PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ambe (ranked 4676 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Abonyi (ranked 4651 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ambe
vs
Abonyi

188 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Ambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Abonyi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abonyi has a takedown stuffed.

Ambe closes the distance and pushes Abonyi back into the cage.

Ambe works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ambe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Abonyi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ambe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ambe working some strikes from top position.
Ambe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ambe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ambe is pushing down on Abonyi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abonyi is fighting to maintain full guard but Ambe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ambe lands with a punch from half guard.
Ambe trying to control the pace.
Ambe prevents Abonyi from improving his position.
Abonyi trying to control but Ambe postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ambe in particular looking to stall.
Abonyi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ambe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abonyi is looking to get back to full guard here but Ambe has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ambe is putting a hurting on Abonyi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ambe staying calm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abonyi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ambe connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abonyi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Abonyi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Abonyi is rocked!
Abonyi tries to improve position but can't.
Ambe is chipping away with strikes.
Abonyi is still in real trouble! Can Ambe finish him?
Ambe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Abonyi seems to have recovered his senses.
Ambe cracks Abonyi with a big right hand but Abonyi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ambe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The referee asks Ambe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ambe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Abonyi looks winded!
Ambe grinds an elbow into Abonyi's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe working the ground and pound.
Ambe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Abonyi to see if he's OK.
Abonyi being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ambe 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ambe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ambe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Abonyi's guard.
Abonyi wants to get back to his feet but Ambe passes into half guard.

Abonyi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ambe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ambe is taking a breather. Abonyi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Abonyi has hold of Ambe's hands but Ambe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abonyi has hold of Ambe's hands but Ambe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rick Ambe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe slips a nice elbow through Abonyi's hands, connecting with Abonyi's forehead.
Ambe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ambe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe trying to control the pace.
Ambe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abonyi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ambe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abonyi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ambe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abonyi wants to get back to full guard.
Ambe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Abonyi tries to roll over but Ambe keeps him under control.
Abonyi is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abonyi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ambe passes to side control.
Ambe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abonyi can do to turn this around?
Ambe scoring with punches and elbows.
Ambe in side control lands a decent elbow.

It looks like Steve Abonyi has been cut.
Ambe scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Abonyi is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ambe can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Ambe!