PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adebisi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Go Go Adebisi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Navetta's choice of entrance music: Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Adebisi
vs
Navetta

181 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

177 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi scores with a decent looking hook.
Adebisi digs a good hook to Navetta's body.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adebisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Navetta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Navetta tries to clinch up but Adebisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Navetta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navetta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Navetta tries to clinch there but Adebisi circles away.

Adebisi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Adebisi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Navetta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adebisi throws a big right hand that misses.
Navetta keeping full guard, as Adebisi tries to pass.
Adebisi trying to control but Navetta is working from the bottom.
Adebisi's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adebisi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Navetta is trying to buck Adebisi off.
Adebisi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Adebisi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Adebisi avoids the strikes from the bottom by Navetta.
Navetta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adebisi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Adebisi is putting a hurting on Navetta here, landing some big shots from side control.
Adebisi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Navetta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Navetta wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Navetta's legs.
Adebisi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Navetta keeps working.
Navetta is pushing Adebisi's head away, looking to escape. Adebisi manages to hold on to the position though.

Adebisi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Navetta is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Adebisi!
Simon Adebisi is the new middleweight champion!