PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 172 p4p, 108 weight class) and Johnny Albatross (ranked 9 p4p, 7 weight class). Johnny Albatross has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Adeoluwa
vs
Albatross

170 cm
26
145
13 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
140
16 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Akuma Wear
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albatross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adeoluwa.
Albatross takes a swing at Adeoluwa's ribcage but misses.
Adeoluwa swings for the body but Albatross moves out of range.
Adeoluwa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Albatross.
Albatross staying out of range there.
Adeoluwa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albatross.
Albatross loads up on a big right hand but Adeoluwa slips the punch.
Good shot there by Albatross.
Adeoluwa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Albatross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Albatross tries a head kick but it misses.
Albatross ducks under a wild hook from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa looks to land a right hand but Albatross moved out of range.
Adeoluwa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Albatross sprawls well. Albatross wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adeoluwa gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Albatross tries to sprawl but Adeoluwa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Adeoluwa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Albatross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adeoluwa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Albatross is trying to get back to full guard.
Adeoluwa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adeoluwa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albatross is trying to get back to full guard.
Adeoluwa lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Albatross is keeping him busy.
Adeoluwa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Albatross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adeoluwa is working away from the top position though.
Adeoluwa trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross is trying to control but can't.
Albatross is refusing to be controlled, as Adeoluwa sits in half guard.
Adeoluwa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Albatross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adeoluwa is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Albatross is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Albatross throws a body kick that misses.
Adeoluwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albatross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Albatross misses with a wild body shot.
Albatross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adeoluwa throws a lazy right hand but Albatross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albatross throws out a loose jab but Adeoluwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot
and Albatross counters with a stiff right hand.
Adeoluwa thuds a left hand into Albatross's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Albatross defending well as Adeoluwa loads up on a big left hand.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albatross.
Albatross looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Adeoluwa misses.
Albatross throws out a leg kick but Adeoluwa moves out of range and Albatross only half commits.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chukwu Adeoluwa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Adeoluwa throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adeoluwa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albatross's waist but Albatross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adeoluwa off to one side.
Adeoluwa staying out of range there.
Adeoluwa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Albatross's head.

Adeoluwa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adeoluwa showed some decent athleticism there.
Albatross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Albatross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa drops an elbow to the side of Albatross's head.
Albatross is positioning himself well to prevent Adeoluwa advancing to mount.
Adeoluwa is nestled in close to Albatross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa slips a nice elbow through Albatross's hands, connecting with Albatross's forehead.
Adeoluwa works his way into side control.
Albatross tries to buck Adeoluwa off but Adeoluwa is having none of it.
Adeoluwa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Adeoluwa 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.
Adeoluwa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Albatross's face.
Adeoluwa lands a couple of good shots and Albatross has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Albatross prevents Adeoluwa from getting a body triangle.
Albatross is trapped and Adeoluwa is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Albatross just trying to survive but Adeoluwa is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Albatross as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Adeoluwa!
Albatross is trying to remain composed but Adeoluwa is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Albatross is in bad spot here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Adeoluwa has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Albatross covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Adeoluwa has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Albatross! Can he survive? No! He's out! Adeoluwa gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chukwu Adeoluwa!
Chukwu Adeoluwa retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Chukwu Adeoluwa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.