PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Abbott (ranked 22715 p4p, 577 weight class) and Antero Vuori (ranked 2333 p4p, 282 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Abbott
vs
Vuori

180 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

201 cm
22
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jason Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vuori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vuori moves away.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vuori was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Vuori stalks Abbott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abbott's face. Abbott staggers backwards, shaken.
Vuori throws an overhand right that lands on Abbott's shoulder, as Abbott tries to avoid the shot.
Vuori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vuori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abbott looks to land a left hand but Vuori moved out of range nicely.
Abbott takes a swing at Vuori's ribcage but misses.
Vuori tries to close the distance and clinch but Abbott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vuori wants to clinch.
Vuori scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vuori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vuori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left lands for Vuori.
Vuori is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abbott lands a nice hook to Vuori's body. Vuori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vuori fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Abbott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vuori scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vuori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott moves away from the strike by Vuori.
A big right from Vuori misses.

Vuori clinches.
Vuori gets through Abbott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vuori is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vuori throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbott.
Vuori lands with a light punch inside.
Vuori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vuori tries a body shot but Abbott blocks it.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Vuori avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the ropes.
Abbott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abbott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Vuori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vuori throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Vuori.
Vuori lands with a light punch inside.
Vuori blocking some punches.
Abbott can't find room to land a body shot as Vuori controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori working aggressively here.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vuori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Vuori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vuori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vuori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Vuori let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abbott lands a jab to the nose.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vuori plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abbott throws a hook but Vuori avoids it easily.
Abbott is looking to wear down Vuori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vuori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vuori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Vuori is just out of range.
Vuori tries to clinch there but Abbott circles away.
Abbott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vuori.
Abbott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Vuori dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Abbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vuori manages to avoid it.
Vuori slips a straight right by Abbott.
Vuori scores with a head kick.

Vuori throws out a head kick that Abbott doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Abbott crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Abbott's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Vuori is just out of range.
Vuori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vuori misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vuori.
Abbott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Antero Vuori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vuori is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abbott.
A shot to the liver by Abbott. Beautiful body shot.
Abbott jabs at Vuori's body.
Abbott lands with a shot to the body.
Abbott lands a right hook to the body.
Vuori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vuori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
Abbott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vuoris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Vuori raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Abbott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vuori at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori throws a wild body kick that Abbott sees coming a mile off.
Abbott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vuori.
Abbott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vuori moves in looking to clinch but Abbott pushes him off.
Abbott swats away the attempt to clinch by Vuori.
Abbott lands a right hook to the body.
Abbott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vuori.
Abbott misses with a hook.
A head kick from Vuori lands but Abbott takes it in his stride.
Abbott lands with a straight right. Vuori didn't see that one coming.
Vuori lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Vuori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abbott jabs Vuori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abbott throws an overhand right that lands on Vuori's shoulder, as Vuori tries to avoid the shot.

Vuori moves into the clinch.
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!
Vuori throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands with a short shot to the head.
Abbott tries a body shot but Vuori blocks it.
Abbott takes a shot to the head.
Vuori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Vuori avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the ropes.
A short right from Vuori on the inside.
Vuori has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abbott seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vuori can turn it around.
Abbott is trying to force a seperation but Vuori has the dominant position.
Vuori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbott blocks it with crossed arms.
Vuori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vuori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vuori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vuori throws an elbow that misses.
Antero Vuori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vuori has Abbott pressed against the ropes, preventing Abbott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Abbott manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vuori loads up on a big right hand but Abbott slips the punch.
Vuori ducks right into an uppercut from Abbott.
Abbott swats away the attempt to clinch by Vuori.
Vuori tries to clinch there but Abbott circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Vuori takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
That's time! Abbott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Vuori connects with a right hand. Abbott shakes it off.
Abbott slips under a jab.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but Vuori ducks down to avoid it.
Abbott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vuori throws a series of punches but Abbott avoids them all with ease.
Abbott lands a jab to Vuori's midsection.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Vuori throws a hook but Abbott avoids it easily.
Vuori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vuori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Vuori. Those never looked like landing.
Abbott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vuori. Vuori obviously looking to wear him down.
Abbott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vuori counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Vuori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbott throws a nice looking combination but Vuori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abbott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vuori throws a right hand that Abbott ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbott also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Vuori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vuori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbott swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vuori.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
Abbott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vuoris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abbott lands the left hand.
Abbott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vuori.
It looked like Abbott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vuori.
Abbott throws an overhand right that lands on Vuori's shoulder, as Vuori tries to avoid the shot.
Abbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Vuori.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Vuori is just out of range.
Abbott circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbott misses the target.
Vuori throws the left hand but Abbott avoids the punch easily.
Abbott went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Abbott does it's job there.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vuori moves away.
Vuori misses with a body kick.
Abbott misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori misses with a head kick.
Vuori tries to clinch there but Abbott circles away.
Abbott misses with a hook. Vuori ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vuori.
Abbott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vuori tries to clinch up.
Vuori slips under a jab.
Abbott swings for the body but Vuori moves out of range.
Vuori throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abbott misses with a wild combination.
Abbott scores with a sloppy right hand. Vuori should have avoided that one.
Abbott connects with a body shot.
Vuori avoids the body shot from Abbott.
Vuori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott staying out of range there.
Vuori avoids the body shot from Abbott.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Abbott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abbott 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Vuori!
A victorious Antero Vuori thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.