PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Adebisi
vs
White

190 cm
24
217 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
217 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Adrenaline

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Donk. Adebisi catches White right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by White.
White misses with a looping right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adebisi!
Adebisi throws a shot to the body.
Simon Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White thumps Adebisi with a low kick.
Adebisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White jabs Adebisi right on the nose. Adebisi blinks but takes it well.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Adebisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adebisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adebisi.
White misses with a body shot.
White slips a straight right by Adebisi.
Adebisi throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adebisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adebisi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adebisi scores with a body shot.
White slips a straight right by Adebisi.
White scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adebisi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adebisi punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebisi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adebisi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White misses with a hook.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adebisi. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White throws a leg kick but Adebisi sees it coming and moves out of range.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
White throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Adebisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Adebisi throws out a powerful jab.
Adebisi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White throws a body kick that misses.
Adebisi moves away from the strike by White.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Adebisi lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adebisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White misses with a leg kick.
Adebisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White throws a shot from downtown. Adebisi moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws a front kick aimed at Adebisi's knee but Adebisi avoids it well.
Adebisi moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White catches Adebisi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White looks to throw the jab but Adebisi is out of range.
Adebisi cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adebisi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Adebisi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White cracks Adebisi with an open hand slap.
Adebisi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob White will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Adebisi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.

It looks like Simon Adebisi has been cut.
White misses with a looping left.
White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Adebisi lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adebisi.
Adebisi takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Adebisi lands a nice shot to the body.
Adebisi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adebisi moves away.
Adebisi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A combination from Adebisi does no damage.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Adebisi.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adebisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adebisi jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White takes a swing at Adebisi's ribcage but misses.
Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White looks to land a right hand but Adebisi moved out of range.
Adebisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Adebisi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adebisi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Adebisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adebisis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White connects with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White thumps Adebisi with a low kick.
Adebisi moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a jab. Adebisi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adebisi throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
Adebisi ducks under a wild hook from White.
White is looking to slow Adebisi down with leg kicks.
Adebisi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Adebisi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adebisi swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Adebisi misses with a hook
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
White misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
White connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adebisi needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Adebisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Adebisi throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White throws a hook to the side of Adebisi's head but Adebisi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Adebisi.
White misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Adebisi connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White moves away from the strike by Adebisi.
Adebisi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
Adebisi moves away from the strike by White.
White ducks under a wild hook from Adebisi.
Adebisi misses with a two punch combination.
White misses with a low kick.
Adebisi throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adebisi throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adebisi's hands.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Adebisi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adebisi. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Adebisi slips under a jab.
Adebisi lands with a shot to the body.
Adebisi connects with a crisp jab.
White drops his hands momentarily and Adebisi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adebisi throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White slips a jab from Adebisi.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adebisi lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a good body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adebisi dodges the punch combination from White.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adebisi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White misses with a body shot.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adebisi connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
Adebisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White slips a jab from Adebisi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adebisi.
A combination from Adebisi does no damage.
Adebisi throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adebisi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Adebisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adebisi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White misses with a straight right.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adebisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White clobbers Adebisi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White scores with a jab to the head.
Adebisi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White misses the shot to the body.
White thuds his right hand into Adebisi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simon Adebisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adebisi scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adebisi. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adebisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Adebisi.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

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 Simon Adebisi.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bob White!