PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 38 p4p, 150 weight class) and Beau Abner (ranked 8 p4p, 26 weight class). Bjornsson's entrance music is Ultimate - Denzel Curry. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bjornsson
vs
Abner

192 cm
24
275
10 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
265
12 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Abner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bjornsson there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Abner has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Abner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Bjornsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abner misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Abner cracks Bjornsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eddie Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bjornsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bjornsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Abner is looking to get back to is feet but Bjornsson passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson landing strikes.
Bjornsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Abner tries to bench press Bjornsson off him but Bjornsson keeps the position.
Bjornsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Abner is not content to let Bjornsson control the position.
Bjornsson scoring with punches from side control.
Bjornsson trying to control the action but Abner is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner is looking for a sweep.
Bjornsson wants to control but Abner is keeping him busy.
Bjornsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bjornsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bjornsson trying to control the action but Abner is working from the bottom.
Bjornsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bjornsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Bjornsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner can't do much from the bottom here.
Abner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bjornsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bjornsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bjornsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Abner taking a bit of punishment here - Bjornsson scoring with strikes.
Bjornsson 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.
Abner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bjornsson.
Abner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Abner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that Bjornsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bjornsson lands a nice short elbow.
Bjornsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bjornsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abner regains full guard. Nicely done.

Bjornsson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Abner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Abner has escaped and now he's on top!

Bjornsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abner controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Abner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice shot by Abner.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abner.
Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Abner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abner moves away.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abner sprawls well. Abner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bjornsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Abner lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson misses with a left hand

and Abner counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bjornsson! Abner lets Bjornsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abner tries a head kick but it misses.
Beau Abner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abner fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Bjornsson square on the jaw! Damn, Bjornsson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beau Abner!
Beau Abner is the new heavyweight champion!
Beau Abner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.