PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 729 p4p, 954 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 92 p4p, 121 weight class). Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nagibatel
vs
Adderley

180 cm
34
194
23 - 16 - 1

187 cm
34
192
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adderley misses with a hook.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Adderley drops his hands momentarily and Nagibatel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adderley darts in trying to clinch
and Nagibatel counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley clobbers Nagibatel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adderley avoids the head kick by Nagibatel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel slips a straight right by Adderley.
Nagibatel slips a jab from Adderley.
Nagibatel lands with a cross.
Adderley throws a sloppy head kick and Nagibatel moves out of range easily.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley punishes Nagibatel's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Adderley throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel defending well as Adderley loads up on a big left hand.
Nagibatel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
Adderley misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Nagibatel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Adderley does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Adderley.
Adderley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Adderley has managed to clinch.
Adderley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Nagibatel breaks the clinch.
Adderley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nagibatel throws a lazy uppercut
and Adderley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Adderley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses.
Nagibatel is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Adderley throws the left hand but Nagibatel avoids the punch easily.
Adderley lands an overhand right.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagibatel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Adderley thuds his right hand into Nagibatel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Adderley moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel misses with the head strike.

Adderley breaks from the clinch.
Adderley wants to clinch up but Nagibatel keeps it at a distance.
Adderley doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley looks to land a right hand but Nagibatel moved out of range.
Adderley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nagibatel on the side of the head.
Nagibatel avoids the head kick by Adderley.
Nagibatel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Nagibatel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Nagibatel slips the punch.
Adderley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adderley takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Nagibatel lands a big head kick that sends Adderley tumbling to the mat! Nagibatel takes a step backwards and waves Adderley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Adderley misses.
Adderley tests Nagibatel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Nagibatel misses.
Adderley wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagibatel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagibatel connects with a jab.
Adderley is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Adderley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adderley throws out a powerful jab.
Lyoha Nagibatel is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley connects with a body shot.
Adderley wants to clinch up but Nagibatel keeps it at a distance.
Nagibatel throws a quick counter head kick but Adderley was just out of range.
Nagibatel slips under a jab from Adderley.
Adderley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adderley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagibatel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hakeem Adderley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Adderley moves into range and clinches up with Nagibatel.
Adderley blocks an uppercut.
Nagibatel blocks the elbow strike.
Nagibatel blocks an elbow strike from Adderley.

Adderley breaks the clinch.
Nagibatel ducks right into an uppercut from Adderley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nagibatel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley stalks Nagibatel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nagibatel's face. Nagibatel staggers backwards, shaken.
Nagibatel needs to keep his hands up - Adderley had a free shot at his head there.
Nagibatel takes one to the side of the head.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Adderley.
It looked like Nagibatel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adderley misses with a double jab
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hakeem Adderley 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.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Good exchange - Adderley coming out on top.

Adderley takes the fight into the clinch.
Adderley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagibatel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nagibatel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adderley's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a knee to the head.

Adderley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagibatel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Adderley misses.
It looks like Nagibatel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The fighters circling - Nagibatel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Adderley misses
letting Nagibatel counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Adderley. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley scores with a hook.
Adderley throws a lazy uppercut

and Nagibatel counters with a nice right hand that sends Adderley toppling to the canvas! Adderley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nagibatel finish him?!

Adderley is rocked!
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!
Nagibatel tries to move into range but Adderley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adderley is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagibatel finish him?
Adderley throws a sloppy head kick and Nagibatel moves out of range easily.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adderley seems to have recovered his senses.
Adderley lands a slapping body shot.
Adderley lands a head kick. Nagibatel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nagibatel throws an off balance right hand
and Nagibatel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adderley 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Adderley!
A relieved looking Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.