PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Adam (ranked 2175 p4p, 567 weight class) and Massi Vass (ranked 268 p4p, 71 weight class). Lemmy Adam could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Massi Vass's chin.

Adam
vs
Vass

168 cm
26
155
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
156
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lemmy Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massi Vass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vass looks to land a right hand but Adam moved out of range.
Adam slips a jab from Vass.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vass.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Vass tries to get set, Adam tries to push him back and clinch up but Vass manages to avoid the attempt.
Vass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vass wants it to stay on the feet.
Good shot there by Adam.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Vass is out of range.
Adam misses with a body shot.
Lemmy Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adam swings for the body but Vass moves out of range.
It seemed like Vass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adam seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vass feints a jab promting Adam to slip. Vass then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adam slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vass misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Adam misses

and Vass moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vass throws a head punch that misses.
Vass throws a head punch that misses.
Adam wants to take the fight to the mat but Vass manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Adam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adam is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemmy Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vass lands a body shot.
Adam is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Adam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Vass.
Adam lands with a left to the head.
Adam misses with a punch on the inside.
Vass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Vass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vass can't find room to land a body shot as Adam controls the action.
Vass just leaning against Adam, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Vass. Those never looked like landing.
Vass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vass is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vass drops his hands momentarily and Adam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vass looks to land a combination but Adam avoids it well.
Adam throws a series of punches but Vass moves out of range.
Vass tries to counter with a clinch but Adam shakes him off and moves away.
Vass misses with a hook.
Vass misses with a double jab
and Adam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adam misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vass counters with a straight right hand.
Adam wants to clinch.
Adam is looking to clinch but Vass is avoiding it.
Adam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adam shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vass manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vass has Adam pulled in close to control his posture.
Adam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adam's guard.

Adam throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vass escapes and throws Adam's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Vass moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vass advances to mount.
Adam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vass controlling the position easily from mount.
Adam has given up his back here.
Adam is in bad spot here.
What can Adam do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Vass controlling well, preventing Adam from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massi Vass dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Adam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vass looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vass tries a body shot but Adam blocks it.
Vass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adam misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Vass to work.
Vass blocks an elbow strike from Adam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vass stalling in the clinch.
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Vass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vass gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vass prevents Adam from breaking the clinch.
Vass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adam or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adam pulls guard effortlessly.
Adam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vass controls the pace.

Adam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vass advances to half guard.
Vass is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Adam looking for submissions off his back.
Vass uses his free foot to push down on Adam's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Adam.

Vass stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Vass lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adam darts in and clinches Vass up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vass in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adam trying to land knees to the body.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adam blocking some punches.
Vass tries to work over Adam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vass.
Adam working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vass pushes Adam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adam can't find room to land a body shot as Vass controls the action.
Vass keeps control of Adam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Vass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vass throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adam counters with a stiff right hand.

Vass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Massi Vass seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vass is leaning against Adam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vass tries a body shot but Adam blocks it.
Vass stalling in the clinch.
Adam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Vass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vass gets through Adam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vass lands with a light punch inside.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vass's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vass.
Adam misses with a punch on the inside.
Adam cracks Vass with a nice body shot.

Adam decides to pull guard.
Vass seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adam working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vass has passed into half guard!
Adam is trying to get back to full guard.
Vass passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vass advances nicely into full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Adam is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massi Vass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Adam misses its intended target.
Adam throws a series of punches but Vass avoids them all with ease.
Adam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vass misses with an uppercut.
Vass stuffs the takedown attempt from Adam. Adam gets slowly back to his feet.
Vass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vass might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Adam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vass wants to land a leg kick but Adam is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vass. Adam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vass looks to land a left hand but Adam moved out of range nicely.
Vass takes one to the side of the head.
Adam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vass misses the shot to the body.
Vass checks the leg kick.
Vass connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Adam.
Vass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adam finds it's way round the side to connect with Vass's head.
Adam takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vass. Those never looked like landing.
Vass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vass throws the left hand but Adam avoids the punch easily.
Adam moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adam scores with a jab. Vass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adam throws a low kick but Vass moves out of range easily.
Vass ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adam duly obliges.
Vass slips under a jab from Adam.
Vass avoids a punch combination nicely.

Vass moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vass - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adam can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemmy Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam can't break the clinch.
Vass gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adam.
Vass works on Adam's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vass has Adam pushed against the cage.
Vass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vass receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Vass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adam scores with a nice right hand.
Adam swings widly with a right hand
and Vass counters with a straight right hand.

Vass pushes Adam up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vass takes a shot to the head.
Vass lands with a short shot to the head.
Adam is trying to push Vass away but Vass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam prevents a body shot from Vass.
Adam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vass is keeping busy.
Adam being controlled against the cage.
Lemmy Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vass stalling the fight.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adam is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vass is defending well.
Vass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Adam working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Massi Vass.
I've got Vass 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massi Vass!
A very excited looking Massi Vass made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.