PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Palestine Adesanya (ranked 4298 p4p, 4184 weight class) and Zurab Dumbadze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adesanya
vs
Dumbadze

194 cm
25
215
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
223
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Palestine Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zurab Dumbadze!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya defending well as Dumbadze loads up on a big left hand.

Adesanya rushes Dumbadze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adesanya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adesanya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dumbadze looks winded!
Adesanya lands with a right to the head.
Dumbadze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dumbadze has had enough of the clinch but Adesanya keeps him there for the moment.
Adesanya lands an uppercut.
Adesanya lands a left hand.
Adesanya is working Dumbadze over against the cage.
Adesanya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Adesanya on the inside.
Adesanya digs a right hand underneath Dumbadze's ribcage. Dumbadze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adesanya cracks Dumbadze with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya is working Dumbadze over against the cage.
Adesanya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adesanya lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Adesanya.
Adesanya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Adesanya.

Adesanya manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adesanya feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dumbadze sprawling to the canvas! Dumbadze rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Adesanya finish him?!

Dumbadze is rocked!
OH! Dumbadze has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Adesanya smells blood and charges in for the finish! Adesanya unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Dumbadze sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Palestine Adesanya!
As Palestine Adesanya got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I Left him frozen.. Like Elsa'.