PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Craftt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Adabisi
vs
Craftt

157 cm
33
140 lbs
28 - 7 - 0

165 cm
29
145 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Craftt!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craftt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Adabisi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Craftt is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.
Adabisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craftt avoids the body shot from Adabisi.
Martin Craftt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craftt slips under a jab from Adabisi.
Craftt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Craftt drives through and clinches with Adabisi against the cage.

Craftt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi throws a hook but Craftt avoids it easily.

Craftt moves into the clinch.
Craftt blocking some punches.
Adabisi is trying to break the clinch but Craftt is controlling him.
Adabisi swings wildly with an uppercut but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi pushes Craftt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craftt.
Adabisi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Adabisi.

Craftt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adabisi takes a swing at Craftt's ribcage but misses.

Adabisi pushes Craftt up against the cage in a clinch.
Adabisi misses with a punch on the inside.
Adabisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adabisi slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Craftt trying to land knees to the body.
Adabisi can't break the clinch.
Adabisi has Craftt pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adabisi.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Adabisi breaks from the clinch.
Adabisi lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craftt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Adabisi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Craftt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Adabisi to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Craftt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adabisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Craftt.
Still in the clinch, Adabisi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Craftt tries to break free but Adabisi pushes him back against the cage.
Adabisi is stalling here.
Adabisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adabisi avoids it.
Craftt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adabisi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adabisi swings wildly with an uppercut but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi slowing the pace effectively.
Adabisi tries to throw a body punch but Craftt avoids it by throwing Adabisi back against the cage.
Craftt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adabisi.
Adabisi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adabisi misses with a punch on the inside.

Craftt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craftt tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Craftt drives through and clinches with Adabisi against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Adabisi tries to keep at a distance but Craftt has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adabisi.

Craftt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adabisi keeps the fight on the outside.
Adabisi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Craftt rushes Adabisi and presses him up against the cage.
Adabisi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craftt has Adabisi pressed against the cage, preventing Adabisi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Craftt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
Craftt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Craftt doesn't manage to clinch there - Adabisi circles away.
Craftt doesn't manage to clinch there - Adabisi circles away.
Craftt wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.
Adabisi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Craftt's head.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi is having none of it.
Craftt has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Adabisi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Craftt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adabisi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Adabisi. Beautiful body shot.
Adabisi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Craftt closes the distance and clinches.
Adabisi can't break the clinch.
Adabisi is trying to break the clinch but Craftt is controlling him.
Craftt is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Craftt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adabisi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adabisi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craftt.
Simon Adabisi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adabisi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Adabisi scores with a nice short uppercut.

Adabisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adabisi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Craftt gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftt trying to land knees to the body.
Adabisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Craftt.
Adabisi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adabisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Craftt.
Adabisi tries to break the clinch but Craftt is controlling the position.
Craftt blocks an uppercut.
Adabisi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Craftts head.
Adabisi has Craftt pressed against the cage.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
I was talking to Adabisi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Craftt blocks an uppercut.
Adabisi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Craftts head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Craftt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craftt is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.
Adabisi missing with a left hand there. Craftt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Craftt darts in trying to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craftt is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.
Adabisi misses with a hook.
Craftt doesn't manage to clinch there - Adabisi circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Adabisi misses the target.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Adabisi is looking for a counter combo.

Craftt takes the fight into the clinch.
Adabisi misses with the head strike.
Adabisi tries to break free but Craftt pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adabisi keeps the fight on the outside.
Craftt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craftt 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.
A cross from Adabisi lands.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adabisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adabisi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Craftt takes the fight into the clinch.
Adabisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craftt's elbow.
Adabisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adabisi tries to work over Craftt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adabisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Adabisi.

