PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Harrison (ranked 4619 p4p, 4670 weight class) and Palestine Adesanya (ranked 505 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.

Harrison
vs
Adesanya

225 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam Harrison !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Palestine Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Adesanya. No joy for Harrison on that attempt.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adesanya stuffs the takedown.

Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Adesanya slowing the pace effectively.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling him.

Adesanya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Adesanya is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adesanya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harrison .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Harrison . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adesanya stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison . Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.

Adesanya clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adesanya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Harrison tries to sprawl but Adesanya drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Adesanya controlling the action here.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
Adesanya is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Adesanya controlling from mount.
Adesanya is landing with some decent strikes but Harrison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to improve his position but instead Adesanya has taken his back!
Adesanya keeps control of the position as Harrison tries to break free.
Adesanya has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Harrison 's body.

Adesanya is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Harrison has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I really don't envy Harrison right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Adesanya.
Harrison is in bad spot here.
Adesanya lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Adesanya.
Adesanya is not going to allow Harrison to sit and survive in this position.
Harrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adesanya controlling the position well here. Harrison rolled but Adesanya kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Harrison is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to remain composed but Adesanya is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Harrison is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harrison covers up after that shot from Adesanya.

Harrison is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Harrison trying to control the action but Adesanya just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adesanya controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Palestine Adesanya dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Adesanya shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harrison napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Adesanya is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Harrison 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Adesanya politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Adesanya prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison is not content to let Adesanya control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Adesanya's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Adesanya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison wants to control but Adesanya is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adesanya is working for a kimura but Harrison is defending it quite comfortably.

Harrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adesanya pulls his head out easily.

Adesanya gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Adesanya shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harrison is trying to defend but Adesanya finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Adesanya stands up and beckons Harrison to join him on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Adesanya.
A low kick from Harrison misses

and Adesanya counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harrison !
Adesanya scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harrison to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya working the ground and pound from side control.

Adesanya is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harrison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harrison is looking to reverse the position.
Palestine Adesanya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adesanya working away.

Adesanya stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Adesanya is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harrison 's half guard.
Harrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Adesanya is pressing down on Harrison 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harrison is holding on for now.
Harrison gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adesanya stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Palestine Adesanya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Adesanya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Harrison !
Harrison trying his best to control but Adesanya has mounted him.
Adesanya tries to control but Harrison wriggling away.
Harrison is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adesanya working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya controlling from the full mount.
Adesanya with shots to the head and body - Harrison looks very uncomfortable down there.
Adesanya controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to control but Adesanya is having none of it.
Adesanya prevents Harrison from getting the reversal.
Adesanya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harrison looks a forlorn figure.
Adesanya tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harrison is squirming around, avoiding Adesanya's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Adesanya working for a submission but Harrison is keeping him at bay.
Harrison working to try and regain half guard.
Adesanya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Harrison is rocked!
Harrison takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Harrison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adesanya is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harrison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adesanya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adesanya postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Harrison bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Adesanya and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Palestine Adesanya!