shot inside as Abbott controls his hands.
Mazzola working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Mazzola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Mazzola.
Abbott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzola.
Mazzola can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
Mazzola blocks a body shot from Abbott.
Mazzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mazzola tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing Mazzola back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abbott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abbott misses with the head strike.
Abbott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mazzola can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Mazzola.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzola throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbott.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Mazzola avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the cage.
Abbott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mazzola backwards.
Abbott lands an uppercut.
Abbott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mazzolas head.
Mazzola misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brenden Abbott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mazzola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abbott checks it well.
Mazzola throws an off balance right hand
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazzola on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mazzola walks into a left hand.
Abbott slips under a jab from Mazzola.
Good exchange - Mazzola coming out on top.
Mazzola misses the shot to the body.
Abbott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mazzola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazzola just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mazzola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mazzola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mazzola checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abbott throws a low kick but Mazzola avoids it.
Abbott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mazzola lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzola misses with a straight left.
Abbott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazzola.
Mazzola cracks Abbott with an open hand slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mazzola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Abbott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abbott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abbott staying out of range there.
Mazzola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mazzola moves out of range of the body kick from Abbott.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazzola misses the target.
Mazzola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abbott is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazzola. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazzola slips under a jab.
Mazzola cracks Abbott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abbott is looking to slow Mazzola down with leg kicks.
Abbott digs a good body shot into Mazzola's ribs.
Laverne Mazzola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Abbott.
Abbott is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Abbott.
An attempted straight right counter from Mazzola misses the target.
Abbott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mazzola blocks the leg kick.
Mazzola scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abbott thumps Mazzola with a low kick.
Abbott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Mazzola coming out on top.
Abbott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mazzola throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mazzola needs to keep his hands up - Abbott had a free shot at his head there.
Mazzola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Abbott misses.
Abbott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mazzola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laverne Mazzola is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazzola looks to land a left hand but Abbott moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mazzola.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mazzola.
Abbott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbott, right into the meat.
Mazzola tries to move into range but Abbott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abbott moves out of range as Mazzola strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mazzola, as that shot connected.
Mazzola swings for the body but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazzola misses the target.
Abbott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mazzola checks a low kick from Abbott.
Abbott staying out of range there.
Abbott slips under a jab from Mazzola.
The fighters circling - Mazzola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abbott ducks right into an uppercut from Mazzola.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Abbott connects with an inside leg kick.
Abbott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abbott cracks Mazzola with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mazzola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mazzola moves out of range as Abbott throws a body kick.
Mazzola defending well as Abbott loads up on a big left hand.
Abbott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mazzola if he has to take too many more of those.
Abbott staying out of range there.
Abbott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abbott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abbott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mazzola but Mazzola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mazzola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abbott's sensitive parts.
Mazzola misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Laverne Mazzola will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Abbott. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mazzola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mazzola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mazzola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazzola.
A counter left hand to the body from Mazzola misses its target.
Abbott misses the jab.
Mazzola slips a straight right by Abbott.
Abbott blocks a low kick nicely.
Mazzola throws a low kick but Abbott moves out of range easily.
Abbott connects with a leg kick. Mazzola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abbott moves out of range of the body kick.
Mazzola looks to land a left hand but Abbott moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Mazzola.
Abbott tries a quick counter leg kick but Mazzola is wise to it.
Mazzola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbott is looking to chop away at Mazzola's legs.
Mazzola circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Abbott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch but Mazzola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mazzola lands a right hook to the body.
Mazzola checks a leg kick.
Abbott darts in trying to clinch
and Mazzola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbott lands a jab to Mazzola's midsection.
Mazzola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mazzola takes one to the side of the head.
Abbott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mazzola misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Abbott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abbott throws a body punch but Mazzola moves out of range.
Mazzola misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.
Mazzola is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mazzola throws a wild body kick that Abbott sees coming a mile off.
Abbott needs to keep his hands up - Mazzola had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mazzola.
A punch lands to the side of Abbott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzola throws out a loose jab but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott misses with a body kick.
Mazzola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abbott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abbott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mazzola's head backwards.
Abbott tries to clinch up.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Abbott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mazzola throws a solid leg kick but Abbott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mazzola.
Abbott flicks out a counter leg kick but Mazzola steps away.
Abbott lands with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abbott!
Mazzola throws a looping overhand right but Abbott ducks down to avoid it.
Abbott is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mazzola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abbott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mazzola eats them both and turns towards Abbott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Laverne Mazzola has been cut.
Mazzola connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands with a hook. Mazzola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick there by Abbott.
Good leg kick by Abbott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abbott scores with a jab to the jaw.

Mazzola is rocked!
Abbott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mazzola finds it's way round the side to connect with Abbott's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazzola. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazzola throws a good cross that connects.
Abbott looks to land a left hand but Mazzola moved out of range nicely.
Mazzola misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mazzola. That's going to slow Abbott down.
Abbott throws a solid leg kick but Mazzola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbott.
Abbott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mazzola throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott misses with a low kick as Mazzola jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws the left hand but Mazzola avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Abbott misses.
Abbott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abbott.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.

Abbott darts in and clinches Mazzola up against the cage.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzola fails to land.
Abbott scores with a hook to the body.
Mazzola misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzola lands with a right to the head.
Mazzola working aggressively here.
Mazzola can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
Abbott digs a right hand underneath Mazzola's ribcage. Mazzola let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mazzola lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brenden Abbott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abbott 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brenden Abbott!
A less than humble Brenden Abbott misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.