PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nike Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascal Lesveque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis comes to the cage accompanied by Flight of the Valkyries. On his way into the cage it seems that Nike Adonis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nike Adonis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Adonis
vs
Lesveque

184 cm
29
190 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

193 cm
28
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nike Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pascal Lesveque!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonis checks a low kick from Lesveque.
Adonis misses with a low kick.
A big right from Adonis misses.
Adonis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lesveque throws out a loose jab but Adonis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesveque throws a right hand that Adonis ducks under and follows up with a left that Adonis also avoids with ease.
Adonis throws a right hand that Lesveque ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesveque also avoids with ease.
Adonis misses with a wild combination.
Adonis walks into a left hand.
A big right from Adonis misses.
Lesveque misses with a two punch combination.
Adonis just misses with a punch to the body.
Adonis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesveque circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesveque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesveque just misses with a punch to the body.
Adonis misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adonis connects with a body shot.
Lesveque slips under a jab.
Adonis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Adonis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lesveque checks it well.
A combination from Lesveque does no damage.
Lesveque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adonis.
A jab from Lesveque does it's job there.
Lesveque takes a swing at Adonis's ribcage but misses.
Lesveque throws a good cross that connects.
Adonis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lesveque checks it well.
Adonis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lesveque swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adonis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adonis throws a good cross that connects.
Adonis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lesveque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adonis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesveque lands a jab to the nose.
Adonis lands a glancing blow to the side of Lesveque's head.
Adonis misses with a body shot.
Lesveque slips under a jab.
Lesveque works the jab nicely.
Adonis connects with a solid leg kick.
Adonis swings for the body but Lesveque moves out of range.
Lesveque slips under a jab from Adonis.
Adonis looks to land a combination but Lesveque avoids it well.
Adonis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesveque manages to avoid it.
Adonis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesveque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesveque throws a series of punches but Adonis moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lesveque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adonis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesveque throws a lazy right hand but Adonis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adonis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lesveque chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adonis can pounce on him.
Adonis misses with a wild body shot.
Lesveque checks a leg kick nicely.
Adonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesveque.
Adonis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesveque back to the cage. Adonis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Adonis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesveque moves away.
Adonis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adonis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesveque was well out of range. Poor timing from Adonis.
Lesveque has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesveque.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adonis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adonis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesveque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adonis looks to land a right hand but Lesveque moved out of range.
Lesveque scores with a sloppy right hand. Adonis should have avoided that one.
Adonis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adonis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lesveque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lesveque scores with a nice strike.
Adonis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lesveque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adonis manages to avoid it.
Lesveque blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesveque misses with a hook.
Lesveque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lesveque looks to land a left hand but Adonis moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nike Adonis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lesveque cracks Adonis with a good jab.
Lesveque misses with a body shot.
Adonis throws a lazy uppercut
and Lesveque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adonis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adonis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lesveque looks to land a left hand but Adonis moved out of range nicely.
Nike Adonis is winning the standup battle so far.
Adonis looks for the body kick but Lesveque saw that one coming.
Adonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesveque. That did some damage!
Lesveque connects with a leg kick. Adonis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lesveque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adonis.
Adonis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lesveque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adonis lands a jab to the nose.
Lesveque fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adonis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adonis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Adonis throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis throws a body punch but Lesveque moves out of range.
Lesveque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesveque looks to score with a jab to the body but Adonis is just out of range.
Adonis throws a solid leg kick but Lesveque takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adonis.
Lesveque ducks under a wild hook from Adonis.
Good standup being displayed there by Lesveque as he connects with a hook.
Adonis misses with a leg kick.
Lesveque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesveque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adonis throws a low kick but Lesveque moves out of range easily.
Lesveque moves out of range of the strikes.
Adonis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adonis. Lesveque does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesveque misses with a series of wild punches.
Adonis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lesveque misses with a few strikes there.
Lesveque slips a jab from Adonis.
Lesveque scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adonis doesn't seem bothered though.
Adonis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesveque. That did some damage!
Adonis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesveque jabs Adonis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Adonis catches Lesveque right on the button with a cross.
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!
Lesveque lands with a straight right. Adonis didn't see that one coming.
Adonis tried to score with a low kick but Lesveque checks it.
Adonis takes a swing at Lesveque's ribcage but misses.
Lesveque cracks Adonis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lesveque.
Adonis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesveque.
Adonis throws a body punch but Lesveque moves out of range.
Adonis connects with a solid leg kick.
Adonis misses with a double jab.
Lesveque's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lesveque moves out of range of the leg kick from Adonis.
Lesveque loads up on a big right hand but Adonis slips the punch.
Lesveque thuds a left hand into Adonis's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adonis. Lesveque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Lesveque checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adonis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lesveque checks a leg kick.
Adonis tried to score with a low kick but Lesveque checks it.
Adonis throws a hook but Lesveque avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis lands a right hook to the body.
Lesveque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adonis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesveque manages to avoid it.
Lesveque with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lesveque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesveque throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Adonis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adonis takes a swing at Lesveque's ribcage but misses.
Lesveque scores with a nice strike.
Lesveque looks to land a combination but Adonis avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesveque is looking to slow Adonis down with leg kicks.
Lesveque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adonis throws a right and a left that Lesveque avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nike Adonis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Adonis drops his hands momentarily and Lesveque takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adonis cracks the inside of Lesveque's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adonis.
A big left from Adonis misses.
Lesveque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adonis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lesveque.
Lesveque throws a leg kick but Adonis moved away.
Adonis connects with a single shot there.
Adonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesveque.
Lesveque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lesveque lands a nice shot to the body.
Adonis swings for the body but Lesveque moves out of range.
Adonis scores with a three punch combo!
Lesveque throws a body punch but Adonis moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesveque.
Adonis is looking to wear down Lesveque with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lesveque takes a swing at Adonis's ribcage but misses.
Lesveque moves out of range of the leg kick from Adonis.
Lesveque works Adonis's body with a nice hook.
Adonis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesveque.
Lesveque misses with a body shot.
Lesveque misses the shot to the body.
Adonis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lesveque on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lesveque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adonis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lesveque's hands.
Adonis thows a leg kick but Lesveque checks it
and Lesveque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lesveque takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis misses the jab.
Lesveque keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lesveque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adonis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adonis looks to land a combination but Lesveque avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesveque lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Lesveque scores with a four punch combination!
Lesveque fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lesveque walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adonis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adonis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lesveque misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesveque. Adonis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesveque scores with a punch to the head.
Lesveque cracks Adonis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis swings for the body but Lesveque moves out of range.
Adonis misses with a hook. Lesveque ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Lesveque.
Adonis throws a front kick aimed at Lesveque's knee but Lesveque avoids it well.
Adonis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesveque.
A telegraphed right hand from Adonis misses the target.
Lesveque lands the left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adonis.
Adonis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nike Adonis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adonis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesveque lands a right hook to the body.
Lesveque looks to throw the jab but Adonis is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesveque cracks a nice hook into Adonis's ribs.
Adonis swings for the body but Lesveque moves out of range.
Lesveque jabs Adonis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lesveque looks to land a right hand but Adonis moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adonis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesveque throws a hook to the side of Adonis's head but Adonis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesveque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adonis misses with an uppercut.
Adonis throws out a loose jab but Lesveque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adonis misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesveque throws a good cross that connects.
Lesveque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adonis.
Pascal Lesveque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adonis looks to land a left hand but Lesveque moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pascal Lesveque.
Well Adonis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nike Adonis!