PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Grubbs (ranked 2405 p4p, 3049 weight class) and Anderson Adesanya (ranked 320 p4p, 389 weight class). Edward Grubbs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Grubbs
vs
Adesanya

183 cm
25
195
7 - 8 - 0

192 cm
23
200
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses.
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Grubbs is avoiding it.
Adesanya misses with an uppercut.
Adesanya throws a right and a left that Grubbs avoids nicely.
Grubbs connects with a nice looking jab.
Grubbs clobbers Adesanya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grubbs is looking to counter punch.
Adesanya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adesanya misses with a double jab.
Adesanya wants to clinch.
Grubbs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Grubbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adesanya moves into the clinch.
Grubbs has had enough of the clinch but Adesanya keeps him there for the moment.
Adesanya throws an elbow but it misses.
Grubbs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adesanya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya misses with a knee to the head.
Adesanya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.

Grubbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grubbs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adesanya avoids the body shot from Grubbs.

Adesanya rushes Grubbs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Grubbs avoids the damage to the body.
Grubbs managing to block the knees to the body from Adesanya.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grubbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grubbs.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grubbs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grubbs.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Grubbs avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya crunches a lovely knee into Grubbs's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grubbs avoids a wild elbow strike from Adesanya.
Adesanya misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Adesanya.
Grubbs blocks an elbow strike.
Grubbs tries to break free but Adesanya pushes him back against the cage.
Adesanya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adesanya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a knee to the head but misses.

Grubbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grubbs connects with the punch.
Adesanya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Grubbs misses its intended target.
Grubbs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adesanya tries to counter with a clinch but Grubbs shakes him off and moves away.
Adesanya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grubbs catches Adesanya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adesanya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Adesanya is rocked!
Adesanya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Grubbs finish him?
Grubbs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looks like Grubbs has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Grubbs moves out of range easily.
Adesanya seems to have recovered his senses.
Adesanya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Grubbs moves out of range.
Grubbs looks to throw the jab but Adesanya is out of range.
Adesanya wants to counter with a clinch but Grubbs pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grubbs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grubbs scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs pounces like a tiger and cracks Adesanya with a vicious hook! Adesanya is down but not out! Grubbs follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edward Grubbs!
After winning the bout, Edward Grubbs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.