PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Medieval Mercenary (ranked 2682 p4p, 2429 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 308 p4p, 285 weight class). Arriorus Adee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mercenary
vs
Adee

185 cm
32
165
8 - 7 - 1

170 cm
29
170
14 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adee works the jab nicely.
Adee avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
Adee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mercenary throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adee counters with a straight right hand.
Adee 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.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Mercenary blocks a head kick by Adee.
Adee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Mercenary is looking to land body kicks.
Mercenary connects with a single shot there.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Mercenary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercenary looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Adee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Adee.
Adee throws a head kick that misses.
Mercenary is looking to counter punch.
Adee scores with a head kick. Mercenary tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mercenary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee throws a body kick that misses.
Adee thows a body kick. Mercenary tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick lands for Adee.
Adee is looking to score with low kicks.
Mercenary takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercenary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adee.
A punch lands to the side of Adee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adee lands with a hook. Mercenary tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mercenary takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adee works the jab nicely.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Adee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercenary keeps Adee at a distance using the push kick.
Mercenary tries to clinch up
and Adee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Adee blocks the leg kick.
Mercenary throws a lazy body kick
and Adee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mercenary misses with a jab to the body
and Mercenary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercenary walks into a jab.
Mercenary tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercenary checks a leg kick.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercenary was well out of range. Poor timing from Adee.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adee keeps the fight on the outside.
Adee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Arriorus Adee has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary thuds a left hand into Adee's body.
A big right from Mercenary misses.
Adee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mercenary swings for the body but Adee moves out of range.
Adee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adee slips under a jab.
Adee avoids a kick to the body.
Mercenary misses with the combination.

Adee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adee avoids it.
Adee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercenary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Mercenary as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary missing with knees to the body.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adee is defending well for now.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adee.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
Adee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Adee - that landed with a thud.
Adee misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arriorus Adee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Mercenary is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adee.
Adee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Adee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adee lands a nice looking body shot.
Adee pushes Mercenary away with a front kick.
Adee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mercenary in his tracks.
Mercenary tries to clinch but Adee is having none of it.
Adee keeps the fight on the outside.

Adee rushes Mercenary and presses him up against the cage.
Adee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Adee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Adee avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Adee.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adee.
Adee misses with a body punch.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Adee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adee working aggressively here.
Adee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee misses with some punches.
Mercenary lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adee lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adee.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Adee blocks it.
Adee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Adee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adee is defending well for now.
Mercenary working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adee blocks it with crossed arms.
Medieval Mercenary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
A short right from Adee.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Adee as the two fighters clinch.
Mercenary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adee is working Mercenary over against the cage.
Adee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercenary.
Adee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercenary controls his hands.
Adee scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Adee.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Adee lands a right hand.

Mercenary is rocked!
Adee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adee presses Mercenary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercenary blocks a body shot from Adee.
Adee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Adee.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Adee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adee.
Adee gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adee has a couple of punches blocked by Mercenary.
A short left from Adee.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adee lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adee lands a body punch.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary tries to work over Adee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Adee.
Adee avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adee can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercenary controls his hands.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Adee avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adee.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercenary controls his hands.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
Adee blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Adee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adee.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arriorus Adee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arriorus Adee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Adee connects with a looping right hand.
Adee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercenary misses the target.
Adee cracks Mercenary with a good jab.
Adee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mercenary takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Adee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercenary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Adee saw that one coming.
Adee takes a swing at Mercenary's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Mercenary was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adee.
Mercenary lands with a shot to the body.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Adee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adee looks to land a right hand but Mercenary moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary moves to clinch but Adee breaks away
and Adee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adee's head backwards.
Arriorus Adee seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary lands with a hook. Adee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercenary misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercenary blocks a head kick by Adee.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Adee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adee connects with a high kick.
Mercenary throws a right hand that misses
and Adee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
Adee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Adee rushes Mercenary and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Adee.
Adee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
A right hand to the body from Adee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee scores with a hook to the body.
Adee lands a body punch.
Adee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
A short right from Adee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee lands an uppercut.
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Adee.
Adee lands a left hand.
Adee lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mercenary to his knees! Adee keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arriorus Adee!