PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadley Jr (ranked 23574 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean McAodh (ranked 7960 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean McAodh has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hadley Jr
vs
McAodh

178 cm
27
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

155 cm
23
135 lbs
5 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadley Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean McAodh!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McAodh connects with a body shot.
McAodh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

McAodh darts in and clinches Hadley Jr up against the cage.
McAodh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hadley Jr's efforts to push away.

McAodh gets control of Hadley Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. McAodh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McAodh keeping moving, preventing Hadley Jr from controlling successfully.
Hadley Jr preventing the sweep.
Hadley Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadley Jr advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hadley Jr decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hadley Jr throws a combination that misses

so McAodh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Hadley Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAodh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hadley Jr defends well and McAodh ends up having to push Hadley Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McAodh has managed to clinch.
McAodh cracks Hadley Jr with a nice body shot.
McAodh has Hadley Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Hadley Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hadley Jr blocks the elbow strike.
McAodh jumps guard but Hadley Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hadley Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.

McAodh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hadley Jr uses from the top position.
Hadley Jr looking to sit in guard and control but McAodh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hadley Jr striking from the bottom here.

Hadley Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McAodh defends well.

Hadley Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McAodh defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McAodh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

McAodh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hadley Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hadley Jr throws a hook to the side of McAodh's head but McAodh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McAodh circles away from the clinch attempt.

McAodh takes the fight into the clinch.
Hadley Jr is trying to push McAodh away but McAodh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

McAodh lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hadley Jr tries to push off, looking to stand up, but McAodh manages to move to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAodh wants to control the pace but Hadley Jr is squirming around nicely.
McAodh avoids the attempt from Hadley Jr to control.
McAodh prevents Hadley Jr from getting the reversal.
Hadley Jr tries to hold on but McAodh pushes him away.
Hadley Jr is trying to stand up.
McAodh moves to the back position.
McAodh looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hadley Jr manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
McAodh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hadley Jr tries to clinch up.
McAodh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McAodh.
Alex Hadley Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean McAodh.

McAodh closes the distance and pushes Hadley Jr back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAodh taking a breather.
Hadley Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McAodh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hadley Jr walks away with a smile on his face. McAodh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hadley Jr misses with a double jab

and McAodh moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean McAodh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hadley Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hadley Jr is looking to clinch but McAodh is avoiding it.
McAodh tries to counter with a clinch but Hadley Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Hadley Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hadley Jr is looking to land body kicks.
McAodh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McAodh fails with a takedown attempt.
Hadley Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McAodh throws a right hand that Hadley Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Hadley Jr also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McAodh moves into range and clinches up with Hadley Jr.
Hadley Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but McAodh won't allow it.

McAodh breaks the clinch.
Hadley Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
McAodh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hadley Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hadley Jr dives in and grabs McAodh's left leg, looking for a takedown. McAodh pushes down on Hadley Jr's head and hops out.
McAodh throws a series of punches but Hadley Jr moves out of range.
Hadley Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McAodh circles away quickly and effectively.
Hadley Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

McAodh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

McAodh pulls Hadley Jr into guard.
Hadley Jr pushing down on McAodh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Hadley Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hadley Jr looks to land a strike but McAodh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Hadley Jr gets to his feet - McAodh follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably

and McAodh counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hadley Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hadley Jr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hadley Jr tries to kick McAodh off but McAodh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McAodh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hadley Jr keeps working.
Hadley Jr trying to control but McAodh postures up.
McAodh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

McAodh stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hadley Jr to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McAodh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hadley Jr, pushing him back against the cage.

McAodh manages to pull guard.
Hadley Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but McAodh has wrist control.
Hadley Jr looking to sit in guard and control but McAodh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hadley Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McAodh slips nicely into half guard.
Hadley Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McAodh prevents Hadley Jr from standing back up.
Hadley Jr is looking to improve his position.
McAodh is looking to advance position but Hadley Jr won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAodh prevents Hadley Jr from standing back up.

Hadley Jr kicks off McAodh and gets to his feet.
No luck for McAodh with that takedown attempt.
Alex Hadley Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Hadley Jr darts in looking for a takedown but McAodh gets double underhooks and turns Hadley Jr into the cage.
McAodh tries to counter with a clinch but Hadley Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Hadley Jr tries to clinch but McAodh is having none of it.
Hadley Jr goes for a double leg but McAodh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McAodh continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Hadley Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAodh darts in looking for a takedown but Hadley Jr gets double underhooks and turns McAodh into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Hadley Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

McAodh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McAodh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sean McAodh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hadley Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Hadley Jr throws a combination that misses
and McAodh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McAodh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hadley Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hadley Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Hadley Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McAodh tries to counter with a clinch but Hadley Jr shakes him off and moves away.
McAodh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McAodh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hadley Jr has his takedown stuffed

and McAodh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hadley Jr is trying to break the clinch but McAodh has him pressed against the cage.
McAodh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hadley Jr to keep the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McAodh has him pressed against the cage.
Hadley Jr tries to pull guard but McAodh won't allow it.
McAodh controlling the action here for a moment.

McAodh pulls guard effortlessly.
McAodh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hadley Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Hadley Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and McAodh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hadley Jr has managed to get both his arms back between McAodh's legs - danger averted.
Hadley Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hadley Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but McAodh has wrist control.
McAodh is pulling down on Hadley Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Hadley Jr, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr chips away with some ground and pound.

Hadley Jr stands up from McAodh's guard - Hadley Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hadley Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McAodh is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Hadley Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAodh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McAodh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hadley Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McAodh paws at him with a jab and circles away.

McAodh closes the distance and pushes Hadley Jr back into the cage.
Sean McAodh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Hadley Jr breaks the clinch.
Alex Hadley Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadley Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hadley Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

McAodh has closed the distance and engaged Hadley Jr in a clinch.
McAodh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hadley Jr jumps guard but McAodh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sean McAodh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr is trying to break the clinch but McAodh has him pressed against the cage.
Hadley Jr is trying to break the clinch but McAodh is controlling him.
Hadley Jr is trying to break free.
Hadley Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alex Hadley Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McAodh is trying to pull guard but Hadley Jr has him pressed against the cage.
McAodh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hadley Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but McAodh has double underhooks.

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 Alex Hadley Jr.
I think McAodh 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean McAodh!