PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Adeleye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Tinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adeleye comes to the cage accompanied by The Last of the Mohicans. Tinkle has chosen Jungle Jam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Adeleye
vs
Tinkle

175 cm
25
167 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

173 cm
21
161 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Adeleye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lotus Tinkle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeleye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adeleye ducks under a wild hook from Tinkle.
Adeleye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tinkle throws out the jab.
Tinkle scores with a nice right hand.
Adeleye ducks under a wild hook from Tinkle.
Tinkle scores with a shot to the body.
Adeleye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tinkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tinkle connects with the punch.
Tinkle looks to land a left hand but Adeleye moved out of range nicely.
Adeleye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tinkle.
Nice defenses there by Tinkle.
Adeleye walks into a stiff left hand from Tinkle.
Tinkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adeleye was well out of range. Poor timing from Tinkle.
Tinkle connects with the punch.

Adeleye is rocked!
Tinkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tinkle takes a swing at Adeleye's ribcage but misses.
Tinkle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tinkle thuds his right hand into Adeleye's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Adeleye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tinkle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tinkle misses.
Adeleye seems to have got his legs back now.
Tinkle lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adeleye is breathing heavily.
Tinkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tinkle drops Adeleye with a left and a right! Oh, Adeleye is hurt - Tinkle dives into side control looking to finish!
Adeleye sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tinkle wants to pass the guard but Adeleye is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tinkle in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinkle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye wants to improve his position but Tinkle is controlling well.
Adeleye is working hard here to advance position.

Adeleye actively working from the bottom here.
Adeleye wants to improve his position but Tinkle is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adeleye!
Adeleye misses with a straight left.
Tinkle with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adeleye missing with a left hand there. Tinkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tinkle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tinkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adeleye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Adeleye 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tinkle throws a left and a right that both miss

and Adeleye counters with a takedown into side control.
Tinkle regains half guard there - taking advantage of Adeleye's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Adeleye is looking to take a break and control but Tinkle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tinkle is looking for a sweep. Adeleye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tinkle is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adeleye is looking to advance position but Tinkle won't allow it.
Tinkle is looking for a sweep. Adeleye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Adeleye is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tinkle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tinkle missing with a left hand there. Adeleye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adeleye misses with a body shot.
Tinkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tinkle misses with a hook to the body
and Adeleye counters with a nice body shot.
Tinkle loads up on a big right hand but Adeleye slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lotus Tinkle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Adeleye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tinkle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adeleye at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Tinkle there.
Some wild striking there from Tinkle.
Tinkle misses with a hook.
A big left from Tinkle misses.
Adeleye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tinkle is fending him off so far but Adeleye persists. Nope, Tinkle circles away and we're back to standing.
Tinkle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tinkle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adeleye thows a body shot but no joy.
Adeleye misses the shot to the body.
Adeleye thows a body shot but no joy.
Tinkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tinkle scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adeleye slips under a jab.
Tinkle lunges at Adeleye with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adeleye's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tinkle cracks Adeleye on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Adeleye falls backwards against the cage. Tinkle follows up with more strikes that drop Adeleye to his knees. Tinkle keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Adeleye! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lotus Tinkle!