PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harnold Waclaw (ranked 4767 p4p, 4390 weight class) and AJ Adams (ranked 287 p4p, 526 weight class). Adams has chosen Gold Medalist as his entrance music. AJ Adams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Waclaw
vs
Adams

174 cm
19
140
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
184
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harnold Waclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waclaw wants to clinch.
Adams misses with the combination.
Waclaw's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Waclaw duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Adams.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Waclaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adams duly obliges.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Waclaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Waclaw clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Waclaw tries for a takedown but Adams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Waclaw shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harnold Waclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waclaw thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waclaw dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Waclaw on that attempt.
Adams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Waclaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adams.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waclaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Waclaw connects with a body shot.
Adams throws a combination that misses

and Waclaw moves into the clinch.
Adams looks winded!
Waclaw controlling the action here for a moment.
Waclaw misses with a punch to the body.
Waclaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waclaw misses with a head kick.
Adams throws out a counter right but Waclaw avoids it with no problem.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waclaw circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Waclaw looks to land a body kick but Adams moved away.
Adams throws out a counter right but Waclaw avoids it with no problem.
Waclaw closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Waclaw pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Waclaw moved out of range nicely.
Waclaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams wants to land a leg kick but Waclaw is out of range.
Waclaw appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Waclaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adams throws a push kick but Waclaw slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waclaw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adams. Adams obviously looking to wear him down.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Adams as Waclaw shoots in.
Waclaw dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Waclaw goes for a double leg but Adams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adams continues to drive forward.

Waclaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Adams tenderised Waclaw's leg. Waclaw is trying to keep his angry face on.

Waclaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.

Waclaw pulls guard successfully.
Waclaw trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams wants to control from the top but Waclaw keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to stand but Waclaw has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Waclaw keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Waclaw is trying to keep Adams in close.
Waclaw has a closed guard, preventing Adams from standing up.
Adams controlling from the top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adams shoots for a takedown but Waclaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Waclaw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Adams sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Adams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Waclaw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Waclaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Adams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Waclaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Waclaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams tries to work over Waclaw's front leg with a kick but Waclaw checks it.
Waclaw tries to counter with a takedown but Adams is quick to defend against it.
Harnold Waclaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams throws a push kick but Waclaw slaps the foot to one side.
As Adams tries to get set, Waclaw tries to push him back and clinch up but Adams manages to avoid the attempt.
Waclaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adams scores with a decent looking hook.
Waclaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Waclaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
AJ Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Waclaw instigates a clinch.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waclaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harnold Waclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Waclaw darts in looking for a takedown but Adams gets double underhooks and turns Waclaw into the cage.
Waclaw fails to pull guard.

Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams lands with a hook. Waclaw tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Adams throws a series of punches but Waclaw avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Waclaw.
Adams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Waclaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Adams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waclaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waclaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adams wants to counter with a clinch but Waclaw pushes him away.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Waclaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waclaw.
Adams leaves Waclaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a right hand that Waclaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Waclaw also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Waclaw on that attempt.
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Waclaw pinned against the cage. Waclaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Waclaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Waclaw persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
AJ Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waclaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waclaw tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waclaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Adams.
Waclaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Waclaw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Waclaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Waclaw closes the distance and clinches.
Waclaw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Waclaw misses with a punch to the body.

Waclaw manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waclaw fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Adams looks to land a combination but Waclaw avoids it well.
Waclaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waclaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waclaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Waclaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Waclaw sprawls well.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Waclaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waclaw checks a leg kick.
Waclaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams fails with the takedown
and Waclaw counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Waclaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Waclaw tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harnold Waclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waclaw tries to pull guard but Adams holds him up against the cage and eventually Waclaw drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Waclaw is trying to pull guard but Adams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Waclaw just stands there and leans against the cage.
Waclaw fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Waclaw tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Waclaw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch
and Waclaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Waclaw counters with a one-two to the body.
Waclaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waclaw shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Waclaw has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Waclaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waclaw appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waclaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tried to score with a low kick but Waclaw checks it.
Waclaw throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Waclaw shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams closes the distance and clinches up with Waclaw, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes Waclaw against the cage but Waclaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Waclaw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Waclaw avoids a kick to the body.
Waclaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Waclaw on that attempt.
Waclaw thuds a left hand into Adams's body.
Adams throws a nice inside leg kick.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Waclaw has taken the fight into the clinch.

Adams jumps guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waclaw wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Waclaw scoring with some ground and pound.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Adams is trying to control the position but Waclaw postures up.
Waclaw sitting in guard, not really doing much.
AJ Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Waclaw gets to his feet - Adams follows without any prompting.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harnold Waclaw.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for AJ Adams!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for AJ Adams!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for AJ Adams!

AJ Adams wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, AJ Adams was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.