PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nevez Amadaus (ranked 2726 p4p, 3030 weight class) and Henny Bottles (ranked 201 p4p, 222 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.

Amadaus
vs
Bottles

175 cm
31
145
15 - 18 - 0

181 cm
35
139
7 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nevez Amadaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bottles rushes Amadaus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amadaus stalling the fight.
Bottles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amadaus's elbow.
Bottles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bottles misses with a knee strike.
Bottles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amadaus avoids it.
Bottles scores with a hook to the body.
Bottles works on Amadaus's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Amadaus.
Bottles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amadaus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottles lands an elbow inside.
Bottles scores with a knee to the head.
Amadaus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bottles.

Amadaus breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Amadaus does it's job there.
Amadaus keeps the fight on the outside.

Bottles has taken the fight to the clinch.

Amadaus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amadaus throws a leg kick but Bottles moved away.
Bottles is looking for the big counter here.
Bottles drops his hands momentarily and Amadaus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Amadaus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amadaus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Amadaus misses
letting Bottles counter with a right hand.
Bottles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amadaus.
Bottles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amadaus paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bottles closes the distance and clinches.
Amadaus is stalling here.
Bottles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bottles has Amadaus pushed against the cage.
Bottles trying to land knees to the body.

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!
Bottles lands a nice knee to the body.
Bottles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bottles misses with a punch to the body.
Bottles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amadaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amadaus tries a knee to the head but Bottles blocks it.
Bottles stalling.
Amadaus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bottles blocks the elbow strike.

Amadaus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nevez Amadaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottles doesn't manage to clinch there - Amadaus circles away.
Amadaus throws a sloppy head kick
and Amadaus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Amadaus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amadaus misses with an uppercut. Bottles saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Bottles.
Bottles wants to clinch.
Amadaus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Amadaus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Bottles to counter with a crisp jab.
Amadaus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amadaus scores with a jab to the head.
Amadaus misses with an uppercut
and Bottles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amadaus keeps the fight on the outside.
Bottles tries to clinch up.
A low kick lands for Amadaus.
Amadaus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bottles's head.
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!
Amadaus is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Bottles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bottles clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Amadaus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bottles's brow.
Amadaus has Bottles pressed against the cage.

Amadaus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bottles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bottles throws an elbow that misses.
Bottles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amadaus's elbow.
Bottles digs a right hand underneath Amadaus's ribcage. Amadaus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bottles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amadaus or not.
Bottles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bottles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amadaus just leaning against Bottles, taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henny Bottles will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Amadaus throws a sloppy head kick and Bottles moves out of range easily.

Bottles instigates a clinch.
Bottles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bottles misses with a knee strike.
Bottles pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bottles as the two fighters clinch.
Bottles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Amadaus as Bottles tries to tie him up.
Henny Bottles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bottles throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bottles tries to work over Amadaus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amadaus trying to land knees to the body.
Amadaus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bottles lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Nevez Amadaus has been cut.
Bottles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amadaus's face.
Bottles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amadaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amadaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bottles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bottles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bottles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amadaus.
Amadaus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bottles up against the cage.
Amadaus prevents a body shot from Bottles.
Amadaus effectively controlling the action here.
Amadaus throws an elbow that misses.
Bottles tries to throw a body punch but Amadaus avoids it by throwing Bottles back against the cage.
Bottles tries to throw a body punch but Amadaus avoids it by throwing Bottles back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amadaus's elbow.
Bottles tries a body shot but Amadaus blocks it.
Amadaus misses with a punch on the inside.
Bottles taking a breather.
Amadaus misses with a body punch.
Bottles letting Amadaus take a breather here.
Bottles controlling the action here for a moment.

Amadaus breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Amadaus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amadaus is looking to chop away at Bottles's legs.
Bottles tries to clinch up but Amadaus circles away and keeps his distance.

Bottles rushes Amadaus and presses him up against the cage.
Bottles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amadaus tries a body shot but Bottles blocks it.
Bottles tries to throw a body punch but Amadaus avoids it by throwing Bottles back against the cage.
Bottles avoiding damage as Amadaus throws knees to the body.
Amadaus avoiding damage.
Bottles trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bottles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bottles pushes Amadaus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henny Bottles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nevez Amadaus's cut.
That's time! Amadaus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bottles tries to clinch but Amadaus is having none of it.
Amadaus works Bottles's body with a nice hook.

Bottles closes the distance and pushes Amadaus back into the cage.
Bottles lands an elbow inside that Amadaus shrugs off.
Amadaus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bottles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bottles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalling in the clinch from Bottles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bottles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bottles scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amadaus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Amadaus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bottles looking to stall.
Bottles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bottles scores with a knee to the head.
Amadaus takes an elbow to the temple.
Amadaus pushes Bottles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henny Bottles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottles lands an elbow just above Amadaus 's eye.
Amadaus stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Amadaus.
Amadaus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bottles throws an elbow that misses.
Amadaus stalling the fight.

Amadaus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amadaus misses with a straight right.
Amadaus throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bottles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amadaus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Amadaus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bottles.
Henny Bottles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bottles rushes Amadaus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amadaus stalling.
Bottles has Amadaus pushed against the cage.
Amadaus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bottles tries to land a knee to the head but Amadaus blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Amadaus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bottles misses with a body punch.
Bottles tries to land a knee to the head but Amadaus blocks with his arms.
Amadaus misses with a body punch.
Bottles throws an elbow but it misses.
A bit of stalling here from Bottles.
Bottles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amadaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for Amadaus to work.
Nevez Amadaus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for Amadaus to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henny Bottles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bottles 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henny Bottles!