PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jinjing Yan (ranked 593 p4p, 1605 weight class) and Jack Adlehyde (ranked 89 p4p, 235 weight class). 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.

Yan
vs
Adlehyde

184 cm
21
185
6 - 2 - 1

187 cm
21
186
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

SMESH Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jinjing Yan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Adlehyde!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yan with a nice calf kick.
Yan throws a head kick that half lands.
Yan defending well as Adlehyde loads up on a big left hand.
Yan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head kick misses from Yan.
Nice body kick there by Yan.
Yan lands a head kick!
Yan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adlehyde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adlehyde.

It looks like Jinjing Yan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan slips a jab from Adlehyde.
Adlehyde throws a hook but Yan blocks it.
Nice cross by Yan.
Yan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adlehyde.

Adlehyde lands a big right hand that sends Yan crashing to the mat! Adlehyde stays standing though and waves Yan back to his feet!

Yan is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Yan there.
Oh Yan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adlehyde misses with a lunging right hand
and Yan counters with a nice uppercut.
Yan seems to have got his legs back now.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adlehyde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yan wants to slow Adlehyde down by chopping away at his legs.
Adlehyde throws a lazy right hand but Yan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adlehyde checks a low kick from Yan.
Adlehyde connects with a body shot that sends Yan's belly button to the back.
Yan scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Yan tenderised Adlehyde's leg. Adlehyde is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yan misses with the body kick
and Adlehyde counters with a stiff right hand.
Adlehyde throws a body punch but Yan moves out of range.

Adlehyde drops Yan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yan looks back up at him and smiles so Adlehyde waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yan with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands a leg kick that knocks Adlehyde off balance momentarily.

Yan rushes Adlehyde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yan fails to land.

Adlehyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yan takes one to the side of the head.
Yan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adlehyde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adlehyde changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yan is breathing heavily.
Adlehyde looks to land a combination but Yan avoids it well.
Adlehyde misses with a few strikes there.
Yan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adlehyde.
Yan tries to land a leg kick but Adlehyde saw it coming and moves away.
Yan throws a looping overhand right but Adlehyde ducks down to avoid it.
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adlehyde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yan.
It appears Yan was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yan.
Yan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan misses with a low kick.
Adlehyde avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adlehyde cracks a nice hook into Yan's ribs.
Yan throws a leg kick
and Adlehyde counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Adlehyde misses its intended target.
Yan throws a chopping leg kick but Adlehyde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yan tries to clinch there but Adlehyde circles away.
Adlehyde doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adlehyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adlehyde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Adlehyde takes a swing at Yan's ribcage but misses.
Adlehyde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adlehyde.
Adlehyde moves out of range of the body kick.
Yan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adlehyde throws out a counter right but Yan avoids it with no problem.
Yan moves to clinch but Adlehyde breaks away
and Adlehyde counters with a nice leg kick.
Yan throws a predictable looking body shot

and Adlehyde counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yan! Adlehyde lets Yan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Yan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adlehyde.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adlehyde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Adlehyde cracks Yan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Adlehyde finish him?
Yan lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Adlehyde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jinjing Yan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yan throws a leg kick which misses Adlehyde's front leg but catches the back leg as Adlehyde tries to avoid it.
Yan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Yan.
Yan moves in looking to clinch but Adlehyde pushes him off.
Adlehyde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adlehyde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adlehyde moves out of range of the body kick.
Yan defending well as Adlehyde loads up on a big left hand.
Yan lands a right hook to the body.
Adlehyde looks to score with a jab to the body but Yan is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan throws a sloppy head kick
and Adlehyde counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Yan.
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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adlehyde drops Yan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yan looks back up at him and smiles so Adlehyde waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Yan is looking to land body kicks.
Adlehyde misses with a low kick as Yan jumps back.
Adlehyde takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jack Adlehyde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adlehyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Adlehyde misses with a wild body shot.
Yan throws a head kick that misses.
Yan is looking to slow Adlehyde down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adlehyde is able to avoid easily.
Yan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yan avoids the body shot from Adlehyde.
Yan lunges at Adlehyde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adlehyde's hand.
Adlehyde swings for the body but Yan moves out of range.
Adlehyde connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adlehyde misses the jab.
Adlehyde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Adlehyde lands a big uppercut and Yan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yan looks OK. Adlehyde waves Yan back to his feet!
Adlehyde misses with a wild body shot.
Yan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adlehyde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yan misses with a body kick.
Yan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adlehyde throws a monster overhand right that drops Yan! Adlehyde follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Adlehyde!
Jack Adlehyde is the new middleweight champion!
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.