PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikky Abby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Abby
vs
Sinclair

180 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikky Abby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abby tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinclair throws a sloppy head kick and Abby moves out of range easily.
Abby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Abby avoids them all with ease.
Sinclair misses with a straight right.
Abby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Abby instigates a clinch.
Sinclair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abby tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.
Abby lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Travis Sinclair has been cut.

Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Abby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sinclair throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abby.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sinclair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sinclair misses with a straight right.
Abby slips a jab from Sinclair.
Sinclair looks to throw the jab but Abby is out of range.
Sinclair misses with a body shot

and Abby decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sinclair's guard.
Abby controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abby prevents Sinclair from getting back to his feet.
Sinclair looks gassed!
Sinclair being controlled here, momentarily.
Sinclair keeping moving, preventing Abby from controlling successfully.
Abby looking to pass the guard.

Sinclair is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sinclair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abby has Sinclair pressed against the cage, preventing Sinclair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Abby breaks the clinch.
Sinclair throws a right and a left that Abby avoids nicely.

Abby moves into the clinch successfully.
Abby misses with a knee strike.
Abby lands an elbow inside that Sinclair shrugs off.
Sinclair is trying to break free.
Abby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abby with a knee to the head.
Abby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sinclair is keeping busy.
Abby looking to throw knees to the head but Sinclair is blocking nicely.
Abby lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Abby.
Sinclair lands a body punch.
Sinclair tries to break the clinch but Abby is controlling the position.
Sinclair is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Abby effectively controlling the action here.
Abby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abby is trying to maintain a safe position but Sinclair gets an underhook and turns Abby into the cage.
Abby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sinclair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abby swings wildly with an uppercut but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Abby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair looks to land a combination but Abby avoids it well.
Sinclair keeps the fight on the outside.

Abby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Abby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sinclair manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Abby is trying to control the action in half guard but Sinclair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sinclair is trying to escape back to his feet but Abby uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Abby decides to stand back up. Abby steps back and let's Sinclair get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Sinclair.
Abby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Abby closes the distance and pushes Sinclair back into the cage.
Abby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sinclair's face.
Abby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sinclair.
Abby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sinclair can't break the clinch.
Abby tries to circle away but Sinclair has him pinned against the cage.

Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sinclair instigates a clinch.
Abby tries a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks it.

Sinclair breaks the clinch.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Abby rushes Sinclair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abby holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Sinclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinclair catches Abby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikky Abby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Sinclair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Abby.
Abby moves out of range as Sinclair strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Sinclair as Abby shoots in.
No luck for Abby with that takedown attempt.
A head kick from Sinclair lands but Abby takes it in his stride.
Abby is looking to clinch but Sinclair is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Sinclair. No joy for Abby on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikky Abby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nikky Abby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinclair scores with a hook.
Sinclair misses with a combination

and Abby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Abby is controlling him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sinclair in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sinclair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Sinclair's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinclair is looking to clinch but Abby is avoiding it.
Sinclair misses with a double jab.
Abby tries to clinch but Sinclair moves away
and Sinclair counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abby blocks a head kick by Sinclair.

Abby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Abby slips a jab and a cross from Sinclair.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinclair keeps the fight on the outside.
Abby doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.
Abby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sinclair closes the distance and clinches.
Abby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sinclair avoids it.

Sinclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abby tries to clinch
and Abby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sinclair but Sinclair pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sinclair scores with a jab. Abby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sinclair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abby tries to clinch up but Sinclair circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a big shot that misses.

Abby clinches up with Sinclair and pushes him back against the cage.
Sinclair takes a shot to the head.
Abby scores with a knee to the head.
Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Abby has him pressed against the cage.
Abby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sinclair's face.
Sinclair wants to break free but Abby has control.
Abby is trying to drag Sinclair to the mat but Sinclair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Sinclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinclair throws the left hand but Abby avoids the punch easily.
Abby staying out of range there.
Abby slips a jab from Sinclair.
Travis Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abby closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Abby has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Abby.
A right handed body shot lands from Abby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sinclair's defenses.
Abby lands a knee to the body.
Abby missing with knees to the body.

Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sinclair moves into the clinch.
Abby tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.
Sinclair is trying to force a seperation but Abby has the dominant position.
Abby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Sinclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abby moves in looking to clinch but Sinclair pushes him off.
Sinclair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sinclair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Abby closes the distance and clinches.
Abby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abby trying to land knees to the body.
Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but Abby won't allow it.
Sinclair has Abby pressed against the cage, preventing Abby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sinclair is looking to break free of the clinch but Abby has double underhooks.
Abby tries a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sinclair can't break the clinch.

Abby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinclair loads up on a big right hand but Abby slips the punch.
Sinclair throws a right hand that Abby ducks under and follows up with a left that Abby also avoids with ease.
Sinclair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sinclair misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Sinclair misses its intended target.

Abby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abby lands an elbow just above Sinclair 's eye.
Sinclair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Abby.
Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Abby is controlling him.
Abby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abby scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Sinclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Sinclair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sinclair waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Abby.

Abby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sinclair's face.

Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abby.
A head kick by Sinclair misses

and Abby counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Abby is controlling him.
Abby prevents the takedown attempt.
Sinclair tries to break free but Abby pushes him back against the cage.
Abby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sinclair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Abby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinclair throws a hook but Abby blocks it.
Sinclair tries to close the distance and clinch but Abby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Abby feints and as Sinclair raises his hands in defense, Abby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abby won't allow Sinclair to get back to his feet.
Sinclair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abby trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair wants to get back to his feet but Abby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Sinclair is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Abby moves away from the strike by Sinclair.
Abby tries to clinch up but Sinclair circles away and keeps his distance.

Abby closes the distance and pushes Sinclair back into the cage.
Sinclair looking for a takedown.
Abby lands an elbow inside that Sinclair shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sinclair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Sinclair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but Abby won't allow it.
Abby tries to score a body lock takedown but Sinclair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abby tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.

Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Abby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sinclair is trying to break free.
Sinclair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinclair is trying to break free.
Abby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sinclair wants to break free but Abby has control.

Sinclair is fighting off a takedown attempt but Abby is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sinclair to the mat. Sinclair regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Sinclair manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sinclair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinclair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abby shoots in for a takedown but Sinclair shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikky Abby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair throws a shot from downtown. Abby moves away and avoids it.
Abby shoots in for a takedown but Sinclair shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abby stalling in the clinch but Sinclair improves position.
Abby missing with knees to the body.

Sinclair lands a takedown into guard.
Sinclair trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abby's guard.
Sinclair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sinclair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sinclair wants to stand and escape but instead Abby has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Abby stays in close to Sinclair's body and controls the position.
Sinclair is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nikky Abby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abby stands up and waves to Sinclair to follow him.
Sinclair lands a really nice looking cross but Abby seems unphased.

Sinclair tries to keep at a distance but Abby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sinclair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sinclair takes an elbow to the temple.
Sinclair tries to break free but Abby pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Abby to work.
Abby lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Abby moves into the clinch successfully.
Abby lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikky Abby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abby 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikky Abby!