PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Adbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorn Anthriel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Anthriel
vs
Adbo

175 cm
20
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Adbo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthriel throws a lazy right hand but Adbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anthriel misses with a looping left.
Adbo throws a right and a left that Anthriel avoids nicely.
Anthriel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adbo blocks a jab.
Anthriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Adbo misses its intended target.
Anthriel misses with the combination.
Adbo misses with the combination.
Anthriel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anthriel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anthriel lands a right hook to the body.
Anthriel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adbo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Anthriel clinches with his opponent.
Adbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Anthriel won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adbo is trying to push Anthriel away but Anthriel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Adbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anthriel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adbo.
Adbo ducks under a wild hook from Anthriel.
Anthriel misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adbo.
A big right from Anthriel misses.
Anthriel misses with an uppercut.
Adbo moves away from the strike by Anthriel.
Adbo swinging wildly here.
Anthriel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anthriel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Adbo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Adbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anthriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Adbo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anthriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adbo throws a big shot that misses.
Adbo lunges at Anthriel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anthriel's hand.
Adbo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anthriel takes one to the side of the head.
Anthriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adbo.
Anthriel misses with a body shot.
Adbo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Anthriel.
Adbo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anthriel's head backwards.
Anthriel scores with a nice right hand.
Adbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthriel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Adbo gets tackled into the cage by Anthriel. Anthriel maintains the clinch.
Anthriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Adbo backwards.
A short right from Anthriel on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Anthriel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anthriel misses with a two punch combination.
Anthriel wants to clinch.
Adbo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anthriel throws a series of punches but Adbo avoids them all with ease.
Adbo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anthriel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adbo throws a shot from downtown. Anthriel moves away and avoids it.
Anthriel looks to land a right hand but Adbo moved out of range.
Anthriel tries to close the distance and clinch but Adbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anthriel tries to clinch up but Adbo circles away and keeps his distance.
Anthriel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anthriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adbo.
Adbo misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Adbo does no damage.
Adbo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Adbo does no damage.
Anthriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Adbo.
Adbo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anthriel misses with a wild body shot.
Anthriel connects with a crisp jab.
Anthriel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthriel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adbo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Anthriel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adbo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anthriel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anthriel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adbo's head.
Anthriel slips a jab from Adbo.
Anthriel slips a straight right by Adbo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorn Anthriel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Adbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthriel missing with a left hand there. Adbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anthriel throws an off balance right hand
and Adbo counters with a series of strikes. Anthriel will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Anthriel misses its intended target.
Anthriel throws a hook but Adbo avoids it easily.
Mohamed Adbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anthriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adbo misses with a hook. Anthriel ducked under it nicely.
Adbo walks into a jab.

Anthriel has closed the distance and engaged Adbo in a clinch.
Anthriel digs a right hand underneath Adbo's ribcage. Adbo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adbo is trying to push Anthriel away but Anthriel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anthriel lands a right hand.
Anthriel keeps control of Adbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anthriel stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel lands a nice uppercut.
Anthriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adbo is trying to push Anthriel away but Anthriel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anthriel lands with a short shot to the head.
Adbo is trying to force a seperation but Anthriel has the dominant position.
Anthriel working aggressively here.
Anthriel is struggling to control the position.
Anthriel prevents Adbo from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Anthriel.
A left hand lands to the body for Anthriel.
Anthriel lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anthriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adbos head.
Adbo tries to circle away but Anthriel has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anthriel.
Adbo tries to stall but Anthriel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anthriel lands a nice uppercut.
Adbo can't break the clinch.
Anthriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Anthriel scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthriel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anthriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anthriel lands a nice uppercut.
Adbo being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Anthriel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adbo manages to break the clinch.
Adbo misses with a wild combination.

Anthriel clinches up with Adbo and pushes him back against the cage.
Anthriel lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anthriel.

Adbo is rocked!
Anthriel taking a breather.
Adbo is trying to push Anthriel away but Anthriel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jorn Anthriel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anthriel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Anthriel has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adbo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adbo tries to score a body lock takedown but Anthriel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anthriel.
Adbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anthriel misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adbo is trying to break the clinch but Anthriel has him pressed against the cage.
Anthriel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anthriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorn Anthriel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Adbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Adbo throws a hook but Anthriel avoids it easily.
Adbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adbo defending well as Anthriel loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Anthriel.
Adbo throws a series of punches but Anthriel avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Anthriel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adbo doesn't seem phased though.
Adbo is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthriel finish him?
Adbo misses with a looping left.
Anthriel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anthriel throws a jab but it's blocked by Adbo.
Adbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anthriel tries to clinch but Adbo moves out of range.
Adbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anthriel counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Adbo falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jorn Anthriel!