PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bael Adonael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kooch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kooch has chosen Rusko - Tru Powwa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adonael
vs
Kooch

194 cm
24
270 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
255 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bael Adonael !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Kooch!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kooch shoots in but Adonael avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kooch dives in and grabs Adonael 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adonael pushes down on Kooch's head and hops out.
Adonael throws and low kick but Kooch moves out of range easily.
Adonael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adonael misses with a body kick.
Adonael throws a leg kick but Kooch sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adonael misses with a low kick.
Adonael tries to clinch up.
Adonael defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kooch.
Bael Adonael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Kooch.
Adonael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kooch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonael fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adonael lands a front kick.
Bael Adonael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adonael moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kooch looks gassed!
Adonael lands a head kick. Kooch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adonael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kooch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kooch is trying desperately to land a takedown but Adonael is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kooch.
A good leg kick by Adonael .
Adonael with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adonael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adonael . That's going to slow Kooch down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonael fakes the leg kick and cracks Kooch in the body.
Kooch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kooch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adonael . Adonael obviously looking to wear him down.
Adonael is looking to land body kicks.
Adonael tries a head kick but it misses.
Kooch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adonael throws a body kick that misses.
Kooch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Adonael thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kooch if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonael delivers a nice body kick.
Kooch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Adonael . That one must have hurt.
Kooch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adonael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adonael throws a head kick that misses.
Adonael tries a head kick but it misses.
Kooch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kooch avoids the head kick by Adonael .
Kooch blocks a head kick by Adonael .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonael throws a wild body kick that Kooch sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adonael .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adonael connects with a high kick.
Kooch fails with a takedown attempt.
Adonael throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kooch avoids the head kick by Adonael .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kooch blocks a head kick by Adonael .
Kooch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adonael 's waist but Adonael gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kooch off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bael Adonael dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adonael wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kooch.
Adonael throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kooch avoids the head kick by Adonael .
Kooch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adonael throws a head kick that misses.
Adonael scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonael lands with a nice body kick.
Kooch is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adonael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bael Adonael is winning the standup battle so far.
Adonael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kooch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adonael can pounce on him.
Adonael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kooch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kooch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adonael as he avoids it easily.
Adonael scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kooch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adonael lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adonael , right into the meat.
Adonael tries a head kick but it misses.
Kooch fails with a takedown attempt.
Bael Adonael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Kooch.
Adonael keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kooch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adonael . Adonael obviously looking to wear him down.
Adonael tries to clinch but Kooch is having none of it.
Kooch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adonael is fending him off so far but Kooch persists. Nope, Adonael circles away and we're back to standing.
Adonael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adonael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adonael .
Adonael throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adonael .
Bael Adonael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adonael throws a head kick but Kooch moves out of range.
Adonael throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kooch's head.
Bael Adonael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adonael connects with a solid leg kick.
Adonael throws a head kick that misses.
Kooch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adonael avoids it really well and circles away.
Adonael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bael Adonael dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Adonael throws a nice head kick!
Adonael lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adonael is looking to clinch.
Kooch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Adonael .
Adonael displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kooch.
Kooch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adonael in his tracks.
Kooch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adonael 's waist but Adonael gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kooch off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Adonael . No joy for Kooch on that attempt.
Bael Adonael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Kooch.
Kooch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adonael .
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kooch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Adonael has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonael wants to clinch up but Kooch keeps it at a distance.
Adonael scores with a kick to the midsection.
Adonael scores with a push kick.
Adonael looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kooch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick lands from Adonael .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adonael lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adonael goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adonael closes the distance and clinches.
Adonael throws an elbow but it misses.
Adonael looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adonael pushes off an throws an elbow but Kooch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adonael throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adonael lands an elbow that stopped Kooch in his tracks for a moment.
Adonael misses with an elbow over the top.
Adonael throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kooch avoids the elbow strike from Adonael , against the cage.
Kooch blocks the elbow strike.
Adonael looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kooch avoids the elbow strike from Adonael , against the cage.
Bael Adonael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonael pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kooch blocks an elbow strike from Adonael .
Kooch avoids a wild elbow strike from Adonael .
Adonael lands an elbow inside.
Adonael misses with an elbow strike.
Adonael throws an elbow that misses.
Adonael gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adonael lands a damaging elbow.
Kooch blocks an elbow strike from Adonael .
Adonael lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adonael lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adonael creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adonael lands an elbow inside that Kooch shrugs off.
Mike Kooch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adonael throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adonael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kooch can do to turn this around?
Adonael throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adonael looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kooch takes an elbow to the temple.
Kooch avoids a wild elbow strike from Adonael .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adonael pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adonael creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adonael looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bael Adonael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adonael 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bael Adonael !