PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yanga Adofo (ranked 2887 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Toma Bolkvadze (ranked 370 p4p, 379 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Adofo
vs
Bolkvadze

175 cm
20
160
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
172
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Conviction

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yanga Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toma Bolkvadze!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolkvadze throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze looks to score with a jab to the body but Adofo is just out of range.
Bolkvadze scores with a nice right hand.
Bolkvadze misses the shot to the body.
Adofo tries to clinch but Bolkvadze moves out of range.
Bolkvadze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Adofo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolkvadze blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Bolkvadze is pushing Adofo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adofo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolkvadze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Bolkvadze avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Bolkvadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolkvadze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adofo blocks it with crossed arms.
Adofo being controlled against the cage.
Bolkvadze is working Adofo over against the cage.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Bolkvadze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bolkvadze - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolkvadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Bolkvadze avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolkvadze is trying to maintain a safe position but Adofo gets an underhook and turns Bolkvadze into the cage.
Bolkvadze landing knees to the head.
Adofo blocking some punches.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolkvadze looking to stall.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adofo digs a right hand underneath Bolkvadze's ribcage. Bolkvadze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Bolkvadze tries to work over Adofo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolkvadze tries a body shot but Adofo blocks it.
Bolkvadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolkvadze scores with a knee to the head.
Adofo cracks Bolkvadze with a nice body shot.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze looking to stall.
Bolkvadze looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolkvadze controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Bolkvadze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolkvadzes head.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adofo avoids it.
Bolkvadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Adofo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bolkvadze.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolkvadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Bolkvadze with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolkvadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolkvadze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Bolkvadze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands a body shot.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adofo lands a shot to the body.
Adofo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Bolkvadze misses with the head strike.
Bolkvadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bolkvadze tries to land knees in the clinch but Adofo avoids the damage to the body.
Bolkvadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bolkvadze looks winded!
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo lands with a light punch inside.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yanga Adofo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bolkvadze tries to clinch but Adofo moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Bolkvadze's head.
A short uppercut from Bolkvadze.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Adofo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Adofo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adofo avoids it.
Adofo blocks a body shot from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Bolkvadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanga Adofo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolkvadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze pushes Adofo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bolkvadze working aggressively here.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Adofo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adofo.
Adofo lands a body shot.
Adofo lands with a light punch inside.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Bolkvadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Bolkvadze misses with a knee strike.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
Adofo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolkvadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolkvadze's elbow.
Bolkvadze scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolkvadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolkvadze misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolkvadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolkvadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolkvadze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adofo's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bolkvadze fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Bolkvadze's coach down at Raptors Den MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bolkvadze's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bolkvadze slowing the pace effectively.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo is leaning against Bolkvadze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Bolkvadze's head.
Adofo digs a right hand underneath Bolkvadze's ribcage. Bolkvadze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bolkvadze is breathing heavily.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Adofo.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Adofo.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo pushes Bolkvadze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adofo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Adofo cracks Bolkvadze with a nice body shot.
Adofo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolkvadze can do to turn this around?
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolkvadze.
Good body shot from Adofo.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolkvadze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Bolkvadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolkvadze misses with a body punch.
Bolkvadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Adofo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolkvadze is leaning against Adofo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Bolkvadze misses with a knee strike.
Bolkvadze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolkvadze tries a body shot but Adofo blocks it.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolkvadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yanga Adofo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Adofo darts in trying to clinch
and Adofo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adofo moves in looking to clinch but Bolkvadze pushes him off.
Adofo slips under a jab from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Bolkvadze lands.
The fighters circling - Bolkvadze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Adofo has closed the distance and engaged Bolkvadze in a clinch.
Bolkvadze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze stalling in the clinch but Adofo improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze pushes Adofo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo prevents a body shot from Bolkvadze.
A short left from Adofo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo blocks a body shot from Bolkvadze.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolkvadze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolkvadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Adofo.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Bolkvadze avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo tries to work over Bolkvadze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze tries to stall but Adofo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
Bolkvadze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adofo cracks Bolkvadze with a nice body shot.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolkvadze's elbow.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Adofo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adofo lands a left hand.
Adofo lands a nice uppercut.
Bolkvadze trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Adofo.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adofo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adofo lands an uppercut.
Bolkvadze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bolkvadze or not.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolkvadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Bolkvadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolkvadze controls his hands.
Bolkvadze can't find room to land a body shot as Adofo controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Adofo.
Bolkvadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Bolkvadze looking to stall.
Bolkvadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Bolkvadze taking a breather.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Adofo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolkvadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands a left hand.
Bolkvadze misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Adofo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the head but Adofo blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze misses with a body punch.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolkvadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands with a right to the head.
Bolkvadze misses with a knee to the head.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Bolkvadze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bolkvadze or not.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adofo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yanga Adofo clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bolkvadze gets tackled into the cage by Adofo. Adofo maintains the clinch.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Adofo.
Bolkvadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
A shot in the inside from Adofo.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolkvadzes head.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bolkvadze is rocked!
Adofo is leaning against Bolkvadze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolkvadze is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Adofo.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Bolkvadze is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Adofo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolkvadze backwards.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolkvadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolkvadze is trying to maintain a safe position but Adofo gets an underhook and turns Bolkvadze into the cage.
Adofo digs a right hand into Bolkvadze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bolkvadze's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Bolkvadze has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
Adofo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adofo pushes Bolkvadze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze misses with some punches.
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
Adofo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bolkvadze! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Adofo is unloading with more strikes now! Bolkvadze drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yanga Adofo!
Yanga Adofo is the new welterweight champion!