PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Adesanya (ranked 4014 p4p, 3722 weight class) and Andrew Knocker (ranked 484 p4p, 454 weight class). Andrew Knocker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Adesanya
vs
Knocker

198 cm
25
212
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
218
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Nutritional Shaved Ice
Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Knocker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knocker connects with a body shot.
Adesanya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knocker tries to avoid it but Adesanya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knocker to the ground. Knocker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knocker stuffs the takedown attempt from Adesanya. Adesanya gets slowly back to his feet.
Adesanya fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Adesanya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knocker fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adesanya or perhaps it was just good defense by Knocker, which made it look bad.
Adesanya walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knocker with a hook.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knocker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knocker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adesanya walks into a straight right hand from Knocker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andrew Knocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker tries to bum rush Adesanya with a series of wild strikes but Adesanya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adesanya shoots and misses
and Knocker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knocker connects with a body shot that sends Adesanya's belly button to the back.
Knocker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knocker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knocker stuffs the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Knocker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knocker.
Knocker lands a nice shot to the body.
Adesanya shoots in for a takedown but Knocker shows good takedown defense.
Adesanya is breathing heavily.
Knocker misses with the combination.
Knocker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knocker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knocker swivels and escapes.
Knocker jabs Adesanya right on the nose. Adesanya blinks but takes it well.
Knocker stuffs the takedown attempt from Adesanya. Adesanya gets slowly back to his feet.
Knocker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knocker keeps the fight on the outside.
Adesanya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knocker digs a good body shot into Adesanya's ribs.
Adesanya shoots in looking for a takedown but Knocker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adesanya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adesanya misses with a takedown attempt
and Knocker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adesanya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knocker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adesanya.
Knocker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knocker's waist but Knocker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adesanya off to one side.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Knocker moves out of range.
Adesanya tries for a takedown but Knocker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knocker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Andrew Knocker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Knocker does no damage.
Knocker throws a series of punches but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya throws a quick counter head kick but Knocker was just out of range.
Knocker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adesanya.
Knocker throws a one two combo.
Knocker cracks a nice hook into Adesanya's ribs.
Adesanya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knocker's corner calls for a 1-2. Knocker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Knocker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knocker misses with a head kick.
Knocker cracks Adesanya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knocker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knocker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knocker scores with a shot to the body.
Adesanya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knocker lands a nice hook to Adesanya's body. Adesanya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adesanya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adesanya looks for a takedown but Knocker sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knocker's corner calls for a 1-2. Knocker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adesanya tries to move into range but Knocker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Knocker circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Knocker dominated that round.
That's time! Adesanya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adesanya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Israel Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Adesanya looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adesanya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adesanya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adesanya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adesanya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adesanya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adesanya looking to pass the guard.
Adesanya throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya throwing strikes but missing.
Adesanya landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adesanya.
Knocker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knocker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adesanya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knocker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Adesanya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adesanya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Knocker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adesanya.
Knocker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Adesanya with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adesanya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andrew Knocker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knocker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd cheers as Knocker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adesanya doesn't seem phased though.
Knocker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knocker connects with a nice looking jab.
Knocker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adesanya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Knocker coming out on top.
Adesanya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adesanya blocks a low kick nicely.
Knocker catches Adesanya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knocker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adesanya at a distance.
Adesanya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya needs to keep his hands up - Knocker had a free shot at his head there.
Knocker clobbers Adesanya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knocker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adesanya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adesanya shoots in for a takedown but Knocker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Adesanya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knocker connects with a right hand. Adesanya shakes it off.
Knocker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adesanya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adesanya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adesanya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knocker throws a head kick but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knocker cracks Adesanya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knocker misses with a two punch combination.
Knocker with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knocker throws a combination. Adesanya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Adesanya is rocked!
Adesanya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knocker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knocker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adesanya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knocker's waist but Knocker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adesanya off to one side.
Knocker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adesanya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knocker lands with an overhand left.
Knocker tests Adesanya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knocker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knocker.
Oh Adesanya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adesanya checks a low kick from Knocker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Knocker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Knocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adesanya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adesanya seems to have got his legs back now.
Knocker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Knocker does no damage.
Knocker misses the jab.
Adesanya throwing a counter right hand but Knocker manages to avoid it.
Knocker swinging wildly here.
Knocker throws a one two combo.
Adesanya misses with a takedown attempt - Knocker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knocker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adesanya scrambles back to his feet.
Knocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya fails with a takedown attempt.
Knocker's corner calls for a 1-2. Knocker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knocker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knocker throws a combination. Adesanya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good standup being displayed there by Knocker as he connects with a hook.
Knocker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adesanya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Knocker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adesanya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knocker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knocker counters with a three punch combo that has Adesanya backing up. Adesanya nods at Knocker to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Adesanya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adesanya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Knocker there.

Adesanya is rocked!
Adesanya has his takedown stuffed
and Knocker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Adesanya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knocker scores with a decent looking hook.
Adesanya shoots for a double leg takedown but Knocker sprawls well. He's pushed Adesanya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adesanya seems to have got his legs back now.
Some bone on bone action there as Adesanya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Knocker looks to move away, Adesanya throws a big counter combo but Knocker just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya shoots and misses
and Knocker counters with a one-two to the body.
Knocker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knocker lands a hook that stumbles Adesanya back into the cage. Knocker follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Adesanya to the canvas! Knocker pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Adesanya has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andrew Knocker!