PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Wong Li (ranked 3156 p4p, 5075 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 378 p4p, 515 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Li
vs
Adesanya

171 cm
22
145
10 - 5 - 0

160 cm
23
147
8 - 8 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adesanya gets tackled into the ropes by Li. Li maintains the clinch.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Li manages to break the clinch.

Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adesanya, pushing him back against the ropes.

Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Li closes the distance and pushes Adesanya back into the ropes.
Adesanya told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Adesanya in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.

Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Adesanya gets tackled into the ropes by Li. Li maintains the clinch.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.

Li has Adesanya up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Li instigates a clinch.

Li manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Li moves into range and clinches up with Adesanya.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Adesanya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Adesanya trying to land knees to the body.

Li breaks the clinch.

Li clinches up against the ropes.
Adesanya is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li is trying to push Adesanya away but Adesanya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Adesanya tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Adesanya.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li tries to clinch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya unleashes a big counter combination but Li bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Li has managed to clinch.

Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.
Adesanya is looking for the big counter here.
Adesanya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Li closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to push Adesanya away but Adesanya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Li gets a clinch.
Li lands an elbow just above Adesanya 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li wants to clinch.

Li clinches.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adesanya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Li moves into the clinch.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li is looking to clinch but Adesanya is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wong Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Adesanya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adesanya follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Li tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adesanya counters with a left and a right that stings Li.

Li instigates a clinch.
Adesanya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.

Li manages to break the clinch.

Adesanya tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.

Li breaks the clinch.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Li backs off Adesanya throws a huge counter combo but Li manages to avoid it all.

Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adesanya looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Li is looking to clinch but Adesanya is avoiding it.
Li tries to clinch there but Adesanya circles away.
Li sets himself, and Adesanya steps forward looking for the clinch! Li avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya keeps the fight on the outside.
Li tries to clinch up but Adesanya circles away and keeps his distance.
Adesanya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Li wants to clinch.

Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Li manages to break the clinch.

Li moves into the clinch successfully.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Li is looking to clinch but Adesanya is avoiding it.
Carlton Adesanya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Li closes the distance and pushes Adesanya back into the ropes.
Adesanya misses with a punch to the body.
Li pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adesanya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Adesanya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li tries to clinch there but Adesanya circles away.
Adesanya is looking for the big counter here.

Li drives through and clinches with Adesanya against the ropes.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li wants to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Wong Li has been cut.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Adesanya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adesanya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Li.
Adesanya swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Adesanya is looking for the big counter here.
Adesanya misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wong Li will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Li moves into the clinch successfully.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.
As Li backs off Adesanya throws a huge counter combo but Li manages to avoid it all.
Adesanya is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Adesanya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.

Li moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Adesanya.
Li misses with a knee strike.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adesanya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li is looking to clinch.
Adesanya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.

Li moves into the clinch.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Wong Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adesanya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adesanya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Li backs off Adesanya throws a huge counter combo but Li manages to avoid it all.
Wong Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li is looking to clinch but Adesanya is avoiding it.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Adesanya pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Li has closed the distance and engaged Adesanya in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Adesanya looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Li prevents a body shot from Adesanya.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Li creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adesanya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Adesanya swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adesanya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Li with a body shot.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adesanya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li tries to clinch up but Adesanya circles away and keeps his distance.

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 Wong Li.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Wong Li!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Wong Li!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Wong Li!

Wong Li wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Wong Li, 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.