PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Juntunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juntunen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lumessakahlaajat. Adebisi has chosen Go Go Adebisi as his entrance music. Tomi Juntunen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Juntunen
vs
Adebisi

198 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
29
209 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Juntunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Juntunen.
Adebisi looks to land a right hand but Juntunen moved out of range.
Adebisi connects with a right hand. Juntunen shakes it off.

Adebisi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Adebisi throws a big elbow that misses.
Adebisi wants to control from the top but Juntunen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juntunen is adopting a defensive guard.
Adebisi works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Adebisi is looking for a kimura here.
Adebisi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juntunen keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi is stalling here. Juntunen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Adebisi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Juntunen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Adebisi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Adebisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adebisi is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adebisi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adebisi working a defensive guard but Juntunen passes into half guard.
Juntunen content to control rather than advance.
Adebisi wants to improve his position but Juntunen is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Juntunen jumps into side control!

Juntunen stands up and beckons Adebisi to his feet.
Juntunen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juntunen looks for the body kick but Adebisi saw that one coming.
Adebisi punishes Juntunen's body with a nice straight punch.
Juntunen lands with a hook. Adebisi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adebisi blocks a head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen walks into a stiff left hand from Adebisi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Adebisi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Juntunen defends it nicely.
Adebisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Juntunen cracks Adebisi with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntunen misses with a lunging right hand
and Adebisi counters with a left to the body.
Adebisi shoots in and drives through. Juntunen sprawls well.
Adebisi avoids the head kick by Juntunen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juntunen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adebisi scores with a punch to the head.
Adebisi throws an off balance right hand
and Juntunen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adebisi dominated that round.
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.

Adebisi cracks Juntunen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adebisi swings for the body but Juntunen moves out of range.
Juntunen lands a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adebisi.
Adebisi punishes Juntunen's body with a nice straight punch.
Adebisi dips to his left and cracks Juntunen with an uppercut!
Adebisi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juntunen moves away from the strike by Adebisi.
Adebisi lands a really nice looking cross but Juntunen seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntunen lands with a nice combination. Adebisi backs away looking to recover.
Adebisi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Adebisi misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adebisi cracks Juntunen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Juntunen moves out of range of the strikes.
Juntunen is looking to slow Adebisi down with leg kicks.
Juntunen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adebisi lunges at Juntunen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Juntunen's hand.
Juntunen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adebisi is able to avoid easily.
Adebisi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Juntunen defends it nicely.
Adebisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juntunen throws a leg kick but Adebisi sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi misses with a shot to the body
and Juntunen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice body punch from Juntunen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntunen misses with an uppercut.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Juntunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simon Adebisi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juntunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adebisi.
Juntunen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adebisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juntunen moves away.
Adebisi misses with a wild body shot.
Tomi Juntunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juntunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juntunen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juntunen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adebisi is out of range.
Simon Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Adebisi catches Juntunen right on the button with a cross.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juntunen.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Juntunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adebisi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Juntunen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Juntunen tries a low kick but Adebisi avoids it.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Juntunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntunen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adebisi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juntunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adebisi.
Juntunen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Adebisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Adebisi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Juntunen to the mat! Juntunen manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi trying to control but Juntunen is working from the bottom.
Adebisi throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi passes Juntunen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adebisi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Juntunen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Simon Adebisi has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi wants to pass the guard but Juntunen is defending well.
Juntunen has hold of Adebisi's hands but Adebisi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adebisi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Adebisi misses with a series of wild punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Juntunen checks a leg kick.
Adebisi slips a straight right by Juntunen.
Juntunen staying out of range there.
Adebisi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juntunen throws a nice looking combination but Adebisi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juntunen lands with a right hand.
Adebisi throws a body punch but Juntunen moves out of range.
Juntunen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juntunen tries a head kick but it misses.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Juntunen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi moves out of range as Juntunen throws a body kick.
Adebisi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Juntunen lands a head kick!

It looks like Simon Adebisi has been cut.
Juntunen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Adebisi shoots in but no luck this time.
Juntunen thows a body shot but no joy.
Adebisi lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebisi moves out of range of the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adebisi, as that shot connected.
Adebisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juntunen moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a good cross that connects.
Adebisi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juntunen.
Juntunen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Juntunen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Juntunen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adebisi feints a jab promting Juntunen to slip. Adebisi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Juntunen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Adebisi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Juntunen circles away.
Tomi Juntunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.
Adebisi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Simon Adebisi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adebisi slips under a jab.
Adebisi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Juntunen swivels and escapes.
Adebisi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi dives in and grabs Juntunen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Juntunen pushes down on Adebisi's head and hops out.
Adebisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good work by Adebisi as he checks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Juntunen.
Adebisi misses with a looping right.
Juntunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntunen.
Adebisi misses with a hook.
Tomi Juntunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juntunen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adebisi.
Adebisi throws a jab when Juntunen was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Adebisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Juntunen misses.
Adebisi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juntunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntunen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adebisi misses with a takedown attempt - Juntunen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juntunen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Juntunen.
Juntunen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adebisi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adebisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Juntunen, right into the meat.
Adebisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juntunen throws out the jab.
Juntunen scores with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Juntunen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adebisi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adebisi!
A very excited looking Simon Adebisi 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.