PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbott Tribute (ranked 1097 p4p, 978 weight class) and Anton Gardner (ranked 131 p4p, 120 weight class). Tribute comes to the cage accompanied by tank abbot tribute. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tribute
vs
Gardner

184 cm
21
265
6 - 1 - 0

193 cm
28
265
6 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Brooklyn Apothecary
MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Abbott Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tribute bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gardner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Gardner rushes Tribute and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tribute wants to break free but Gardner has control.
Tribute can't break the clinch.

Tribute escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gardner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tribute stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gardner sizes up Tribute with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Tank Abbott Tribute has been cut.
Gardner jabs at Tribute's body.
Gardner scores with a jab to the body.
Gardner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tribute is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tribute is breathing heavily.

Gardner has Tribute up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardner has Tribute pressed against the cage, preventing Tribute from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gardner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tribute backwards.
Gardner lands a nice uppercut.
Tribute wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gardner has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gardner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gardner.
Gardner scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner digs a right hand underneath Tribute's ribcage. Tribute let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Gardner on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gardner.
A short uppercut from Gardner.
Gardner gets through Tribute's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gardner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tribute is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tribute working hard to break the clinch.
Gardner lands a body punch.
Gardner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gardner lands a body punch.
Tribute takes a shot to the head.
Gardner scores with a hook to the body.
Gardner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardner lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gardner.
Gardner has Tribute pressed against the cage, preventing Tribute from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gardner lands a hook that snaps the head of Tribute backwards.
Gardner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Gardner.
Gardner digs a right hand underneath Tribute's ribcage. Tribute let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner works on Tribute's body with a couple of short punches.
Gardner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tribute.
Gardner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Gardner.
Gardner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tribute takes a shot to the head.
Gardner scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gardner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gardner.
Gardner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gardner pushes Tribute back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gardner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gardner lands a nice uppercut.

Gardner drops Tribute onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tribute is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Tribute is rocked!
Gardner creates a bit of distance for himself, with Tribute pressed up against the cage and cracks Tribute with a massive uppercut! Tribute goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Gardner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anton Gardner!
During a confident post fight interview, Anton Gardner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.