PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maku Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's entrance music is Sick Puppies-Youre going down. A fine choice. Michael Adams had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Adams
vs
Hiro

190 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maku Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Hiro slips the punch.
Hiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Hiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hiro doesn't seem phased though.
Adams scores with a nice head shot.
Adams lands with a nice combination. Hiro backs away looking to recover.
Adams closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Hiro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams can't do much from the bottom here.
Hiro is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams stops Hiro from passing to mount.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Adams taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro trying to control the position but Adams is working away.
Adams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Adams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adams tries to get out of the position.
Hiro advances nicely into full mount.
Hiro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hiro trying to control but Adams is having none of it.
Hiro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hiro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hiro unloading with bombs!
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adams can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Adams is bucking up trying to escape but Hiro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hiro has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adams's face.
Hiro unloading with bombs!
Hiro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hiro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hiro cracks Adams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hiro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hiro scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Adams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Adams has hold of Hiro's hands but Hiro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hiro lands strikes from half guard.
Hiro works his way into full mount!
Hiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hiro raining down shots from the mount!
Hiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hiro landing strikes from the mount.
Hiro landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Hiro with a couple of short strikes.
Hiro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiro landing punches.
Hiro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hiro lands a big elbow.
Hiro looking to finish Adams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adams!
Hiro dominating with strikes here.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hiro cracks Adams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hiro wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hiro is landing with some decent strikes but Adams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Hiro maintains control.
Adams swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maku Hiro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adams swivels and escapes.
Hiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adams swinging wilding here.
Hiro lands with a nice combination. Adams backs away looking to recover.

Hiro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adams to the mat! Adams manages to get full guard.
Hiro cracks Adams with a solid left hand.
Hiro prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.
Hiro advances position into side control!
Hiro landing a few strikes.
Hiro looks up at the clock and then as Adams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hiro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Adams is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Adams tries to buck Hiro off but Hiro is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hiro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Adams striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hiro landing strikes.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Maku Hiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hiro working away.
Hiro trying to control the position but Adams is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiro slips a jab and a cross from Adams.

Hiro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hiro cracks Adams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hiro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Adams prevents Hiro from improving position.
Hiro looks up at the clock and then as Adams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hiro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Adams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro moves into full guard.
Hiro throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Hiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Hiro, not yet.
Hiro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adams!
Adams tries to reverse the position but Hiro maintains control.
Hiro punishing his opponent with strikes.

Adams bucks up and throws Hiro to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams throws a series of punches but Hiro moves out of range.
Michael Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiro tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hiro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adams gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hiro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adams is trying to escape the mount.
Hiro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hiro.
Hiro unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiro trying to control but Adams is having none of it.
Hiro lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maku Hiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hiro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Adams makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams throws a series of strikes that have Hiro backpedaling.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hiro.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
Hiro works to advance to full mount. Adams defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
A nice elbow there by Hiro.
Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiro landing strikes from the mount and Adams is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiro landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro dominating with strikes here.
Hiro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adams is looking to improve his position but Hiro isn't that keen on the idea.
Adams is in a horrible position here. Hiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hiro breaks from Adams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hiro trying to control but Adams is having none of it.
Hiro breaks from Adams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hiro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hiro cracks Adams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adams is squirming around, avoiding Hiro's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to hold on but Hiro pushes him away.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiro with shots to the head and body - Adams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Adams tries to lock up and control but Hiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hiro looking to finish Adams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adams!
A nice elbow there by Hiro.
Adams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Adams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Adams preventing the sweep.
Michael Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Adams stands up and waves to Hiro to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams throws the left hand but Hiro avoids the punch easily.
Adams throws a body punch but Hiro moves out of range.
Adams tries to bum rush Hiro with a series of wild strikes but Hiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hiro gets a takedown into half guard.
Hiro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro landing shots from mount.
Adams throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hiro. What's that going to do exactly?
Adams is in a horrible position here. Hiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Hiro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hiro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adams?
Adams is desperately trying to improve his position but Hiro has a good base and remains in mount.
Hiro landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hiro landing shots from mount.
Hiro lands a big shot there that rocks Adams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maku Hiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hiro 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maku Hiro!