PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 396 p4p, 52 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 324 p4p, 45 weight class). Abel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Express Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pendragon
vs
Abel

189 cm
31
195 lbs
21 - 15 - 1

190 cm
30
201 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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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 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon misses with a body punch
and Abel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Abel takes one to the side of the head.
We've been told by Pendragon's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pendragon works the jab nicely.
Pendragon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Pendragon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendragon scores with a nice body kick.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Pendragon swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Pendragon throws a low kick but Abel moves out of range easily.
Pendragon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pendragon. That's going to slow Abel down.
Pendragon looks to land a body kick but Abel moved away.
Abel misses with a body kick.
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 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pendragon.
Abel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abel scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pendragon throws a leg kick but Abel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abel slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
Abel is looking to score with low kicks.
Abel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pendragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pendragon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abel misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Pendragon misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abel checks a leg kick.
Pendragon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pendragon misses with a left hand
and Abel counters with a good, hard body kick but Pendragon shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pendragon defending well as Abel loads up on a big left hand.
Abel throws a nice looking combination but Pendragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abel thuds a left hand into Pendragon's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel tests Pendragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pendragon looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Pendragon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut.
Pendragon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pendragon misses with a double jab.
Pendragon cracks Abel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pendragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Pendragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pendragon misses with a hook
letting Abel counter with a right hand.
Abel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pendragon throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
Pendragon takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Abel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Pendragon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pendragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pendragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pendragon throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands with a right hand.
Abel dodges the punch combination from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Abel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pendragon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Pendragon.
Abel blocks the body kick.
Abel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Abel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pendragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pendragon blocks a head kick by Abel.
Pendragon misses with the body kick
and Abel counters with a solid body kick.
Pendragon cracks Abel with an open hand slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abel.
Abel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel blocks a jab.
Pendragon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abel is out of range.
Pendragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Pendragon as he checks the leg kick.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel throws a leg kick which misses Pendragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Pendragon tries to avoid it.
Abel blocks a jab.
Pendragon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abel lands a nice shot to the body.
Abel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pendragon misses with a low kick.
Pendragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pendragon rather than just go for the knockout.
Abel throws a body punch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Abel defending well as Pendragon loads up on a big left hand.
Abel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abel stuns Pendragon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.
Pendragon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses
and Abel counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aristides Abel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Abel scores with a push kick.
Pendragon avoids the body shot from Abel.
Pendragon moves away from the strike by Abel.
Aristides Abel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pendragon tries to move into range but Abel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pendragon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Abel checks a leg kick.
Pendragon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pendragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel staying out of range there.
Pendragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abel's sensitive parts.
Pendragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendragon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pendragon misses with a low kick.
Abel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pendragon is able to avoid easily.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel throws a jab when Pendragon was well out of range.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pendragon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pendragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Abel does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pendragon misses with a leg kick.
Abel throws a body kick that misses.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the body
and Abel counters with a nice leg kick.
Pendragon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
and Abel counters with a low kick, right behind Pendragon 's knee.
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pendragon's hands.
Abel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pendragon blocks a head kick by Abel.
Pendragon misses the shot to the body.
Abel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Abel misses.
Pendragon throws a series of punches but Abel moves out of range.
Pendragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pendragon misses with a leg kick.
Abel slips under a jab from Pendragon.
Abel connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon's corner calls for a 1-2. Pendragon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pendragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pendragon throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Abel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pendragon misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Abel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pendragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.
Abel tries to land a leg kick but Pendragon saw it coming and moves away.
Pendragon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abel takes one to the chin there.
Pendragon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Abel connects with an inside leg kick.
Abel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pendragon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pendragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut
and Abel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Abel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pendragon scores with a punch to the head.
Pendragon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abel.
Pendragon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pendragon checks it well.
Abel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Pendragon.
Pendragon lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Abel.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Crunch! Pendragon slams his shin into Abel's torso.
Abel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pendragon swings widly with a right hand
enabling Abel to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Abel does no damage.
Pendragon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abel drops his hands momentarily and Pendragon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pendragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abel throws a lazy right hand but Pendragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Abel throws a body punch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Abel walks into a straight right hand from Pendragon.
Pendragon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abel is out of range.
Abel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pendragon.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Abel.
Abel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abel - that will leave a mark!
Pendragon takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Abel flicks out a counter leg kick but Pendragon steps away.
Abel throws a chopping leg kick but Pendragon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pendragon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abel counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Abel.
Abel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aristides Abel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Abel misses with a hook.
Pendragon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Abel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pendragon throws a leg kick that misses.
Abel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pendragon blocks it well.
Pendragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pendragon walks into a jab.
Abel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a front kick that sends Abel stumbling back into the cage.
Pendragon throws a looping overhand right but Abel ducks down to avoid it.
Abel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Pendragon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abel.
Pendragon punishes Abel's body with a nice straight punch.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon misses with a looping right.
Pendragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abel tries to work over Pendragon's front leg with a kick but Pendragon checks it.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Pendragon throws a push kick but Abel slaps the foot to one side.
Pendragon cracks the inside of Abel's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
Abel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pendragon 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.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon.
Abel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abel looks to land a left hand but Pendragon moved out of range nicely.
Abel scores with a kick to the body.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abel.
Abel scores with a sloppy right hand. Pendragon should have avoided that one.
Abel misses with a head kick.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
Pendragon throws a right hand that Abel ducks under and follows up with a left that Abel also avoids with ease.
Abel lands a jab to the head.
Pendragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pendragon.
Abel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pendragon throws a shot to the body.
Pendragon throws a leg kick that misses.
Abel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pendragon throws a leg kick but Abel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Abel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pendragon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abel lands a right hook to the body.
Abel thuds a left hand into Pendragon's body.
Pendragon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abel misses the shot to the body.
Pendragon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pendragon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abel is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abel! But no joy.
Pendragon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pendragon throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel feints a counter leg kick.
Abel misses the jab.
Pendragon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Abel works Pendragon's body with a nice hook.
Abel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pendragon lands with a nice combination. Abel backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
Abel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pendragon on the side of the head.
Pendragon misses with a leg kick.
Abel looks to land a left hand but Pendragon moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Pendragon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arthur Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Abel.
Pendragon throws a looping overhand right but Abel ducks down to avoid it.
Aristides Abel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a leg kick but Abel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abel throws a nice head kick!
Pendragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pendragon throws a wild body kick that Abel sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Abel misses.
Abel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
Abel defending well as Pendragon loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Abel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abel lands a slapping body shot.
Abel dodges the punch combination from Pendragon.
Pendragon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Abel does it's job there.
Pendragon misses with a wild combination.
Abel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Pendragon scores with a shot to the body.
Pendragon scores with a push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arthur Pendragon.
Well Abel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel 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.