PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekyle Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wu
vs
Abaddon

188 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelly Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekyle Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu closes the distance and clinches up with Abaddon, looking for a takedown. Wu pushes Abaddon against the cage but Abaddon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Abaddon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Abaddon tries to control but Wu wriggling away.
Abaddon won't let Wu get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Abaddon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wu manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Abaddon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Abaddon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Abaddon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Abaddon wants to control for a moment but Wu uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Wu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abaddon misses with a head kick.
Abaddon scores with a leg kick.
Wu misses with a few strikes there.
Wu throws a right and a left that both miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Abaddon.
Wu is breathing heavily.
Abaddon wants to control but Wu is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon happy to just control the position for now.
Abaddon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wu is trying to control Abaddon's posture but Abaddon avoids it.
Abaddon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Abaddon trying to control the position but Wu is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Abaddon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wu keeps working.

Abaddon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here.
Abaddon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abaddon tries to move to mount but Wu blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A lull in the action here.
Abaddon trying to control the action but Wu is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ezekyle Abaddon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wu shoots and misses

and Abaddon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Abaddon stands up out of the half guard.
Wu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abaddon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wu drops Abaddon with a beautiful combination! Abaddon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wu is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekyle Abaddon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wu connects with a nice cross there... Abaddon is looking wobbly and Wu recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Abaddon to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Wu jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kelly Wu!