PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seun Adedji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikkaku Madarame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madarame has chosen Bleed It Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ikkaku Madarame is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Adedji
vs
Madarame

175 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
27
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seun Adedji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikkaku Madarame!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Madarame!
Adedji throws a sloppy body shot
and Madarame counters with a left and a right that stings Adedji.
Madarame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adedji throws out the jab.
Adedji is looking to clinch.
Adedji throws out a loose jab but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adedji misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Madarame has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adedji is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Madarame looks to land a combination but Adedji avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Madarame. Those never looked like landing.
Madarame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adedji circles away quickly and effectively.
Adedji throws a hook but Madarame avoids it easily.
Adedji walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Adedji drives through and clinches with Madarame against the ropes.
Madarame wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adedji unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Adedji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Madarame's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adedji.
Adedji gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Adedji to work.
Adedji looking to slow down the pace here.
Adedji has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adedji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Madarame's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adedji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adedji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Madarame blocks it with crossed arms.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji lands an elbow inside.
Adedji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madarame is defending well for now.
Adedji keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madarame's efforts to push away.
Madarame is trying to break the clinch but Adedji has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Adedji to work.
Madarame takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adedji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but Madarame blocks with his arms.
Adedji throws a head punch that misses.
Madarame blocks an elbow strike.
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adedji lands a damaging elbow.
Madarame misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Adedji.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Adedji fails to land.
Adedji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madarame has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Madarame is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adedji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adedji stalling in the clinch but Madarame improves position.
Adedji lands an elbow inside.
Adedji throws a head punch that misses.
Madarame wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madarame dodges an elbow strike from Adedji.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but Madarame blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Adedji.
Adedji trying to stall but Madarame improves his position.
Madarame gets through Adedji's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madarame has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adedji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Madarame is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adedji'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 four minutes gone in the round.
Adedji trying to control the position but instead, Madarame has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adedji into the ropes.
Madarame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madarame is trying to break free.
Adedji with a knee to the head.

Madarame breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Madarame.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adedji throws a shot from downtown. Madarame moves away and avoids it.
Adedji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madarame.
Adedji's jab looks to have found its range, popping Madarame under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Madarame.
Adedji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Madarame.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seun Adedji dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No joy there for Madarame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madarame misses with a combination

and Adedji holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji pushes Madarame back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seun Adedji has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madarame tries to work over Adedji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adedji lands an elbow just above Madarame 's eye.
Adedji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ikkaku Madarame has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adedji tries to stall but Madarame uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Madarame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adedji's elbow.
Adedji with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madarame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adedji.
Madarame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adedji taking a breather.
Madarame takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adedji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madarame is defending well for now.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch but Adedji keeps him there for the moment.
Adedji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madarame tries to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling the position.
Adedji lands a nice knee to the body.
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madarame can do to turn this around?
Adedji lands a hook that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
Madarame on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Adedji.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adedji misses with the head strike.
Adedji pushes off an throws an elbow but Madarame leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Adedji misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Madarame scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adedji has Madarame pressed against the ropes, preventing Madarame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adedji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adedji.
Adedji is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Madarame takes a knee right on the jaw!
Madarame is looking to break free of the clinch but Adedji has double underhooks.
Adedji misses with a knee strike.
Adedji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madarame has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adedji lands an elbow that stopped Madarame in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but Madarame blocks it.
Madarame avoids the elbow strike from Adedji, against the ropes.
Adedji misses with a knee to the head.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adedji lands an elbow that stopped Madarame in his tracks for a moment.
Madarame dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Madarame as Adedji tries to tie him up.
Adedji tries to land knees in the clinch but Madarame avoids the damage to the body.
Adedji looking to throw knees to the head but Madarame is blocking nicely.
Madarame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adedji misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Adedji.
Adedji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adedji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adedji scores with a shot to the side of Madarame's head.
Adedji swings wildly with an uppercut but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madarame tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madarame working hard to break the clinch.
Adedji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adedji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madarame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adedji throws a head punch that misses.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Adedji fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seun Adedji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ikkaku Madarame's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Madarame throws a series of punches but Adedji avoids them all with ease.
Adedji stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but Adedji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madarame misses with a series of wild punches.
Adedji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madarame swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adedji throws out a loose jab but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madarame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adedji throws out the jab.
Madarame just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adedji moves in looking to clinch but Madarame pushes him off.
Madarame takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adedji connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adedji wants to clinch.
Madarame is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madarame moves out of range as Adedji strikes.

Madarame gets tackled into the ropes by Adedji. Adedji maintains the clinch.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but Madarame blocks with his arms.
Adedji landing knees to the head.
Adedji looking to stall.
Madarame wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madarame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adedji has him pressed against the ropes.
Adedji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madarame's defenses.
Madarame effectively controlling the action here.
Madarame tries to break free but Adedji pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adedji'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.
Adedji has a couple of punches blocked by Madarame.
Madarame is trying to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling him.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adedji lands a right hand.
Adedji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adedji misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Madarame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Madarame is looking to break free of the clinch but Adedji has double underhooks.
Adedji prevents Madarame from breaking the clinch.
Adedji unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adedji lands an elbow inside.
Madarame blocks an elbow strike from Adedji.
Madarame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Madarame is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Madarame tries to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling the position.
Adedji lands a damaging elbow.
Madarame dodges an elbow strike from Adedji.
Seun Adedji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adedji connects with a knee to the head.
Adedji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Adedji.
Adedji is pushing Madarame up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Adedji.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adedji lands a nice elbow.
Adedji is trying to maintain a safe position but Madarame gets an underhook and turns Adedji into the ropes.
Adedji lands a nice knee to the body.
Adedji lands a hook that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madarame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adedji's elbow.
Adedji working Madarame over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adedji misses with an elbow over the top.
Ikkaku Madarame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adedji keeps control of Madarame as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seun Adedji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adedji, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seun Adedji!