PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Nishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Adler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Nishimura
vs
Adler

167 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshi Nishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rolf Adler!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishimura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nishimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nishimura throws a series of punches but Adler moves out of range.
Yoshi Nishimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishimura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nishimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nishimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nishimura.
Adler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some wild striking there from Nishimura.
Nishimura misses with a wild combination.
Nishimura defending well as Adler loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishimura swinging wildly here.
A big left from Nishimura misses.
Nishimura misses with a wild combination.
Nishimura misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nishimura misses its intended target.
Nishimura throws a series of punches but Adler moves out of range.
Adler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nishimura.

Adler closes the distance and clinches.
Adler keeps control of Nishimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adler tries to work over Nishimura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adler wants a takedown.
Adler is working for takedown but Nishimura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nishimura is trying to break the clinch but Adler is controlling him.
Nishimura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adler has him pressed against the cage.
Nishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adler keeps control of Nishimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adler tries to pull guard but Nishimura won't allow it.
Yoshi Nishimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolf Adler.

Adler manages to pull guard.
Adler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nishimura tries to stand but Adler is controlling from the bottom.
Adler looking for a sweep. Not yet Adler, not yet.
Nishimura wants to get up but he can't break Adler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adler wants to sweep here but Nishimura controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura wants to get up but he can't break Adler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nishimura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adler ducks under a wild hook from Nishimura.
Nishimura looks to land a right hand but Adler moved out of range.
Nishimura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nishimura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adler wants to clinch up but Nishimura keeps it at a distance.
Nishimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Nishimura does no damage.
Adler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nishimura throws a series of punches but Adler avoids them all with ease.
Nishimura is breathing heavily.
Nishimura stuffs the takedown attempt from Adler. Adler gets slowly back to his feet.
Adler has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nishimura.
Nishimura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nishimura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nishimura looks to land a left hand but Adler moved out of range nicely.
Adler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nishimura swivels and escapes.
Adler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No joy there for Nishimura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nishimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nishimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nishimura throws a series of punches but Adler moves out of range.
Adler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nishimura is fending him off so far but Adler persists. Nope, Nishimura circles away and we're back to standing.
Adler slips a jab and a cross from Nishimura.
Nishimura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Adler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Adler misses with a takedown attempt - Nishimura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nishimura sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adler somewhat.
Adler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yoshi Nishimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolf Adler.
Adler doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishimura circles away.
Adler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yoshi Nishimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nishimura but Nishimura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nishimura swinging wildly here.
Nishimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adler is breathing heavily.
Nishimura looks to land a combination but Adler avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Nishimura.
Nishimura misses with a series of wild punches.
Adler ducks under a wild hook from Nishimura.
Nishimura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nishimura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adler.
Nishimura throws an overhand right that lands on Adler's shoulder, as Adler tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshi Nishimura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nishimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adler takes one to the side of the head.
Adler slips a jab and a cross from Nishimura.
Nishimura is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Adler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nishimura fails to land with a series of punches.
Adler slips under a jab from Nishimura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adler throws a big shot that misses.
Nishimura misses with a wild combination.
Adler tries to bum rush Nishimura with a series of wild strikes but Nishimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nishimura throws a lazy right hand but Adler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nishimura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Adler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nishimura's guard now.
Adler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Adler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Adler decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura tries to bum rush Adler with a series of wild strikes but Adler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nishimura throws a hook but Adler blocks it.

Adler moves into range and clinches up with Nishimura.
Nishimura gets underhooks to prevent Adler's takedown attempt.
Adler has Nishimura pressed against the cage, preventing Nishimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Adler manages to pull guard.
Nishimura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Adler has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nishimura off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Adler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nishimura's waist but Nishimura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adler off to one side.
Nishimura lands with an uppercut that bounces Adler off the cage and back into rage.
Nishimura misses with a double jab

and Adler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura wants to get back to his feet but Adler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adler wants to control from the top but Nishimura keeps moving.
Nishimura wants to get back to his feet but Adler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adler landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Adler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adler is defended easily by Nishimura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishimura. Adler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nishimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adler throws a series of punches but Nishimura avoids them all with ease.
Nishimura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishimura throws a right and a left that Adler avoids nicely.
Nishimura misses with a double jab

and Adler counters by moving into the clinch.
Nishimura is trying to break the clinch but Adler has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Adler breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adler shoots in for a double leg but Nishimura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nishimura throws a predictable looking body shot

and Adler counters with a single leg into guard. Nishimura didn't expect that.
Nishimura is looking to stand up but Adler isn't so interested in that idea.
Adler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nishimura has a closed guard, preventing Adler from standing up.
Adler prevents Nishimura from getting back to his feet.
Adler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adler is controlling him.
Adler connects with a couple of short punches.
Adler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nishimura is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nishimura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adler counters with a head kick. That will keep Nishimura thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nishimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Nishimura misses.
Adler scores with a hook to the body. Nishimura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nishimura throws a left and a right that both miss

and Adler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adler.
Adler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yoshi Nishimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolf Adler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adler tries to land knees in the clinch but Nishimura avoids the damage to the body.

Nishimura breaks the clinch.
Nishimura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nishimura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nishimura scores with a jab to the head.
Adler shoots in but Nishimura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nishimura throws a right hand that Adler ducks under and follows up with a left that Adler also avoids with ease.
Nishimura throws a left and a right that both miss

and Adler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura wants to stand up but Adler is controlling him.
Adler trying to control the position from guard on top but Nishimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adler wants to get up but he can't break Nishimura's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adler prevents Nishimura from getting back to his feet.

Adler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nishimura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adler is controlling him.
Adler tries to free his leg and advance position but Nishimura is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Adler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adler 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Adler!