PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McCauley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adebesi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Adebesi
vs
McCauley

180 cm
22
166 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Adebesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liam McCauley!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCauley manages to avoid it.
Adebesi throws a nice looking combination but McCauley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simon Adebesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebesi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCauley misses with a hook. Adebesi ducked under it nicely.
Adebesi slips under a jab from McCauley.
A right-left combo lands from Adebesi.
Adebesi swings widly with a right hand
and McCauley counters with a two punch combo.
Adebesi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adebesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for McCauley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCauley misses with a wild combination.
Adebesi misses with a wild combination.
McCauley looks to land a right hand but Adebesi moved out of range.
A nice combination there by Adebesi.

It looks like Liam McCauley has been cut.
McCauley throws a series of punches but Adebesi avoids them all with ease.
McCauley looks to score with a jab to the body but Adebesi is just out of range.
A left and a right from Adebesi both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCauley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from McCauley misses.
McCauley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adebesi cracks McCauley with an open hand slap.
McCauley throws a series of punches but Adebesi avoids them all with ease.
McCauley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adebesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adebesi throws a right hand that misses
and McCauley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McCauley looks gassed!
Adebesi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCauley's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Adebesi.

McCauley is rocked!
McCauley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCauley is still on wobbly legs! Can Adebesi finish him?
Adebesi throws a series of punches but McCauley moves out of range.
McCauley seems to have recovered his senses.
McCauley takes one to the chin there.
McCauley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adebesi throws a right hand that McCauley ducks under and follows up with a left that McCauley also avoids with ease.
McCauley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCauley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adebesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adebesi cracks a nice hook into McCauley's ribs.
Adebesi throws a right hand that McCauley ducks under and follows up with a left that McCauley also avoids with ease.
McCauley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adebesi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCauley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from McCauley misses.
A punch combination from Adebesi misses.
Adebesi lands a lovely overhand right.
Adebesi scores with a body shot.
McCauley dodges the punch combination from Adebesi.
Adebesi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adebesi looks to land a combination but McCauley avoids it well.
Adebesi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCauley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebesi lands with a shot to the body.
Adebesi scores with a jab to the body.
McCauley walks into a jab.
McCauley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adebesi moves away.
Adebesi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adebesi scores with a jab to the head.
Adebesi punishes McCauley's body with a nice straight punch.
Adebesi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adebesi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Adebesi scores with a four punch combination!
McCauley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adebesi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adebesi!
Adebesi is working the combinations to good effect here.
McCauley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebesi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Adebesi.
Adebesi circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops McCauley to the canvas! McCauley doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Adebesi keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Adebesi!