PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Chon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Chon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Chon
vs
Abbott

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
288 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Chon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Abbott counter with a right hand.
Chon moves to clinch but Abbott breaks away
and Abbott counters with a three punch combo that has Chon backing up. Chon nods at Abbott to acknowledge the strikes.
Abbott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abbott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chon misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Chon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chon tries to clinch but Abbott moves away
and Abbott counters with a straight right hand.
Chon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbott throws out the jab.
Chon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chon throws a combination that misses
and Abbott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chon misses with a takedown attempt - Abbott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abbott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Chon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Chon. Those never looked like landing.
Abbott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Chon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chon is keen to just control but Abbott is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abbott kicks off Chon and gets to his feet.
A big left from Abbott misses.

Chon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abbott to the mat! Abbott manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chon wanted to stand there but Abbott had control of the position.
Chon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbott is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chon wanted to stand there but Abbott had control of the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Chon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chon shoots in and drives through. Abbott sprawls well.
Abbott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Abbott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chon to the mat! Chon manages to get full guard.
Chon is trying to control the position but Abbott postures up.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Chon keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chon wants to sweep here but Abbott controlling him for the moment.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Chon keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abbott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abbott trying to control but Chon is working from the bottom.
Chon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott won't allow Chon to sweep him here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abbott looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Chon.
Chon misses with a few strikes there.
Chon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Abbott counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chon's guard now.
Chon trying to keep a closed guard but Abbott is proving a slippery customer.
Abbott postures up in Chon's guard and throws a big left but Chon blocks it.
Abbott is stalling in the full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abbott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abbott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chon keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Abbott distracts Chon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abbott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abbott throws a big elbow that misses.
Abbott controls from within his opponent's guard.

Chon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abbott is one step ahead there.
Abbott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abbott postures up.
Abbott throws a big right hand that misses.
Abbott throwing strikes from guard but Chon blocks nicely.
Abbott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chon tries to get out of the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abbott's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Chon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Abbott passes into side control.
Abbott working the ground and pound.
Chon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Abbott trying to control the action but Chon is working from the bottom.
Abbott controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chon parries the strikes from Abbott easily there. Abbott is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chon to escape.
Chon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Chon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Abbott connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chon some visible discomfort.
Abbott looks up at the clock and then as Chon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abbott smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Chon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chon pushes Abbott off looking to stand but Abbott dives back in and keeps control.
Abbott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abbott is working away from the top position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Abbott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abbott 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Don Abbott!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Don Abbott!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Don Abbott!

Don Abbott wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Don Abbott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.