PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Abbott (ranked 3578 p4p, 3820 weight class) and Ripley West (ranked 388 p4p, 408 weight class). Ripley West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Abbott
vs
West

194 cm
25
272
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
264
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ripley West!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Dave Abbott has been cut.
Abbott closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Abbott pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
West feints the counter takedown.
West throws a push kick but Abbott slaps the foot to one side.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West lands a really nice looking cross but Abbott seems unphased.

Oh, that's a big right hand from West and Abbott goes tumbling to the canvas! West follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Abbott is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West with the ground and pound but Abbott uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Abbott is trying to keep West in close.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abbott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abbott tries to get out of the position.
Abbott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. West manages to get himself to full guard.

Abbott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abbott throws an elbow that misses. West uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abbott's guard. Nice move by West!

West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West looking to pass the guard.
West wants to control from the top but Abbott keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abbott is on top in guard.

West is trying to control the position but Abbott postures up.
West wants to stand up but Abbott is controlling him.
Abbott content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Abbott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abbott is on top in guard.

Abbott content to stall in guard here.
Abbott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abbott connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott stays in close to West's body and controls the position.
Abbott stopping the sweep attempt from West.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ripley West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Abbott's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abbott circles away quickly and effectively.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abbott's head backwards.
West lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
West has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says West as he avoids it easily.
Dave Abbott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

West drops Abbott with a nice combination! West dives into Abbott's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Abbott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Abbott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abbott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Abbott seems to have got his legs back now.
Abbott is trying to control the action in half guard but West is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
West wants to get back to full guard.
West trying to control from the bottom.
Abbott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Abbott trying to control from West's half guard. West has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West looking to control.
Abbott seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Abbott distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
West avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abbott trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Dave Abbott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abbott throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
Abbott controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abbott seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down West for as long as he can get away with.
Abbott passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Abbott controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abbott controlling from side mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abbott throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
West with a hook.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abbott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from West as Abbott shoots in.
Abbott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
West scores with a hook to the body. Abbott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ripley West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Abbott drops down looking for a counter takedown but West sprawls and moves away.
Abbott misses with a few strikes there.
West tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab lands there for West.
West throws a one two combo.
West is breathing heavily.
West scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abbott shoots in but West avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abbott tries for a takedown but West sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ripley West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Abbott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

West connects with a looping right hand.
West throws a leg kick but Abbott checks it.
Abbott moves forwards but West connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abbott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abbott fails to land the takedown.
West connects with a nice cross there... Abbott is looking wobbly and West recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Abbott to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - West jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ripley West!
Ripley West 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.