PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Abner (ranked 2732 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Keaton Vega (ranked 321 p4p, 305 weight class). Uncle Abner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Abner
vs
Vega

197 cm
30
265
13 - 20 - 1

188 cm
29
248
15 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

The Huntington New Age Wellness Community

Sakura Style

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 13 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keaton Vega!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Abner.
Vega tried to score with a low kick but Abner checks it.
Abner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crunch! Vega slams his shin into Abner's torso.
Abner throws a combination that misses
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vega avoids the head kick by Abner.
Abner avoids a kick to the body.
Abner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abner lands a front kick.
Vega takes a swing at Abner's ribcage but misses.
Vega digs a good hook to Abner's body.
Vega closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vega scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abner connects with a right hand. Vega shakes it off.
Abner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vega. Vega obviously looking to wear him down.
Vega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abner looks to land a combination but Vega avoids it well.
Vega throws a head kick that misses
and Abner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vega thinking.
Vega attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abner throws a solid leg kick but Vega takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abner.
Abner misses with a kick to the body
and Vega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
Abner tries a head kick but it misses.
Vega steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega scores with a body shot.
Vega misses with a wild combination.
Vega throws a shot from downtown. Abner moves away and avoids it.
Vega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abner throws a head kick that misses
and Vega counters with a nice body shot.
Abner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abner. That did some damage!
Abner checks the leg kick.
Vega has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abner finds it's way round the side to connect with Vega's head.
Abner misses with a shot to the body
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Abner fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner stuns Vega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vega blocks a head kick by Abner.
Abner misses with a combination
and Abner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vega throws a push kick but Abner slaps the foot to one side.
Abner swinging wildly here.
Abner throws a sloppy head kick
and Vega counters with a good low kick that Abner was not able to check.
Abner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vega moves away.
Vega throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A low kick from Vega misses
and Abner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vega misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws a body punch but Abner moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Abner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vega's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abner misses with a shot to the body
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abner tries to score with a low kick but Vega moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Abner.
Good work by Vega as he checks the leg kick.
Abner throws a sloppy body shot
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vega tests Abner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega scores with a head kick. Abner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keaton Vega dominated that round.
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.

Abner lands a left and a right that send Vega crashing to the mat, dazed. Abner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Uncle Abner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vega bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abner's head.
Vega scores with a hook.
Abner throws a right and a left that Vega avoids nicely.
Abner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abner misses with a right hand
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Abner misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abner misses with the body kick
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abner takes a swing at Vega's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Vega misses.
Nice body punch from Vega.
Vega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab.
Abner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abner is looking to wear down Vega with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vega checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keaton Vega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vega blocks a head kick by Abner.
Vega throws a wild body kick that Abner sees coming a mile off.
Abner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vega circles away quickly and effectively.
Abner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Abner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abner scores with a three punch combo!
Abner fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Abner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vega blocks a head kick by Abner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vega tries to land a front kick but Abner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vega connects with a solid leg kick.
Abner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abner throws a poor cross that misses
and Vega makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Abner really felt that one!
Vega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abner. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abner misses with a kick to the body.
Abner misses with a body kick.
Vega takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Abner's head.
Abner throws a series of punches but Vega moves out of range.
A low kick from Abner is predictable there
and Vega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abner misses with a jab to the body
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vega thows a body kick. Abner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abner throws a head kick but Vega moves out of range.
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!
Vega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abner.
A little jabbing left from Vega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick lands for Vega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega slips a jab and a cross from Abner.
Abner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vega with the inside leg kick.
Vega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vega moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Vega.
Vega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega slips under a jab from Abner.
Vega thumps Abner with a low kick.
Abner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keaton Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vega connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vega dodges the punch combination from Abner.
Vega cracks Abner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abner misses with a two punch combination.
Abner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega with the inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abner. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abner takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vega.
Vega scores with a decent looking hook.
Vega throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vega scores with a leg kick.
Vega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abner. That did some damage!
Abner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abner avoids the head kick by Vega.
Abner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vega avoids the head kick by Abner.
Vega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abner throws a head kick but Vega moves out of range.
Vega looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vega pushes Abner away with a front kick.
A combination from Abner does no damage.
Vega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abner throws an off balance right hand
and Vega counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vega misses with a double jab.
Vega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abner. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Abner. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abner.
Vega unleashes a big counter combination but Abner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a lazy body kick
and Vega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abner throws a combination that misses
and Abner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vega scores with a nice strike.
Vega throws a front kick aimed at Abner's knee but Abner avoids it well.
Abner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vega blocks a low kick nicely.
Vega connects with the punch.
A head kick by Abner misses
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Vega.
Abner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Vega.
Abner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abner throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega tries a head kick but it misses.
Abner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keaton Vega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abner is looking to chop away at Vega's legs.
Abner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Abner misses
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab.
Abner throws a head kick that misses
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Abner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vega misses with a head kick.
Abner throws a sloppy head kick
and Vega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uncle Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Vega finds it's way through Abner's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keaton Vega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vega 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keaton Vega!
Keaton Vega thanked the fans post fight for their support.