PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tournament Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Winner
vs
Adelhard

181 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tournament Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Winner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Winner.
Jab by Winner.

It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Adelhard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Winner throws a body punch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Winner misses with a straight left.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
Adelhard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Adelhard lands a glancing blow to the side of Winner's head.
Winner swings for the body but Adelhard moves out of range.
Winner missing with a left hand there. Adelhard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adelhard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard moves out of range of the strikes.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
Adelhard lands an overhand right.
Adelhard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Adelhard.
Tournament Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
Winner jabs Adelhard right on the nose. Adelhard blinks but takes it well.
Adelhard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winner on the side of the head.
Adelhard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard shapes to counter with a head kick.
Winner is looking to wear down Adelhard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adelhard lands a leg kick that knocks Winner off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Winner.
Adelhard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winner lands a slapping body shot.
Adelhard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winner is out of range and Adelhard settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winner misses with a right hand
and Adelhard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Winner avoids it.
Winner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adelhard feints and then cracks Winner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winner down.
Winner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adelhard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
Adelhard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adelhard scores with a hook.
Winner fails to land with a series of punches.
Winner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adelhard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adelhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adelhard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adelhard throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
Winner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adelhard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but Adelhard is just out of range.
Adelhard misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Winner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adelhard.
Adelhard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adelhard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winner. That did some damage!
Winner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winner checks a leg kick.
Winner takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adelhard! But no joy.
Adelhard tried to score with a low kick but Winner checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Winner.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Adelhard connects with a body shot that sends Winner's belly button to the back.
Adelhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winner.
It seemed like Adelhard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been told by Winner's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adelhard keeps Winner at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard takes a swing at Winner's ribcage but misses.
Winner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Winner ducks under a wild hook from Adelhard.
Winner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Winner checks it.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Adelhard misses.
Adelhard misses with a wild body shot.
Winner tries to clinch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but Adelhard is just out of range.
Winner misses with a hook.
It seemed like Adelhard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adelhard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Adelhard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adelhard.
Adelhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Adelhard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adelhard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adelhard counters with a nice uppercut.
Winner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adelhard. That's going to slow Winner down.
Winner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adelhard.
Adelhard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Adelhard. Those never looked like landing.
Adelhard connects with a body shot that sends Winner's belly button to the back.
Winner avoids a kick to the body.
Adelhard tries to score with a low kick but Winner moves his leg out of the way.
Winner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adelhard counters with a low kick, right behind Winner 's knee.
Adelhard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winner.
It seemed like Adelhard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winner checks the leg kick.
Adelhard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winner misses the body punch

and Adelhard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adelhard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adelhard manages to break the clinch.
Adelhard delivers a nice body kick.
Adelhard throws a front kick that sends Winner stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard works over Winner's head and body with a nice combination.

Winner is rocked!
Adelhard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adelhard under the eye.
Adelhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
Winner throws an overhand right that lands on Adelhard's shoulder, as Adelhard tries to avoid the shot.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adelhard.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Adelhard thuds a left hand into Winner's body.
Adelhard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winner to score with a decent uppercut.
Adelhard looks for the body kick but Winner saw that one coming.
Winner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adelhard throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
Adelhard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winner. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
Adelhard connects with a high kick.
Adelhard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winner's head.
Oh Winner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard drops Winner with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Winner! Adelhard dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernhard Adelhard!
After winning the bout, Bernhard Adelhard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.