PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Machado Adilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Ulianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adilson comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonball Z: Dread Rock. Ulianenko has chosen One - Metallica as his entrance music. Mikhail Ulianenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Adilson
vs
Ulianenko

173 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machado Adilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhail Ulianenko!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ulianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adilson lands a jab to the nose.
Ulianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ulianenko.
A jab from Ulianenko misses.
Ulianenko throws the left hand but Adilson avoids the punch easily.
Adilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ulianenko.
Ulianenko throws a body punch but Adilson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ulianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Adilson.
Ulianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ulianenko misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adilson misses with a body shot.
Ulianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adilson ducks under a wild hook from Ulianenko.
Mikhail Ulianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adilson counters with a two punch combo.
Ulianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ulianenko.
Ulianenko misses with a looping right.
Ulianenko throws a shot from downtown. Adilson moves away and avoids it.
Adilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ulianenko misses with a straight right.

That's two 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.
Adilson lands with a good body shot.
Adilson lands with a cross.
Ulianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adilson.
Ulianenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ulianenko throws a head kick but Adilson moves out of range.
Ulianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adilson dodges the punch combination from Ulianenko.
Adilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ulianenko.
Adilson blocks a head kick by Ulianenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ulianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Adilson's shoulder, as Adilson tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Ulianenko.
Ulianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Adilson.
The fighters circling - Ulianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ulianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Adilson stalks Ulianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ulianenko's face. Ulianenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Ulianenko misses with a looping right.
Ulianenko cracks Adilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Ulianenko misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ulianenko. Adilson shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulianenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulianenko.
Adilson cracks Ulianenko with a good jab.
Ulianenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ulianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adilson.
Nice defenses there by Ulianenko.
Ulianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ulianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Adilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ulianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Machado Adilson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Adilson misses with a wild combination.
Adilson dodges the punch combination from Ulianenko.
Machado Adilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Adilson.
Ulianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Ulianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adilson throws a low kick but Ulianenko moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Adilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adilson misses with a wild body shot.
Ulianenko misses with an uppercut. Adilson saw that one coming.
Adilson cracks Ulianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ulianenko tries to bum rush Adilson with a series of wild strikes but Adilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulianenko throws a series of punches but Adilson moves out of range.
Adilson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Adilson duly obliges.
Ulianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adilson.
Adilson looks to land a right hand but Ulianenko moved out of range.
Adilson ducks under a wild hook from Ulianenko.
Ulianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adilson.
Adilson with a hook.
Ulianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adilson walks into a left hand.
Ulianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Adilson's shoulder, as Adilson tries to avoid the shot.

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.
Ulianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ulianenko throws a jab when Adilson was well out of range.
Ulianenko throws a jab when Adilson was well out of range.
Ulianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ulianenko.
Ulianenko misses with a looping right.
Ulianenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Adilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ulianenko throws a front kick aimed at Adilson's knee but Adilson avoids it well.
Ulianenko throws a right hand that Adilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Adilson also avoids with ease.
Adilson throws a leg kick
and Ulianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adilson throws a body punch but Ulianenko moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulianenko misses with a hook.
Adilson scores with a hook to the body. Ulianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ulianenko throws a leg kick but Adilson moved away.
Ulianenko slips a straight right by Adilson.
Adilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ulianenko.
Ulianenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A lazy left from Adilson finds it's target.
Ulianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adilson.
Adilson throws out a loose jab but Ulianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adilson manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Ulianenko. Those never looked like landing.

That's four 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.
Ulianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ulianenko.
Adilson misses the shot to the body.
Ulianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Adilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ulianenko throws a body punch but Adilson moves out of range.
Adilson throws the left hand but Ulianenko avoids the punch easily.
Ulianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Adilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ulianenko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ulianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Adilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ulianenko moves away from the strike by Adilson.
A big left from Adilson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machado Adilson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Adilson throws a jab when Ulianenko was well out of range.
Ulianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ulianenko throws a head kick but Adilson moves out of range.
Ulianenko throws out a loose jab but Adilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ulianenko. Adilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adilson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ulianenko has time to react.
Adilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulianenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Adilson defending well as Ulianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Ulianenko loads up on a big right hand but Adilson slips the punch.
Adilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ulianenko.
Ulianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adilson throws a right and a left that Ulianenko avoids nicely.
Adilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ulianenko's calf.
Ulianenko misses with a head kick.
Ulianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adilson counters with a straight right hand.
Ulianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adilson tests Ulianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ulianenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ulianenko misses with a hook. Adilson ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ulianenko. Adilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ulianenko throws the left hand but Adilson avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Ulianenko catches Adilson right on the button with a cross.
Ulianenko misses with a wild combination.
Adilson misses with a combination
and Ulianenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ulianenko blocks a head kick by Adilson.
Ulianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adilson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ulianenko momentarily.
Ulianenko misses with a looping right.
Ulianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Ulianenko slips a jab and a cross from Adilson.
A good leg kick by Adilson.
Ulianenko misses with a hook.
Adilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ulianenko tries to bum rush Adilson with a series of wild strikes but Adilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ulianenko misses with a body shot
and Adilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ulianenko.
Adilson ducks under a wild hook from Ulianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ulianenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ulianenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Ulianenko throws a series of punches but Adilson avoids them all with ease.
Adilson misses with an uppercut.
Adilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulianenko.
Ulianenko misses the shot to the body.
Adilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ulianenko ducks under a wild hook from Adilson.
Mikhail Ulianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Adilson.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Machado Adilson.
Well Adilson 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mikhail Ulianenko!