PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Abrenica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and quick star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). quick star will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Abrenica
vs
star

167 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

155 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Abrenica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, quick star!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abrenica shoots in and bounces star off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Abrenica with a flurry of punches that miss.
star wants to sweep but no luck.
Abrenica lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abrenica postures up and lands a big shot to star's brow.
Abrenica postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
star throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Abrenica with a nice head shot there.
Abrenica throwing strikes but missing.
Abrenica working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abrenica content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abrenica will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abrenica passes into half guard.
Abrenica not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrenica is thwarting star's attempts to control the position.
star wants to get back to full guard.
Abrenica with the ground and pound but star uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Abrenica lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Abrenica missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abrenica is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abrenica is in close to star's body, working some short punches and elbows.
star looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abrenica is one step ahead there.
star looks gassed!
Abrenica throws a big right hand that misses.
Abrenica looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abrenica scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
star keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abrenica shoots for a takedown but star saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abrenica fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Abrenica. That's going to take a lot out of him.

star takes the fight into the clinch.
star trying to stall but Abrenica improves his position.

star breaks from the clinch.
Abrenica shoots in for a double leg but star sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
star is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abrenica.
Abrenica avoids the head kick by star.
star throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abrenica's waist but Abrenica gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing star off to one side.
Abrenica gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and star counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
star closes the distance and clinches up with Abrenica, looking for a takedown. star pushes Abrenica against the ropes but Abrenica circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abrenica shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and star counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abrenica thinking.

star scores a takedown into full mount!
Abrenica swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
star tries to control but Abrenica wriggling away.
star is looking to stand but star has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Abrenica is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Abrenica on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abrenica tries to get out of the position.

star has hold of Abrenica's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abrenica manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrenica is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
star blocks Abrenica's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Abrenica tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abrenica blocking the ground and pound.
Abrenica keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Abrenica regains half guard.
Abrenica landing small, sideways elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Abrenica will probably get the nod.
That's time! Abrenica's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

star throws a head kick that misses.
star misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abrenica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abrenica throws a leg kick that misses.
Abrenica shoots in but no luck this time.
star tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abrenica swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Abrenica changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. star looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Abrenica working the body and head with strikes.
Abrenica working the ground and pound from side control.
Abrenica cracks star with an elbow. That is naaassty.
star is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
star on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
star wants to control but Abrenica is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abrenica prevents star from improving his position.
Abrenica has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrenica seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
star tries to roll over but Abrenica keeps him under control.
Abrenica seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
star regains full guard. Nicely done.
Abrenica lands a couple of elbows.
Abrenica lands a couple of elbows.
Abrenica throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
star wants to stand up but Abrenica is controlling him.
star has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Abrenica has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abrenica connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused star some visible discomfort.
star is trying to control Abrenica's posture but Abrenica avoids it.
Abrenica scoring with punches from side control.
star trying his best to control but Abrenica has mounted him.
Abrenica looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Abrenica looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Abrenica lands a big shot there that rocks star but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
star takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abrenica scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrenica avoids the attempt from star to control.
star taking shots to the head.
star is bucking up trying to escape but Abrenica cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Abrenica landing strikes from the mount and star is in trouble!
Abrenica lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Abrenica connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Abrenica dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Abrenica cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Abrenica with a couple of short strikes.
Abrenica lands with some vicious ground and pound - can star hang on?
Abrenica working star over with strikes here.
star wants to hold on but Abrenica pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abrenica punishing his opponent with strikes.
star should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
star tries to hold on but Abrenica pushes him away.
Abrenica raining down shots from the mount!
Abrenica scoring with strikes but star is staying in there.
star tries to hold on but Abrenica postures up.
Abrenica with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Abrenica.
star is in all sorts of trouble here.
Abrenica is landing with some decent strikes but star is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns star that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Abrenica dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Abrenica takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Abrenica gets the takedown into side control.
Abrenica cracks star with a big right hand but star just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Abrenica cracks star with a big elbow.
Abrenica working away.
star on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Abrenica connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused star some visible discomfort.
Abrenica lands a few punches from side control.
star gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
star is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
star is trying to stand back up but Abrenica is controlling him
Abrenica seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
star is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abrenica scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abrenica connects with a nice short shot to star's temple.
Abrenica working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
star avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abrenica.
Abrenica is nestled in close to star, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abrenica working over star with some ground and pound. star looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

star looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Abrenica missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

star actively working from the bottom here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abrenica has his takedown stuffed

and star holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abrenica has star pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. star manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

star manages to break the clinch.
star blocks the body kick.
Abrenica swats away the attempt to clinch by star.

Abrenica shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Abrenica was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Abrenica fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Abrenica is landing with some decent strikes but star is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abrenica breaks from star's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Abrenica looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
star swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Abrenica working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Abrenica lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrenica unloading with bombs!
Abrenica working the ground and pound effectively.
Abrenica lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Abrenica unloading with bombs!
star can't escape the position.
Abrenica avoids the attempt from star to control.
Abrenica unloading with bombs!
Abrenica is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chris Abrenica overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abrenica has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of star's face.
Abrenica punishing his opponent with strikes.
Abrenica dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abrenica avoids the attempt from star to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Abrenica cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Abrenica lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Abrenica putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Abrenica has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of star's face.
Abrenica landing strikes from the mount and star is in trouble!
Abrenica with good strikes from the mount here!
Abrenica landing strikes, looking to finish!
star is looking to improve his position but Abrenica isn't that keen on the idea.
star is in a horrible position here. Abrenica smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Abrenica showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abrenica, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Abrenica!