PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bmaofbalte Tascvare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adabisi
vs
Tascvare

157 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bmaofbalte Tascvare!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tascvare shoots in looking for a takedown. Adabisi tries to sprawl out of it but Tascvare keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adabisi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Tascvare.
Adabisi throws a lazy right hand but Tascvare sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adabisi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tascvare looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adabisi is fending him off so far but Tascvare persists. Nope, Adabisi circles away and we're back to standing.
Tascvare tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Adabisi. Those never looked like landing.
Tascvare is looking to clinch.
Tascvare shoots in for a takedown but Adabisi shows good takedown defense.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bmaofbalte Tascvare.
Tascvare closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tascvare misses with a two punch combination.
Adabisi throws the left hand but Tascvare avoids the punch easily.
Tascvare ducks under a wild hook from Adabisi.
Tascvare closes the distance and clinches up with Adabisi, looking for a takedown. Tascvare pushes Adabisi against the cage but Adabisi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tascvare misses with a takedown attempt - Adabisi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tascvare shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adabisi as he avoids it easily.
Tascvare tries a head kick but it misses.
Tascvare looks winded!
Tascvare tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi blocks a jab.
Bmaofbalte Tascvare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tascvare shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tascvare fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adabisi is out of range.
Tascvare fails with a takedown attempt.
Adabisi tries to bum rush Tascvare with a series of wild strikes but Tascvare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adabisi misses the shot to the body.
Tascvare shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adabisi as he jumps to the side.
Tascvare moves out of range as Adabisi strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tascvare tries to clinch there but Adabisi circles away.
Adabisi blocks a head kick by Tascvare.
Tascvare ducks under a wild hook from Adabisi.
Adabisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tascvare was well out of range. Poor timing from Adabisi.
Adabisi scores with a nice right hand.
Tascvare tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adabisi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tascvare somewhat.
Simon Adabisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adabisi stalks Tascvare and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tascvare's face. Tascvare staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Bmaofbalte Tascvare has been cut.
Tascvare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adabisi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tascvare fails with the takedown.
Tascvare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adabisi misses the shot to the body.
Tascvare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adabisi.
Adabisi looks to land a left hand but Tascvare moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adabisi stuffs the takedown attempt from Tascvare. Tascvare gets slowly back to his feet.
Adabisi thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bmaofbalte Tascvare's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tascvare darts in trying to clinch
and Tascvare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tascvare.
Adabisi throws the left hand but Tascvare avoids the punch easily.
Tascvare wants to clinch.
Tascvare tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adabisi avoids the head kick by Tascvare.
Adabisi slaps away a takedown attempt from Tascvare, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi misses with a straight left.
Bmaofbalte Tascvare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adabisi blocks a head kick by Tascvare.
Tascvare shoots in looking for a takedown but Adabisi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tascvare's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tascvare is breathing heavily.
Adabisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adabisi misses with a straight right.
Tascvare avoids the body shot from Adabisi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tascvare.
Adabisi throws a right hand that Tascvare ducks under and follows up with a left that Tascvare also avoids with ease.
Tascvare tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tascvare dives in for a single leg takedown but Adabisi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bmaofbalte Tascvare.
A hook to the body from Tascvare.

Adabisi manages to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Adabisi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tascvare trying to control the position from guard on top but Adabisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bmaofbalte Tascvare was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tascvare shoots for a takedown but Adabisi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tascvare shoots in looking for a takedown. Adabisi tries to sprawl out of it but Tascvare keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adabisi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adabisi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Adabisi does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut. Tascvare saw that one coming.
Tascvare drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adabisi throws a jab but it's blocked by Tascvare.
Tascvare looks for a takedown but Adabisi sprawls well.
Tascvare moves out of range as Adabisi strikes.
Adabisi scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tascvare tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adabisi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tascvare somewhat.
Adabisi throws out a loose jab but Tascvare uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bmaofbalte Tascvare's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Adabisi looks to throw the jab but Tascvare is out of range.
Tascvare tries to clinch but Adabisi moves away
and Adabisi counters with a one-two to the body.
Adabisi throws a series of punches but Tascvare avoids them all with ease.
Tascvare has a takedown stuffed.
Tascvare shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adabisi sprawls well. Adabisi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tascvare gets slowly back to his feet.
Tascvare slips under a jab from Adabisi.
Tascvare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tascvare shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bmaofbalte Tascvare.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Tascvare.
Adabisi misses with a straight left.
Tascvare dives in for a single leg takedown but Adabisi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Adabisi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tascvare uses from the top position.
Adabisi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adabisi looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Simon Adabisi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tascvare ducks under a wild hook from Adabisi.
Tascvare fails to land the takedown.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adabisi swings for the body but Tascvare moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tascvare is defended easily by Adabisi.
Tascvare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adabisi misses with a hook. Tascvare ducked under it nicely.
Simon Adabisi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tascvare tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
Adabisi throws a jab when Tascvare was well out of range.
Adabisi throws a right hand that Tascvare ducks under and follows up with a left that Tascvare also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Adabisi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adabisi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adabisi!