PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Brien (ranked 2595 p4p, 1667 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 323 p4p, 233 weight class). Adesanya has chosen Israel Adesanya Entrance Music as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

O Brien
vs
Adesanya

181 cm
20
182
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
184
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adesanya is looking to slow O Brien down with leg kicks.
Adesanya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adesanya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Israel Adesanya has been cut.
O Brien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from O Brien misses
and Adesanya counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from O Brien misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Adesanya misses.
O Brien throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Adesanya scores with a push kick.
Adesanya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Brien scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adesanya is out of range.
O Brien displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Adesanya lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from O Brien does it's job there.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
and Adesanya counters with a nice body shot.
O Brien throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Adesanya.
O Brien takes a swing at Adesanya's ribcage but misses.
Seamus O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adesanya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adesanya throws a head kick but O Brien moves out of range.
Adesanya blocks a jab.
Adesanya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Brien with a body shot.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Adesanya's shoulder, as Adesanya tries to avoid the shot.
Adesanya is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
O Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from O Brien lands.
Adesanya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That has opened up Israel Adesanya's cut even more.
O Brien bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adesanya's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya throws a lazy head kick
and O Brien counters with a nice body kick.
O Brien misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Adesanya doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adesanya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
O Brien throws a front kick aimed at Adesanya's knee but Adesanya avoids it well.
A nice side step and Adesanya releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Brien connects with a leg kick.
Adesanya misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Adesanya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien throws out a leg kick but Adesanya moves out of range and O Brien only half commits.
Adesanya is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
O Brien lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.
O Brien misses with a low kick.
A low kick from O Brien is predictable there
and Adesanya counters with a big head kick but O Brien shrugs it off.
O Brien tries a low kick but Adesanya avoids it.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien misses with a two punch combination.
Adesanya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Adesanya releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adesanya.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Adesanya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Brien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adesanya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Brien thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
A punch combination from O Brien misses.
Adesanya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Adesanya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adesanya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adesanya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adesanya scores with a head kick. O Brien tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus O Brien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Israel Adesanya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adesanya scores with a head kick. O Brien tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Adesanya blocks a jab.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien lands a lovely overhand right.
Seamus O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien lands with a nice combination. Adesanya backs away looking to recover.
O Brien tried to score with a low kick but Adesanya checks it.
Adesanya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
and Adesanya counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya lands a nice shot to the body.
Adesanya misses the shot to the body.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
A nice side step and Adesanya releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
Adesanya follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
O Brien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adesanya shapes to counter with a head kick.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Adesanya ducks down to avoid it.
O Brien moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
O Brien scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adesanya in his tracks.
Adesanya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by O Brien misses
and Adesanya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Brien throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adesanya counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Brien's knee momentarily.
O Brien throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adesanya counters with a solid body kick.
A jab from O Brien misses.
Adesanya throws a low kick but O Brien moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien misses with a straight left.
Adesanya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O Brien checks a low kick from Adesanya.
O Brien throws a big counter combination but Adesanya scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adesanya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adesanya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien sizes up Adesanya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

The cut above Israel Adesanya's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
O Brien loads up on a big right hand but Adesanya slips the punch.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Adesanya checks it.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Brien with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adesanya avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Brien lands a slapping body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adesanya crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Brien - the referee stops the clock and Adesanya gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Brien. Adesanya manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Adesanya moves away from the strike by O Brien.
O Brien moves out of range as Adesanya throws a body kick.
Adesanya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
O Brien lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien connects with the punch.
Adesanya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adesanya throws a lazy head kick
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Adesanya.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
Adesanya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Israel Adesanya's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien scores with the left hand. Adesanya knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus O Brien dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Israel 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!

Adesanya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Brien swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adesanya.

Adesanya is rocked!
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Brien connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from O Brien.
O Brien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
O Brien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adesanya counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Adesanya moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya blocks a leg kick.
Adesanya throws a fast counter high kick but O Brien manages to duck under it in time.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Adesanya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
O Brien misses with a body kick.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Adesanya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adesanya scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brien connects with the punch.
Adesanya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from O Brien.
Adesanya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Brien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Israel Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien connects with a body shot that sends Adesanya's belly button to the back.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Adesanya moved away.
Adesanya blocks a jab.
O Brien lands a leg kick that knocks Adesanya off balance momentarily.
O Brien throws a body punch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya shapes to counter with a head kick.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adesanya.
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Adesanya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien cracks a nice hook into Adesanya's ribs.
O Brien misses with a jab to the body
and Adesanya counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien cracks Adesanya with a good jab.
Adesanya throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by O Brien - just one landing.
O Brien 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.
Seamus O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from O Brien misses.
O Brien wants to clinch up but Adesanya keeps it at a distance.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien misses with a low kick.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O Brien scores with a hook to the body. Adesanya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adesanya swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien lands with a cross.
Adesanya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Brien rather than just go for the knockout.

O Brien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adesanya throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Brien, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus O Brien!
Israel Adesanya was interviewed post fight and said 'I’ve seen it so many times. When you see somebody rising you want to tear them down because you feel inadequate and you want to call it humble. I am extraordinarily humble, believe me, but you’ll never know that because you never get to know me. Understand this, if one of us shining, we all win.'.