PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abott
vs
Thorn

165 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

169 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Abott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thorn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Abott does no damage.
Thorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abott.
Thorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abott but Abott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abott throws a lazy right hand but Thorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Abott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorn dodges the punch combination from Abott.

Abott looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Abott decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Abott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thorn tries to get to full guard but Abott has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thorn looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn wants to improve his position but Abott is controlling well.
Thorn is looking to escape.
Abott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thorn on the ground.
Thorn scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Abott manages to mount him!
Thorn looks gassed!
Thorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Abott is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Thorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abott throws a nice looking combination but Thorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paul Abott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorn tries to clinch there but Abott circles away.
Thorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorn tries to clinch up but Abott circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thorn is looking to slow Abott down with leg kicks.
Thorn is looking to clinch but Abott is avoiding it.
Thorn lands with a slapping head kick.
Thorn wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorn is looking to clinch.

Abott rushes Thorn and presses him up against the cage.
Abott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thorn looking to slow down the pace here.
Abott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thorn looking to slow down the pace here.
Abott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorn just stands there and leans against the cage.

Abott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn slips under a jab.
Abott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abott throws a right and a left that Thorn avoids nicely.
Thorn tries to clinch but Abott moves out of range.
A big left from Abott misses.
Abott misses with a series of wild punches.
Abott wants to clinch.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorn tries to clinch up but Abott circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorn dodges the punch combination from Abott.
Thorn is looking to clinch.
Thorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Abott.
Abott keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Abott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thorn is looking to clinch.
Thorn is looking to clinch but Abott is avoiding it.

Abott decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thorn tries to get to full guard but Abott has control of the leg.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet.

Abott gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
No joy there for Abott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorn moves in looking to clinch but Abott pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abott takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abott throws a hook but Thorn blocks it.
Abott throws a series of punches but Thorn avoids them all with ease.
Abott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn slips a jab from Abott.
Abott looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well.
Abott keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abott misses with a series of wild punches.
Thorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abott clobbers Thorn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Abott closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abott lands in his opponent's guard.

Thorn throws his legs up looking for a submission but Abott uses it to pass to side control.
Thorn is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abott prevents Thorn from escaping the position.
Thorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thorn is trying to escape the position but Abott is controlling the position.
Thorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Abott is controlling him well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Abott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Abott gets the takedown into side control.
Thorn is pushing Abott's head away, looking to escape. Abott manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Abott's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn works his way to full guard. Good work.

Thorn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Abott off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Thorn slips a straight right by Abott.
Abott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorn wants to clinch.
Abott swinging wilding here.
Paul Abott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn is looking to clinch but Abott is avoiding it.
Abott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Abott has managed to clinch.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thorn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Abott dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Abott misses with a few strikes there.
Thorn is looking to clinch.
Thorn tries to clinch up.

Abott shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thorn's guard.
Thorn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Abott!
Abott in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thorn wants to take his opponent's back but Abott doesn't allow it.
Abott wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thorn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn wants to control the pace but Abott is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn wants to stand but Abott is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Abott tries to lock up and control but Thorn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thorn tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Thorn looking to ground and pound but Abott is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thorn looking to control but Abott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Thorn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Abott is on top in guard.
Thorn wants to sweep here but Abott controlling him for the moment.
Thorn wants to stand and escape but Abott is having none of it.
Jesse Thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Abott stands up and waves to Thorn to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thorn blocks a jab.
Thorn wants to clinch up but Abott keeps it at a distance.
Abott looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
Thorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorn is looking to clinch.
Abott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thorn tries to clinch but Abott is having none of it.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorn.
Thorn tries to clinch but Abott moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abott keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Abott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Abott misses with an uppercut.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abott swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorn.
Abott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorn on the side of the head.
Abott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abott.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abott throws a series of punches but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Abott circles away.
Paul Abott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorn tries to clinch but Abott moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Abott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abott, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Abott!