PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nils Norling (ranked 1292 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 181 p4p, 236 weight class). Norling's entrance music is Scarlet - Age of seduction. A fine choice. Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. 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.

Norling
vs
Adderley

185 cm
26
175
11 - 5 - 0

187 cm
27
177
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nils Norling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norling tries to clinch there but Adderley circles away.
Norling moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Norling has a takedown stuffed.
Adderley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Adderley throws a combination. Norling tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adderley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norling under the eye.

Norling darts in and clinches Adderley up against the cage.
Norling tries to break free but Adderley pushes him back against the cage.
Norling goes for a takedown attempt but Adderley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Norling blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Norling wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adderley counters with a nice leg kick.
Adderley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norling misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Norling or perhaps it was just good defense by Adderley, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nils Norling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Norling throws a body punch but Adderley moves out of range.
Norling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Norling has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Norling just misses with a punch to the body.
Norling checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Norling fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adderley, pushing him back against the cage.
Adderley tries to throw a body punch but Norling avoids it by throwing Adderley back against the cage.

Norling drags the fight down to the ground.
Norling is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Adderley dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Adderley wants to stand but Norling is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Norling is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adderley tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling really wants to buck Adderley off and get back to his feet.
Norling has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Norling is trying to get back to his feet but Adderley has full control of the position and if anything, Norling has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adderley can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
Norling wants to get back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
What can Norling do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Adderley can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Norling swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Norling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.

Norling moves into the clinch.

Adderley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norling manages to avoid it.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Norling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norling throws a leg kick but Adderley checks it.
Adderley dips to his left and cracks Norling with an uppercut!

Norling moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling taking a breather.

Norling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick from Adderley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adderley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norling fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norling pushes Adderley up against the cage in a clinch.
Adderley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norling or not.
Norling fails to pull guard.
Adderley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Norling jumps guard and drags Adderley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Adderley wants to stand but Norling has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Norling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adderley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Norling's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling is wriggling around but Adderley manages to pass to half guard.
Adderley stops Norling from getting back to his feet.
Adderley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Norling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Norling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Norling shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adderley's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adderley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adderley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Norling moves away and avoids it.
Norling moves in looking to clinch but Adderley pushes him off.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Adderley tenderised Norling's leg. Norling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adderley swats away the attempt to clinch by Norling.
A jab lands there for Norling.
Adderley scores with a head kick.
Norling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adderley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norling takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norling tries to clinch up but Adderley circles away and keeps his distance.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.

Norling rushes Adderley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adderley to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nils Norling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adderley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adderley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adderley fails to land.
Adderley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norling's elbow.

Adderley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nils Norling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adderley misses with a low kick.
Norling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adderley counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley tries a low kick but Norling avoids it.
Adderley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adderley looks to land a right hand but Norling moved out of range.
Norling was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Norling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley connects with a jab.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Norling is out of range.
Norling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Adderley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
That's time! Norling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Adderley.
Norling looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
Adderley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norling's hands.
Adderley lunges at Norling with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norling's hand.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Norling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adderley's waist but Adderley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norling off to one side.
Norling darts in looking for a takedown but Adderley gets double underhooks and turns Norling into the cage.
Adderley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Norling is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adderley is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nils Norling. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adderley to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adderley throws out a counter right but Norling avoids it with no problem.
Adderley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Norling.
Adderley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Norling with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adderley.
Norling staying out of range there.
Norling takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Norling is looking to wear down Adderley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a low kick.
Adderley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norling tries for a takedown but Adderley circles away easily
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Adderley.
Norling is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Norling.
Adderley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Adderley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Adderley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hakeem Adderley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adderley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Norling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norling throws a wild left hand from mount and Adderley manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Well,Norling is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.
Norling throwing shots but Adderley is blocking nicely.
Norling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norling throwing shots but Adderley is blocking nicely.
Norling looks to land a strike but Adderley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling looking to sit in guard and control but Adderley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Adderley wants to stand but Norling is controlling his posture from full guard.
Norling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adderley tries to stand but Norling is controlling from the bottom.
Nils Norling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Norling is looking to stand up but Adderley isn't so interested in that idea.
Adderley wants to stand but Norling is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hakeem Adderley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adderley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!

Hakeem Adderley wins by unanimous decision!
Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Nils Norling had this to say: 'You win lose, you some some.'.