PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riderick Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Howell
vs
Adebisi

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riderick Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown but Howell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Adebisi gets a clinch.
Howell is looking to control Adebisi's arms but Adebisi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Howell has his back to the cage.
Howell with a knee to the head.

It looks like Simon Adebisi has been cut.
Adebisi is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Howell obliges.
Adebisi looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell lands a knee to the body.
Howell landing knees to the head.
Adebisi letting Howell take a breather here.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Adebisi is blocking nicely.
Howell lands an elbow inside that Adebisi shrugs off.
Adebisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Howell won't allow it.
Howell leaning against his opponent.
Howell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howell landing knees to the body.
Howell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adebisi's face.

That has opened up Simon Adebisi's cut even more.
Howell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adebisi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Howell scores with a knee to the head.
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Howell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adebisi blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Howell.
Howell connects with a knee to the head.
Adebisi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Howell lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Howell obliges.
Howell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adebisi's face.
A frustrated look appears on Adebisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Howell trying to control the position but instead, Adebisi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howell into the cage.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adebisi is trying to break the clinch but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Adebisi is trying to force a seperation but Howell has the dominant position.
Howell has Adebisi pressed against the cage, preventing Adebisi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adebisi working hard to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adebisi jumps guard but Howell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Howell stalling against the cage.
Howell landing knees to the head.
Adebisi tries to circle away but Howell has him pinned against the cage.
Howell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adebisi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Howell obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Howell throws an elbow but misses.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but Howell holds him up against the cage and eventually Adebisi drops back down to his feet.
Riderick Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.
Howell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Howell seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Howell.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries to land knees in the clinch but Adebisi avoids the damage to the body.
Adebisi is trying to break the clinch but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Howell missing with knees to the body.
Adebisi is working for takedown but Howell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adebisi looking for a takedown.
Howell lands a good knee to the midsection. Adebisi won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Howell.
Adebisi wants to take the fight to the mat but Howell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Adebisi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howell tries a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks it.
Adebisi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adebisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Howell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adebisi's face.
Adebisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Howell to keep the fight standing.
Adebisi has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adebisi blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adebisi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adebisi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adebisi jumps guard but Howell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebisi is trying to break the clinch but Howell is controlling him.
Howell scores a nice knee to the body.
Adebisi is trying to break the clinch but Howell is controlling him.
Howell is struggling to control the position.
Howell misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Adebisi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howell has Adebisi pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riderick Howell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Howell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adebisi as he avoids it easily.
Adebisi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Adebisi moves into range and clinches up with Howell.
Howell is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adebisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adebisi blocks it with crossed arms.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks it.
Howell tries a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks it.
Howell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adebisi up against the cage.
Adebisi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Howell looking to throw knees to the head but Adebisi is blocking nicely.
Adebisi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adebisi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riderick Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.

Adebisi decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Adebisi is looking for a triangle but Howell pushes his legs off easily.
Adebisi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adebisi controls Howell momentarily but Howell frees himself.
Adebisi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adebisi keeping full guard, as Howell tries to pass.
Adebisi being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adebisi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adebisi keeping full guard, as Howell tries to pass.
Adebisi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Howell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adebisi on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Riderick Howell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Adebisi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Adebisi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell tries to land a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks with his arms.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adebisi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Howell lands a nice knee to the body.
Adebisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adebisi is trying to pull guard but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Riderick Howell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adebisi takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Howell with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Howell obliges.
Howell effectively controlling the action here.
Howell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Howell is pressed up against the cage. Adebisi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Howell down to the mat. Howell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Howell rushes Adebisi and presses him up against the cage.
Adebisi working hard to break the clinch.
Howell connects with a knee to the head.
Adebisi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Howell obliges.
Adebisi tries for a takedown but Howell manages to get underhooks.
Howell missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Adebisi wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Adebisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adebisi jumps guard but Howell stands there with Adebisi around his waist. Adebisi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Howell landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riderick Howell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
That's time! Howell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Howell drives through and clinches with Adebisi against the cage.
Adebisi looking for a takedown.
Howell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adebisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howell lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Simon Adebisi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Adebisi has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.
Adebisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adebisi has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.
Howell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adebisi blocks it with crossed arms.
Adebisi wants to break free but Howell has control.
Howell looking to slow down the pace here.
Adebisi looking to slow down the pace here.
Howell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adebisi is trying to pull guard but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi wants a takedown but no success here.
Riderick Howell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.
Howell stalling.
Howell scores a nice knee to the body.
Adebisi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adebisi wants to stall.
Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adebisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Howell won't allow it.
Adebisi can't get the takedown.
Adebisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howell stalling in the clinch.
Adebisi has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.
Howell scores a nice knee to the body.
Howell lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell just leaning against Adebisi, taking a breather.
Adebisi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Howell smiles and moves away.
Howell lands with a slapping head kick.
Adebisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howell wants to clinch.
Adebisi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adebisi wants it to stay on the feet.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howell as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adebisi has a takedown stuffed.

Howell clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adebisi avoids it.
Howell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Howell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adebisi as Howell tries to tie him up.
Howell blocks an elbow strike.
Howell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adebisi can do to turn this around?

Adebisi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adebisi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Adebisi is looking for a triangle but Howell pushes his legs off easily.
Howell stopping the sweep attempt from Adebisi.
Howell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Riderick Howell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi controls Howell momentarily but Howell frees himself.
Howell trying to control but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
Simon Adebisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Riderick Howell.
Howell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adebisi pinned against the cage. Adebisi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riderick Howell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Howell, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riderick Howell!