PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe comes to the ring accompanied by Uncle Sam Goddamn. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Abe
vs
Sanford

200 cm
23
264 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
240 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Earnest Abe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Sanford!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abe digs a good hook to Sanford's body.
Abe misses with an uppercut.
Earnest Abe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abe throws a big shot that misses.
Sanford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanford.
Abe scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford connects with a nice looking jab.
Abe throws a looping overhand right but Sanford ducks down to avoid it.
Abe misses with a straight right.
Abe slips a jab and a cross from Sanford.
Sanford misses with an uppercut.
Abe lands a jab to the head.
Abe throws the left hand but Sanford avoids the punch easily.
Sanford throws a big shot that misses.
Sanford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe missing with a left hand there. Sanford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanford throws a jab but it's blocked by Abe.
Abe jabs at Sanford's body.
Sanford throws a jab but it's blocked by Abe.
A big right from Abe misses.
Sanford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abe slips a jab from Sanford.
Abe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abe throws a big shot that misses.
Sanford connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abe. Abe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanford moves away from the strike by Abe.
Sanford misses with a low kick.
Sanford moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanford misses the target.
Sanford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanford looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
Sanford swings widly with a right hand
and Abe counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Fred Sanford has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanford.
Abe misses with a body kick.
Sanford moves forwards but Abe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abe connects with a single shot there.
Abe dodges the punch combination from Sanford.
Abe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanford.
Sanford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abe misses with a straight left.
Abe scores with a shot to the body.
Abe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abe throws a shot from downtown. Sanford moves away and avoids it.
Sanford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanford scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanford's head backwards.
Sanford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abe.
A leg kick checked by Abe.
Abe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanford moves out of range as Abe strikes.
Sanford walks into a left hand.
Sanford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abe.
Abe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
Abe avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanford is looking to chop away at Abe's legs.
Abe throws a hook but Sanford avoids it easily.
Sanford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanford scrambles back to his feet.
Abe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abe is out of range and Sanford settles back down.
Sanford moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abe thows a body shot but no joy.
Abe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanford doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Sanford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanford under the eye.
Sanford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abe cracks Sanford with an open hand slap.
Sanford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sanford.
Sanford missing with a left hand there. Abe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Abe blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Sanford misses
and Abe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Earnest Abe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fred Sanford's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanford counters with a head kick. That will keep Abe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Abe throws a lazy right hand but Sanford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanford misses with the combination.
Abe misses with a looping right.
Abe throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanford.
Abe ducks under a wild hook from Sanford.
Sanford throws a shot from downtown. Abe moves away and avoids it.
Sanford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanford counters with a nice leg kick.
Abe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abe checks it well.
Sanford throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanford throws a head kick but Abe moves out of range.
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick and Abe moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanford manages to avoid it.
Sanford throws a big shot that misses.
Sanford scores with a jab. Abe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanford throws a lazy right hand but Abe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanford throws the left hand but Abe avoids the punch easily.
Sanford throws a wild body kick that Abe sees coming a mile off.
Abe checks a low kick from Sanford.
Abe throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanford counters with an inside leg kick.
Abe throws an overhand right that lands on Sanford's shoulder, as Sanford tries to avoid the shot.
Abe 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.
Abe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanford. That one must have hurt.
Abe throws a sloppy head kick and Sanford moves out of range easily.
Abe throws a body punch but Sanford moves out of range.
Sanford misses with a hook.
A cross from Sanford lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abe misses with a hook
and Sanford counters with a left and a right that stings Abe.
Nice shot by Sanford.
Sanford tests Abe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Abe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanford.
Fred Sanford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanford.
Abe avoids a kick to the body.
Sanford throws a lazy right hand but Abe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abe slips a jab from Sanford.
Abe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abe scores with a nice head shot.
Abe cracks Sanford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abe misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abe throws out the jab.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanford is breathing heavily.
Abe throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.
Abe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanford in his tracks.
Abe lands a slapping body shot.
Abe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanford moves out of range as Abe strikes.
Sanford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abe thuds his right hand into Sanford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Abe. That snapped Sanford's head back.
Abe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abe lands with a nice combination. Sanford backs away looking to recover.

Sanford is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abe catches Sanford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanford is still on wobbly legs! Can Abe finish him?
Abe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abe cracks Sanford with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sanford tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Abe pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sanford is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earnest Abe!
Our winner, Earnest Abe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.