PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Adegon (ranked 4406 p4p, 4065 weight class) and Nameless Unknown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adegon comes to the cage accompanied by INDILA - AINSI BAS LA VIDA. Nameless Unknown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adegon
vs
Unknown

177 cm
23
145
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
135
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Adegon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nameless Unknown!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adegon throws a head kick that misses.
Unknown avoids the head kick by Adegon.
Rick Adegon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adegon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Adegon misses
and Unknown counters with a two punch combo.
Adegon moves in looking to clinch but Unknown pushes him off.
Unknown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adegon with a body shot.
Adegon tries to close the distance and clinch but Unknown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adegon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Unknown misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adegon misses with a few strikes there.

Adegon clinches with his opponent.

Unknown breaks the clinch.
Adegon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Unknown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adegon throws a series of punches but Unknown avoids them all with ease.
Unknown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adegon throws a low kick but Unknown moves out of range easily.
Adegon throws a leg kick
and Unknown counters with a right hand to the body.
Adegon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Unknown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adegon with a body shot.
Unknown swats away the attempt to clinch by Adegon.
Unknown slips a jab and a cross from Adegon.
Unknown was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adegon misses with a leg kick
enabling Unknown to counter with a crisp jab.
Adegon throws a series of punches but Unknown avoids them all with ease.
Adegon fails to land with a series of punches.
Unknown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adegon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Unknown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Unknown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adegon throws a head kick that misses.
Unknown flicks out a counter leg kick but Adegon steps away.
Adegon thows a leg kick but Unknown checks it
and Unknown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adegon is breathing heavily.
Adegon misses with a low kick.
Unknown blocks a head kick by Adegon.
A little jabbing left from Unknown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adegon throws a body punch but Unknown moves out of range.
Unknown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adegon misses with a body shot
and Unknown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adegon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rick Adegon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adegon throws a nice looking combination but Unknown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Unknown throws a big counter head kick but Adegon avoids it with no problem.
Unknown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adegon throws a leg kick
and Unknown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Adegon is predictable there
and Unknown counters with a straight right hand.
Adegon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Unknown counters with a nice uppercut.
Adegon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adegon is looking to clinch but Unknown is avoiding it.
Adegon misses with a body punch
and Unknown counters with a left to the body.
Adegon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unknown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adegon misses with a head kick.
Adegon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unknown counters with a left to the body.
Adegon is looking to chop away at Unknown's legs.
Unknown shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adegon throws a leg kick
and Unknown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adegon thinking.
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!
Adegon misses the shot to the body.
Unknown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Adegon throws a right and a left that Unknown avoids nicely.
Unknown avoids the head kick by Adegon.
A combination from Adegon does no damage.
Unknown throws a counter combo.
Adegon misses with a double jab
and Unknown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nameless Unknown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Adegon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adegon throws a lazy head kick
and Unknown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adegon misses with a double jab
and Unknown counters with a left to the body.
Adegon wants to clinch up but Unknown keeps it at a distance.
Adegon throws a body shot but no joy.
Unknown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adegon misses with a combination
and Unknown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adegon thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A countering left hand to the body from Unknown misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adegon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Adegon backs off Unknown throws a huge counter combo but Adegon manages to avoid it all.
Adegon misses with a combination
and Unknown counters with a three punch combo that has Adegon backing up. Adegon nods at Unknown to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adegon swinging wildly here.
Adegon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Unknown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adegon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Unknown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Unknown moves out of range of the body kick.
Unknown shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adegon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Unknown misses.
Adegon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unknown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Unknown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adegon misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adegon throws out the jab.
Unknown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adegon is looking to wear down Unknown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adegon misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Unknown misses.
Adegon throws a lazy right hand but Unknown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Unknown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adegon.
Adegon looks to land a combination but Unknown avoids it well.
Unknown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adegon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Unknown counters with a right hand to the body.
Adegon fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adegon swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Unknown! But no joy.
Adegon throws a body shot but no joy.
Unknown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nameless Unknown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adegon missing with a left hand there. Unknown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Unknown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adegon misses with a combination
enabling Unknown to counter with a crisp jab.
Adegon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Unknown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Unknown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adegon with a body shot.
A low kick from Adegon is predictable there
and Unknown counters with a nice body shot.
Adegon misses with an uppercut
and Unknown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Adegon.
Unknown appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adegon throws a sloppy head kick and Unknown moves out of range easily.
As Adegon backs off Unknown throws a huge counter combo but Adegon manages to avoid it all.
Adegon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Unknown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adegon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adegon misses with a low kick.
Unknown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Unknown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Unknown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adegon misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Unknown misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unknown avoids the body shot from Adegon.
Adegon backing away here, and Unknown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adegon tries to clinch but Unknown is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nameless Unknown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Adegon throws a sloppy head kick
and Unknown counters with a left to the body.
Unknown blocks a head kick by Adegon.

Adegon takes the fight into the clinch.
Unknown jumps guard but Adegon stands there with Unknown around his waist. Unknown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Unknown just leaning against Adegon, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Unknown breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adegon throws a series of punches but Unknown avoids them all with ease.
Unknown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Adegon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Unknown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adegon with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Adegon. Those never looked like landing.
Unknown follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Adegon tries to land a leg kick but Unknown saw it coming and moves away.
Adegon misses with an uppercut. Unknown saw that one coming.
Adegon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Unknown misses.
Adegon misses the shot to the body.
Adegon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Unknown counters with a head kick.
Adegon throws a nice looking combination but Unknown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adegon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Unknown's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Adegon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Unknown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adegon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Unknown counters with a one-two to the body.
Adegon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unknown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adegon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Unknown counters with a left and a right that stings Adegon.

Adegon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adegon tries to clinch up but Unknown circles away and keeps his distance.
Unknown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Adegon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adegon thows a leg kick but Unknown checks it
and Unknown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adegon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Unknown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adegon throws a right hand that Unknown ducks under and follows up with a left that Unknown also avoids with ease.
Unknown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adegon moves in looking to clinch but Unknown pushes him off.
Unknown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adegon seems to have got his legs back now.
Adegon misses with a right hand
and Unknown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adegon thinking.
Adegon is looking to clinch.
Adegon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unknown circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Unknown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adegon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Unknown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Adegon is predictable there
and Unknown counters with a straight right hand.
Adegon misses with a leg kick.
Adegon moves in looking to clinch but Unknown pushes him off.
Unknown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Adegon misses
and Unknown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adegon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Unknown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adegon tries to close the distance and clinch but Unknown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Unknown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nameless Unknown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Unknown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adegon.
Adegon swinging wildly here.
Unknown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adegon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Unknown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adegon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unknown circles away quickly and effectively.
Unknown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rick Adegon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adegon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Unknown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nameless Unknown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Unknown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Nameless Unknown!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Nameless Unknown!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Nameless Unknown!

Nameless Unknown wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Nameless Unknown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.