PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Abai (ranked 2943 p4p, 372 weight class) and Sergio Garcia (ranked 3298 p4p, 410 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ludacris - Beast Mode. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abai
vs
Garcia

167 cm
30
184 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

183 cm
28
182 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ibrahim Abai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia controlling the position well.
Abai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia is adopting a defensive guard.
Abai lands a couple of elbows.
Abai throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Abai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abai tries to kick Garcia off in order to stand up. Garcia Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Abai wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Abai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Garcia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Abai's coaches at Russian Bears Training Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Garcia takes a little break here. Abai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Abai is trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia controlling from side mount.
Abai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garcia connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Garcia.
Abai is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garcia is controlling him well.
Garcia controls the position.

Abai explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ibrahim Abai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abai shoots in and bounces Garcia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Abai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abai throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia pulls Abai in close to prevent any damage.
Abai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abai landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia pulls Abai in to control the position.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abai cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Abai lands a couple of elbows.
Abai working some strikes from top position.
Abai distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abai.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abai throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abai with a nice head shot there.
Abai postures up.
Abai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abai postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abai throws a big right hand that misses.
Abai throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Garcia manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!
Abai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Abai.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Abai shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abai defends it well.
Abai tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Abai moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abai backs up against the cage.

Abai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Abai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Abai's head.
Garcia connects with a jab.
Abai dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Abai's head and hops out.
Abai wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia feints the counter takedown.
Abai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abai on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Garcia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Abai on his heels. He'll look to pass Abai's guard now, I'm sure.

Abai pushes Garcia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abai misses with a takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibrahim Abai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.

Abai is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Garcia presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Garcia breaks the clinch.

Abai closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Garcia throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim Abai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.

Garcia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Abai!
Abai wants to get back to his feet but Garcia drags him back down.
Garcia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garcia is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Abai will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Garcia prevents Abai from escaping the position.
Garcia controls the position.
Garcia advances nicely into full mount.
Abai is in a horrible position here. Garcia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abai is looking to escape.

Garcia stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Garcia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Abai's half guard.

Abai kicks off Garcia and gets to his feet.
Abai tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Abai walks into a jab.
Abai with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Abai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Abai shoots in and gets a takedown into Garcia's guard.

Garcia uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Abai moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia tries to break free but Abai pushes him back against the cage.
Abai has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Abai keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia works over Abai's head and body with a nice combination.

Abai is rocked!
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!
Garcia scores with the left hand. Abai knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh Abai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Garcia! Abai is backing up but he can't get away as Garcia lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Abai and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergio Garcia!
A victorious Sergio Garcia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.