PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Dingo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dingo
vs
Abbot

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
295 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Dingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot moves in looking to clinch but Dingo pushes him off.
Dingo keeps the fight on the outside.
Dingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abbot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Abbot clinches.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dingo leaning his opponent against the cage.

Dingo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot cracks Dingo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Ricky Dingo has been cut.
Abbot keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Abbot both land. Nice combination.
Abbot wants to clinch up but Dingo keeps it at a distance.
Dingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dingo moves into the clinch.
Dingo blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Abbot on the inside.
Dingo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abbot has a couple of punches blocked by Dingo.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dingo.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
Abbot throws a head punch that misses.
Abbot pushes Dingo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abbot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abbot throws a head punch that misses.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
Dingo blocking some punches.

Abbot drops Dingo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dingo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Dingo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbot throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Dingo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Dingo.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
Abbot throws a head punch that misses.
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dingo.
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dingo seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Abbot fails to land.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Dingo.
Dingo has had enough of the clinch but Abbot keeps him there for the moment.

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

Dingo has managed to clinch.
Abbot lands a shoulder strike.
Abbot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbot creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dingo with a big uppercut! Dingo tries to clinch up but Abbot pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dingo to the mat! Dingo covers up and Abbot unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tank Abbot!
During a confident post fight interview, Tank Abbot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.