PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbot (ranked 9404 p4p, 288 weight class) and Rodrigo Santos (ranked 24223 p4p, 320 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Santos's choice of entrance music: Open the tcheka. Rodrigo Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Abbot
vs
Santos

185 cm
19
295 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

220 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abbot sends Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Abbot is motioning to the referee to let Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Rodrigo Santos has been cut.
Abbot looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Abbot gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Santos stands up from Abbot's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Abbot misses with the combination.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Santos tries to clinch but Abbot is having none of it.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Abbot quickly recovers to half guard.

Santos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Abbot to stand up.
Abbot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice takedown defense from Abbot. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos looks winded!
Abbot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abbot sends Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Abbot is motioning to the referee to let Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Santos is rocked!
Santos is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Abbot doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Santos crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Santos's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Abbot!
Tank Abbot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.