PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Red (ranked 4417 p4p, 4318 weight class) and Sinethemba Adofo (ranked 500 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Red
vs
Adofo

200 cm
25
215
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sinethemba Adofo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Red defends well and Adofo ends up having to push Red into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Red misses its target.

Red manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Adofo on his heels. He'll look to pass Adofo's guard now, I'm sure.
Adofo is looking to stand back up but Red counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Adofo.

Adofo trying to control from the bottom.
Red passes to side control.
Red moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Adofo struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Red looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Adofo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Red throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adofo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Red to counter with a crisp jab.

Red rushes Adofo and presses him up against the cage.
Adofo is working for takedown but Red is calmly controlling the position for now.
John Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinethemba Adofo.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adofo prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo dodges an elbow strike from Red.
Adofo tries to pull guard but Red forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Adofo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Red smiles and moves away.
Red defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adofo.

Red looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Red decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Adofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adofo misses with a two punch combination.
Adofo throws a series of punches but Red avoids them all with ease.
Red half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Red closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adofo has Red pressed against the cage.
Adofo tries to pull guard but Red holds him up against the cage and eventually Adofo drops back down to his feet.
Red stalling the fight.
Adofo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Red after a bit of a struggle.

Red manages to break the clinch.

Red bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Red staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Red stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Adofo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Red swinging wildly here.

Red gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Red is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Adofo pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Red jumps guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Red dominated that round.
That's time! Red's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Red shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adofo as he jumps to the side.
Adofo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adofo doesn't manage to clinch there - Red circles away.
Adofo misses with a double jab

and Red counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Red jumps guard and drags Adofo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red has his hands on Adofo's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red pushes Adofo off and gets back to his feet.
Adofo shoots for a takedown but Red saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Red avoids a kick to the body.

Red drives through and clinches with Adofo against the cage.

Red manages to break the clinch.
Adofo looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
Red feinted with a counter takedown.

Red fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adofo sprawls well initially but Red persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red is thwarting Adofo's attempts to control the position.
Red throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adofo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adofo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Red controlling the pace.
Red passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Red working Adofo over with strikes here.

Red with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Red controlling from mount.
Red avoids the attempt from Adofo to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red controlling his opponent.
Red thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Adofo working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Red is working for a guillotine from mount but Adofo frees his head quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Red dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Adofo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Red shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Adofo is trying to defend but Red finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Red is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adofo can do to turn this around?
Red thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adofo's head.
John Red overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Red seems content to control.
Red not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Red seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Red looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Red with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Red is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adofo sees it coming and defends easily.

Red decides to stand and escape the position.

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.

Red gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Adofo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adofo tries to stall but Red uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Red tries to score a body lock takedown but Adofo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Red tries to score a body lock takedown but Adofo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adofo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Red breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Red feints and as Adofo raises his hands in defense, Red changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Red slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Adofo is trying to control the position but Red postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adofo being controlled here, momentarily.
Adofo wants to control but Red passes easily into half guard.
Adofo trying to control here.
Red is controlling the pace.

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.
Red stops Adofo from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Red closes the distance and clinches.
Sinethemba Adofo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Red is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Red is defending well against a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Red showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Red has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Red!
During a confident post fight interview, John Red thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.