PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupercal Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saukko comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saukko
vs
Abaddon

182 cm
29
180 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

185 cm
26
183 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Per Saukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lupercal Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon misses the shot to the body.
Saukko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saukko looks to throw the jab but Abaddon is out of range.
Abaddon avoids a kick to the body.
Abaddon swings for the body but Saukko moves out of range.
Abaddon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abaddon.
Abaddon swings for the body but Saukko moves out of range.
Abaddon throws the kick towards the body but Saukko avoids it.
Saukko throws the kick towards the body but Abaddon avoids it.
Abaddon blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Saukko.
Saukko throws a leg kick which misses Abaddon's front leg but catches the back leg as Abaddon tries to avoid it.
Saukko throws a push kick but Abaddon slaps the foot to one side.
Abaddon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saukko.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saukko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abaddon's head.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abaddon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abaddon slaps away a takedown attempt from Saukko, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko throws a leg kick
and Abaddon counters with a thumping low kick.
Saukko shoots in for a double leg but Abaddon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Saukko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abaddon throws a sloppy head kick
and Saukko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abaddon.
Saukko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abaddon's calf.
Lupercal Abaddon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abaddon checks a low kick from Saukko.
Saukko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saukko lands a nice looking body kick.
Abaddon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saukko.
Abaddon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saukko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abaddon tries a head kick but it misses.
Abaddon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saukko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abaddon's sensitive parts.
Saukko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saukko takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Abaddon.
Saukko loads up on a big right hand but Abaddon slips the punch.
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!
Saukko misses with a straight left.
Abaddon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saukko scoring well with a low kick there.
Abaddon lands with a slapping head kick.
Abaddon throws a head kick but Saukko moves out of range.
Saukko tries a head kick but it misses.
Abaddon checks a leg kick.
Saukko thows a body shot but no joy.
Abaddon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abaddon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saukko rather than just go for the knockout.
Abaddon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saukko walks into a jab.
Abaddon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abaddon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abaddon takes a swing at Saukko's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abaddon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saukko takes a step back to recover.
Abaddon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saukko looks to land a body kick but Abaddon moved away.
Saukko wants to slow Abaddon down by chopping away at his legs.
Saukko tries to work over Abaddon's front leg with a kick but Abaddon checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abaddon checks a leg kick.
Saukko shoots in and drives through. Abaddon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Saukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saukko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abaddon lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Abaddon blocks the low kick.
A jab from Abaddon misses.
Saukko misses the jab.
A slow jab from Abaddon misses its intended target.
Saukko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saukko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko lands a leg kick that knocks Abaddon off balance momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saukko!
Saukko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saukko misses with a body kick.
Abaddon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saukko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abaddon. Abaddon obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saukko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abaddon throws out the jab.
Abaddon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saukko can pounce on him.
Saukko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saukko motions for Abaddon to come forward. Saukko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abaddon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
Saukko throws a leg kick but Abaddon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saukko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 Per Saukko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Abaddon works Saukko's body with a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saukko.
Saukko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abaddon lands a nice looking body kick.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saukko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abaddon as he jumps to the side.
Saukko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abaddon pinned against the cage. Abaddon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abaddon lands a slapping body shot.
Saukko throws the kick towards the body but Abaddon avoids it.
Abaddon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saukko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abaddon's head.
A leg kick checked by Abaddon.
Abaddon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saukko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Abaddon was covering up waiting for the punch and Saukko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saukko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abaddon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abaddon looking for a sweep. Not yet Abaddon, not yet.
Saukko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Abaddon is looking for a sweep.
Saukko landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko tries to move to mount but Abaddon blocks the move with his legs.
Saukko looking to control but instead Abaddon has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Saukko thows a huge punch but Abaddon dodges it nicely.
Saukko wants to pass the guard but Abaddon is defending well.
Abaddon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saukko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saukko is looking for a kimura but Abaddon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saukko to get the leverage.
Saukko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abaddon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abaddon trying to control here.
Abaddon is pressing down on Saukko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Abaddon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saukko controls the pace.
Saukko trying to control the position from guard on top but Abaddon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko sitting in guard, not really doing much.

We're going to have a standup here because Per Saukko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Saukko ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
Saukko throws a solid leg kick but Abaddon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saukko.
Abaddon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abaddon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saukko misses with a wild combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saukko!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saukko looks for the body kick but Abaddon saw that one coming.
Abaddon scores with a jab.
Abaddon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Saukko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Abaddon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saukko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saukko misses with a hook. Abaddon ducked under it nicely.
Abaddon looks to land a right hand but Saukko moved out of range.
Abaddon throws a sloppy head kick and Saukko moves out of range easily.
Saukko looks to land a left hand but Abaddon moved out of range nicely.
Saukko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abaddon moves out of range of the leg kick from Saukko.
Saukko throws a head kick but Abaddon moves out of range.
Saukko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Saukko misses
and Abaddon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Per Saukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Saukko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abaddon. Abaddon obviously looking to wear him down.
Saukko tries to move into range but Abaddon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saukko misses with a leg kick.
Abaddon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saukko.
Abaddon stuns Saukko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saukko takes a swing at Abaddon's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saukko throws a leg kick but Abaddon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abaddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saukko throws a body punch but Abaddon moves out of range.
Saukko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abaddon finds it's way round the side to connect with Saukko's head.
Abaddon moves out of range of the strikes.
Saukko moves out of range as Abaddon throws a body kick.
Saukko tries to land a leg kick but Abaddon saw it coming and moves away.
Abaddon throws the kick towards the body but Saukko avoids it.
Abaddon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saukko throws a solid leg kick but Abaddon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saukko.
Saukko's corner calls for a 1-2. Saukko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saukko throws out a leg kick but Abaddon moves out of range and Saukko only half commits.
Saukko throws a sloppy head kick and Abaddon moves out of range easily.
Lupercal Abaddon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Saukko.
Abaddon cracks the inside of Saukko's front leg.
Saukko tries to score with a low kick but Abaddon moves his leg out of the way.
Abaddon throws a head kick but Saukko moves out of range.
Abaddon digs a good body shot into Saukko's ribs.
Abaddon avoids the body shot from Saukko.
Saukko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saukko fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses.
Saukko slips under a jab from Abaddon.
Nice sprawl there from Abaddon as Saukko shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Saukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abaddon throws a head kick but Saukko moves out of range.
Saukko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abaddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abaddon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko looks to land a body kick but Abaddon moved away.
Saukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
Saukko moves out of range of the body kick.
Abaddon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abaddon throws a shot to the body.
Saukko throws out a loose jab but Abaddon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saukko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Abaddon.
Abaddon connects with a right hand. Saukko shakes it off.

It looks like Per Saukko has been cut.
Saukko with a hook.
Saukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
Abaddon misses with a head kick.
Saukko moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saukko.
Abaddon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abaddon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saukko thuds his shin into the meat of Abaddon's side.
Saukko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abaddon takes a step back to recover.
Saukko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saukko misses with a head kick.
Saukko misses with a low kick.
Abaddon scores with a shot to the body.
Saukko throws the kick towards the body but Abaddon avoids it.
Abaddon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Abaddon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abaddon takes a swing at Saukko's ribcage but misses.
Saukko lands a right hook to the body.
Per Saukko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saukko blocks the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lupercal Abaddon.
I think Saukko 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Per Saukko!
Per Saukko thanked the fans post fight for their support.