PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah McAdoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAdoo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Honky Tonk Badonkadonk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McAdoo
vs
Underwood

175 cm
22
176 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
173 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah McAdoo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.
McAdoo avoids the body shot from Underwood.
McAdoo loads up on a big right hand but Underwood slips the punch.
McAdoo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McAdoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Underwood.
McAdoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Underwood is just out of range.
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.
Underwood throws a head kick that misses.
Underwood scores with a jab to the head.
Underwood looks to land a right hand but McAdoo moved out of range.
McAdoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Underwood counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdoo throws a shot to the body.
Underwood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Underwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Underwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McAdoo throws a lazy right hand but Underwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Underwood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Underwood darts in and clinches McAdoo up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood is working McAdoo over against the ropes.
McAdoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Underwood misses with some punches.
McAdoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Underwood's elbow.
Underwood takes a shot to the head.
Underwood trying to control the position but instead, McAdoo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Underwood into the ropes.
McAdoo tries a body shot but Underwood blocks it.
Underwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAdoo's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAdoo.
Underwood looking to slow down the pace here.
Underwood tries to work over McAdoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McAdoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Underwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAdoo stalling in the clinch but Underwood improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
McAdoo blocking some punches.
McAdoo lands a nice shot to the body.
Underwood lands a nice shot to the body.
McAdoo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McAdoo.

Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Underwood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McAdoo's hands.
Underwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Underwood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Underwood.
The crowd cheers as Underwood lands an impressive looking overhand right. McAdoo doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Underwood is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from McAdoo misses its target.
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.
Underwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAdoo.
McAdoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McAdoo takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Underwood to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Underwood tenderised McAdoo's leg. McAdoo is trying to keep his angry face on.
McAdoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Underwood throws the left hand but McAdoo avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as McAdoo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Underwood doesn't seem phased though.
Underwood lands a jab to the head.
Underwood misses with a low kick.
Underwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McAdoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Underwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like McAdoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Underwood. McAdoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAdoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McAdoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Underwood was well out of range. Poor timing from McAdoo.
Underwood throws a jab but it's blocked by McAdoo.
McAdoo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Underwood throws a front kick aimed at McAdoo's knee but McAdoo avoids it well.
McAdoo misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo misses with a hook
and Underwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAdoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Underwood counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Underwood.
McAdoo takes one to the chin there.
Underwood tries to clinch but McAdoo is having none of it.
McAdoo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Underwood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McAdoo just misses with a punch to the body.
McAdoo backing away here, and Underwood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McAdoo with a nice cross.
Underwood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McAdoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Underwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McAdoo.
McAdoo shoots in but no luck this time.
McAdoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Underwood manages to avoid it.
Underwood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McAdoo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Underwood defends it nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Underwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McAdoo.
Underwood lands a glancing blow to the side of McAdoo's head.
McAdoo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McAdoo scores with a jab.
Underwood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McAdoo momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Underwood, as that shot connected.
Underwood misses with a body kick.
McAdoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Underwood wants to clinch.
Underwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo darts in looking for a takedown but Underwood gets double underhooks and turns McAdoo into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah McAdoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Underwood misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by McAdoo.
McAdoo misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Underwood has McAdoo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Underwood working aggressively here.
McAdoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Underwood's elbow.
Underwood tries a body shot but McAdoo blocks it.
McAdoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Underwood tries to work over McAdoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by McAdoo.
Underwood tries to stall but McAdoo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Underwood.
McAdoo throws a head punch that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAdoo.
McAdoo has been working on his balance at Tosen's Home For Lost Boys, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Underwood.
Underwood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McAdoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Underwood dodges an elbow strike from McAdoo.
Underwood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McAdoo is keeping busy.
Underwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAdoo blocks an uppercut.
McAdoo can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
McAdoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McAdoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAdoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Underwood misses with a punch to the body.
McAdoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McAdoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McAdoo avoiding damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McAdoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Underwood misses with a hook to the ribs.

Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAdoo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAdoo checks a leg kick nicely.
Underwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Underwood throws a head kick that McAdoo semi-blocks.

It looks like Noah McAdoo has been cut.
McAdoo throws a right hand that misses
and Underwood counters with a good low kick that McAdoo was not able to check.
Underwood scores with a decent looking hook.
Underwood with a nice 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!
Underwood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Underwood moves into the clinch successfully.
Underwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Underwood working aggressively here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Underwood prevents a body shot from McAdoo.
McAdoo tries to work over Underwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Underwood working aggressively here.
McAdoo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAdoo.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by McAdoo.
Underwood wants to stall.
Underwood avoids a wild elbow strike from McAdoo.
A right hand to the body from McAdoo.

Underwood manages to break the clinch.
Underwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McAdoo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Underwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Underwood fakes the leg kick and cracks McAdoo in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Underwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
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.

Underwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McAdoo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Underwood lands a glancing blow to the side of McAdoo's head.
Underwood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Underwood clinches.
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
Underwood misses with some punches.
Underwood scores with a shoulder strike.
McAdoo blocks an uppercut.
Underwood tries to throw a body punch but McAdoo avoids it by throwing Underwood back against the ropes.
McAdoo is looking to control Underwood's arms but Underwood gets an underhook and turns him. Now McAdoo has his back to the ropes.
McAdoo working aggressively here.
McAdoo pushes Underwood back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McAdoo misses with a body punch.
Underwood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McAdoo misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood lands a shoulder strike.
Underwood lands a nice shot to the body.
McAdoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for McAdoo.
McAdoo trying to stall but Underwood improves his position.
Underwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
McAdoo blocking some punches.
Underwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Underwood thumps McAdoo with a low kick.
Frank Underwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Underwood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McAdoo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McAdoo looks to land a left hand but Underwood moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Underwood. McAdoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Underwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from McAdoo misses
and Underwood counters with a three punch combo that has McAdoo backing up. McAdoo nods at Underwood to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Underwood throws a low kick but McAdoo avoids it.
Underwood tries to clinch up but McAdoo circles away and keeps his distance.
McAdoo blocks a head kick by Underwood.
McAdoo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Underwood wants to counter with a clinch but McAdoo pushes him away.
Underwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting McAdoo counter with a right hand.
Underwood lands with a thumping leg kick.
McAdoo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donk. Underwood catches McAdoo right on the button with a cross.
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.

Underwood has closed the distance and engaged McAdoo in a clinch.
McAdoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Underwood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Underwood ducks under a wild hook from McAdoo.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Underwood enables McAdoo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Underwood manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Underwood wants to get back to his feet but McAdoo passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McAdoo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

McAdoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Underwood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McAdoo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McAdoo won't allow Underwood to get back to his feet.
McAdoo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McAdoo stops Underwood from standing up.
McAdoo stands and throws Underwood's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McAdoo moves into full mount!
McAdoo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McAdoo wants to take his opponent's back but Underwood doesn't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McAdoo controlling the position easily from mount.
Underwood tries to hold on but McAdoo postures up.
Underwood is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

McAdoo looking to secure an arm triangle but Underwood defends it well.
McAdoo controlling from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McAdoo lands a couple of good shots and Underwood has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo trying to control.
Underwood is trying to stand back up.
Underwood is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McAdoo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

McAdoo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
McAdoo controls the position.
Underwood tries to escape the position.
McAdoo avoiding Underwood 's attempts to control his hands.
McAdoo biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

McAdoo is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Underwood with him. Underwood is trying to defend but McAdoo has an arm under the chin now! Underwood grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Noah McAdoo!
Noah McAdoo is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Noah McAdoo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.