PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicos Diassen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicos Diassen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Adabisi
vs
Diassen

157 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicos Diassen!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Adabisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicos Diassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diassen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adabisi looks to land a combination but Diassen avoids it well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Adabisi ducks under a wild hook from Diassen.
Diassen misses with a wild body shot.
Diassen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adabisi.
Diassen misses with a hook. Adabisi ducked under it nicely.
Diassen misses with a straight left.
Diassen misses with a straight right.
Adabisi defending well as Diassen loads up on a big left hand.
Adabisi throws a shot from downtown. Diassen moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diassen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adabisi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diassen throws a big shot that misses.
Diassen walks into a straight right hand from Adabisi.
Adabisi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clean and Green in the buildup to the fight.
Diassen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adabisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diassen moves away.
Diassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adabisi fails to land with a series of punches.
Diassen takes a swing at Adabisi's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi dodges the punch combination from Diassen.
Adabisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adabisi throws an off balance right hand
and Diassen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diassen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Some wild striking there from Adabisi.
Sloppy strikes from Diassen. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diassen throws out the jab.
Diassen ducks under a wild hook from Adabisi.
Adabisi misses with a looping left.
Adabisi dodges the punch combination from Diassen.
Diassen needs to keep his hands up - Adabisi had a free shot at his head there.
Diassen defending well as Adabisi loads up on a big left hand.
Diassen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adabisi manages to avoid it.
Diassen throws a lazy right hand but Adabisi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diassen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adabisi throws a right hand that Diassen ducks under and follows up with a left that Diassen also avoids with ease.
Adabisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adabisi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diassen counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Adabisi.
Adabisi thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adabisi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diassen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nicos Diassen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adabisi misses with a two punch combination.
Diassen punishes Adabisi's body with a nice straight punch.
Diassen scores with a hook to the body. Adabisi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diassen looks to land a left hand but Adabisi moved out of range nicely.
Diassen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adabisi has time to react.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Adabisi loads up on a big right hand but Diassen slips the punch.
Diassen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diassen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adabisi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Adabisi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diassen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adabisi scrambles back to his feet.
Diassen with a nice cross.
Adabisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diassen.
Diassen misses with a wild body shot.
Adabisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diassen.
A shot to the body from Adabisi misses
letting Diassen counter with a right hand.
Diassen misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diassen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adabisi takes one to the side of the head.
Diassen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Adabisi.
Adabisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adabisi slips under a jab from Diassen.
Diassen's corner calls for a 1-2. Diassen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adabisi defending well as Diassen loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diassen misses the jab.
Diassen misses with a wild body shot.
Diassen ducks under a wild hook from Adabisi.
Adabisi defending well as Diassen loads up on a big left hand.
Diassen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diassen looks to land a right hand but Adabisi moved out of range.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut. Diassen saw that one coming.
Adabisi misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diassen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diassen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adabisi.
Diassen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adabisi. Adabisi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Adabisi drops Diassen with a beautiful combination! Diassen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Adabisi is looking for the KO!

Diassen is rocked!

It looks like Nicos Diassen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adabisi misses with an uppercut. Diassen saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Diassen.
Adabisi lands a nice shot that snaps Diassen's head back.
Diassen is still on wobbly legs! Can Adabisi finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adabisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diassen works the jab nicely.
Adabisi misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adabisi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicos Diassen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Adabisi does no damage.
Diassen seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diassen. Adabisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adabisi dodges the punch combination from Diassen.
Diassen staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Diassen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adabisi slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Adabisi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Diassen scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Diassen does no damage.
Diassen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adabisi misses with a straight right.
Adabisi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diassen.
Adabisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Diassen is just out of range.
Diassen staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Diassen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diassen misses with a wild combination.
Adabisi misses with a body shot.
Adabisi misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Diassen misses.
Adabisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diassen circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Diassen. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diassen.
Diassen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diassen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a right and a left that Diassen avoids nicely.
Diassen misses with a wild combination.
Adabisi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diassen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adabisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diassen was well out of range. Poor timing from Adabisi.
Adabisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adabisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diassen.
Adabisi throws a shot from downtown. Diassen moves away and avoids it.
Simon Adabisi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adabisi misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Diassen misses the target.

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 Adabisi.
Well Adabisi 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adabisi!