PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hacklepool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis comes to the cage accompanied by Ether. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Adonis
vs
Hacklepool

203 cm
21
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

205 cm
23
256 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julius Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Hacklepool!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonis keeps the fight on the outside.
Adonis fails to land the takedown.
Adonis misses with a wild body shot.
Adonis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hacklepool can pounce on him.
Adonis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hacklepool rushes Adonis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adonis lands a hook that snaps the head of Hacklepool backwards.

Adonis breaks from the clinch.
Adonis checks the leg kick.
Adonis throws a right hand that Hacklepool ducks under and follows up with a left that Hacklepool also avoids with ease.
Hacklepool wants to clinch up but Adonis keeps it at a distance.
Hacklepool lands a nice looking body kick.
Hacklepool throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hacklepool closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hacklepool lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adonis's sensitive parts.
Hacklepool tries to work over Adonis's front leg with a kick but Adonis checks it.

Hacklepool darts in and clinches Adonis up against the cage.
Adonis tries a body shot but Hacklepool blocks it.
Adonis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Adonis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hacklepool breaks from the clinch.
Hacklepool throws a one two combo.
Hacklepool tries to clinch but Adonis moves out of range.

Adonis gets the takedown into side control.
Hacklepool tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adonis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hacklepool regains half guard.
Hacklepool blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adonis.

Adonis is trying to work for a kimura but Hacklepool is defending well.
Hacklepool trying to control here.
Adonis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hacklepool gets back to full guard.
Hacklepool throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Hacklepool looking for a guillotine here but Adonis defends easily.
Adonis stops Hacklepool from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Adonis shoots in but no luck this time.
Adonis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hacklepool closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hacklepool with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adonis tries to pull guard but Hacklepool holds him up against the cage and eventually Adonis drops back down to his feet.
Adonis wants a takedown but no success here.
Hacklepool with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Julius Adonis has been cut.
Adonis is breathing heavily.
Adonis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hacklepool landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hacklepool landing knees to the head.
Hacklepool crunches a lovely knee into Adonis's ribcage.
Hacklepool crunches a lovely knee into Adonis's ribcage.
Hacklepool crunches a lovely knee into Adonis's ribcage.
Hacklepool scores with a knee to the head.
Hacklepool looking to throw knees to the head but Adonis is blocking nicely.
Hacklepool stops a takedown attempt from Adonis.
Hacklepool prevents the takedown attempt.
Adonis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Adonis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hacklepool fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Horrible takedown by Adonis or perhaps it was just good defense by Hacklepool which made him look bad.
Hacklepool throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adonis misses with a body kick.
Adonis keeps the fight on the outside.
Hacklepool is looking to clinch but Adonis is avoiding it.
Hacklepool tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hacklepool tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adonis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adonis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hacklepool tries to avoid it but Adonis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hacklepool to the ground. Hacklepool escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hacklepool tries to clinch up but Adonis circles away and keeps his distance.
Hacklepool throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hacklepool is looking to clinch.

Adonis clinches.
Hacklepool tries to land a knee to the head but Adonis blocks with his arms.
Hacklepool is pressed up against the cage. Adonis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hacklepool down to the mat. Hacklepool avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hacklepool clinches but Adonis breaks the clinch
and Adonis counters with a nice body shot.

Hacklepool forces Adonis back against the cage and clinches.

Hacklepool breaks the clinch.
Adonis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hacklepool closes the distance but Adonis moves to the side
letting Adonis counter with a right hand.
Adonis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adonis throws a series of strikes that have Hacklepool backpedaling.
Adonis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hacklepool as Adonis shoots in.
Hacklepool takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hacklepool connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Hacklepool instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hacklepool throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adonis blocks it with crossed arms.
Adonis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Hacklepool breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hacklepool looks to clinch
and Adonis counters with a stiff right hand.

Adonis moves into the clinch successfully.
Hacklepool misses with a knee to the head.
Adonis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hacklepool is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hacklepool using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adonis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adonis scores with a knee to the head.
Hacklepool throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adonis has had enough of the clinch but Hacklepool keeps him there for the moment.
Adonis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adonis keeps control of Hacklepool as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Adonis manages to break the clinch.
Hacklepool clinches but Adonis breaks the clinch

and Adonis counters with a single leg into guard. Hacklepool didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hacklepool looking for a sweep. Not yet Hacklepool, not yet.
Adonis pushes down on Hacklepool's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hacklepool misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Hacklepool kicks off Adonis and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hacklepool wants to clinch but Adonis slips to the side

so Adonis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adonis won't allow Hacklepool to sweep him here.

Hacklepool working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adonis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adonis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hacklepool trying to keep a closed guard but Adonis is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Hacklepool will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julius Adonis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Adonis throws a leg kick but Hacklepool sees it coming and moves out of range.

Hacklepool takes the fight into the clinch.

Adonis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hacklepool wants to improve his position but Adonis is controlling well.
Hacklepool is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adonis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adonis's back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hacklepool.
Adonis breaks Hacklepool's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Adonis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hacklepool's guard.
Hacklepool trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hacklepool is pressing down on Adonis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hacklepool working a defensive guard here.
Hacklepool wants to get back to his feet but Adonis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hacklepool tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adonis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adonis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hacklepool.
Hacklepool stuffs the takedown attempt from Adonis. Adonis gets slowly back to his feet.
Tim Hacklepool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adonis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Adonis scores with a jab to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Adonis.
Julius Adonis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Adonis stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Adonis gets a clinch.

Adonis tightens his grip and picks Hacklepool up, before dumping him to the ground. Hacklepool manages to land in guard.
Adonis advances to half guard.
Adonis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hacklepool is trying to escape the mount but Adonis keeps good control and instead manages to take Hacklepool's back.
Adonis is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Adonis keeps control of the position as Hacklepool tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adonis is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Hacklepool taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Adonis.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julius Adonis!