PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Adderley (ranked 2751 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Bot #1 (ranked 387 p4p, 202 weight class). #1 has chosen The Way as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Adderley
vs
#1

190 cm
24
190
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
194
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bot #1!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - #1 coming out on top.

It looks like Dexter Adderley has been cut.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but #1 uses good head movement to avoid it.
#1 throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
#1 takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adderley throws a poor cross that misses
and #1 counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that #1 has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
#1 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adderley misses with a hook
enabling #1 to counter with a crisp jab.
Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dexter Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adderley throws a nice head kick!
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from #1.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from #1 misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from #1.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Adderley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adderley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Adderley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
#1 doesn't manage to clinch there - Adderley circles away.
Adderley is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from #1 misses its intended target.
Adderley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping #1 at a distance.
#1 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley staying out of range there.
#1 connects with a crisp jab.
#1 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley misses with a double jab.
Adderley lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from #1 misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adderley.
#1 throws a lazy uppercut
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from #1.
#1 looks to throw the jab but Adderley is out of range.
Jab by Adderley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
#1 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
#1 looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
Adderley connects with a crisp jab.
Adderley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#1 tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adderley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adderley looks to score with a jab to the body but #1 is just out of range.
#1 ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
#1 connects with a looping right hand.

Dexter Adderley's cut is getting worse.
Adderley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from #1.
Sloppy strikes from Adderley. Those never looked like landing.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adderley takes a swing at #1's ribcage but misses.
#1 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adderley blocks a jab.
#1 misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from #1.
#1 is looking to clinch but Adderley is avoiding it.
Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from #1.
Adderley throws a head kick that half lands.
#1 misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Adderley's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adderley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adderley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
#1 fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adderley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
#1 throws an overhand right that lands on Adderley's shoulder, as Adderley tries to avoid the shot.
#1 with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adderley to score with a decent uppercut.
Adderley throws a right and a left that both miss.

#1 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adderley, pushing him back against the cage.
Adderley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adderley trying to control the position but instead, #1 has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adderley into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley pushes #1 back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
#1 misses with a punch on the inside.
Adderley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by #1.
Adderley working aggressively here.
#1 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

#1 manages to break the clinch.
Adderley's jab looks to have found its range, popping #1 under the eye.
#1 ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
A countering left hand to the body from #1 misses.
#1 throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily.
#1 lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Dexter Adderley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
#1 sizes up Adderley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adderley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
#1 on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dexter Adderley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Adderley's cut.
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.

Adderley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
#1 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
#1 looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
#1 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adderley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
#1 misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Adderley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
#1 lands with a nice body punch.
Adderley misses with a straight left.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but #1 manages to avoid it.
#1 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adderley.
Adderley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
#1 slips under a jab from Adderley.
#1 moves away from the strike by Adderley.
#1 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adderley. That's going to slow #1 down.
A left lands for #1.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#1 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adderley.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from #1.
#1 misses with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a one-two to the body.
Adderley misses with a series of wild punches.
Adderley lands with a nice combination. #1 backs away looking to recover.
Adderley tries a head kick but it misses.
#1 throws out a counter right but Adderley avoids it with no problem.
Adderley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - #1 throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adderley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
#1 takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Adderley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from #1.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but #1 ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. #1 moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley lands a jab to the head.
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!
Adderley misses with a hook
and #1 counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adderley. That's going to slow #1 down.
A jab from Adderley misses.
#1 throws an overhand right that lands on Adderley's shoulder, as Adderley tries to avoid the shot.
#1 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
Good leg kick by Adderley.
Adderley defending well as #1 loads up on a big left hand.
#1 takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#1 dips to his left and cracks Adderley with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as #1 checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adderley.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adderley tries to score with a low kick but #1 moves his leg out of the way.
#1 throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adderley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from #1.
Adderley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by #1.
A slow jab from #1 misses its intended target.
Adderley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
#1 takes a kick to the side of the head.
#1 misses with a looping right.
Adderley misses with a low kick.
Adderley lands the left hand.
Adderley cracks #1 with a good jab.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adderley jabs at #1's body.
Adderley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adderley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
#1 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but #1 manages to avoid it.
#1 throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley delivers a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Adderley. That snapped #1's head back.
Adderley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#1 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley.
Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract #1.
#1 cracks Adderley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Jeez, Dexter Adderley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
#1 drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
#1 looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
Adderley keeps #1 at a distance using the push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Adderley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Adderley's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Adderley cracks #1 with a right hand to the side of the head.
#1 misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Adderley misses its target.
A big right from Adderley misses.
Adderley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from #1.
#1 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
#1 appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adderley lands with a good body shot.
Adderley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from #1! But no joy.
#1 takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Adderley throws a leg kick which misses #1's front leg but catches the back leg as #1 tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - #1 looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adderley. #1 does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adderley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
#1 walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adderley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
#1 misses with a shot to the body
and Adderley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
#1 throws a shot from downtown. Adderley moves away and avoids it.
#1 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley.
Adderley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adderley walks into a left hand.
#1 throws a hook but Adderley blocks it.
#1 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Adderley.
#1 tests Adderley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adderley scoring well with a low kick there.
Adderley throws a hook but #1 blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
#1 has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from #1 there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
#1 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adderley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

#1 cracks Adderley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Adderley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can #1 finish him?

Adderley is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dexter Adderley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bot #1!
Bot #1 decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.