PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Adderley (ranked 3855 p4p, 2488 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 0 p4p, 47 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Adderley
vs
Half Assed

187 cm
24
170
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
33
170
21 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hakeem Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Adderley misses.
Sloppy strikes from Adderley. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Half Assed loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Half Assed defending well as Adderley loads up on a big left hand.
Half Assed throws a body punch but Adderley moves out of range.
Adderley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Half Assed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley fails to land with a series of punches.
Adderley takes one to the chin there.
Adderley misses with a double jab.
Adderley misses with a body shot.
Adderley scores with a jab. Half Assed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Half Assed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Half Assed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Half Assed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Half Assed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adderley tests Half Assed's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Half Assed. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adderley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adderley slips under a jab from Half Assed.
Anti Half Assed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adderley misses with a right hand
and Half Assed counters with a nice uppercut.
Adderley throws a hook but Half Assed blocks it.
Adderley just misses with a punch to the body.
Adderley misses with a hook. Half Assed ducked under it nicely.
Half Assed takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Half Assed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Adderley defends it well.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Half Assed.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Half Assed ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Half Assed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Half Assed throws the left hand but Adderley avoids the punch easily.
Adderley throws a series of punches but Half Assed avoids them all with ease.
Half Assed lands with a hook. Adderley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adderley is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Adderley.
Half Assed slips a straight right by Adderley.

Half Assed closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Adderley quickly recovers to half guard.
Half Assed stalling.
Half Assed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adderley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Half Assed stalling away here and it's allowed Adderley to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Adderley trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Half Assed engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Half Assed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Half Assed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Half Assed moves away from the strike by Adderley.
Adderley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Half Assed counters with a nice uppercut.
Adderley slips under a jab.
Adderley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adderley moves away from the strike by Half Assed.
Adderley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Half Assed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Half Assed misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adderley. Half Assed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adderley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adderley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Half Assed moves away.
Adderley misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Half Assed! But no joy.
Adderley slips a straight right by Half Assed.
Adderley misses with a wild body shot.
Half Assed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adderley misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Half Assed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adderley throws a hook but Half Assed blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hakeem Adderley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Half Assed scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Half Assed trying to control the position but Adderley is working away.
You can see the frustration on Adderley's face as Half Assed controls the position.
Adderley is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Half Assed trying to control the position but Adderley is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adderley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Half Assed off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed tries to roll but Adderley sticks to his back.
Half Assed trying to control but not successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley keeps control of the position as Half Assed tries to break free.
Half Assed turns into Adderley and is now in his guard.
Half Assed controlling from the top position.
Half Assed advances position into side control!

Half Assed tries for a kimura but Adderley is defending well.
Adderley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Half Assed on the ground.
Half Assed wants to control but Adderley is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Half Assed wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Adderley, who protects the arm well.

Half Assed is trying to get an arm triangle but Adderley is defending well.

Half Assed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adderley has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed is looking to take a break and control but Adderley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Half Assed tries for a kimura but Adderley is defending well.
Adderley is trying to escape the position but Half Assed is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Half Assed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adderley trying to remain calm as Half Assed controls from the top position.

Half Assed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Adderley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Half Assed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adderley keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anti Half Assed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Half Assed misses the shot to the body.
Adderley is looking to counter punch.
Half Assed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adderley tries to bum rush Half Assed with a series of wild strikes but Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Half Assed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Half Assed shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Adderley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adderley. Half Assed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Half Assed digs a good body shot into Adderley's ribs.
Half Assed thuds a left hand into Adderley's body.
Half Assed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Half Assed steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Adderley.
Half Assed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Half Assed slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adderley swings for the body but Half Assed moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Half Assed.
Adderley connects with a right hand. Half Assed shakes it off.
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!
Adderley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Half Assed to score with a decent uppercut.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Half Assed moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed throws a shot to the body.
Adderley misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Hakeem Adderley is winning the standup battle so far.
Half Assed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Half Assed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Half Assed.
Adderley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Half Assed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adderley.
Adderley throws a right and a left that both miss.

Half Assed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Adderley is trying to defend but Half Assed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Adderley is defending against the submission attempts here by Half Assed.
Half Assed is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adderley is not content to let Half Assed control the position.
Half Assed controlling the action here.
Adderley wants to control but Half Assed is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed prevents Adderley from improving his position.
Half Assed trying to mount his opponent but Adderley defends it.

Half Assed is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adderley sees it coming and defends easily.
Half Assed is taking a breather. Adderley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Adderley gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adderley keeping moving, preventing Half Assed from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Half Assed shoots in but Adderley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adderley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hakeem Adderley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Half Assed.
Adderley misses with a body shot
and Half Assed counters with a nice uppercut.
Half Assed connects with a body shot that sends Adderley's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Half Assed.
A counter left hand to the body from Adderley misses its target.
Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Half Assed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Half Assed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Half Assed or perhaps it was just good defense by Adderley, which made it look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Half Assed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Half Assed has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anti Half Assed!
Anti Half Assed took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.