PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 2891 p4p, 21480 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 275 p4p, 384 weight class). Rram kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Overhaul. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Rram
vs
Adesanya

164 cm
34
146
29 - 16 - 0

160 cm
32
147
20 - 22 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Rram. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rram.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adesanya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Rram throws a right and a left that Adesanya avoids nicely.
Rram misses with a straight right.
Rram attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adesanya closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Rram counter with a right hand.
Rram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Rram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rram checks a leg kick.
Rram jabs Adesanya right on the nose. Adesanya blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Adesanya misses.
Rram seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adesanya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Rram moves out of range.
It looked like Rram was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adesanya staying out of range there.
Adesanya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rram to score with a decent uppercut.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Rram throws a right and a left that Adesanya avoids nicely.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Adesanya throws out a counter right but Rram avoids it with no problem.
Rram throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram connects with a body shot that sends Adesanya's belly button to the back.
Adesanya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adesanya circles away quickly and effectively.
Adesanya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rram with a body shot.
Rram bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adesanya's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adesanya fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Adesanya both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram misses with a body shot.
Adesanya throws a counter combo.
Rram throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Adesanya misses.
Rram scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram lands with a good body shot.
Adesanya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adesanya walks into a jab.
Rram looks to land a combination but Adesanya avoids it well.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adesanya takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram dominated that round.
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.

Rram jabs at Adesanya's body.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Adesanya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rram does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Adesanya scores with a one two! Rram had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adesanya.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adesanya misses with a kick to the body.
Adesanya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rram moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rram feints and then cracks Adesanya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adesanya down.
Rram ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rram goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adesanya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Adesanya follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram is looking to slow Adesanya down with leg kicks.
Rram with the inside leg kick.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rram backing away here, and Adesanya unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
Rram feints and then cracks Adesanya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adesanya down.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Yajson Rram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adesanya fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adesanya moves out of range of the body kick from Rram.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Adesanya counters with a nice uppercut.
Rram misses with the combination.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Rram moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rram.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram looks to land a right hand but Adesanya moved out of range.
Rram lands a head shot.
Rram loads up on a big right hand but Adesanya slips the punch.
Adesanya takes one on the button.

Rram has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but Rram keeps him there for the moment.

Rram manages to break the clinch.
Rram throws a series of punches but Adesanya avoids them all with ease.
Rram lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Adesanya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rram throws a right and a left that Adesanya avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Adesanya lands but Rram takes it in his stride.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Rram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Rram moves into the clinch successfully.

Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adesanya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rram went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adesanya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rram misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Adesanya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
As Rram backs off Adesanya throws a huge counter combo but Rram manages to avoid it all.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adesanya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Rram clinches up with Adesanya and pushes him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rram as Adesanya tries to tie him up.

Rram breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Adesanya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
Adesanya slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Adesanya is looking for the big counter here.
Rram scores with a jab to the head.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.
Rram misses with the combination.
Adesanya gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya is looking for the big counter here.
Rram lands a nice looking body shot.
Rram throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adesanya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
Rram seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rram stuns Adesanya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rram jabs Adesanya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adesanya blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Adesanya!
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Adesanya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adesanya lands a head kick. Rram smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yajson Rram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rram has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Rram!
An out of breath Yajson Rram thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.