PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Badari (ranked 6513 p4p, 7451 weight class) and Henry Adams (ranked 601 p4p, 647 weight class). Badari comes to the cage accompanied by ?. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Badari
vs
Adams

180 cm
25
212
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
23
195
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omar Badari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badari counters with a left and a right that stings Adams.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Adams jabs Badari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Badari.
Badari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Adams clinches up with Badari and pushes him back against the cage.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Badari working Adams over with knees to the body.
Badari lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Badari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Badari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Badari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badari avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Badari misses its target.
Adams throws a head kick that misses

and Badari moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adams blocks it with crossed arms.
Badari avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Badari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.

It looks like Henry Adams has been cut.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Badari landing knees to the head.
Adams fails to pull guard.
Omar Badari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Adams.
Adams can't break the clinch.
Badari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adams looks winded!
Adams looking for a takedown.
Badari prevents Adams from breaking the clinch.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Badari effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Badari lands a nice knee to the body.

Badari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick lands for Badari.
Badari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Adams moves into the clinch.
Badari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adams's efforts to push away.

Adams decides to pull guard.

Badari stands and steps away. Adams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Badari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adams feints the counter takedown.
Adams dives in and grabs Badari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Badari pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Badari fires out a quick counter leg kick but Adams just manages to avoid it.
Badari lands a right hook to the body.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Badari sprawls well. Badari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Badari misses with a head kick.
Badari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Badari tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Badari lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Badari connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Badari to keep the fight standing.
Badari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Badari breaks from the clinch.
Omar Badari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Badari tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Badari.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Badari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Badari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Badari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Adams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Badari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badari misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Badari.
Adams doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Badari counters by moving into the clinch.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Badari is blocking nicely.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Omar Badari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Adams.
Badari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badari walks away with a smile on his face. Adams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Badari - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams moves out of range as Badari strikes.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Badari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Badari clinches with his opponent.
Badari lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Badari misses with a knee to the head.
Badari misses with a knee strike.
Adams wants to take the fight to the mat but Badari manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Adams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Badari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badari landing knees to the head.
Badari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Badari scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badari landing knees to the head.
Badari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badari throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Badari.
Adams stalls.
Badari crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.
Badari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Badari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams taking a breather.

Badari breaks from the clinch.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badari.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Badari.
Omar Badari is winning the standup battle so far.

Adams moves into the clinch.
Badari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Badari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Badari misses with a knee strike.
Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Badari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to break free but Badari has control.
Badari pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badari tries to land a knee to the head but Adams blocks with his arms.
Adams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Badari is pressed up against the cage. Adams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Badari down to the mat. Badari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Badari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Adams misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Badari - the referee stops the clock and Adams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Badari. Adams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Adams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Badari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Adams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Badari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Badari stuffs the takedown.
A slow jab from Badari misses its intended target.
Badari misses with a few strikes there.

Adams forces Badari back against the cage and clinches.
Badari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adams tries to circle away but Badari has him pinned against the cage.
Adams wants a takedown.
Omar Badari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Adams.
Badari throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adams jumps guard but Badari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Badari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Badari closes the distance and clinches.
Badari scores a nice knee to the body.
Badari working aggressively here.
Omar Badari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adams blocks an elbow strike.
Adams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Badari is defending well.
Badari taking a breather.
Adams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams tries for a takedown but Badari manages to get underhooks.
Badari lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Badari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Badari.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Badari has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Badari.
Adams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Badari after a bit of a struggle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Badari obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Badari.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badari avoids it.
Badari has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Adams pulls guard successfully.
Adams trying to strike off his back.
Badari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams wriggles free and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Badari as Adams shoots in.
Badari jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Badari closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
Badari working Adams over with knees to the body.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Badari.

Adams gets control of Badari's arms and successfully pulls guard. Adams will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Badari gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Badari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adams with a poor takedown
and Badari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badari.
Badari throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badari tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badari leaves Adams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Badari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams defending well as Badari loads up on a big left hand.
Adams wants to counter with a clinch but Badari pushes him away.
Badari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adams finds it's way round the side to connect with Badari's head.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badari as he avoids it easily.

Badari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adams is working for takedown but Badari is calmly controlling the position for now.
Badari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omar Badari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Badari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badari, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Badari!
A less than humble Omar Badari misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.