PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Adebisi's choice of entrance music: Go Go Adebisi. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kane
vs
Adebisi

185 cm
30
214 lbs
27 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
210 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane cracks Adebisi with a good jab.
Adebisi misses with a left hand
and Kane counters with a leg kick.
Adebisi slips under a jab from Kane.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adebisi.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Adebisi misses with a shot to the body
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adebisi is out of range and Kane settles back down.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Adebisi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kane counters with a left and a right that stings Adebisi.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kane clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adebisi into the cage.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane tries a body shot but Adebisi blocks it.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adebisi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adebisi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adebisi.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adebisi's elbow.
Adebisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Adebisi wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kane.
Nice body punch from Kane.
Kane presses Adebisi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adebisi looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebisi takes a shot to the head.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Adebisi letting Kane take a breather here.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kane lands an uppercut.
Kane is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adebisi.
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adebisi trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adebisi into the cage.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adebisi.
Adebisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Kane won't allow it.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kane gets through Adebisi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
Kane is leaning against Adebisi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kane as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Kane - that landed with a thud.
Kane effectively controlling the action here.
Kane lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Kane stalling the fight.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adebisi.
Kane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kane is working Adebisi over against the cage.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kane is stalling here.
Kane scores with a shot to the side of Adebisi's head.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Adebisi.
A body shot lands from Kane.
Adebisi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane is leaning against Adebisi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adebisis head.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jigoro Kane dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Adebisi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Adebisi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kane.
Kane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adebisi is breathing heavily.
Kane lands a leg kick that knocks Adebisi off balance momentarily.
Kane throws a jab when Adebisi was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Adebisi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adebisi works Kane's body with a nice hook.
Kane misses with a hook. Adebisi ducked under it nicely.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adebisi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adebisi walks into a straight right hand from Kane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane counters with a left to the body.
Adebisi misses with a left hand

and Kane moves into the clinch.
Adebisi pushes Kane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adebisi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Adebisi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
Adebisi fails to pull guard.
Kane tries to work over Adebisi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adebisi takes a shot to the head.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Kane stalling against the cage.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adebisi's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kane as the two fighters clinch.
Kane prevents a body shot from Adebisi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Adebisi - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Adebisi jumps guard.
Kane stays in close to Adebisi's body and controls the position.
Adebisi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Adebisi working for a triangle but Kane defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adebisi keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Adebisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adebisi can do to turn this around?

Adebisi looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Adebisi working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jigoro Kane dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kane throws a body punch but Adebisi moves out of range.
Jigoro Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi avoids the body shot from Kane.
Adebisi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kane fails to land with a series of punches.
Adebisi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane throws a right hand that misses
and Adebisi counters with a left to the body.
Kane throws a hook but Adebisi blocks it.
Kane throws an off balance right hand
and Adebisi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Kane coming out on top.
Adebisi is looking to clinch.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adebisi.
Kane misses with a hook
and Adebisi counters with a left to the body.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adebisi.
Jigoro Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
and Adebisi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi looks for a takedown but Kane sprawls well.
Kane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adebisi counters with a left to the body.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Adebisi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kane won't be happy with that.
Adebisi scores with a couple of short elbows.

Adebisi swings around for an armbar but Kane sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Adebisi's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebisi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kane controls the pace.

Adebisi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adebisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Adebisi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Adebisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Adebisi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kane is aware though and is defending well.
Adebisi has a closed guard, preventing Kane from standing up.

Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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.

Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kane passes into side control.
Kane working away.
Adebisi is looking for a sweep.
Kane advances to full mount.
Kane avoids the attempt from Adebisi to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kane misses with a left hand

and Adebisi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Kane wants to stand and escape but Adebisi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebisi trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Adebisi scoring with some ground and pound.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adebisi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adebisi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Adebisi drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Adebisi as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kane screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Adebisi! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Simon Adebisi!