PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angus Abercrombie (ranked 3265 p4p, 3653 weight class) and James McAuley (ranked 364 p4p, 389 weight class). Angus Abercrombie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Abercrombie
vs
McAuley

192 cm
25
185
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
185
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angus Abercrombie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James McAuley!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAuley tries for a takedown but Abercrombie circles away easily
and Abercrombie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abercrombie looks to land a combination but McAuley avoids it well.
Abercrombie takes one to the chin there.
McAuley swings widly with a right hand
and Abercrombie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McAuley takes a swing at Abercrombie's ribcage but misses.
Abercrombie throws a big shot that misses.

McAuley lands a left and a right that send Abercrombie crashing to the mat, dazed. McAuley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Abercrombie is rocked!

It looks like Angus Abercrombie has been cut.
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!
Abercrombie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Abercrombie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abercrombie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Abercrombie seems to have got his legs back now.
Abercrombie blocks a jab.
Abercrombie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abercrombie lands with a cross.
McAuley falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Abercrombie to counter with a crisp jab.
Abercrombie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McAuley looks for a takedown but Abercrombie sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Abercrombie. That snapped McAuley's head back.
Abercrombie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abercrombie lands with a nice combination. McAuley backs away looking to recover.
McAuley looks to clinch
enabling Abercrombie to counter with a crisp jab.
Abercrombie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McAuley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAuley closes the distance but Abercrombie moves to the side
and McAuley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abercrombie misses with a two punch combination.
McAuley tries to close the distance and clinch but Abercrombie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from McAuley.
McAuley lands a body shot.

Abercrombie gets caught flat footed, as McAuley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAuley trying to control the position from guard on top but Abercrombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abercrombie working for a triangle but McAuley defends it easily.
McAuley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McAuley scoring with some ground and pound.
Abercrombie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abercrombie trying to control the position.
McAuley throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAuley lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Abercrombie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Abercrombie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McAuley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McAuley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Abercrombie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McAuley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abercrombie has his foot on McAuley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McAuley works his way back into a safe position though.
McAuley stands up over Abercrombie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Abercrombie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McAuley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McAuley trying to control the position from guard on top but Abercrombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abercrombie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abercrombie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Abercrombie has his foot on McAuley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McAuley works his way back into a safe position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

