PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ezekyle Abaddon (ranked 1099 p4p, 55 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 1007 p4p, 48 weight class). Abaddon comes into the arena with Vengeful One blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nuri Jafar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Abaddon
vs
Jafar

167 cm
41
143 lbs
37 - 20 - 1

175 cm
24
145 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ezekyle Abaddon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar throws a jab when Abaddon was well out of range.
Jafar looks to land a left hand but Abaddon moved out of range nicely.
Jafar slips under a jab.
Abaddon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jafar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abaddon throws a shot from downtown. Jafar moves away and avoids it.
Abaddon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jafar on the side of the head.
Abaddon throws a lazy head kick
and Jafar counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Abaddon. Beautiful body shot.
Abaddon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abaddon.
A countering left hand to the body from Jafar misses.
Jafar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abaddon throws out the jab.
Jafar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abaddon.
Abaddon throws the left hand but Jafar avoids the punch easily.
Abaddon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafar.
Abaddon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jafar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abaddon throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Jafar.
Abaddon throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Abaddon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abaddon.
Jafar takes a swing at Abaddon's ribcage but misses.
Abaddon misses the shot to the body.
Abaddon swats away the attempt to clinch by Jafar.
Abaddon misses the shot to the body.
Jafar swings for the body but Abaddon moves out of range.
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abaddon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jafar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jafar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abaddon scores with a leg kick.
Jafar throws a looping overhand right but Abaddon ducks down to avoid it.
Jafar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Jafar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abaddon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Jafar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jafar connects with a body shot.
Abaddon slips under a jab.
Abaddon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jafar was well out of range. Poor timing from Abaddon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Jafar blocks the leg kick.
Abaddon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jafar counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Abaddon.
Jafar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abaddon lands a nice shot to the body.
Jafar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jafar misses with a straight right.
Jafar scores with a decent looking hook.
Abaddon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Jafar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abaddon prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Abaddon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar tries to work over Abaddon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Jafar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abaddon misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abaddon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jafar's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon misses with a body punch.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Abaddon.
Jafar pushes Abaddon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jafar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abaddon prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Abaddon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abaddon blocks an uppercut.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abaddon digs a right hand underneath Jafar's ribcage. Jafar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike.
Abaddon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abaddon misses with the head strike.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike.
Jafar takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jafar blocks a body shot from Abaddon.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Abaddon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abaddon lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
Jafar can't find room to land a body shot as Abaddon controls the action.
Jafar lands a right hand.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Abaddon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abaddon's elbow.
Abaddon throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Abaddon misses with the head strike.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abaddon's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abaddon working aggressively here.
Abaddon struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Ezekyle Abaddon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Abaddon throws a low kick but Jafar moves out of range easily.
Jafar throws a hook to the side of Abaddon's head but Abaddon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Jafar misses.
Jafar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abaddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jafar staying out of range there.
Abaddon throws an overhand right that lands on Jafar's shoulder, as Jafar tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Abaddon avoids it with no problem.

Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
Jafar blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Jafar.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jafar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Abaddon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuri Jafar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
A short right from Abaddon on the inside.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Abaddon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abaddon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar lands a body shot.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar pushes Abaddon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abaddon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar tries to work over Abaddon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abaddon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abaddon backwards.
Abaddon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
Jafar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abaddon scores with a shoulder strike.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar lands a body punch.
Abaddon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jafar scores with a hook to the body.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abaddon misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abaddon has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abaddon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Abaddon.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Abaddon misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
A short right from Abaddon.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike.
Abaddon tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with some punches.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar gets through Abaddon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a left to the head.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Abaddon.
Abaddon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jafar.
A right hand to the body from Jafar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abaddon digs a right hand into Jafar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jafar's gas tank.
Abaddon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jafar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abaddon backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Abaddon presses Jafar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Abaddon misses with the head strike.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abaddon lands a shoulder strike.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Abaddon.
Abaddon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abaddon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abaddon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abaddon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abaddon tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abaddon.
Abaddon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abaddon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jafars head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jafar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
Abaddon has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar tries a body shot but Abaddon blocks it.
Abaddon tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Abaddon back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
Jafar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Abaddon backwards.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nuri Jafar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abaddon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jafar.
Jafar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jafar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abaddon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jafar scores with a hook.
Abaddon is looking to score with low kicks.
Jafar moves away from the strike by Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a head kick.
Abaddon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abaddon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jafar with a jab.
Abaddon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jafar checks a low kick from Abaddon.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abaddon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaddon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jafar on the side of the head.
Abaddon ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
Jafar lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar lands a glancing blow to the side of Abaddon's head.
Abaddon throws a body shot but no joy.
Jafar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jafar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abaddon throws a right hand that misses
and Jafar counters with a straight right hand.
Jafar throws a lazy right hand but Abaddon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abaddon throws a quick counter head kick but Jafar was just out of range.
Jafar cracks a nice hook into Abaddon's ribs.
Jafar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jafar scores with a sloppy right hand. Abaddon should have avoided that one.
Jafar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abaddon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abaddon. Jafar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Abaddon.
A punch lands to the side of Abaddon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abaddon.
Jafar throws a hook to the side of Abaddon's head but Abaddon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jafar cracks Abaddon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar scores with the left hand. Abaddon knows he should have avoided that one.

Jafar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abaddon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Abaddon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Abaddon avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
Abaddon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jafar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abaddon scores with a shoulder strike.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jafar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abaddon blocking some punches.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abaddon has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar lands a body punch.
Abaddon tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Abaddon back against the cage.
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abaddon backwards.
Jafar tries a body shot but Abaddon blocks it.
Jafar pushes Abaddon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
Jafar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jafar scores with a hook to the body.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Jafar is working Abaddon over against the cage.
Abaddon lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Jafar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Abaddon avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abaddon fails to land.
Jafar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abaddons head.
Jafar pushes Abaddon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abaddon throws a head punch that misses.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Abaddon.
Good body shot from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar can't find room to land a body shot as Abaddon controls the action.
Abaddon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon takes a shot to the head.

Abaddon is rocked!
Abaddon working aggressively here.
Oh Abaddon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abaddon backwards.
Jafar creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Abaddon with a big uppercut! Abaddon tries to clinch up but Jafar pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Abaddon to the mat! Abaddon covers up and Jafar unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar is the new bantamweight champion!
An intense looking Nuri Jafar took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'where's my money'.
The defeated Ezekyle Abaddon had this to say: 'you win or you learn.'.