PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi comes to the cage accompanied by Go Go Adebisi. Navetta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adebisi
vs
Navetta

181 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

177 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Navetta forces Adebisi back against the cage and clinches.
Navetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adebisi's face.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Navetta lands an elbow inside that Adebisi shrugs off.

Adebisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navetta slips under a jab.
Navetta walks into a stiff left hand from Adebisi.
Navetta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adebisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Adebisi does no damage.
Navetta tries to clinch up.
Navetta doesn't manage to clinch there - Adebisi circles away.
Navetta wants to clinch up but Adebisi keeps it at a distance.
Navetta doesn't manage to clinch there - Adebisi circles away.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adebisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adebisi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adebisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adebisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Navetta moves into the clinch.
Navetta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adebisi.
Adebisi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but Navetta won't allow it.
Navetta lands an elbow just above Adebisi 's eye.
Navetta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Navetta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Navetta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Navetta is looking to clinch but Adebisi is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navetta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adebisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Navetta is looking to clinch.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adebisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adebisi works Navetta's body with a nice hook.
Adebisi blocks a head kick by Navetta.
Navetta tries to clinch there but Adebisi circles away.
Adebisi misses with a wild body shot.
Nante Navetta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navetta lands with a slapping head kick.

Adebisi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adebisi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adebisi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adebisi passes to side control.
Adebisi moves into full mount!

Adebisi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Navetta can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adebisi has isolated one of Navetta's arms. Navetta looking to fight him off but Adebisi twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Adebisi!
Simon Adebisi retains his middleweight title!