PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Digi Talis (ranked 2983 p4p, 22703 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 398 p4p, 638 weight class). Digi Talis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Talis
vs
Adesanya

175 cm
30
155
18 - 6 - 0

160 cm
26
147
11 - 15 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digi Talis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya throws a body kick that misses
and Talis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Talis misses.
Adesanya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Talis counters with a leg kick.
Talis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adesanya momentarily.
Talis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adesanya. That did some damage!

Adesanya darts in and clinches Talis up against the ropes.
Talis scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Talis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Adesanya looking to slow down the pace here.
Talis working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Talis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talis.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Adesanya is trying to break the clinch but Talis has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talis as Adesanya tries to tie him up.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but Talis keeps him there for the moment.
Talis lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis has Adesanya pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Talis stalling against the ropes.
Talis presses Adesanya against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talis lands a left hand.

Talis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Adesanya clinches.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talis.
Talis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Digi Talis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Adesanya thuds a left hand into Talis's body.
Talis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya misses with a series of wild punches.
Talis moves away from the strike by Adesanya.
Talis swats away the attempt to clinch by Adesanya.
Talis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Talis circles away.
Talis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Talis avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Talis throws a head kick but Adesanya moves out of range.
Talis throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Talis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Talis avoids them all with ease.
Digi Talis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talis throws a body punch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Talis lands a head kick. Adesanya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Digi Talis is winning the standup battle so far.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Talis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Talis backs off Adesanya throws a huge counter combo but Talis manages to avoid it all.
Talis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Adesanya instigates a clinch.
Talis has Adesanya pushed against the ropes.
Adesanya is looking to break free of the clinch but Talis has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis avoiding damage.
Adesanya tries to stall but Talis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Talis stalls.
Talis avoiding damage.
Talis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
Talis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talis scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Digi Talis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Talis throws a leg kick but Adesanya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adesanya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Digi Talis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talis tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adesanya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
Talis connects with a jab.
Adesanya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Talis. That one must have hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Talis.
Adesanya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Talis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Talis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adesanya.
Talis scores with a nice right hand.
Adesanya wants to clinch.
Adesanya wants to clinch
and Talis counters with a body kick that stops Adesanya in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya drops his hands momentarily and Talis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adesanya is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but Talis pushes him off.
Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talis.
Adesanya unleashes a big counter combination but Talis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Talis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talis throws a jab when Adesanya was well out of range.
Talis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Talis's head coaches at Fairtex MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adesanya avoids the head kick by Talis.
Adesanya throws a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Talis there.
A nice leg kick from Talis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talis lands with a cross.
Talis cracks Adesanya with a good jab.
Adesanya works over Talis's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Talis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talis.
Adesanya tests Talis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adesanya misses with a lunging right hand
and Adesanya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talis throws a leg kick but Adesanya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Talis dips to his left and cracks Adesanya with an uppercut!
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Talis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talis lands with a right hand.
Adesanya misses with a double jab.
Talis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
Talis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adesanya in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adesanya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talis lands a really nice looking cross but Adesanya seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
Digi Talis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Talis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Digi Talis!

Digi Talis wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Digi Talis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.