PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muay Thai Master will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Abbott
vs
Thai Master

189 cm
18
218 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muay Thai Master!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master wants to clinch.
Abbott swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Master tries to clinch but Abbott is having none of it.
Abbott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abbott swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.

Abbott gets a powerful takedown and that's hurt Master.
Master is pushing Abbott's head away, looking to escape. Abbott manages to hold on to the position though.

Abbott decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Master moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Tito Abbott has been cut.
Abbott tries to clinch but Master moves out of range.
Master wants to clinch up but Abbott keeps it at a distance.
Master tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Master fails with the takedown.
Master has a takedown stuffed.
Master looks gassed!
Master displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbott throws out the jab.

Abbott scores with a takedown into Master's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Abbott stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abbott clinches with his opponent.
Master prevents a body shot from Abbott.
Master gets underhooks to prevent Abbott's takedown attempt.
Master tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott blocks with his arms.
Master throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott blocks it with crossed arms.

Abbott is trying to trip Master. He has hold of a leg but Master is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Abbott persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Abbott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Master's head.

Abbott stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Master gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Master tries to clinch but Abbott is having none of it.

Abbott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Abbott lands a few punches from side control.
Master is working to avoid the ground and pound but Abbott connects with a decent elbow.
Master wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Abbott works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott working the ground and pound from side control.
Abbott tries to advance to mount but can't.
Master is pushing Abbott's head away, looking to escape. Abbott manages to hold on to the position though.
Abbott grinds an elbow into Master's temple.
Master wants to get back to his feet but Abbott drags him back down.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Abbott.
Master wants to get back to his feet but Abbott drags him back down.
Abbott working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abbott has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbott throws the left hand but Master avoids the punch easily.
Master tries to clinch up but Abbott circles away and keeps his distance.
Master tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.

Abbott darts in and clinches Master up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Master.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Abbott has had enough of the clinch but Master keeps him there for the moment.
Abbott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abbott trying to stall but Master improves his position.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Master with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Master.
Abbott has had enough of the clinch but Master keeps him there for the moment.

Abbott gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Master tries to kick Abbott off but Abbott keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Master keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abbott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Master avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abbott.

Abbott decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Abbott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Master, pushing him back against the cage.
Abbott takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbott's face.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
Master looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott is blocking nicely.
Master lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Master connects with a knee to the head.
Master with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Abbott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Abbott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Abbott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Master lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abbott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbott circles away.
Abbott shoots in but no luck this time.
Master keeps the fight on the outside.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbott circles away.
Muay Thai Master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbott throws a leg kick that misses.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Master fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Master.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Abbott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Abbott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Master, pushing him back against the cage.

Abbott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Master moves in looking to clinch but Abbott pushes him off.
Abbott throws a big shot that misses.

Master changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abbott looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Abbott throws Master to one side and escapes!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Master is looking to clinch but Abbott is avoiding it.
Master is looking to clinch.
Master is looking to clinch but Abbott is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Abbott scores a takedown into full mount!
Tito Abbott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abbott putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Master is trying to stand up.
Abbott scoring with strikes but Master is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Master really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Abbott has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Master's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Abbott.
Master wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Abbott fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Master squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Abbott connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Master is trying to stand up.
Abbott in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Master wants to try and get back to his feet.
Abbott dominating with strikes here.
Master tries to buck Abbott off but he can't manage it.
Abbott breaks from Master's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Master is trying to stand.
BOOM! Abbott connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Abbott working the ground and pound effectively.
Master wants to get back to his feet.
Abbott postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Master looks a forlorn figure.
Abbott lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Master hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Abbott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Abbott's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Abbott tries to clinch up.
Master staying out of range there.
Master tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Master's waist but Master gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abbott off to one side.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Master wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Abbott as Master shoots in.

Abbott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Abbott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abbott prevents Master from standing back up.
Master blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abbott.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abbott decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Master tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Master. No joy for Abbott on that attempt.
Master tries to clinch up but Abbott circles away and keeps his distance.
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbott circles away.

Master closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Abbott tries for a takedown but Master manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Master tries a knee to the head but Abbott blocks it.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master connects with a knee to the head.
Master looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott is blocking nicely.
Master with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abbott is working for takedown but Master is calmly controlling the position for now.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Master tries a knee to the head but Abbott blocks it.
Master keeps control of Abbott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Master lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master prevents Abbott from breaking the clinch.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Master.
Master lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Master.
Abbott goes for a takedown in the clinch but Master prevents it.
Abbott can't find room to land a body shot as Master controls the action.
Master throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Master misses with a knee to the head.

Abbott breaks the clinch.

Abbott pushes Master up against the cage in a clinch.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Master tries a knee to the head but Abbott blocks it.
Master tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Master using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Master connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbott's face.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott blocks with his arms.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Master.
Master looking to throw knees to the head but Abbott is blocking nicely.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Abbott turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Abbott working the body and head with strikes.
Master wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Abbott in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Abbott lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Master down.

Abbott stands up and beckons Master to his feet.
Abbott tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Master is looking to clinch but Abbott is avoiding it.

Abbott shoots in and bounces Master off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Abbott landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abbott is looking to work some ground and pound but Master has wrist control.
Abbott lands a couple of digs.
Muay Thai Master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Master wants to stand but Abbott is controlling the position.

Master throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abbott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Abbott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abbott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Abbott!