PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 2875 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Anderson Adesanya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Adesanya is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lang
vs
Adesanya

185 cm
23
190
3 - 3 - 0

192 cm
23
200
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lang has Adesanya pressed against the cage.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lang cracks Adesanya with a nice body shot.
Lang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang pushes Adesanya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lang.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang taking a breather.
Adesanya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Adesanya takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang swings for the body but Adesanya moves out of range.
Anderson Adesanya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang misses with a looping left.
Adesanya wants to counter the offense by Lang and move into the clinch position.
Nice defenses there by Adesanya.
Lang blocks a head kick by Adesanya.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adesanya moves away.
Lang throws a nice looking combination but Adesanya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Lang looks to land a combination but Adesanya avoids it well.
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang lands with a nice combination. Adesanya backs away looking to recover.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.

Adesanya gets a clinch.
Lang takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Lang.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
Adesanya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adesanya crunches a lovely knee into Lang's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
Lang blocks an elbow strike from Adesanya.
A short body shot lands from Lang as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya missing with knees to the body.
Lang cracks Adesanya with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Lang as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lang as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Lang.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Lang.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Lang breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Adesanya lands but Lang takes it in his stride.
Lang clobbers Adesanya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a glancing blow to the side of Adesanya's head.

Adesanya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lang pushes Adesanya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya landing knees to the body.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya pushes off an throws an elbow but Lang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adesanya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
Adesanya landing knees to the body.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Adesanya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adesanya lands an elbow that stopped Lang in his tracks for a moment.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lang is looking to control Adesanya's arms but Adesanya gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lang has his back to the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adesanya throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Adesanya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya tries to land a body kick
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Adesanya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adesanya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.

Adesanya forces Lang back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adesanya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lang is looking for a counter combo.
Lang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adesanya has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Lang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Adesanya fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Adesanya misses its intended target.
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang lands a nice shot that snaps Adesanya's head back.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Lang.
Lang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adesanya moves away.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lang clinches up with Adesanya and pushes him back against the cage.
Lang stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Lang lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya pushes off an throws an elbow but Lang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lang stalling the fight.
Adesanya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but Lang blocks with his arms.
Adesanya misses with a short punch on the inside.

Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Lang.
Adesanya throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Adesanya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Lang lands a front kick.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang clobbers Adesanya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adesanya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adesanya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lang scores with a body shot.
Adesanya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adesanya's head.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
It looks like Lang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Adesanya staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lang. Beautiful body shot.
Adesanya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lang finds it's way round the side to connect with Adesanya's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.
Adesanya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lang cracks Adesanya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adesanya walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lang.
No joy there for Adesanya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clubber Lang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Adesanya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
Lang throws a right hand that Adesanya ducks under and follows up with a left that Adesanya also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Adesanya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Adesanya unleashes a big counter combination but Lang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adesanya moves away from the strike by Lang.
Adesanya slips a straight right by Lang.
Adesanya is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang throws a series of punches but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang throws a body punch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang scores with the left hand. Adesanya knows he should have avoided that one.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adesanya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Lang. That snapped Adesanya's head back.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang lands with a nice body punch.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.

Adesanya has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lang taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya letting Lang take a breather here.

Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lang swats away the attempt to clinch by Adesanya.
Lang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang moves out of range as Adesanya throws a body kick.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Adesanya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lang with the inside leg kick.
Lang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Adesanya moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lang tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Anderson Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lang gets through Adesanya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Lang.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clubber Lang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lang lands a right hand.

Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Adesanya as he checks the leg kick.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang lands a jab.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.

Lang clinches.
A short right from Lang.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Adesanya.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Lang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lang 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!