PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jinjing Yan (ranked 2435 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Jack Adlehyde (ranked 359 p4p, 383 weight class). Jack Adlehyde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yan
vs
Adlehyde

184 cm
20
185
3 - 1 - 1

187 cm
20
186
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jinjing Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Adlehyde!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yan.
Yan throws a body kick that misses.
Adlehyde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yan.
Yan throws a leg kick but Adlehyde checks it.
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adlehyde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adlehyde lands with a right hand.
Good work by Adlehyde as he checks the leg kick.
Adlehyde takes one to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adlehyde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adlehyde. Yan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adlehyde throws a hook but Yan avoids it easily.
Adlehyde jabs at Yan's body.
Adlehyde throws a chopping leg kick but Yan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
Nice shot by Adlehyde.
Yan misses with the body kick

and Adlehyde holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adlehyde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Yan.
Adlehyde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adlehyde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yan backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Yan.
Yan letting Adlehyde take a breather here.

Adlehyde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adlehyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adlehyde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adlehyde just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYan.
Yan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at (HQ) W.C.D.A 🔥🔥🔥 in the buildup to the fight.
Yan misses with a low kick.
Adlehyde avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adlehyde uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yan has time to react.
Adlehyde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adlehyde digs a good body shot into Yan's ribs.
Yan tries to clinch up but Adlehyde circles away and keeps his distance.
Adlehyde checks a low kick from Yan.
Adlehyde throws a hook but Yan avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Yan finds it's target.
A clash of legs there as Adlehyde blocks the low kick.
Adlehyde scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yan misses with a kick to the body.
Yan throws a sloppy head kick and Adlehyde moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adlehyde throws a lazy right hand but Yan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adlehyde avoids a kick to the body.

Yan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adlehyde, pushing him back against the cage.

Adlehyde breaks from the clinch.
Adlehyde checks a low kick from Yan.
Yan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adlehyde throws a nice looking combination but Yan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adlehyde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adlehyde blocks a leg kick.
Yan connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Adlehyde. That snapped Yan's head back.
Adlehyde lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yan.
Adlehyde jabs Yan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adlehyde has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Adlehyde lands with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Yan.
Adlehyde misses with an uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adlehyde crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yan - the referee stops the clock and Adlehyde gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yan. Adlehyde manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Yan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adlehyde, pushing him back against the cage.
Adlehyde takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan tries to land a knee to the head but Adlehyde blocks with his arms.
Adlehyde gets through Yan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yan has a couple of punches blocked by Adlehyde.
Adlehyde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adlehyde scores with a shot to the side of Yan's head.

Adlehyde breaks the clinch.
Yan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yan is looking to clinch.
Adlehyde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yan.
Yan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yan sets himself, and Adlehyde steps forward looking for the clinch! Yan avoids it this time.
Adlehyde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adlehyde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adlehyde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yan.
Yan feints and then cracks Adlehyde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adlehyde down.
Yan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adlehyde is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Adlehyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yan ducks right into an uppercut from Adlehyde.
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!
Yan misses with a kick to the body.
Adlehyde tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adlehyde sizes up Yan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adlehyde just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Yan.
Adlehyde avoids a kick to the body.
Adlehyde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yan thows a leg kick but Adlehyde checks it
and Yan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adlehyde.
Jinjing Yan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yan misses with a looping right.
Yan lands a front kick.
Yan tries to clinch up.
Adlehyde doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A combination from Adlehyde does no damage.
Adlehyde misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yan throws a head kick but Adlehyde moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yan takes one to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Adlehyde. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adlehyde.
Adlehyde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yan moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Adlehyde 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.

Good standup being displayed there by Adlehyde as he connects with a hook.
Yan looks to land a body kick but Adlehyde moved away.
Adlehyde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Adlehyde finds it's way through Yan's defenses.
Yan throws a sloppy head kick and Adlehyde moves out of range easily.
Adlehyde throws a looping overhand right but Yan ducks down to avoid it.
Adlehyde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jack Adlehyde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adlehyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adlehyde bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yan's head.
Adlehyde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yan.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adlehyde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yan throws a wild body kick that Adlehyde sees coming a mile off.
Adlehyde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yan throws a leg kick but Adlehyde sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adlehyde.
Adlehyde scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adlehyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan scores with a leg kick.
Yan throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adlehyde has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adlehyde and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yan staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Adlehyde misses.
Adlehyde checks a low kick from Yan.
Yan misses with a leg kick

and Adlehyde counters by moving into the clinch.
Yan struggles to land a body shot inside as Adlehyde controls his hands.
Adlehyde wants to break the clinch but can't.

Adlehyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adlehyde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yan throws a low kick but Adlehyde avoids it.
Adlehyde misses with a straight left.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Adlehyde throws a body punch but Yan moves out of range.
Adlehyde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yan slips under a jab.
Adlehyde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yan's head backwards.
Good work by Adlehyde as he checks the leg kick.
Adlehyde throws a hook but Yan avoids it easily.
Yan avoids the body shot from Adlehyde.
Nice body punch from Adlehyde.
Yan lands with a straight right. Adlehyde didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Adlehyde swings for the body but Yan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adlehyde manages to avoid it.
Adlehyde checks a leg kick nicely.
Adlehyde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adlehyde there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adlehyde scores with a body shot.
Adlehyde throws a shot from downtown. Yan moves away and avoids it.
Adlehyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adlehyde just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYan.
Yan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the liver by Adlehyde. Beautiful body shot.
Adlehyde moves out of range of the body kick.
Yan throws a leg kick which misses Adlehyde's front leg but catches the back leg as Adlehyde tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Yan.
Yan scores with the left hand. Adlehyde knows he should have avoided that one.
Yan is looking to land body kicks.
Donk. Adlehyde catches Yan right on the button with a cross.
Yan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adlehyde takes a swing at Yan's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Adlehyde.
Adlehyde takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yan moves into the clinch successfully.
Yan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Adlehyde breaks from the clinch.
Yan moves away from the strike by Adlehyde.
Yan tries to clinch up.
Yan lands a leg kick that knocks Adlehyde off balance momentarily.
Adlehyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adlehyde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adlehyde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adlehyde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Adlehyde misses with an uppercut. Yan saw that one coming.
Yan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adlehyde manages to avoid it.
Adlehyde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yan.
Yan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as Adlehyde checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adlehyde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adlehyde lands a body shot.
Adlehyde swings for the body but Yan moves out of range.
Yan throws a quick counter head kick but Adlehyde was just out of range.
Adlehyde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adlehyde sizes up Yan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adlehyde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yan.
Good standup being displayed there by Adlehyde as he connects with a hook.
Yan misses with a head kick.
Yan is looking to land body kicks.
Yan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adlehyde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yan. Yan obviously looking to wear him down.
Adlehyde's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yan under the eye.
Yan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adlehyde moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adlehyde checks a leg kick.
Adlehyde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yan misses with a left hand
and Adlehyde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yan is looking to slow Adlehyde down with leg kicks.
Adlehyde moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adlehyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adlehyde, as that shot connected.
Yan tries to clinch but Adlehyde moves out of range.
Adlehyde misses with an uppercut.
Adlehyde swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Adlehyde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Adlehyde throws a lazy right hand but Yan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adlehyde.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adlehyde.
Adlehyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yan moves away.
Adlehyde throws a hook but Yan avoids it easily.
Adlehyde moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adlehyde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yan is looking to slow Adlehyde down with leg kicks.
Adlehyde connects with a single shot there.

Yan is rocked!
Yan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adlehyde counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Yan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yan throws a sloppy head kick and Adlehyde moves out of range easily.
Adlehyde lands a really nice looking cross but Yan seems unphased.
Yan doesn't manage to clinch there - Adlehyde circles away.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Yan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Adlehyde has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yan.
Yan seems to have got his legs back now.
Adlehyde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yan lands with a kick to the temple. Adlehyde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adlehyde checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adlehyde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yan.
Adlehyde digs a good hook to Yan's body.
Yan throws a sloppy head kick and Adlehyde moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Adlehyde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adlehyde tries to bum rush Yan with a series of wild strikes but Yan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yan walks into a left hand.
Yan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adlehyde.
Adlehyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yan moves away.
Yan doesn't manage to clinch there - Adlehyde circles away.
Yan lands with a nice body kick.
Adlehyde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick lands for Yan.
Adlehyde misses with a series of wild punches.
Yan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adlehyde.
Yan throws a head kick that misses.
Adlehyde has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yan.
A head kick misses from Yan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adlehyde.
Adlehyde looks to land a right hand but Yan moved out of range.
Jinjing Yan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan throws the left hand but Adlehyde avoids the punch easily.
Adlehyde lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adlehyde misses with the combination.
Yan slips a straight right by Adlehyde.
Yan throws a push kick but Adlehyde slaps the foot to one side.
Adlehyde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Adlehyde misses.
Yan blocks a jab.
Yan tried to counter with a leg kick but Adlehyde avoided it.
Yan lands a slapping body shot.
Yan slips a jab from Adlehyde.
Adlehyde missing with a left hand there. Yan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adlehyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adlehyde with a hook.
Yan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adlehyde checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yan with a nice calf kick.
Yan walks into a straight right hand from Adlehyde.
Yan throws a leg kick but Adlehyde sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adlehyde with a nice cross.
Yan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adlehyde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adlehyde connects with the punch.
A left lands for Adlehyde.
Adlehyde moves out of range of the leg kick from Yan.
Adlehyde misses with a low kick.
Jack Adlehyde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Adlehyde will feel that in the morning.
Yan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adlehyde is out of range and Yan settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Adlehyde.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yan misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adlehyde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yan backs up against the cage.
Yan takes a swing at Adlehyde's ribcage but misses.

Yan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yan tries to land knees in the clinch but Adlehyde avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yan swings wildly with an uppercut but Adlehyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Adlehyde breaks the clinch.
Adlehyde scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Yan moves into the clinch.
Yan misses with a punch on the inside.

Adlehyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adlehyde lands a two punch combo.
Yan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adlehyde is out of range and Yan settles back down.
Yan looks to land a body kick but Adlehyde moved away.
Yan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yan throws a body kick that misses.
Yan walks into a left hand.
Adlehyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yan was well out of range. Poor timing from Adlehyde.
Adlehyde throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan throwing a counter right hand but Adlehyde manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Adlehyde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adlehyde winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Adlehyde!
Jack Adlehyde decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.