PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Greenwald (ranked 3731 p4p, 3484 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adesanya has chosen Israel Adesanya Entrance Music as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Greenwald
vs
Adesanya

183 cm
30
176
12 - 13 - 0

193 cm
20
184
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Greenwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwald scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Greenwald looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Greenwald loads up on a big right hand but Adesanya slips the punch.
Adesanya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.
Greenwald is looking to counter punch.
Adesanya lands with a slapping head kick.

Greenwald moves into the clinch.
Adesanya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greenwald backwards.
Greenwald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya misses with the head strike.
Adesanya looking to stall.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greenwald.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
Greenwald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwald stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Greenwald fails to land.
Adesanya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya tries to stall but Greenwald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Greenwald.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Greenwald is blocking nicely.
Greenwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Greenwald is looking to control Adesanya's arms but Adesanya gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greenwald has his back to the cage.
Adesanya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Adesanya misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Adesanya.
Greenwald misses with some punches.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Greenwald tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greenwald is trying to stall.
Greenwald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greenwald avoids it.
Adesanya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greenwald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Greenwald misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald stalling against the cage.
Greenwald throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya can't find room to land a body shot as Greenwald controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adesanya taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Adesanya fails to land.
Greenwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenwald misses with a body punch.
Greenwald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greenwald just leaning against Adesanya, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adesanya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya misses with a punch on the inside.
Greenwald being controlled against the cage.
Adesanya scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Adesanya to work.
Adesanya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Greenwald up against the cage.
Greenwald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adesanya.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Israel Adesanya dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Adesanya just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya takes a swing at Greenwald's ribcage but misses.
Adesanya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Greenwald moves out of range easily.
Adesanya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greenwald throws a right hand that Adesanya ducks under and follows up with a left that Adesanya also avoids with ease.
Adesanya appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adesanya throws a body punch but Greenwald moves out of range.
Greenwald tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adesanya throws a body punch but Greenwald moves out of range.
It looked like Greenwald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glenn Greenwald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenwald is just out of range.
Greenwald throws a jab when Adesanya was well out of range.
Adesanya lands a head kick. Greenwald smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adesanya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greenwald moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greenwald blocks a leg kick.
Adesanya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Greenwald rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Greenwald misses
and Adesanya counters with a head kick.
Adesanya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Adesanya clinches with his opponent.
Greenwald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greenwald is keeping busy.
Adesanya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adesanya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Adesanya.
Adesanya holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Greenwald blocks it.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greenwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greenwald stalling against the cage.
Adesanya misses with the head strike.
Greenwald avoiding damage as Adesanya throws knees to the body.
Greenwald struggles to land a body shot inside as Adesanya controls his hands.
Adesanya avoiding damage.
Greenwald tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Adesanya misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya prevents a body shot from Greenwald.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Greenwald lands a nice uppercut.
Adesanya prevents a body shot from Greenwald.
Adesanya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adesanya lands with a left to the head.
Greenwald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya is trying to stall.
Adesanya misses with a punch on the inside.
Greenwald is trying to maintain a safe position but Adesanya gets an underhook and turns Greenwald into the cage.
Greenwald throws an elbow that misses.
Adesanya trying to stall but Greenwald improves his position.
Greenwald misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Greenwald.
Adesanya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Greenwald fails to land.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greenwald.
Adesanya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adesanya slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Adesanya on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Adesanya.
Adesanya lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adesanya throws a head punch that misses.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but Greenwald blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Israel Adesanya 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Adesanya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenwald was well out of range. Poor timing from Adesanya.
Greenwald misses with a head kick.
Adesanya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Greenwald checks the leg kick.
Adesanya looks for the body kick but Greenwald saw that one coming.
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
Greenwald blocks a leg kick.
Adesanya swings for the body but Greenwald moves out of range.
Greenwald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Adesanya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greenwald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Greenwald tries a low kick but Adesanya avoids it.
Adesanya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Greenwald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Greenwald moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adesanya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adesanya throws a body shot but no joy.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adesanya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a wild body shot.
Adesanya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greenwald moves away.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Adesanya clinches.
Adesanya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adesanya throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adesanya.
A nice left hand lands by Greenwald.
Adesanya is looking to control Greenwald's arms but Greenwald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adesanya has his back to the cage.
Adesanya misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adesanya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greenwald.
Israel Adesanya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greenwald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Greenwald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adesanya up against the cage.
Greenwald throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adesanya is keeping busy.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Greenwald throws an elbow but it misses.
Greenwald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Greenwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greenwald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adesanya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adesanya works on Greenwald's body with a couple of short punches.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greenwald blocks it with crossed arms.
Israel Adesanya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adesanya landing knees to the body.
Greenwald struggles to land a body shot inside as Adesanya controls his hands.
Adesanya avoids the elbow strike from Greenwald, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adesanya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adesanya presses Greenwald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Glenn Greenwald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adesanya misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Adesanya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adesanya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Adesanya!
During a confident post fight interview, Israel Adesanya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.