PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nike Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis comes to the cage accompanied by Flight of the Valkyries. The key to victory for Nike Adonis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Adonis
vs
Yang

184 cm
27
190 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

178 cm
25
193 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nike Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Yang!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yang rushes Adonis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Adonis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Adonis does it's job there.
Yang misses with a takedown attempt
and Adonis counters with a two punch combo.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adonis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adonis wants it to stay on the feet.

Yang drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Adonis pulls Yang in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adonis keeping moving, preventing Yang from controlling successfully.
Adonis keeping full guard, as Yang tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang is fighting to break Adonis's control of his arms but Adonis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nike Adonis.
Adonis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Adonis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adonis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yang doesn't manage to clinch there - Adonis circles away.
Yang shoots in looking for a takedown. Adonis tries to sprawl out of it but Yang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adonis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nike Adonis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richie Yang.
Adonis scoring well with a low kick there.
Adonis dips to his left and cracks Yang with an uppercut!
Adonis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adonis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yang somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yang. Adonis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adonis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yang. Adonis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adonis misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yang.
Adonis scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adonis.
Adonis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang closes the distance and clinches up with Adonis, looking for a takedown. Yang pushes Adonis against the cage but Adonis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yang looks gassed!
Adonis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adonis as he avoids it easily.
Adonis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Adonis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adonis digs a good body shot into Yang's ribs.
Adonis lands a jab to the head.
Adonis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown by Yang or perhaps it was just good defense by Adonis which made him look bad.
Adonis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice takedown defense from Adonis. No joy for Yang on that attempt.
Adonis scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis connects with an inside leg kick.
Yang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adonis.
Adonis lands a slapping body shot.
Yang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adonis can pounce on him.
Adonis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yang's sensitive parts.
Adonis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adonis scores with a three punch combo!
Yang closes the distance and clinches up with Adonis, looking for a takedown. Yang pushes Adonis against the cage but Adonis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adonis digs a good hook to Yang's body.
Adonis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adonis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adonis lands a leg kick that knocks Yang off balance momentarily.
Adonis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adonis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Adonis.
Adonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yang. That did some damage!
Jab from Adonis.
Yang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adonis defends it nicely.
Nike Adonis is winning the standup battle so far.
Adonis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adonis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yang walks into a stiff left hand from Adonis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adonis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adonis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adonis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adonis with a hook.
Adonis scores with a jab to the head.
Nike Adonis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adonis sprawls well. Adonis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yang gets slowly back to his feet.
Nike Adonis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richie Yang.
Yang is breathing heavily.
Adonis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adonis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yang's calf.
Yang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adonis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adonis scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang takes one on the button.
Yang shoots in and drives through. Adonis sprawls well.
Adonis thuds a left hand into Yang's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis lands a head shot.
Adonis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yang wants to clinch but Adonis slips to the side
and Adonis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adonis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adonis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adonis swinging wildly here.
A jab from Adonis does it's job there.

Yang is rocked!
Adonis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adonis punishes Yang's body with a nice straight punch.
Yang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adonis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adonis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adonis sprawls well. Adonis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yang gets slowly back to his feet.
Yang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adonis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yang.
Yang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adonis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yang misses with a takedown attempt - Adonis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adonis digs a good hook to Yang's body.
Richie Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adonis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adonis connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Adonis. That snapped Yang's head back.
Adonis lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adonis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adonis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adonis can pounce on him.
Yang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adonis.
That kick from Adonis tenderised Yang's leg. Yang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yang fails with a takedown attempt.
Yang takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adonis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nike Adonis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Adonis lands a jab to Yang's midsection.
Adonis tests Yang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adonis is fending him off so far but Yang persists. Nope, Adonis circles away and we're back to standing.
Adonis avoids the body shot from Yang.
Adonis throws a right hand that Yang ducks under and follows up with a left that Yang also avoids with ease.
Adonis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adonis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adonis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Yang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Yang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Yang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adonis defends it well.
Adonis trying to control here.

That's two 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.
Yang tries to pass to full mount but Adonis defends it.

Yang is working for a submission of some sort.
Adonis is staying active underneath Yang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Adonis moves into full guard.
Yang throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang is looking to work some ground and pound but Adonis has wrist control.
Yang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yang looking to sit in guard and control but Adonis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adonis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yang is proving hard to escape from.
Adonis trying to control but Yang is working from the bottom.
Nike Adonis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Yang looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Adonis has picked Yang up and slammed him! Yang can't keep hold of the triangle and Adonis manages to pass to side control!
Yang is trying to control Adonis's posture but Adonis avoids it.
Yang is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang wants to control but Adonis postures up.

Adonis decides to stand back up.
Adonis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yang.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adonis, right into the meat.
Adonis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adonis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adonis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Adonis counter with a right hand.
Nike Adonis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richie Yang.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adonis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Richie Yang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yang shoots in and drives through. Adonis sprawls well.

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 Nike Adonis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adonis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nike Adonis!