PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Abner (ranked 946 p4p, 1388 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 124 p4p, 188 weight class). Abner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bulls On Parade. Bronco has chosen The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Abner
vs
Bronco

182 cm
31
176
18 - 11 - 0

175 cm
34
170
28 - 15 - 0

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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bronco cracks Abner with a right hand to the side of the head.

Abner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bronco's guard.
Abner trying to control but Bronco is working from the bottom.
Abner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bronco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bronco is still trying to improve position.
Bronco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abner wants to control from the top but Bronco keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco is pulling down on Abner's head to control his posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abner has Bronco up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronco scores with a hook to the body.
Bronco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abner or not.
Bronco lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bronco.
Bronco misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Abner pulls guard successfully.
Bronco trying to control the position from guard on top but Abner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bronco passes Abner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bronco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bronco thows a huge punch but Abner dodges it nicely.
Bronco is thwarting Abner's attempts to control the position.
Bronco is looking to advance position but Abner won't allow it.
Bronco is looking to take a break and control but Abner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronco looks to land a strike but Abner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abner seems keen to control Bronco's posture.
Bronco content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abner is keeping the position for now.
Bronco trying to control but Abner is working from the bottom.
Bronco with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Abner feints and as Bronco raises his hands in defense, Abner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bronco keeping moving, preventing Abner from controlling successfully.
Abner postures up.
Bronco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Bronco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Abner is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Abner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bronco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Bronco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abner drives through with a takedown into Bronco's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cayden Abner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bronco trying to control the position here.
Abner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abner wants to control from the top but Bronco keeps moving.

Bronco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bronco throws his legs up looking for a submission but Abner uses it to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abner misses with a head shot.
Abner wants to control the pace but Bronco is squirming around nicely.
Bronco can't escape the position.
Bronco is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Abner throws some wild stikes that Bronco manages to avoid easily.
Abner lands with some strikes.
Bronco working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronco wants to hold on but Abner pushes him away.
Abner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bronco is just holding on here. Abner manages to take his back.
Bronco just trying to survive but Abner is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Abner is riding his opponent, not letting Bronco buck him off.
Bronco is really stuck here.

Abner is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bronco is defending well though. Abner let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco staying busy and making it hard for Abner to control.
Abner is working the ground and pound. Can Bronco escape?
Bronco staying busy and making it hard for Abner to control.

Abner is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bronco looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abner is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Abner has the hooks in. Bronco is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bronco tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Abner tries to control but Bronco wriggling away.
Bronco tries to lock up and control but Abner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Abner controlling the position easily from mount.
Bronco sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronco wants to improve his position but Abner is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cayden Abner dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Abner gets a takedown into half guard.
Bronco is trying to control but can't.

Bronco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bronco trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner wants to take a breather but Bronco is having none of it.
Abner wants to stand but Bronco has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bronco is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco is not content to let Abner control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Bronco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Abner pulls his head out easily.
Abner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronco can do to turn this around?

Abner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Abner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bronco is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bronco can't do much from the bottom here.
Abner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bronco tries to bench press Abner off him but Abner keeps the position.
Bronco seems a little lost for a moment, as Abner dominates the positioning.
Bronco struggling a bit here.
Abner trying to control the action but Bronco is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco struggling a bit here.

Abner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Bronco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abner defending well though.
Bronco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bronco.
Bronco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bronco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abner defending well though.
Bronco thows a huge punch but Abner dodges it nicely.
Bronco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abner is not content to let Bronco control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Abner looking for submissions off his back.
Bronco with the ground and pound but Abner uses the opportunity to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cayden Abner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cayden Abner!
Cayden Abner tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.