PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Alvarez (ranked 438 p4p, 594 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 62 p4p, 84 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Adderley's choice of entrance music: Genesis. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Alvarez
vs
Adderley

183 cm
28
169
13 - 6 - 0

187 cm
28
177
9 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Carnage
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adderley, as that shot connected.
We've been hearing reports that Alvarez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Adderley slips a jab from Alvarez.
Adderley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adderley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Adderley scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez with a jab.
Adderley takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Adderley connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adderley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Adderley settles back down.
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Adderley's corner calls for a 1-2. Adderley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez instigates a clinch.

Adderley breaks the clinch.

Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Adderley is trying to break free.

Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adderley's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adderley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Adderley.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adderley counters with a left to the body.
Alvarez takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Adderley pushes him off.
Alvarez takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adderley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adderley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adderley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adderley works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez slips under a jab from Adderley.
Adderley throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Adderley throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Adderley breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Adderley throws a leg kick that misses.
Adderley throws out a leg kick but Alvarez moves out of range and Adderley only half commits.
Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A leg kick checked by Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking to counter the offense by Adderley and move into the clinch.
Adderley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez moves to clinch but Adderley breaks away
and Adderley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvarez's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Adderley misses the target.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adderley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvarez.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez wants to clinch but Adderley slips to the side
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adderley.
Adderley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adderley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adderley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adderley throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adderley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvarez.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez slips a jab from Adderley.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adderley misses with a leg kick

and Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez tries to work over Adderley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adderley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adderley as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Alvarez looking for a takedown.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.

Adderley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez throws a hook but Adderley blocks it.
Adderley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alvarez lands a jab-cross combination.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Adderley misses

and Alvarez counters by clinching up.
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
Alvarez is pushing Adderley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Alvarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adderley gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Adderley breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Adderley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adderley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adderley was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Adderley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez moves out of range as Adderley throws a body kick.
Adderley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adderley is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Adderley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adderley lands a head shot.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Adderley misses with a left hand

and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez working some strikes from top position.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Adderley keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet but Alvarez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adderley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Adderley is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Adderley sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adderley works over Alvarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Adderley.
Alvarez checks the leg kick.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Adderley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alvarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adderley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adderley throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Adderley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley connects with a solid leg kick.
Adderley clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarez connects with a right hand. Adderley shakes it off.
Adderley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez attempts a counter takedown but Adderley avoids it well and moves away.
Adderley cracks Alvarez with a good jab.

Alvarez is rocked!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Adderley enables Alvarez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Adderley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Adderley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Adderley lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alvarez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Adderley.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adderley on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvarez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adderleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvarez dips to his left and cracks Adderley with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley drops his hands momentarily and Alvarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Adderley.
Adderley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Adderley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adderley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adderley throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adderley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Adderley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Adderley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Owen Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Alvarez is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to ground and pound but Adderley uses the momentary lack of control by Alvarez to regain half guard.
Adderley is trying to stand back up but Alvarez is controlling him
Alvarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Adderley tries to kick Alvarez off but Alvarez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Owen Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Alvarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adderley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alvarez.
Alvarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adderley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Adderley won't allow it.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adderley's head.
Alvarez winds up and cracks Adderley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adderley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
Alvarez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adderley defending well though.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adderley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!

Hakeem Adderley wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Hakeem Adderley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.