PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Barnkvist (ranked 20731 p4p, 930 weight class) and Seun Adedji (ranked 2038 p4p, 309 weight class). Seun Adedji will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Barnkvist
vs
Adedji

183 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
175 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seun Adedji!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adedji misses with an uppercut

and Barnkvist counters by clinching up.
I was talking to Barnkvist's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Adedji manages to break the clinch.
Adedji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnkvist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnkvist misses with a right hand
letting Adedji counter with a right hand.
Barnkvist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adedji has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barnkvist misses with a hook
and Adedji counters with a left to the body.
Adedji connects with a body shot.

Barnkvist has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnkvist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnkvist tries for a takedown but Adedji manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnkvist tries for a takedown. No joy.

Barnkvist manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist misses with a left hand
and Adedji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adedji misses with a straight left.
Adedji lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Peter Barnkvist has been cut.
Adedji displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnkvist throws out the jab.
Barnkvist feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adedjis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnkvist tries to clinch up
letting Adedji counter with a right hand.
Barnkvist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peter Barnkvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adedji takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnkvist misses with a lunging right hand
and Adedji counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adedji! But no joy.
Adedji on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnkvist throws a poor cross that misses
and Adedji counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnkvist thinking.
Barnkvist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adedji with a hook.
Barnkvist throws a looping overhand right but Adedji ducks down to avoid it.
Barnkvist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adedji.
Barnkvist throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adedji stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnkvist misses with a shot to the body
and Adedji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnkvist punishes Adedji's body with a nice straight punch.
Adedji dodges the punch combination from Barnkvist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist darts in trying to clinch
and Adedji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnkvist tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adedji swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnkvist tries to clinch but Adedji moves out of range.
Barnkvist tries to clinch
and Adedji counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnkvist wants to clinch up but Adedji keeps it at a distance.
Barnkvist looks to land a right hand but Adedji moved out of range.
Barnkvist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adedji.
Adedji wants to counter the offense by Barnkvist and move into the clinch position.

Barnkvist looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Adedji!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barnkvist tries to score with some ground and pound. Adedji controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnkvist 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.
Barnkvist in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnkvist looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adedji is avoiding damage well.
Adedji avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barnkvist.
Barnkvist lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adedji is trying to get back to half guard.
Adedji takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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 Peter Barnkvist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barnkvist throws a combination that misses

and Adedji counters by clinching up.
Barnkvist goes for a takedown attempt but Adedji pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adedji lands a nice hook to Barnkvist's body. Barnkvist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adedji gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adedji moves out of range as Barnkvist strikes.
Adedji let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barnkvist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Seun Adedji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Barnkvist. Those never looked like landing.
Barnkvist misses with a left hand
and Adedji counters with a nice uppercut.
Adedji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnkvist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barnkvist.
Adedji is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Adedji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist misses with an uppercut
and Adedji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adedji needs to keep his hands up - Barnkvist had a free shot at his head there.
Barnkvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Barnkvist clinches up with Adedji and pushes him back against the cage.
Adedji tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnkvist avoids the damage to the body.
Adedji misses with a knee to the head.
Barnkvist wants a takedown but no success here.
Adedji prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adedji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnkvist goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adedji prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist is looking for a takedown.

Barnkvist is trying to trip Adedji. He has hold of a leg but Adedji is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barnkvist persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnkvist is looking to work some ground and pound but Adedji has wrist control.
Barnkvist is fighting to break Adedji's control of his arms but Adedji is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Adedji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adedji looking to control.
Barnkvist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnkvist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adedji lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Barnkvist pulls Adedji in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adedji trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnkvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnkvist 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adedji wanted to stand there but Barnkvist had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adedji preventing the sweep.
Adedji trying to control but Barnkvist is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barnkvist pulls Adedji in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barnkvist throws a right hand that misses
enabling Adedji to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnkvist misses with a lunging right hand
and Adedji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnkvist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnkvist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seun Adedji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adedji on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnkvist misses with an uppercut
and Adedji counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnkvist thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Seun Adedji will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adedji as he jumps to the side.
Adedji wants to counter with a clinch but Barnkvist pushes him away.
Barnkvist just misses with a punch to the body.
Adedji lands a jab.
Barnkvist misses the body punch

and Adedji counters with a nice right hand that sends Barnkvist toppling to the canvas! Barnkvist scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Adedji finish him?!

Barnkvist is rocked!

Peter Barnkvist's cut is getting worse.
Barnkvist misses with a hook. Adedji ducked under it nicely.
Oh Barnkvist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnkvist. Adedji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnkvist seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnkvist throws a jab when Adedji was well out of range.
Adedji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnkvist.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnkvist doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adedji counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist misses with an uppercut.
Barnkvist sets himself, and Adedji steps forward looking for the clinch! Barnkvist avoids it this time.
Barnkvist misses with a left hand
and Adedji counters with a straight right hand.
Barnkvist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adedji.
Barnkvist connects with a body shot that sends Adedji's belly button to the back.
Barnkvist closes the distance and clinches up with Adedji, looking for a takedown. Barnkvist pushes Adedji against the cage but Adedji circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adedji tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnkvist moves to clinch but Adedji breaks away
and Adedji counters with a straight right hand.
Barnkvist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adedji sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnkvist somewhat.
Adedji doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnkvist slips a straight right by Adedji.
Nice uppercut there from Barnkvist.

Barnkvist gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Barnkvist seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barnkvist throws a strike aimed at the side of Adedji's head but Adedji avoids it well.
Adedji managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adedji dodges the ground and pound from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist working the ground and pound.
Barnkvist postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barnkvist sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adedji is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Adedji is looking to regain half guard here but Barnkvist keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnkvist in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Adedji manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barnkvist's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Barnkvist there.
Barnkvist wants to control but Adedji is keeping him busy.
Adedji avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnkvist.
Adedji regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barnkvist.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adedji trying to keep a closed guard but Barnkvist is proving a slippery customer.
Barnkvist throwing strikes but missing.
Barnkvist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnkvist connects with a couple of short punches.
Adedji 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.
Barnkvist is working Adedji over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnkvist controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barnkvist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seun Adedji.
I think Adedji 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

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