McAuley gets a double leg takedown into Abercrombie's guard.
McAuley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McAuley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Abercrombie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McAuley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abercrombie wants to control the position but McAuley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James McAuley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angus Abercrombie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McAuley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abercrombie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abercrombie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abercrombie counters with a nice uppercut.
McAuley lands a two punch combo.
James McAuley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abercrombie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abercrombie wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice jab there from McAuley.
McAuley misses with a takedown attempt
letting Abercrombie counter with a right hand.
McAuley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McAuley wants to clinch
and Abercrombie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McAuley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abercrombie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McAuley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abercrombie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McAuley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McAuley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Abercrombie counter with a right hand.
Angus Abercrombie is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuley misses with a takedown
and Abercrombie counters with a stiff right hand.
Angus Abercrombie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James McAuley.
McAuley is breathing heavily.
McAuley misses with a hook
and Abercrombie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McAuley throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Abercrombie to counter with a crisp jab.
McAuley misses with a lunging right hand
and Abercrombie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McAuley fails with the takedown
and Abercrombie counters with a nice uppercut.
McAuley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McAuley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abercrombie moves into range and connects with a jab.
McAuley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abercrombie scores with a jab to the jaw.
James McAuley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Abercrombie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAuley with a poor takedown
and Abercrombie counters with a nice uppercut.
McAuley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McAuley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abercrombie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McAuley has time to react.
Abercrombie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McAuley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Angus Abercrombie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Abercrombie there.
McAuley with a poor takedown
and Abercrombie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McAuley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abercrombie scores with a nice strike.
Abercrombie lands a lovely overhand right.
McAuley misses with a hook
and Abercrombie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McAuley throws a combination that misses
and Abercrombie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abercrombie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McAuley wants to clinch
and Abercrombie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abercrombie lands a nice shot that snaps McAuley's head back.
Abercrombie with a hook.
Abercrombie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McAuley backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Abercrombie - just one landing.
McAuley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abercrombie finds it's way round the side to connect with McAuley's head.
McAuley misses with a combination
and Abercrombie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McAuley tries for a takedown but Abercrombie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McAuley takes one to the chin there.
McAuley has his takedown stuffed
and Abercrombie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abercrombie connects with a nice looking jab.
McAuley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Abercrombie to counter with a crisp jab.
Abercrombie scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut there from Abercrombie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAuley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abercrombie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie scores with a nice strike.
McAuley throws a right hand that Abercrombie ducks under and follows up with a left that Abercrombie also avoids with ease.
McAuley drops his hands momentarily and Abercrombie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abercrombie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McAuley can do to turn this around?
Abercrombie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abercrombie sizes up McAuley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abercrombie throws a good cross that connects.
McAuley throws a series of punches but Abercrombie moves out of range.
Abercrombie avoids the body shot from McAuley.
McAuley falls off balance throwing a combination
and McAuley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McAuley takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McAuley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abercrombie finds it's way round the side to connect with McAuley's head.
Abercrombie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Abercrombie. That snapped McAuley's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abercrombie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Abercrombie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angus Abercrombie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abercrombie, as that shot connected.
McAuley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abercrombie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McAuley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abercrombie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McAuley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abercrombie defends well and McAuley ends up having to push Abercrombie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abercrombie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abercrombie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abercrombie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abercrombie connects with a jab.
Abercrombie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abercrombie lands with a shot to the body.
McAuley throws a right and a left that both miss.
McAuley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abercrombie slips a jab and a cross from McAuley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abercrombie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abercrombie misses with a double jab.
Abercrombie sizes up McAuley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abercrombie scores with a three punch combo!
Abercrombie with a nice cross.
McAuley misses with a hook
and Abercrombie counters with a left to the body.
McAuley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Abercrombie to counter with a crisp jab.
Abercrombie stuffs the takedown attempt from McAuley. McAuley gets slowly back to his feet.
Abercrombie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abercrombie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abercrombie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAuley throws a nice looking combination but Abercrombie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McAuley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McAuley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Abercrombie as he connects with a hook.
McAuley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abercrombie.
McAuley throws a lazy uppercut
and Abercrombie counters with a stiff right hand.
McAuley fails with the takedown
and Abercrombie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angus Abercrombie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James McAuley.
Abercrombie with a hook.
McAuley throws a hook to the side of Abercrombie's head but Abercrombie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Abercrombie misses its target.
Abercrombie throws a right and a left that both miss.
McAuley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abercrombie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abercrombie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abercrombie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McAuley has time to react.
Abercrombie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McAuley's hands.
McAuley takes one to the chin there.
McAuley misses with a takedown attempt
and Abercrombie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAuley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abercrombie.
McAuley misses with a hook
and Abercrombie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abercrombie connects with a right hand. McAuley shakes it off.
McAuley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McAuley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McAuley throws a right hand that misses
and Abercrombie counters with a stiff right hand.
McAuley throws a combination that misses
and Abercrombie counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abercrombie, as that shot connected.
Abercrombie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abercrombie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McAuley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice shot lands for Abercrombie.
McAuley misses with a hook
and Abercrombie counters with a series of strikes. McAuley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abercrombie tests McAuley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McAuley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abercrombie sprawls well. Abercrombie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McAuley gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAuley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abercrombie finds it's way round the side to connect with McAuley's head.
McAuley with a poor takedown
and McAuley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abercrombie lands the left hand.
McAuley tries to clinch up
and Abercrombie counters with a straight right hand.
Abercrombie connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from McAuley.
A jab from Abercrombie finds it's way through McAuley's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angus Abercrombie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abercrombie 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Abercrombie!