PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 475 p4p, 64 weight class) and Bertram Adelhard (ranked 1182 p4p, 159 weight class). Imbula's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ~Apache~. Adelhard has chosen Volbeat - Still Counting as his entrance music. Bertram Adelhard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Imbula
vs
Adelhard

185 cm
27
180 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

189 cm
27
175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Urban Fighter

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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bertram Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula tries to move into range but Adelhard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adelhard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imbula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Imbula connects with a solid leg kick.

Adelhard closes the distance and clinches.
Imbula lands an uppercut.
Adelhard lands a shoulder strike.
Adelhard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Imbula 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.
Imbula throws a head punch that misses.
Adelhard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Imbula avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adelhard misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Imbula.
Imbula misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Adelhard breaks from the clinch.
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!
Imbula moves out of range as Adelhard strikes.
Adelhard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Imbula avoids it.
Imbula throwing a counter right hand but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Imbula. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Adelhard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Imbula connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Imbula. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Imbula.
Adelhard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Imbula misses the jab.
Adelhard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Imbula misses with a straight right.
Adelhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Adelhard throws a hook but Imbula blocks it.

Adelhard has Imbula up against the cage in a clinch.
Imbula misses with the head strike.
Adelhard tries a body shot but Imbula blocks it.
Imbula can't find room to land a body shot as Adelhard controls the action.
Imbula misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adelhard prevents a body shot from Imbula.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Imbula.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adelhard.
Imbula working aggressively here.
Imbula lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Adelhard fails to land.
Imbula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adelhard.
Imbula takes a shot to the head.
Imbula is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Imbula fails to land.
Adelhard is looking for a takedown.
Cheik Imbula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertram Adelhard.
Adelhard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adelhard wants a takedown.
Imbula lands with a left to the head.
Imbula working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adelhard.
Imbula is working Adelhard over against the cage.
Imbula lands a left hand.
Imbula blocks a body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adelhard blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adelhard.
Imbula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adelhard backwards.
Imbula working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Imbula throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adelhard looks winded!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Imbula as Adelhard tries to tie him up.
Adelhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adelhard wants a takedown.
Adelhard throws a head punch that misses.
Imbula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Imbula.
Imbula lands a body punch in the clinch.
Imbula digs a right hand into Adelhard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adelhard's gas tank.
Imbula can't find room to land a body shot as Adelhard controls the action.
Imbula'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.
Imbula throws a head punch that misses.
Imbula prevents a body shot from Adelhard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbula gets through Adelhard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Adelhard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Imbula tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imbula turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Imbula finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Adelhard moves out of range of the body kick from Imbula.
A clash of legs there as Adelhard blocks the low kick.
Imbula moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Imbula misses its target.
Adelhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Adelhard looks to land a left hand but Imbula moved out of range nicely.
Imbula throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adelhard lands a nice shot that snaps Imbula's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheik Imbula dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Adelhard throws a solid leg kick but Imbula takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adelhard.

Adelhard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Imbula being controlled against the cage.
Imbula scores with a hook to the body.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Imbula lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Imbula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Imbula's elbow.
A body shot lands from Imbula.
Imbula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Imbula working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbula misses with a punch to the body.
Imbula is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adelhard can do to turn this around?
Imbula tries to throw a body punch but Adelhard avoids it by throwing Imbula back against the cage.
Imbula scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adelhard working aggressively here.
Adelhard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adelhard wants to get back to striking at distance but Imbula won't allow it.
Adelhard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a head punch that misses.
Imbula tries to throw a body punch but Adelhard avoids it by throwing Imbula back against the cage.
Imbula blocks a body shot from Adelhard.
Imbula lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adelhard is breathing heavily.
Imbula prevents a body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Imbula throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Imbula pushes Adelhard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Imbula working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Imbula gets through Adelhard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Imbula lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adelhard or not.
Imbula working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Imbula lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adelhard backwards.

Adelhard is rocked!
Imbula lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adelhard is still on wobbly legs! Can Imbula finish him?
Imbula lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adelhard seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Imbula.
Imbula digs a right hand into Adelhard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adelhard's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbula scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Imbula.
Imbula lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula scores with a shoulder strike.
Imbula is stalling here.
Cheik Imbula has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Imbula works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Imbula won't allow Adelhard to sweep him here.
Imbula throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Imbula works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Imbula lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adelhard won't allow Imbula to pass to mount.

Imbula wants to work for an arm triangle but Adelhard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Imbula wants to control but Adelhard is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula trying to pass the guard but Adelhard defending well.

Imbula seems to be looking for submissions.
Adelhard tries to get to full guard but Imbula has control of the leg.
Adelhard wants to control but Imbula is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adelhard is not content to let Imbula control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adelhard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Adelhard wants to sweep but no luck.
Imbula slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Imbula passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Adelhard is looking to regain half guard here but Imbula keeps moving and retains side control.
Imbula sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adelhard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Imbula misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheik Imbula dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Imbula throws a body kick that misses
and Adelhard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Adelhard. Beautiful body shot.

Imbula has Adelhard up against the cage in a clinch.
Adelhard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adelhard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Imbula is defending well.
Imbula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Imbula tries a body shot but Adelhard blocks it.
Imbula leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adelhard.
Imbula lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adelhard or not.
Adelhard lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbula lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adelhard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Imbula scores with a shot to the side of Adelhard's head.
Imbula scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Adelhard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Imbula misses with a body punch.
Imbula lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adelhard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Imbula has hold of one of Adelhard's legs. Adelhard is fighting the takedown attempt but Imbula gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Imbula trying to control the position from guard on top but Adelhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imbula showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Imbula drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Imbula as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Adelhard screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Imbula! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cheik Imbula!
Cheik Imbula decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.