PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Ridley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ridley
vs
Adebesi

176 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
166 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Ridley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Adebesi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adebesi but Adebesi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adebesi fails to land with a series of punches.
Ridley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adebesi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ridley takes one to the side of the head.
Adebesi misses with a double jab.
Adebesi misses with a series of wild punches.
Adebesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ridley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adebesi lands a body shot.

Adebesi lands a left and a right that send Ridley crashing to the mat, dazed. Adebesi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Bo Ridley has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebesi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adebesi lands with a nice combination. Ridley backs away looking to recover.

Ridley is rocked!
Ridley tries to clinch up but Adebesi circles away and keeps his distance.
Adebesi rushes Ridley with punches - Ridley moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Ridley goes down! Adebesi follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Adebesi!