PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 19972 p4p, 21424 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 355 p4p, 356 weight class). BySubtraction comes to the ring accompanied by Lay My Claim. Addition BySubtraction could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlton Adesanya's chin.

BySubtraction
vs
Adesanya

169 cm
42
155
35 - 24 - 3

160 cm
38
147
24 - 32 - 4

World class boxer
Granite chin

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conquer

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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 35 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Addition BySubtraction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 32 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BySubtraction lands the left hand.

It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
BySubtraction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Adesanya counters by clinching up.
BySubtraction being controlled against the ropes.
Adesanya holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
BySubtraction lands a good knee to the midsection. Adesanya won't want to take too many of those.
BySubtraction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Adesanya.
BySubtraction landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Adesanya.
BySubtraction unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adesanya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

BySubtraction manages to break the clinch.
BySubtraction jabs Adesanya right on the nose. Adesanya blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BySubtraction cracks Adesanya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Adesanya is rocked!
BySubtraction misses with a lunging right hand

and Adesanya counters by clinching up.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can BySubtraction finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Adesanya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adesanya seems to have recovered his senses.
Adesanya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
BySubtraction tries to land knees in the clinch but Adesanya avoids the damage to the body.

BySubtraction pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Adesanya has managed to clinch.
Adesanya lands a shot to the body.
BySubtraction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adesanya.

Adesanya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
BySubtraction lands a head shot.
BySubtraction throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
Adesanya told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Adesanya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
BySubtraction lands a knee to the body.
Adesanya effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adesanya is defending well for now.

BySubtraction pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
BySubtraction throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BySubtraction throws a right hand that misses

and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
A hook to the body from BySubtraction.
Adesanya pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BySubtraction bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
BySubtraction throws a poor cross that misses
and Adesanya counters with a series of strikes. BySubtraction will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adesanya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BySubtraction.
Adesanya throws a fast counter high kick but BySubtraction manages to duck under it in time.
BySubtraction lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adesanya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Addition BySubtraction dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Adesanya moves into the clinch successfully.
Adesanya dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
BySubtraction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adesanya.
Adesanya managing to block the knees to the body from BySubtraction.
Adesanya avoiding damage as BySubtraction throws knees to the body.

BySubtraction escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Adesanya.
Jab, jab by BySubtraction - just one landing.
BySubtraction throws a poor cross that misses

and Adesanya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
BySubtraction is working Adesanya over against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BySubtraction lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that BySubtraction has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

BySubtraction breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BySubtraction throws out the jab.
Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BySubtraction.
Adesanya misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adesanya moves into the clinch successfully.

Adesanya manages to break the clinch.

BySubtraction takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Adesanya to work.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Adesanya lands with a right to the head.
BySubtraction utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

BySubtraction breaks the clinch.
Jab from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a predictable looking body shot

and Adesanya moves into the clinch.
BySubtraction crunches a lovely knee into Adesanya's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Adesanya to work.
Adesanya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BySubtraction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
BySubtraction unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by BySubtraction.
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
BySubtraction jabs at Adesanya's body.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot.

Adesanya takes the fight into the clinch.
Adesanya lands a left hand that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Addition BySubtraction dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

BySubtraction thuds a left hand into Adesanya's body.
A slow jab from BySubtraction misses its intended target.
BySubtraction scores with a sloppy right hand. Adesanya should have avoided that one.
BySubtraction is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

BySubtraction closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Adesanya avoiding damage.
Adesanya avoiding damage.
BySubtraction lands a body shot.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carlton Adesanya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

BySubtraction's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from BySubtraction. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from BySubtraction. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adesanya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BySubtraction takes a swing at Adesanya's ribcage but misses.
Adesanya throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction throws a poor cross that misses

and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
BySubtraction missing with knees to the body.
BySubtraction is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
BySubtraction using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adesanya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

BySubtraction manages to break the clinch.
BySubtraction looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.

Adesanya rushes BySubtraction and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

BySubtraction breaks from the clinch.

BySubtraction closes the distance and pushes Adesanya back into the ropes.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adesanya avoids it.
Adesanya lands a nice shot to the body.
BySubtraction lands a nice knee to the body.

Adesanya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adesanya rushes BySubtraction and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya cracks BySubtraction with a nice body shot.

BySubtraction manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
BySubtraction lands a jab.
BySubtraction misses with a hook

and Adesanya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Adesanya leaning against his opponent.
BySubtraction lands a knee to the body.
Adesanya lands a body shot.

BySubtraction pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - BySubtraction throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adesanya raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Adesanya lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for BySubtraction.
Adesanya takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BySubtraction landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Addition BySubtraction showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for BySubtraction, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Addition BySubtraction!
Addition BySubtraction spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.