PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fionn mac Cumhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hipolito Adalberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hipolito Adalberto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

mac Cumhail
vs
Adalberto

185 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

179 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Powerful

Demonic Drugs
Bushido Clothing

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fionn mac Cumhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hipolito Adalberto !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mac Cumhail tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adalberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
mac Cumhail misses with a wild combination.
Adalberto throws a big shot that misses.
Adalberto slips a straight right by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail swings for the body but Adalberto moves out of range.
Adalberto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adalberto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fionn mac Cumhail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mac Cumhail lands a body shot.
Adalberto shoots for a takedown but mac Cumhail saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mac Cumhail tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adalberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says mac Cumhail as he avoids it easily.
Fionn mac Cumhail has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hipolito Adalberto .
mac Cumhail throws a series of punches but Adalberto avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from mac Cumhail misses its intended target.
mac Cumhail tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adalberto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
mac Cumhail fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
mac Cumhail finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
mac Cumhail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from mac Cumhail.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mac Cumhail manages to avoid it.
Adalberto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from mac Cumhail.
Adalberto lands with an uppercut that bounces mac Cumhail off the cage and back into rage.
Adalberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from mac Cumhail.
Adalberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but mac Cumhail moves away.
mac Cumhail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Adalberto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Adalberto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adalberto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adalberto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adalberto prevents mac Cumhail from getting the reversal.
mac Cumhail is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adalberto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
mac Cumhail is trying desperately to improve position.
Adalberto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish mac Cumhail?

Adalberto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but mac Cumhail manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adalberto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed mac Cumhail's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. mac Cumhail manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
mac Cumhail trying to control the position.

mac Cumhail pushes Adalberto off and gets back to his feet.
mac Cumhail misses with the combination.
mac Cumhail throws a right hand that Adalberto ducks under and follows up with a left that Adalberto also avoids with ease.
mac Cumhail connects with a crisp jab.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adalberto tries for a takedown but mac Cumhail sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
mac Cumhail is breathing heavily.
mac Cumhail misses with the combination.
mac Cumhail wants to clinch.

Adalberto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Adalberto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
mac Cumhail keeping control of the position.
mac Cumhail is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adalberto connects with a nice short shot to mac Cumhail's temple.
Adalberto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. mac Cumhail defending well though.
Adalberto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adalberto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
mac Cumhail wants to get back to full guard.
Adalberto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adalberto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adalberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from mac Cumhail.
Adalberto shoots for a takedown but mac Cumhail saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adalberto misses with a wild body shot.
mac Cumhail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Adalberto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Adalberto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Fionn mac Cumhail will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

mac Cumhail attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adalberto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck mac Cumhail on the side of the head.
mac Cumhail tries to clinch but Adalberto moves out of range.
mac Cumhail wants to clinch up but Adalberto keeps it at a distance.
Adalberto slips a jab from mac Cumhail.

Adalberto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
mac Cumhail tries to improve position but can't.
Adalberto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Adalberto is chipping away with strikes.
mac Cumhail manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mac Cumhail trying to pass the guard but Adalberto defending well.
Adalberto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
mac Cumhail trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adalberto being controlled here, momentarily.
Adalberto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mac Cumhail looking to sit in guard and control but Adalberto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now mac Cumhail is on top in guard.
Adalberto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two 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.
mac Cumhail trying to control but Adalberto is working from the bottom.
Adalberto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
mac Cumhail tries to free his leg and advance position but Adalberto is retaining full guard.
mac Cumhail stays in close to Adalberto 's body and controls the position.

Adalberto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. mac Cumhail is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Adalberto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take mac Cumhail's back instead.
Adalberto gets his hands free as mac Cumhail looks to control.
mac Cumhail tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Adalberto unloading with bombs!
Adalberto lands a big shot there that rocks mac Cumhail but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Adalberto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. mac Cumhail can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail wants to control but Adalberto is having none of it.
mac Cumhail can't escape the position.
Adalberto is landing with some decent strikes but mac Cumhail is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adalberto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish mac Cumhail?
Hipolito Adalberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
mac Cumhail is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adalberto with good strikes from the mount here!
Adalberto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. mac Cumhail looks a forlorn figure.
Adalberto lands a big elbow.
mac Cumhail is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto is landing with some decent strikes but mac Cumhail is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adalberto working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Adalberto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
mac Cumhail wants to control but Adalberto is having none of it.
Adalberto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
mac Cumhail takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Adalberto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns mac Cumhail that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
mac Cumhail is trying to escape the mount.
mac Cumhail tries to hold on but Adalberto pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hipolito Adalberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Adalberto fails with a takedown attempt.
mac Cumhail looks to land a combination but Adalberto avoids it well.
mac Cumhail throws a series of punches but Adalberto moves out of range.
mac Cumhail throws a shot to the body.
mac Cumhail fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adalberto misses with a body shot.
mac Cumhail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adalberto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
mac Cumhail dips to his left and cracks Adalberto with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mac Cumhail throws a lazy right hand but Adalberto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
mac Cumhail fails to land with a series of punches.
mac Cumhail loads up on a big right hand but Adalberto slips the punch.

Adalberto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adalberto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adalberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
mac Cumhail looking to control.
Adalberto working some strikes from top position.
mac Cumhail is trying to control the position but Adalberto postures up.
Adalberto scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adalberto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
mac Cumhail tries to bum rush Adalberto with a series of wild strikes but Adalberto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fionn mac Cumhail is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Adalberto gets the takedown into side control.
mac Cumhail tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Adalberto presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
mac Cumhail really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto lands a big elbow.
Adalberto with good strikes from the mount here!
mac Cumhail is desperately trying to improve his position but Adalberto has a good base and remains in mount.
mac Cumhail takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Adalberto .
Adalberto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish mac Cumhail?
Adalberto working the ground and pound effectively.
Adalberto working mac Cumhail over with strikes here.
mac Cumhail tries to lock up and control but Adalberto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
mac Cumhail in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adalberto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of mac Cumhail's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adalberto working mac Cumhail over with strikes here.
mac Cumhail is in a horrible position here. Adalberto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adalberto looking to ground and pound but mac Cumhail is blocking nicely.
mac Cumhail is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adalberto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adalberto prevents mac Cumhail from getting the reversal.
mac Cumhail sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Adalberto passes into side control, despite mac Cumhail's attempt to control the position.
Adalberto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adalberto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. mac Cumhail knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
mac Cumhail is trying to control Adalberto 's posture but Adalberto avoids it.
Fionn mac Cumhail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mac Cumhail sneaks back into half guard.
mac Cumhail tries to roll over but Adalberto keeps him under control.
Adalberto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed mac Cumhail's head.
mac Cumhail is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adalberto scores with a couple of nice shots.

Adalberto is looking for a kimura but mac Cumhail is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adalberto to get the leverage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hipolito Adalberto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adalberto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Hipolito Adalberto !
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Hipolito Adalberto !
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Hipolito Adalberto !

Hipolito Adalberto wins by unanimous decision!