PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Adbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prokopos has chosen Deep River Blues - Doc Watson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Adbo
vs
Prokopos

225 cm
23
157 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

180 cm
32
144 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Adbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denny Prokopos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prokopos shoots in for a takedown but Adbo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adbo dips to his left and cracks Prokopos with an uppercut!
Adbo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adbo.
Prokopos jabs at Adbo's body.
Adbo misses with a double jab.
Prokopos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adbo throws out the jab.
Prokopos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prokopos slips under a jab.
Adbo with a nice cross.

Prokopos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Prokopos showed some decent athleticism there.
Adbo is trying to stand back up but Prokopos is controlling him
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Prokopos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Adbo is looking for a sweep. Prokopos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prokopos wants to work for an arm triangle but Adbo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prokopos wants to control but Adbo is keeping him busy.

Adbo looking for submissions off his back.
Prokopos wants to pass the guard but Adbo is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos content to control rather than advance.

Prokopos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adbo sees it coming and defends easily.
Adbo wants to improve his position but Prokopos is controlling well.
Adbo manages to get to full guard.
Prokopos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adbo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos wants to control from the top but Adbo keeps moving.
Adbo wants to get back to his feet but Prokopos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adbo wants to sweep here but Prokopos controlling him for the moment.
Prokopos is looking to advance position but Adbo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Adbo looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adbo tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Prokopos is desperately trying to improve his position but Adbo has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adbo is looking to stand but Adbo has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Prokopos regains half guard.
Adbo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mohamed Adbo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Adbo gets caught napping as Prokopos dives in and scores a takedown. Adbo manages to retain guard.
Adbo keeping moving, preventing Prokopos from controlling successfully.
Prokopos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prokopos wants to control from the top but Adbo keeps moving.
Adbo wants to get back to his feet but Prokopos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adbo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adbo tries to get out of the position.
Adbo is trying to keep Prokopos in close.
Prokopos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adbo is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Denny Prokopos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Adbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohamed Adbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prokopos.
Adbo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prokopos under the eye.
Prokopos throws a jab but it's blocked by Adbo.
Prokopos misses with the combination.
Adbo lands with a right hand.
Mohamed Adbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prokopos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adbo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adbo throws a series of punches but Prokopos moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adbo ducks under a wild hook from Prokopos.
Prokopos throws an overhand right that lands on Adbo's shoulder, as Adbo tries to avoid the shot.
Adbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adbo misses with a wild combination.
Adbo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prokopos.
Jab, jab by Adbo - just one landing.
Adbo lands with a good body shot.
Adbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prokopos doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Adbo misses.
Prokopos moves forwards but Adbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Adbo tries to sprawl but Prokopos drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Prokopos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adbo is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prokopos seems to be working for a kimura but Adbo defends the submission attempt.
Adbo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Prokopos is pressing down on Adbo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adbo is holding on for now.
Adbo wants to control but Prokopos is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prokopos is working for a kimura but Adbo is defending it quite comfortably.
Adbo trying to control here.
Prokopos wants to control but Adbo is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prokopos is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Adbo reverses the position - he's now on top in Prokopos's guard.
Prokopos trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Denny Prokopos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Adbo does it's job there.
Prokopos misses with a double jab
and Adbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Adbo scores with a punch to the head.
Adbo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Prokopos.
Mohamed Adbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adbo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Prokopos dodges the punch combination from Adbo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Adbo.
Sloppy strikes from Adbo. Those never looked like landing.
Adbo connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Adbo.
Adbo lands with a cross.
Adbo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adbo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adbo scores with a decent looking hook.

Adbo gets caught flat footed, as Prokopos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Adbo is working an open guard so Prokopos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Adbo misses the body punch
and Adbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Adbo as he connects with a hook.
Adbo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Adbo misses.
Prokopos tests Adbo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adbo throws a nice looking combination but Prokopos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adbo blocks a jab.
Adbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prokopos moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adbo misses with a hook.
Adbo connects with a jab.
Adbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Prokopos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Adbo.
Prokopos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adbo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Adbo dodges the punch combination from Prokopos.
Adbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prokopos moves forwards but Adbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prokopos misses with an uppercut. Adbo saw that one coming.
Adbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prokopos circles away quickly and effectively.
Prokopos closes the distance and clinches up with Adbo, looking for a takedown. Prokopos pushes Adbo against the cage but Adbo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Prokopos takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prokopos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Prokopos slips nicely into half guard.

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

Prokopos seems to be working for a kimura but Adbo defends the submission attempt.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adbo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Adbo is trying to stand back up but Prokopos is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adbo wants to control but Prokopos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adbo tries to kick Prokopos off but Prokopos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Adbo is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Adbo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adbo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mohamed Adbo!