PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Miocic (ranked 2185 p4p, 24620 weight class) and Uzochukwu Adebo (ranked 256 p4p, 546 weight class). Adebo has chosen MERCURY as his entrance music. Uzochukwu Adebo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miocic
vs
Adebo

193 cm
29
240
6 - 8 - 0

199 cm
23
254
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Miocic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uzochukwu Adebo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miocic misses with a left hand
and Adebo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Jon Miocic has been cut.
Miocic misses with a shot to the body

and Adebo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Miocic! Adebo lets Miocic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Miocic is rocked!
Jon Miocic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Miocic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miocic throws a body shot but no joy.
Miocic seems to have got his legs back now.

Miocic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miocic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adebo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Adebo.

Miocic gets control of Adebo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miocic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miocic trying to control the position.

Miocic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adebo defends it easily.
Miocic is trying to keep Adebo in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miocic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adebo defends it easily.

Miocic has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Adebo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Miocic.
We've been hearing good reports from Miocic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Miocic tries to bench press Adebo off him but Adebo keeps the position.
Miocic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Miocic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebo is refusing to be controlled, as Miocic sits in half guard.
Adebo manages to get to full guard.
Miocic trying to control but Adebo is working from the bottom.
Adebo pulls Miocic in close to his closed guard and prevents Miocic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Miocic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miocic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miocic wants to control from the top but Adebo keeps moving.
Adebo keeping full guard, as Miocic tries to pass.
Miocic chips away with some ground and pound.
Adebo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miocic pushes down on Adebo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Miocic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebo is controlling Miocic's trapped leg to prevent Miocic from advancing to side control.
Adebo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miocic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adebo sees it coming and defends easily.
Miocic 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.
Adebo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miocic wants to control but Adebo is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miocic throws a body shot but no joy.
Miocic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Adebo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miocic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Uzochukwu Adebo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Miocic's cut.
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.

Miocic fails with the takedown.
Miocic shoots in but no luck this time.
Miocic throws a body punch but Adebo moves out of range.
Miocic tries to close the distance and clinch but Adebo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miocic looks to score with a jab to the body but Adebo is just out of range.
Adebo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miocic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adebo as he avoids it easily.
Adebo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Miocic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miocic tries to clinch there but Adebo circles away.
It seemed like Adebo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adebo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adebo stuffs the takedown.
Uzochukwu Adebo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miocic takes a swing at Adebo's ribcage but misses.
Miocic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miocic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miocic loads up on a big right hand but Adebo slips the punch.
Adebo looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Miocic has closed the distance and engaged Adebo in a clinch.
Miocic is trying to pull guard but Adebo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miocic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adebo walks away with a smile on his face. Miocic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miocic is looking to clinch but Adebo is avoiding it.
Miocic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adebo swivels and escapes.
Adebo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miocic misses with a combination
and Adebo counters with a right hand to the body.
Uzochukwu Adebo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebo connects with a body shot.

Adebo lands a big uppercut and Miocic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Miocic looks OK. Adebo waves Miocic back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miocic ducks into an uppercut from Adebo and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uzochukwu Adebo!
A relieved looking Uzochukwu Adebo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.