PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 3757 p4p, 438 weight class) and Rhicky Whysocki (ranked 4327 p4p, 481 weight class). Abel comes into the arena with Express Yourself blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Abel
vs
Whysocki

190 cm
24
201 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rhicky Whysocki!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whysocki slips a jab and a cross from Abel.
Whysocki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whysocki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Whysocki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abel is looking to clinch but Whysocki is avoiding it.
Whysocki misses with a straight left.
Whysocki throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Abel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whysocki just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhicky Whysocki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whysocki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whysocki is looking to score with low kicks.
Abel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abel lands a jab-cross combination.
Whysocki connects with a body shot that sends Abel's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whysocki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whysocki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whysocki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abel on the side of the head.
Whysocki 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.
Abel throws a series of punches but Whysocki avoids them all with ease.
Whysocki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whysocki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whysocki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abel is looking to counter punch.
Whysocki slips under a jab from Abel.
Abel throws a combination that misses

and Whysocki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whysocki trying to control the position from guard on top but Abel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Abel kicks Whysocki off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whysocki misses with a wild body shot.
Abel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whysocki misses with a looping left.
Abel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arm Breakers/BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
Whysocki looks to land a body kick but Abel moved away.
Abel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whysocki.
Despite the aggression on Whysocki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Whysocki lands a leg kick that knocks Abel off balance momentarily.
Whysocki slips under a jab from Abel.
Abel misses with a hook.
Abel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Whysocki there.
Whysocki looks to land a combination but Abel avoids it well.
Whysocki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Whysocki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abel rather than just go for the knockout.
Whysocki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abel is out of range and Whysocki settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Abel misses.
Abel avoids the body shot from Whysocki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whysocki. That's going to slow Abel down.
Whysocki throws a leg kick
and Abel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whysocki blocks a head kick by Abel.
Whysocki throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Abel lands with an uppercut that bounces Whysocki off the cage and back into range.
Abel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whysocki throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Abel.
Whysocki shoots in and drives through. Abel sprawls well.
Abel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whysocki just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel avoids the body shot from Whysocki.
Whysocki punishes Abel's body with a nice straight punch.
Whysocki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whysocki misses with a straight right.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abel punishes Whysocki's body with a nice straight punch.
Abel throws a hook but Whysocki blocks it.
Whysocki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whysocki stuns Abel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abel lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whysocki takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristides Abel dominated that 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.

Whysocki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whysocki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whysocki looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Whysocki scores with a leg kick.
Abel throws a lazy right hand but Whysocki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whysocki throws out a counter right but Abel avoids it with no problem.
Whysocki just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Abel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abel throws a jab when Whysocki was well out of range.
Whysocki connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel checks a low kick from Whysocki.
Whysocki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whysocki throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
Aristides Abel is winning the standup battle so far.
Abel lands a glancing blow to the side of Whysocki's head.

Abel has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel managing to block the knees to the body from Whysocki.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whysocki throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Abel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whysocki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel prevents a body shot from Whysocki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel avoids a wild elbow strike from Whysocki.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Whysocki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whysocki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Whysocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whysocki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whysocki misses with a body punch.
Abel digs a right hand into Whysocki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whysocki's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whysocki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abel.
Whysocki struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Whysocki throws an elbow that misses.
Abel lands a right hand.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Whysocki misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel scores with a shot to the side of Whysocki's head.
Abel lands a hook that snaps the head of Whysocki backwards.
Abel avoids a wild elbow strike from Whysocki.
A right hand to the body from Abel.
Abel lands a shoulder strike.
Abel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whysocki struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Whysocki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abel avoids it.
Whysocki taking a breather.
Abel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whysockis head.
Whysocki is breathing heavily.
Abel lands an uppercut.
Abel avoiding damage as Whysocki throws knees to the body.
A short left from Abel.
Whysocki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abel is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whysocki tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Whysocki back against the cage.
Whysocki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whysocki tries to land knees in the clinch but Abel avoids the damage to the body.
Whysocki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Abel.
Whysocki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whysocki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
Abel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whysocki backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Whysocki fails to land.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whysocki throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Aristides Abel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abel blocking some punches.
Whysocki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whysocki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whysocki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abel blocks an elbow strike.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Whysocki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Whysocki misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Whysocki fails to land.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
Whysocki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whysocki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Whysocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whysocki misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whysocki can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Abel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristides Abel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Whysocki throws a front kick aimed at Abel's knee but Abel avoids it well.
As Whysocki looks to move away, Abel throws a big counter combo but Whysocki just gets out of the way.
Abel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Abel misses with a wild body shot.
Abel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abel throws the left hand but Whysocki avoids the punch easily.
Whysocki throws a series of punches but Abel moves out of range.

Abel takes the fight into the clinch.
Abel blocks a body shot from Whysocki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Abel.
Abel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whysocki misses with an elbow over the top.
Whysocki prevents a body shot from Abel.
Abel prevents a body shot from Whysocki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel lands a hook that snaps the head of Whysocki backwards.
Abel is working Whysocki over against the cage.
Whysocki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abel avoids a wild elbow strike from Whysocki.
Whysocki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abel avoids it.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abel pushes Whysocki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abel lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Abel on the inside.
Abel lands a nice shot to the body.
Abel lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
Whysocki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abel misses with the head strike.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Abel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whysocki backwards.

Whysocki is rocked!
Abel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whysocki is still on wobbly legs! Can Abel finish him?
Whysocki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whysocki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abel's brow.
Abel lands a shoulder strike.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whysocki blocks an uppercut.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Abel lands a shoulder strike.
Abel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whysocki.
Whysocki misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abel.
Abel is leaning against Whysocki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel lands a left hand.
Abel misses with some punches.
Whysocki trying to land knees to the body.
Whysocki tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
Abel dips a shoulder and cracks Whysocki with a mighty uppercut! Whysocki falls back against the cage and Abel unloads with a barrage of strikes! Whysocki is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Abel screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aristides Abel!
A less than humble Aristides Abel misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.