PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Thunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosede Adwamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunders comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't That A Kick In The Head by Dean Martin. Adwamba has chosen Execution Style as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Thunders
vs
Adwamba

188 cm
31
215 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

195 cm
29
220 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Thunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosede Adwamba!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunders throws a body kick that misses

and Adwamba counters with a crisp one two that drops Thunders! Adwamba thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thunders to his feet! Thunders is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adwamba wants to clinch up but Thunders keeps it at a distance.
Adwamba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thunders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunders connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adwamba's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adwamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adwamba tries to clinch but Thunders moves out of range.
Adwamba throws a right hand that Thunders ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunders also avoids with ease.
Thunders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Adwamba is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Thunders misses the target.
Adwamba is still on wobbly legs! Can Thunders finish him?
Adwamba staying out of range there.
Adwamba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adwamba misses with a few strikes there.
Adwamba wants to clinch up but Thunders keeps it at a distance.
Thunders misses with an uppercut. Adwamba saw that one coming.
Adwamba seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adwamba darts in and clinches Thunders up against the cage.
Adwamba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thunders's defenses.

It looks like Johnny Thunders has been cut.
Adwamba misses with an elbow strike.
Adwamba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thunders tries to break free but Adwamba pushes him back against the cage.
Thunders avoiding damage as Adwamba throws knees to the body.
Adwamba has Thunders pressed against the cage.
Adwamba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thunders backwards.
Adwamba stalling the fight.
Thunders managing to block the knees to the body from Adwamba.
Adwamba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adwamba looking to throw knees to the head but Thunders is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba has Thunders pressed against the cage, preventing Thunders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adwamba throws an elbow but it misses.
Thunders is trying to break the clinch but Adwamba has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adwamba jumps guard but Thunders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Adwamba misses with an elbow strike.
Thunders can't break the clinch.
Adwamba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thunders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thunders blocking some punches.
Adwamba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thunders avoids the elbow strike from Adwamba, against the cage.
Adwamba jumps guard but Thunders stands there with Adwamba around his waist. Adwamba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thunders blocks an elbow strike from Adwamba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adwamba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adwamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thunders's brow.
Adwamba throws an elbow that misses.
Adwamba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Thunders breaks the clinch.
Thunders lands an overhand right.
Adwamba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thunders throws a nice looking combination but Adwamba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adwamba slips under a jab from Thunders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adwamba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adwamba slips a jab from Thunders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba pushes Thunders away with a front kick.
Thunders keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adwamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adwamba tries to clinch but Thunders is having none of it.
Thunders connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adwamba's hands.
Thunders misses with a right hand
and Adwamba counters with a left and a right that stings Thunders.

Thunders drops Adwamba with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Adwamba looks back up at him and smiles so Thunders waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Adwamba throws out a loose jab but Thunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adwamba wants to clinch up but Thunders keeps it at a distance.
Thunders throws a jab when Adwamba was well out of range.
Thunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adwamba was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunders.
Thunders fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunders throws a shot from downtown. Adwamba moves away and avoids it.
Adwamba tries to clinch there but Thunders circles away.
Adwamba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunders is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Thunders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunders's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Adwamba doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunders circles away.
Adwamba is looking to clinch but Thunders is avoiding it.

Adwamba moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Thunders manages to break the clinch.
Adwamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunders manages to avoid it.
Thunders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adwamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adwamba moves in looking to clinch but Thunders pushes him off.
That kick from Thunders tenderised Adwamba's leg. Adwamba is trying to keep his angry face on.

Thunders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adwamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thunders's brow.
Adwamba is trying to pull guard but Thunders turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thunders managing to block the knees to the body from Adwamba.
Adwamba is trying to maintain a safe position but Thunders gets an underhook and turns Adwamba into the cage.
Adwamba has a couple of punches blocked by Thunders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adwamba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adwamba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunders is defending well for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thunders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adwamba has him pressed against the cage.
Adwamba jumps guard but Thunders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Thunders breaks the clinch.
Thunders with a jab.
Thunders misses with an uppercut. Adwamba saw that one coming.
Adwamba darts in trying to clinch
and Thunders counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Adwamba tries to clinch up but Thunders circles away and keeps his distance.

Thunders clinches.
Thunders avoids a wild elbow strike from Adwamba.
Thunders wants to break free but Adwamba has control.
Adwamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba trying to land knees to the body.
Adwamba tries a knee to the head but Thunders blocks it.
Adwamba lands with a light punch inside.
Bosede Adwamba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thunders avoids the elbow strike from Adwamba, against the cage.

Thunders breaks the clinch.
Adwamba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunders throws the left hand but Adwamba avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adwamba staying out of range there.
Thunders misses with a series of wild punches.
Adwamba wants to clinch up but Thunders keeps it at a distance.
Adwamba tries to clinch up but Thunders circles away and keeps his distance.
Thunders connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adwamba is looking to clinch.
Thunders misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adwamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Thunders tries to keep at a distance but Adwamba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adwamba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adwamba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thunders blocks an elbow strike.
Thunders blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adwamba throws an elbow but misses.
Thunders can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Adwamba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders managing to block the knees to the body from Adwamba.
Thunders dodges an elbow strike from Adwamba.
Thunders blocks an elbow strike.

Adwamba successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Thunders gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Thunders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunders scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Thunders has Adwamba up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Thunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adwamba doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunders circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Thunders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunders's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Adwamba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adwamba tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Thunders misses its intended target.
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thunders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adwamba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunders. Thunders obviously looking to wear him down.
Thunders throws a lazy right hand but Adwamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adwamba darts in trying to clinch
and Thunders counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thunders throws a hook but Adwamba blocks it.
Thunders misses with an uppercut
and Adwamba counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adwamba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adwamba tries to clinch but Thunders moves out of range.
Johnny Thunders is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thunders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adwamba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunders connects with a nice cross there... Adwamba is looking wobbly and Thunders recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Adwamba to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Thunders jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Thunders!
Johnny Thunders thanked the fans post fight for their support.