PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chan (ranked 8127 p4p, 790 weight class) and Johnny Adermundie (ranked 7011 p4p, 740 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Chan
vs
Adermundie

188 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Adermundie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan checks the leg kick.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Adermundie sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adermundie.
Chan has been working on his balance at Lock and Roll Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Adermundie.
Adermundie leaves Chan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adermundie avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan blocks a leg kick.
Adermundie throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adermundie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chan backs up against the cage.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adermundie tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adermundie to the ground. Adermundie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adermundie throws a counter combo.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Adermundie throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adermundie.
Chan has a takedown stuffed.
Adermundie feints a counter leg kick.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
Adermundie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Adermundie throws a counter combo.
Good leg kick by Adermundie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Adermundie tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Chan appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie lands a head kick. Chan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adermundie is looking for the big counter here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adermundie misses with a body kick.
Adermundie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chan feinted with a counter takedown.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Adermundie wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adermundie manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Chan tries to keep at a distance but Adermundie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chan can't get the takedown.
Adermundie lands a knee to the body.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Chan is trying to push Adermundie away but Adermundie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adermundie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chan blocks it with crossed arms.
Chan is trying to push Adermundie away but Adermundie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Adermundie manages to break the clinch.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown but Adermundie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chan dives in and grabs Adermundie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adermundie pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.
Adermundie is looking for the big counter here.
Adermundie throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.

Adermundie closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Adermundie, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adermundie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Adermundie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan darts in looking for a takedown but Adermundie gets double underhooks and turns Chan into the cage.
Adermundie looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Adermundie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adermundie fakes the leg kick and cracks Chan in the body.

Adermundie closes the distance and clinches.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Chan jumps guard and drags Adermundie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Adermundie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adermundie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Chan with that takedown attempt.
Chan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adermundie tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adermundie lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adermundie stuffs the takedown.
Adermundie throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
Adermundie throws a head kick that Chan semi-blocks.
Adermundie misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan shoots and misses
and Adermundie counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adermundie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adermundie scores with a head kick. Chan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chan has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Adermundie connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adermundie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adermundie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chan shoots in for a double leg but Adermundie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adermundie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adermundie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adermundie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chan takes a step back to recover.
Adermundie is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Adermundie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adermundie sprawls well. Adermundie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Adermundie throws a head kick that misses.
Chan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adermundie tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Chan clinches.
Adermundie missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adermundie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Adermundie lands with a right to the head.
Adermundie throws an elbow but it misses.
Adermundie lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.

Adermundie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.
Despite the aggression on Adermundie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adermundie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chan counters with a series of strikes. Adermundie will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adermundie.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Adermundie sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Adermundie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adermundie defends well and Chan ends up having to push Adermundie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adermundie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adermundie throws a counter combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adermundie, right into the meat.

Adermundie moves into the clinch.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Chan tries to pull guard but Adermundie holds him up against the cage and eventually Chan drops back down to his feet.
Chan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adermundie after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adermundie missing with knees to the body.
Adermundie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adermundie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adermundie can turn it around.
Adermundie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Chan has picked Adermundie up - he's going for a ride! Chan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adermundie is trying to stand back up but Chan is controlling him
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Adermundie has one foot on Chan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Adermundie connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Adermundie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Adermundie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adermundie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Adermundie.
Adermundie lands a good knee to the midsection. Chan won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Adermundie.
Adermundie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.

Adermundie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnny Adermundie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adermundie slips a jab and a cross from Chan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adermundie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chan's sensitive parts.
Chan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adermundie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chan somewhat.
Adermundie lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnny Adermundie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Adermundie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chan looks for a takedown but Adermundie sprawls well.
Well,Chan is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Chan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adermundie counters with a solid body kick.

Adermundie closes the distance and clinches.
Adermundie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adermundie scores a nice knee to the body.

Adermundie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
Adermundie scores with a leg kick.
Adermundie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chan if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie misses with a two punch combination.
Adermundie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Chan pushes Adermundie up against the cage in a clinch.

Adermundie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adermundie moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Chan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adermundie's waist but Adermundie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chan off to one side.
As Chan backs off Adermundie throws a huge counter combo but Chan manages to avoid it all.

Adermundie instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adermundie.
Adermundie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charlie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Adermundie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adermundie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Adermundie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adermundie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Johnny Adermundie!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Johnny Adermundie!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Johnny Adermundie!

Johnny Adermundie wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Adermundie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.