PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Domination. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Adebisi
vs
Sane

190 cm
27
184 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

185 cm
22
211 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Sane!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adebisi gets a takedown into half guard.
Sane is trying to stand up here but Adebisi is controlling him well.
Adebisi moves nicely into side control.
Sane is trying to control Adebisi's posture but Adebisi avoids it.
Sane is trying to get back to half guard.
Adebisi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sane tries to bench press Adebisi off him but Adebisi keeps the position.
Adebisi lands a nice forearm strike.
Adebisi working away.
Sane misses with an elbow from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adebisi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Sane's face as Adebisi controls the position.
Sane tries to bench press Adebisi off him but Adebisi keeps the position.
Adebisi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sane being controlled for a moment.
Sane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adebisi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adebisi working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi working the ground and pound.
Adebisi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Adebisi working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi trying to control the action but Sane is working from the bottom.

Adebisi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sane to his feet.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sane but Sane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Adebisi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sane to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sane wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane tries to free his leg and advance position but Adebisi is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebisi wants to sweep but no luck.

Adebisi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Adebisi successfully pulls guard.
Adebisi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Adebisi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sane is looking to escape.
Sane wants to control but Adebisi is having none of it.
Adebisi landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Adebisi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sane to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sane shrugs it off.
Sane is trying to reverse the position but instead Adebisi has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adebisi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Adebisi rushes Sane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Adebisi breaks from the clinch.
Adebisi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Sane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adebisi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sane tries to stand but Adebisi is controlling his head.
Sane is looking to take a break and control but Adebisi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sane is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sane misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Adebisi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adebisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sane is trying to control. Adebisi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sane is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Adebisi wants to get back to his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Adebisi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sane passes the guard and advances to mount!
Adebisi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi wants to hold on but Sane pushes him away.

Sane is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Adebisi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Adebisi wants to hold on but Sane pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Adebisi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Adebisi tries to hold on but Sane pushes him away.
Sane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sane won't let Adebisi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sane lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi regains half guard.

Adebisi pushes Sane off and gets back to his feet.

Sane gets the takedown into side control.
Sane is breathing heavily.

Adebisi throws Sane to one side and escapes!
Adebisi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sane.
Adebisi is not content to let Sane control the position.
Adebisi wants to control but Sane postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sane wants to control but Adebisi is keeping him busy.
Adebisi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Adebisi pushes Sane off and gets back to his feet.

Sane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adebisi defending well though.

Adebisi has one foot on Sane's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Adebisi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Adebisi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sane to his feet.

Adebisi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Simon Adebisi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Adebisi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sane misses with a wild body shot.
Adebisi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sane backs up against the cage.
Adebisi shoots for a takedown but Sane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simon Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adebisi instigates a clinch.

Adebisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sane changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adebisi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sane is looking to take a break and control but Adebisi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adebisi striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane trying to control the action but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
Sane tries to advance to mount but Adebisi denies him.
Sane avoids the strikes from the bottom by Adebisi.
Adebisi tries to improve position but can't.

Adebisi bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Adebisi closes the distance and pushes Sane back into the cage.

Adebisi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adebisi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi pulls Sane in close to prevent any damage.
Sane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adebisi has control of Sane's left arm, preventing Sane from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Simon Adebisi just wasn't active enough.
Adebisi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adebisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sane throws out the jab.
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!

Sane takes the fight into the clinch.
Adebisi stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adebisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adebisi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sane feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adebisi is pulling down on Sane's head to control his posture.
Simon Adebisi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Adebisi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sane off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Simon Adebisi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Adebisi!
Adebisi just holding on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebisi tries to lock up and control but Sane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sane throwing strikes here but Adebisi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Adebisi looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Sane avoids the attempt from Adebisi to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sane wants to control the pace but Adebisi is squirming around nicely.
Bret Sane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adebisi regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Simon Adebisi.
Well Adebisi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adebisi!
In his post fight interview, Simon Adebisi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.