PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Atunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Atunes
vs
Adama

185 cm
25
190 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

180 cm
29
195 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Adama!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Atunes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adama doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like William Adama has been cut.
William Adama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Atunes counters with a series of strikes. Adama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adama stalks Atunes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Atunes's face. Atunes staggers backwards, shaken.
Adama tries to clinch
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adama swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Adama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Adama moves into range and clinches up with Atunes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Atunes.
Atunes managing to block the knees to the body from Adama.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adama blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adama.
Atunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adama wants to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch position.
A head kick misses from Adama.
Atunes connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Adama misses
and Adama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atunes throws a lazy uppercut

and Adama moves into the clinch.
Adama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Adama.

It looks like Arturo Atunes has been cut.
Adama lands a nice elbow.
Atunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atunes is looking to control Adama's arms but Adama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Atunes has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Adama.
Adama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atunes's efforts to push away.
Adama looking to throw knees to the head but Atunes is blocking nicely.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from Adama.
Atunes avoids the elbow strike from Adama, against the cage.
Atunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adama throws an elbow that misses.

Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adama misses with a head kick.
Adama swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adama doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
Adama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adama fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adama throws a head kick that Atunes semi-blocks.
William Adama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atunes dodges the punch combination from Adama.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Adama.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atunes tries to score with a low kick but Adama moves his leg out of the way.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. Adama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Adama avoids it.
Good shot there by Atunes.
Adama throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Atunes checks the leg kick.
Atunes tries to counter with a takedown but Adama is quick to defend against it.
Atunes throws a leg kick which misses Adama's front leg but catches the back leg as Adama tries to avoid it.
Adama throws a chopping leg kick but Atunes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adama tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Adama scores with a four punch combination!
Atunes checks a low kick from Adama.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adama's hands.

Adama is rocked!
Atunes drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Adama's head, knocking him out cold! Atunes is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Atunes!
Arturo Atunes is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, Arturo Atunes stared into the camera and said 'Great to be here, love Amsterdam's ladies, thanks to everyone.'.