PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Rainwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Adabisi
vs
Rainwater

157 cm
26
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dallas Rainwater!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adabisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rainwater circles away quickly and effectively.
Adabisi moves forwards but Rainwater connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rainwater swings for the body but Adabisi moves out of range.
Adabisi misses the jab.
Rainwater tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rainwater shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adabisi defends it nicely.
Adabisi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Rainwater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rainwater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adabisi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rainwater motions for Adabisi to come forward. Rainwater throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rainwater scores with a jab to the body.
Adabisi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rainwater doesn't seem bothered though.
Adabisi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rainwater tries to clinch up
and Rainwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rainwater misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Adabisi to counter with a crisp jab.
Adabisi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Dallas Rainwater has been cut.
Rainwater's coach down at Island Premium CT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rainwater's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rainwater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adabisi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rainwater thinking.
Rainwater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adabisi ducks under a wild hook from Rainwater.
Rainwater misses with a straight right.
Rainwater misses with a straight left.
Rainwater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
Adabisi swings for the body but Rainwater moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adabisi's waist but Adabisi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rainwater off to one side.
Adabisi lands with a good body shot.
Adabisi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rainwater's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rainwater duly obliges.
Rainwater slips under a jab from Adabisi.
Rainwater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adabisi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rainwater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adabisi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rainwater moves in looking to clinch but Adabisi pushes him off.
Rainwater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adabisi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adabisi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater swings widly with a right hand
and Rainwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simon Adabisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adabisi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adabisi counters with a one-two to the body.
Adabisi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Adabisi.
Rainwater shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rainwater throws a looping overhand right but Adabisi ducks down to avoid it.
Rainwater throws a right hand that misses
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut.
Rainwater tries to move into range but Adabisi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adabisi ducks under a wild hook from Rainwater.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater misses with a series of wild punches.
Rainwater throws a right hand that misses
and Adabisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rainwater misses with a jab to the body
and Adabisi counters with a left to the body.
Rainwater misses with a right hand
and Adabisi counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by Rainwater or perhaps it was just good defense by Adabisi which made him look bad.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Rainwater.
Rainwater fails with the takedown.
Rainwater misses with an uppercut
and Adabisi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rainwater misses with a straight left.
Rainwater scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adabisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Adabisi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rainwater.
Adabisi's corner calls for a 1-2. Adabisi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Rainwater's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rainwater is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adabisi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adabisi lands an overhand right.
Rainwater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rainwater misses with a lunging right hand
and Adabisi counters with a two punch combo.
Adabisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rainwater throws out the jab.
Rainwater throws a poor cross that misses
and Adabisi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rainwater throws out a loose jab but Adabisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rainwater closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adabisi circles away.
Rainwater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adabisi.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rainwater tries to score with a low kick but Adabisi moves his leg out of the way.
Adabisi takes a swing at Rainwater's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Rainwater misses.
Adabisi jabs Rainwater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Rainwater misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Adabisi misses.
Adabisi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rainwater.
Rainwater tries to move into range but Adabisi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rainwater throws a shot from downtown. Adabisi moves away and avoids it.
Adabisi throws out a loose jab but Rainwater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rainwater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adabisi moves away.
Rainwater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rainwater throws a looping overhand right but Adabisi ducks down to avoid it.
Rainwater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adabisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adabisi ducks under a wild hook from Rainwater.
Adabisi misses with a few strikes there.
Rainwater throws out a loose jab but Adabisi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater misses with an uppercut.
Dallas Rainwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adabisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rainwater.
Adabisi slips under a jab.
Rainwater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adabisi.
Adabisi blocks a jab.
Rainwater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adabisi moves away.
Adabisi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rainwater.
Adabisi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rainwater misses with a straight right.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut.
Adabisi lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rainwater misses with a left hand
and Rainwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Dallas Rainwater's cut even more.
A right-left combo lands from Adabisi.
Adabisi stuffs the takedown attempt from Rainwater. Rainwater gets slowly back to his feet.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Rainwater.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Adabisi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rainwater throws a poor cross that misses
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Rainwater lands a glancing blow to the side of Adabisi's head.
Rainwater throws a leg kick but Adabisi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adabisi throws the left hand but Rainwater avoids the punch easily.
Rainwater throws a right hand that misses
and Adabisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adabisi lands a jab to Rainwater's midsection.
Rainwater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rainwater is trying desperately to land a takedown but Adabisi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rainwater.
Rainwater swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adabisi counters with a one-two to the body.
Adabisi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a series of strikes that have Rainwater backpedaling.

The cut above Dallas Rainwater's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adabisi misses with a straight right.
Rainwater misses the body punch
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Rainwater changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rainwater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rainwater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rainwater misses with a lunging right hand
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
Adabisi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Rainwater is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rainwater takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rainwater is still on wobbly legs! Can Adabisi finish him?
Adabisi's corner calls for a 1-2. Adabisi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rainwater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Rainwater's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rainwater scores with a punch to the head.
Rainwater seems to have recovered his senses.
Rainwater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adabisi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rainwater under the eye.
Rainwater scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rainwater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rainwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rainwater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rainwater throws the left hand but Adabisi avoids the punch easily.
Rainwater throws a shot from downtown. Adabisi moves away and avoids it.
Rainwater fails to land with a series of punches.
Rainwater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rainwater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adabisi counters with a nice uppercut.
Adabisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rainwater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainwater shoots and misses
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
Rainwater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rainwater misses with a takedown
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Adabisi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rainwater.
Rainwater loads up on a big right hand but Adabisi slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Rainwater.
Adabisi misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Rainwater misses
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adabisi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rainwater shoots for a double leg takedown but Adabisi sprawls well. He's pushed Rainwater's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Rainwater.
Rainwater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rainwater takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater throws an off balance right hand
letting Adabisi counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rainwater throws an off balance right hand
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Dallas Rainwater's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rainwater misses with a left hand
and Adabisi counters with a nice body shot.
Adabisi steps in with a hook that catches Rainwater right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Adabisi follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rainwater looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Adabisi!