PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 1697 p4p, 199 weight class) and Abel Adonias (ranked 2306 p4p, 239 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Tear da Club Up | Three 6 Mafia. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Abel Adonias was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Knox
vs
Adonias

207 cm
20
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

205 cm
26
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abel Adonias!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adonias! But no joy.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adonias.
Adonias scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Adonias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adonias connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Knox misses.
Adonias lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
Adonias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox avoids the body shot from Adonias.
No joy there for Adonias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox digs a good hook to Adonias's body.
A slow jab from Adonias misses its intended target.
Adonias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adonias throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Nice shot by Knox.
Knox tries to clinch
and Adonias counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Adonias connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Adonias's defenses.
Adonias cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adonias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Adonias misses the jab.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adonias.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adonias walks into a left hand.
Adonias slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox works Adonias's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adonias.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonias thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Adonias misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Adonias misses the target.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Adonias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adonias stalks Knox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knox's face. Knox staggers backwards, shaken.
Adonias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Adonias's shoulder, as Adonias tries to avoid the shot.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adonias. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adonias looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Adonias misses with a straight right.
Knox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adonias jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Adonias counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adonias doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adonias.
Adonias misses with a looping left.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Adonias moved out of range.
Adonias ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adonias takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adonias cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adonias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knox with a nice cross.
Adonias takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Adonias misses the target.
Nice jab there from Knox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adonias jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Adonias slips a straight right by Knox.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adonias! But no joy.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adonias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Adonias. That snapped Knox's head back.
Adonias slips under a jab from Knox.
A little jabbing left from Adonias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adonias lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox swings for the body but Adonias moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adonias. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adonias moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Adonias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adonias takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adonias takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adonias swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adonias.
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 Yardbird Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adonias throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Adonias. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adonias.
Adonias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Abel Adonias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adonias throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adonias misses the shot to the body.
Knox swings for the body but Adonias moves out of range.
Knox defending well as Adonias loads up on a big left hand.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Adonias throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Adonias lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Adonias counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a jab when Adonias was well out of range.
Adonias moves out of range of the strikes.
Adonias doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adonias.
Adonias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Adonias lands a right hook to the body.
Adonias misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox staying out of range there.
Adonias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Adonias misses with a body shot.
Adonias throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox takes a swing at Adonias's ribcage but misses.
Adonias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox moves away from the strike by Adonias.
Adonias takes one on the button.
Adonias misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Adonias looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox avoids the body shot from Adonias.
Knox tests Adonias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
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!
Adonias throws a body shot but no joy.
Adonias lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox throws a jab when Adonias was well out of range.
Adonias now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Knox clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Adonias.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Adonias controls his hands.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Adonias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adonias working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonias prevents a body shot from Knox.
Adonias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Adonias controls his hands.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adonias misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Adonias.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Adonias.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Adonias blocking some punches.
Adonias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox tries to work over Adonias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adonias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonias digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adonias lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adonias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Adonias.
A short left from Adonias.
Good body shot from Adonias.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Adonias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.

Adonias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox moves away from the strike by Adonias.
Adonias connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Adonias counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adonias looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adonias manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abel Adonias will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Adonias throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Adonias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adonias takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adonias darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yardbird Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adonias. Adonias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but Adonias breaks away and moves out of range.
Adonias throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adonias swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adonias throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adonias just misses with a punch to the body.
Adonias punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Adonias ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Adonias.
Adonias lands a jab to the nose.
Adonias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Adonias.
Knox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Adonias.
Adonias throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adonias moves away.
Adonias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adonias takes one on the button.
Adonias staying out of range there.
Adonias blocks a jab.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adonias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox avoids the body shot from Adonias.
Adonias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Adonias's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Adonias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Knox tries to clinch there but Adonias circles away.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adonias was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Adonias throws a body shot but no joy.
Adonias swinging wildly here.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adonias throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adonias misses with an uppercut.
Adonias scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Adonias throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox lands with a straight right. Adonias didn't see that one coming.
Knox wants to clinch.
Adonias is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Knox misses with a hook
and Adonias counters with a left and a right that stings Knox.
Adonias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Adonias is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adonias moves away.
Adonias rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adonias thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adonias. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Adonias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adonias throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Adonias misses with a body shot.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Adonias moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonias moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Adonias throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adonias.
Adonias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adonias throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adonias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Adonias's head but Adonias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Adonias misses.
Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox catches Adonias with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adonias misses with a hook.
Adonias lands a glancing blow to the side of Knox's head.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abel Adonias.
I think Adonias has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Abel Adonias!
Our winner, Abel Adonias, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.