PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 992 p4p, 1105 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 141 p4p, 158 weight class). Hallbjornsson comes to the cage accompanied by Herr Mannelig. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hallbjornsson
vs
Bautista

190 cm
30
210
21 - 12 - 0

190 cm
32
209
20 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adils Hallbjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallbjornsson lands a nice shot that snaps Bautista's head back.
Hallbjornsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bautista just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallbjornsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hallbjornsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Hallbjornsson looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
Hallbjornsson scores with a hook to the body. Bautista takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hallbjornsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hallbjornsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bautista's head backwards.
Hallbjornsson throws a right hand that misses
and Bautista counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hallbjornsson throws a body kick that misses.
Hallbjornsson throws an off balance right hand
and Hallbjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallbjornsson tries to clinch there but Bautista circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bautista misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hallbjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bautista has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hallbjornsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Bautista's head.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bautista to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista with the inside leg kick.
Hallbjornsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heartless Team in the buildup to the fight.
Hallbjornsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bautista throws out a counter right but Hallbjornsson avoids it with no problem.
Hallbjornsson catches Bautista with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hallbjornsson scores with a nice strike.
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the side of Bautista's head but Bautista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hallbjornsson misses with a right hand
and Bautista counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hallbjornsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hallbjornsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Hallbjornsson coming out on top.
Bautista checks a low kick from Hallbjornsson.
Bautista takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hallbjornsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the side of Bautista's head but Bautista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Hallbjornsson finds it's way through Bautista's defenses.
Hallbjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hallbjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bautista counters with a good, hard body kick but Hallbjornsson shrugs it off.
Hallbjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Bautista steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hallbjornsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.
Hallbjornsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Bautista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hallbjornsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Bautista slams his shin into Hallbjornsson's torso.
Hallbjornsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bautista counters with a two punch combo.
Hallbjornsson cracks a nice hook into Bautista's ribs.
Hallbjornsson connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallbjornsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hallbjornsson digs a good hook to Bautista's body.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hallbjornsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bautista drops his hands momentarily and Hallbjornsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hallbjornsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bautista momentarily.
Hallbjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallbjornsson.
Bautista looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hallbjornsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.
Bautista takes a swing at Hallbjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Adils Hallbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hallbjornsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bautista under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adils Hallbjornsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bautista is looking to land body kicks.
Hallbjornsson misses the jab.
Bautista avoids a kick to the body.
Bautista takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hallbjornsson misses with a body shot.
Hallbjornsson misses the body punch
letting Bautista counter with a right hand.
Hallbjornsson lands a head shot.
Bautista on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hallbjornsson. Hallbjornsson obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Bautista takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hallbjornsson connects with a right hand. Bautista shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista jabs Hallbjornsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bautista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hallbjornsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bautista.
Hallbjornsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bautista.
Bautista slips a straight right by Hallbjornsson.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bautista stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallbjornsson.
Bautista misses with a left hand
letting Hallbjornsson counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick from Hallbjornsson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautista connects with a leg kick.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Bautista lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bautista.
Adils Hallbjornsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallbjornsson lands a slapping body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bautista might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hallbjornsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Hallbjornsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bautista.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Hallbjornsson moves away and avoids it.
Hallbjornsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bautista can do to turn this around?
Bautista's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hallbjornsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bautista scrambles back to his feet.
Hallbjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hallbjornsson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hallbjornsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Bautista releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hallbjornsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hallbjornsson misses the jab.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson wants to clinch but Bautista slips to the side
and Hallbjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallbjornsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hallbjornsson misses with a kick to the body.
Bautista tries a quick counter leg kick but Hallbjornsson is wise to it.
Hallbjornsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hallbjornsson misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson throws a body punch but Bautista moves out of range.
Hallbjornsson throws a wild body kick that Bautista sees coming a mile off.

Bautista lands a big right hand that sends Hallbjornsson crashing to the mat! Bautista stays standing though and waves Hallbjornsson back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallbjornsson manages to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson punishes Bautista's body with a nice straight punch.
Bautista slips under a jab from Hallbjornsson.
It seemed like Bautista was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hallbjornsson looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
Hallbjornsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hallbjornsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
A big left from Bautista misses.
Hallbjornsson scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adils Hallbjornsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy right hand but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Bautista responds with a good body kick, but Hallbjornsson manages to step out the way in time.
Bautista misses with a right hand
letting Hallbjornsson counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hallbjornsson.
Bautista takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bautista pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bautista pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hallbjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
Hallbjornsson is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hallbjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.
Hallbjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Bautista counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Hallbjornsson misses its intended target.
Bautista steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hallbjornsson misses with a kick to the body.
Bautista looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hallbjornsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bautista checks a leg kick.
Bautista looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hallbjornsson throws a right hand that misses
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bautista takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hallbjornsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hallbjornsson is rocked!
Bautista throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses with a straight left.
Bautista has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hallbjornsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drax Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.

Hallbjornsson rushes Bautista and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Hallbjornsson fails to land.
Hallbjornsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bautista tries to circle away but Hallbjornsson has him pinned against the cage.
Bautista digs a right hand into Hallbjornsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hallbjornsson's gas tank.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Hallbjornsson is controlling him.
Hallbjornsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallbjornsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hallbjornsson digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
Bautista tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallbjornsson's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hallbjornsson throws a head punch that misses.

Bautista breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries to move into range but Hallbjornsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallbjornsson.
Bautista looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hallbjornsson keeps Bautista at a distance using the push kick.
Hallbjornsson lands with an overhand left.
Hallbjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Hallbjornsson swings for the body but Bautista moves out of range.
And Bautista responds with a good body kick, but Hallbjornsson manages to step out the way in time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hallbjornsson.
Bautista scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Hallbjornsson scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the side of Bautista's head but Bautista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Bautista on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hallbjornsson lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Hallbjornsson lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautista takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bautista looks to land a right hand but Hallbjornsson moved out of range.
Hallbjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bautista is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.
Bautista with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hallbjornsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bautista gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hallbjornsson blocks the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adils Hallbjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hallbjornsson 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adils Hallbjornsson!
Our winner, Adils Hallbjornsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.