Craftt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Craftt rushes Adabisi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adabisi letting Craftt take a breather here.
Adabisi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craftt has him pressed against the cage.
Adabisi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Craftt can do to turn this around?
Adabisi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Adabisi.
Adabisi working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Adabisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Adabisi.
Adabisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi effectively controlling the action here.
Craftt landing knees to the body.
Adabisi lands a nice uppercut.
Adabisi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adabisi lands a right hand.
Adabisi misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adabisi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adabisi lands an uppercut.
Adabisi misses with a punch to the body.
Adabisi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adabisi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Craftt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craftt moves in looking to clinch but Adabisi pushes him off.
Craftt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adabisi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Craftt rushes Adabisi and presses him up against the cage.
Craftt trying to land knees to the body.

Craftt breaks from the clinch.

Craftt moves into the clinch successfully.
Adabisi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adabisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Craftt.
Adabisi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craftt's elbow.
Craftt misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craftt blocks an uppercut.

Adabisi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Craftt drives through and clinches with Adabisi against the cage.

Craftt manages to break the clinch.
Craftt tries to clinch up.

Adabisi has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Craftt breaks the clinch.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craftt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Adabisi gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Craftt moves to clinch but Adabisi breaks away
and Adabisi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craftt wants to clinch up but Adabisi keeps it at a distance.

Craftt forces Adabisi back against the cage and clinches.
Adabisi is struggling to control the position.
Craftt missing with knees to the body.
Come on Adabisi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adabisi pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi misses with a hook from the clinch.

Craftt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch but Adabisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Craftt takes the fight into the clinch.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adabisi avoids it.
Adabisi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adabisi stalling in the clinch.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adabisi has a couple of punches blocked by Craftt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adabisi throws a head punch that misses.
Adabisi throws a head punch that misses.
Adabisi lands a nice uppercut.
Craftt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adabisi.
Adabisi is pushing Craftt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Adabisi manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craftt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adabisi is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves out of range.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut. Craftt saw that one coming.

Craftt clinches up against the cage.
Adabisi misses with a body punch.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
Adabisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Craftt won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Craftt as Adabisi tries to tie him up.
Adabisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craftt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Craftt lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craftt holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Adabisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craftt tries to clinch up.
It looked like Adabisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Craftt moves into the clinch successfully.
Adabisi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adabisi has a couple of punches blocked by Craftt.
Adabisi stalling the fight.
Adabisi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Craftt backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adabisi tries to circle away but Craftt has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Adabisi.
Craftt tries to land knees in the clinch but Adabisi avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi had his way with Martin Craftt in that round.
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 misses with a straight right.
Craftt wants to clinch up but Adabisi keeps it at a distance.
Craftt takes one on the button.

Craftt darts in and clinches Adabisi up against the cage.
Adabisi can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Craftt.
Adabisi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adabisi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adabisi misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Adabisi breaks the clinch.

Craftt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adabisi misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
Adabisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adabisi swings wildly with an uppercut but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.

Adabisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craftt wants to clinch.

Craftt clinches.
Adabisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Craftt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craftt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Craftt obliges.

Craftt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adabisi throws a right hand that misses

and Craftt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Craftt.
Adabisi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adabisi managing to block the knees to the body from Craftt.
Adabisi tries to throw a body punch but Craftt avoids it by throwing Adabisi back against the cage.

Adabisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adabisi throws a right and a left that Craftt avoids nicely.
Martin Craftt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craftt wants to clinch up but Adabisi keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Adabisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Craftt wants to clinch.
Adabisi is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Craftt clinches up against the cage.
Adabisi is trying to break free.

Craftt breaks from the clinch.
Craftt is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.

Craftt drives through and clinches with Adabisi against the cage.
Adabisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Craftt takes a shot to the head.
Adabisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adabisi breaks from the clinch.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craftt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craftt is looking to clinch but Adabisi is avoiding it.
It looked like Adabisi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Craftt.
Craftt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adabisi throws a good cross that connects.
Martin Craftt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Adabisi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adabisi avoids the head kick by Craftt.
Adabisi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craftt wants to counter with a clinch but Adabisi pushes him away.
Craftt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adabisi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Simon Adabisi.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adabisi!
Simon Adabisi retains his bantamweight title!