PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 23210 p4p, 21459 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 424 p4p, 403 weight class). De Cremonesi's entrance music is Maniac (Eurobeat Remix). A fine choice. Franko De Cremonesi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Cremonesi
vs
Adesanya

172 cm
27
157
9 - 3 - 0

160 cm
35
147
22 - 27 - 4

World class boxer
Granite chin

Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franko De Cremonesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Cremonesi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Adesanya.
De Cremonesi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya throws a counter combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adesanya. That's going to slow De Cremonesi down.
De Cremonesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Adesanya wants to clinch.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Cremonesi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been told by De Cremonesi's head coaches at The Quarry that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adesanya fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Cremonesi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick

and De Cremonesi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi misses with the head strike.
De Cremonesi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from De Cremonesi.
Adesanya is trying to push De Cremonesi away but De Cremonesi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

De Cremonesi breaks the clinch.
De Cremonesi throws a low kick but Adesanya moves out of range easily.
De Cremonesi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adesanya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adesanya slips a straight right by De Cremonesi.
Adesanya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Cremonesi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adesanya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Cremonesi is looking to counter the offense by Adesanya and move into the clinch.
De Cremonesi with the inside leg kick.
Franko De Cremonesi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Cremonesi throws a shot to the body.
De Cremonesi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a leg kick

and De Cremonesi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya tries to stall but De Cremonesi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
De Cremonesi lands with a light punch inside.

De Cremonesi breaks from the clinch.
De Cremonesi wants to land a leg kick but Adesanya is out of range.
Adesanya throws a counter combo.
Adesanya tries to clinch but De Cremonesi is having none of it.
De Cremonesi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adesanya at a distance.
De Cremonesi misses with a low kick.
Adesanya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and De Cremonesi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Cremonesi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franko De Cremonesi 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!

De Cremonesi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adesanya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Cremonesi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
Adesanya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Cremonesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
De Cremonesi throws out a powerful jab.

Adesanya is rocked!
Adesanya is looking to clinch.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can De Cremonesi finish him?
De Cremonesi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Cremonesi throws a sloppy body shot
and Adesanya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adesanya seems to have recovered his senses.
Adesanya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Cremonesi throws a good cross that connects.
De Cremonesi avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Adesanya tries to get set, De Cremonesi tries to push him back and clinch up but Adesanya manages to avoid the attempt.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Cremonesi works Adesanya's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a head kick. De Cremonesi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Cremonesi avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Cremonesi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Adesanya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Cremonesi swats away the attempt to clinch by Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to clinch but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
Adesanya takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice combination there by Adesanya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a jab.
Some wild striking there from De Cremonesi.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi slips a jab and a cross from Adesanya.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Cremonesi. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
De Cremonesi lands a slapping body shot.
De Cremonesi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but De Cremonesi pushes him off.
As Adesanya tries to get set, De Cremonesi tries to push him back and clinch up but Adesanya manages to avoid the attempt.
Adesanya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That has opened up Carlton Adesanya's cut even more.
De Cremonesi is looking to wear down Adesanya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Cremonesi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
Adesanya moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franko De Cremonesi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Adesanya tries to bum rush De Cremonesi with a series of wild strikes but De Cremonesi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adesanya gets off balance looking for a body kick

and De Cremonesi moves into the clinch.
De Cremonesi stalls.
De Cremonesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
De Cremonesi scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
De Cremonesi lands with a left to the head.
A short left from De Cremonesi.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but De Cremonesi keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from De Cremonesi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from De Cremonesi fails to land.
De Cremonesi lands an uppercut.
De Cremonesi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Cremonesi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
De Cremonesi lands with a left to the head.

De Cremonesi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi slips a jab and a cross from Adesanya.
Adesanya throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy left from De Cremonesi finds it's target.
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adesanya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Cremonesi misses with a leg kick.
De Cremonesi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAdesanya.
De Cremonesi throws a poor cross that misses
and Adesanya counters with a series of strikes. De Cremonesi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
De Cremonesi cracks Adesanya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Cremonesi lands an overhand right.
De Cremonesi throws out a leg kick but Adesanya moves out of range and De Cremonesi only half commits.
Adesanya blocks a low kick nicely.
Adesanya is looking for the big counter here.
De Cremonesi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Cremonesi lands a jab.
Adesanya slips a straight right by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Adesanya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Cremonesi.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Cremonesi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adesanya is out of range and De Cremonesi settles back down.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut.
De Cremonesi misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by De Cremonesi - just one landing.
De Cremonesi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adesanya throws an overhand right that lands on De Cremonesi's shoulder, as De Cremonesi tries to avoid the shot.
Franko De Cremonesi is winning the standup battle so far.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but De Cremonesi circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Cremonesi just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franko De Cremonesi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Cremonesi 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franko De Cremonesi!
Franko De Cremonesi thanked the fans post fight for their support.