PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Youri Tielemans (ranked 1989 p4p, 275 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 2911 p4p, 377 weight class). Abel has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tielemans
vs
Abel

185 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
201 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

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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, Youri Tielemans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tielemans.
Tielemans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abel stuns Tielemans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tielemans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tielemans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Tielemans is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Abel throws a hook but Tielemans blocks it.
Tielemans is looking to counter punch.
Abel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tielemans slips a jab and a cross from Abel.
An attempted straight right counter from Tielemans misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Tielemans misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Abel misses.
Tielemans was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Abel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tielemans.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
Aristides Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel misses with a right hand
and Tielemans counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Abel tenderised Tielemans's leg. Tielemans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abel throws a hook but Tielemans blocks it.
Abel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tielemans.
Tielemans was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abel on the side of the head.
Tielemans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel lands a nice hook to Tielemans's body. Tielemans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel throws out a loose jab but Tielemans uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tielemans misses the target.
Tielemans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
Tielemans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tielemans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Abel misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Abel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abel.
Abel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tielemans.
Abel lands with a cross.
Abel lands a jab to the head.
Abel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Tielemans blocks a low kick nicely.
Abel misses with a body shot.
Abel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans blocks the body kick.
Tielemans moves out of range as Abel strikes.
Tielemans throws a jab but it's blocked by Abel.
Abel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tielemans looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abel misses with a straight right.
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tielemans is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tielemans darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristides Abel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tielemans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tielemans might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Abel misses with a hook
and Tielemans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tielemans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tielemans counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tielemans ducks under a wild hook from Abel.
Tielemans swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tielemans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tielemans moves out of range as Abel strikes.
Abel takes a swing at Tielemans's ribcage but misses.
Tielemans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abel throws a hook but Tielemans blocks it.
Abel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tielemans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abel misses with a straight left.
Abel throws a head kick but Tielemans moves out of range.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel with a nice cross.
Abel looks to land a right hand but Tielemans moved out of range.
Tielemans blocks a head kick by Abel.
Abel throws a jab when Tielemans was well out of range.
Abel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abel cracks Tielemans with a good jab.
Abel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abel throws a lazy head kick
and Tielemans counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel looks to land a left hand but Tielemans moved out of range nicely.
Tielemans is looking to counter punch.
Abel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands a jab-cross combination.
Abel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tielemans staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Tielemans tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tielemans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tielemans swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abel misses with a looping left.
Tielemans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Tielemans moved away.
Abel lands a leg kick that knocks Tielemans off balance momentarily.
Abel slips a straight right by Tielemans.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abel looks to land a combination but Tielemans avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Tielemans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Tielemans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tielemans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tielemans misses with a hook.
Abel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aristides Abel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abel lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristides Abel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Abel is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Tielemans misses the target.
Abel tries to land a body kick
and Tielemans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel lands a jab.
Tielemans throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel lands a nice looking body shot.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Abel takes a swing at Tielemans's ribcage but misses.
Tielemans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tielemans takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tielemans looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Abel misses
and Tielemans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abel throws a push kick but Tielemans slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Abel misses.
Tielemans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tielemans swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Tielemans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Tielemans swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tielemans counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel throws a leg kick but Tielemans sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abel throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abel.
Tielemans blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Tielemans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abel misses with a body punch
and Tielemans counters with a nice uppercut.
Tielemans is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Abel misses.
Tielemans is looking to counter punch.
Tielemans takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Abel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Tielemans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Tielemans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aristides Abel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abel.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
It seemed like Abel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tielemans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Tielemans misses with a hook.
Tielemans lands with a right that hurts Abel. Abel looks to clinch but Tielemans throws a short knee that drops Abel. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Youri Tielemans!
A very excited looking Youri Tielemans made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.