PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Abbott (ranked 2888 p4p, 289 weight class) and Rick Roller (ranked 3162 p4p, 319 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Abbott
vs
Roller

190 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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Sinners Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Roller!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roller connects with a body shot that sends Abbott's belly button to the back.
Abbott takes one on the button.
Abbott throws a good cross that connects.
Abbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Roller.
Abbott looks to land a right hand but Roller moved out of range.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roller misses with a jab, cross combination.

Abbott has closed the distance and engaged Roller in a clinch.
Roller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abbott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbott.
Roller misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbott scores with a shoulder strike.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roller lands a right hand.
Roller working aggressively here.
Abbott has had enough of the clinch but Roller keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roller swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roller.
Abbott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roller's elbow.
Roller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Roller.
Roller lands with a light punch inside.

Roller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Roller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roller jabs Abbott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abbott misses with a hook
and Abbott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbott looks to land a left hand but Roller moved out of range nicely.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Abbott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abbott is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Roller's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roller. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Roller.
A quick step to the side and Abbott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abbott trying to control the position but instead, Roller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abbott into the cage.
A short uppercut from Roller.
Abbott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roller or not.
Abbott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roller.
Abbott just leaning against Roller, taking a breather.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Roller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.

Roller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abbott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbott throws out the jab.

Abbott rushes Roller and presses him up against the cage.
Abbott misses with some punches.
Roller lands a right hand.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roller.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
Roller working aggressively here.
Abbott lands with a short shot to the head.
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.
Roller can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Roller.
Abbott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roller blocking some punches.

Roller breaks the clinch.
A combination from Abbott does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Abbott.
Abbott throws a body punch but Roller moves out of range.
Abbott scores with a sloppy right hand. Roller should have avoided that one.
Abbott throws a body shot but no joy.
Abbott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbott catches Roller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roller misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbott misses the target.
Abbott cracks Roller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abbott scores with a body shot.
Abbott throws a hook but Roller avoids it easily.
Abbott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roller throws out the jab.
Roller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roller at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Abbott does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Abbott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abbott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roller circles away quickly and effectively.
Roller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbott.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Abbott - just one landing.
Roller throws a hook but Abbott avoids it easily.
Abbott is looking for a counter combo.
Roller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Roller lands a left and a right that send Abbott crashing to the mat, dazed. Roller thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Dave Abbott has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roller misses with a shot to the body
letting Abbott counter with a right hand.
Roller misses with a hook to the body
and Abbott counters with a straight right hand.
Roller doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbott circles away.
A quick step to the side and Abbott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roller scores with a punch to the head.
Roller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abbott on the side of the head.
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roller.
Roller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roller was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roller moves away.
Abbott doesn't manage to clinch there - Roller circles away.
A little jabbing left from Roller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Roller swings for the body but Abbott moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abbott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roller at a distance.
Abbott throws a nice looking combination but Roller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dave Abbott is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Roller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roller takes a swing at Abbott's ribcage but misses.
Abbott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abbott tries to clinch but Roller moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Abbott. Those never looked like landing.
Abbott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abbott cracks a nice hook into Roller's ribs.

Roller gets tackled into the cage by Abbott. Abbott maintains the clinch.
Roller lands with a light punch inside.
Roller tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing Roller back against the cage.
Roller throws a head punch that misses.
Roller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbott.
Roller lands an uppercut.
Roller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roller scores with a shot to the side of Abbott's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott has had enough of the clinch but Roller keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Stalling in the clinch from Abbott.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Abbott as the two fighters clinch.
Roller is breathing heavily.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
Abbott slows down the pace here.
Roller blocks a body shot from Abbott.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Roller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roller lands a right hand.
Abbott blocks an uppercut.
Roller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott presses Roller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is trying to break free.
Abbott works on Roller's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
Abbott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roller backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Roller fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Abbott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Roller's head.
Abbott gets through Roller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abbott dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roller working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abbott struggles to land a body shot inside as Roller controls his hands.
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 Dave Abbott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Abbott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Abbott lands a nice shot that snaps Roller's head back.
Abbott scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott tries to clinch up.
Abbott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abbott lands with a straight right. Roller didn't see that one coming.
Roller moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
Roller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abbott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Abbott misses the target.
Abbott slips a straight right by Roller.
A counter left hand to the body from Abbott misses its target.
Roller looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roller throws a lazy right hand but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abbott with a jab.

Roller is rocked!
OH! Roller has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Abbott smells blood and charges in for the finish! Abbott unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Roller sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Abbott!
Dave Abbott was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.