PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Excalam Black (ranked 1196 p4p, 1733 weight class) and Valentin Adamovic (ranked 173 p4p, 232 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Black might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Signe de contradiction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Black
vs
Adamovic

178 cm
24
200
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
185
3 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Excalam Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamovic throws a big shot that misses.
Black throws a low kick, looking for Adamovic's leg but Adamovic calmly moves out of range.
Adamovic throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Adamovic avoids it well and moves away.
Adamovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adamovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adamovic cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adamovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adamovic throws a big shot that misses.
Adamovic misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Adamovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Excalam Black has been cut.
Adamovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but Adamovic is quick to defend against it.
Adamovic throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamovic avoids the body shot from Black.
Adamovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Black steps away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adamovic down.

Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adamovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Adamovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adamovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I wouldn't like to be where Adamovic is right now.
Adamovic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Black is controlling him well.
Adamovic tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
Adamovic wants to control but Black postures up.
Adamovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black landing strikes.
Adamovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Black.
Black prevents Adamovic from escaping the position.
Black working away.
Black working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Adamovic taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.
Adamovic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Black cracks Adamovic with a big right hand but Adamovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Adamovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Adamovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black tries to score with some ground and pound. Adamovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Black throws an elbow but Adamovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Black trying to control the position but Adamovic is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Adamovic struggling a bit here.
Black is working Adamovic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Black creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adamovic dodges the ground and pound from Black.
Adamovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Black wants to take a breather but Adamovic is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Black is nestled in close to Adamovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adamovic is looking to improve his position.
Adamovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to pass the guard but Adamovic defending well.
Black throwing shots but Adamovic is blocking nicely.
Adamovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Adamovic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Black.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adamovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Adamovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black scoring with some ground and pound.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to Adamovic's brow.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adamovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Adamovic, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Excalam Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black's cut.
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.

Adamovic connects with a right hand. Black shakes it off.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Adamovic scores with a hook.
Adamovic with a nice calf kick.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adamovic.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adamovic checks a leg kick.
Adamovic with the inside leg kick.
Adamovic swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black feinted with a counter takedown.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adamovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Black.
Adamovic throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Adamovic misses.
Adamovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Adamovic misses with a leg kick

and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black postures up in Adamovic's guard and throws a big left but Adamovic blocks it.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Adamovic wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adamovic can do to turn this around?
Adamovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black postures up in Adamovic's guard and throws a big left but Adamovic blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adamovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adamovic 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.
Adamovic wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adamovic's head.
Adamovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black cracks Adamovic with a solid left hand.
Adamovic trying to control the position.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Adamovic.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Adamovic, not yet.
Adamovic keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Adamovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black wants to control from the top but Adamovic keeps moving.
Black wants to pass the guard but Adamovic is keeping the position.
Adamovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black preventing the sweep.
Adamovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adamovic seems keen to control Black's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black misses with a low kick.
Adamovic connects with a right hand. Black shakes it off.
Black with a poor takedown
and Adamovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adamovic takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.

Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adamovic trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Excalam Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Excalam Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice shot lands for Adamovic.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Black slips under a jab.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adamovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adamovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic prevents a body shot from Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Black trying to stall but Adamovic improves his position.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
Black has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adamovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Black is stalling here.
Adamovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamovic.
Black wants a takedown but no success here.
Adamovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Adamovic controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adamovic as Black tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black wants to stall.
Valentin Adamovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a body shot from Adamovic.
Black misses with a body punch.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Adamovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Adamovic misses with a body punch.
Adamovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black lands a body shot.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adamovic is keeping busy.
Black prevents a body shot from Adamovic.
Adamovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adamovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adamovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Excalam Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adamovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Black tries to stall but Adamovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black tries to stall but Adamovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adamovic.
Adamovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Black is rocked!
Adamovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamovic.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black letting Adamovic take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamovic.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black blocking some punches.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic blocks a body shot from Black.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Adamovic.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic misses with some punches.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Adamovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adamovic's elbow.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adamovic throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Adamovic as Black shoots in.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Adamovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Excalam Black!
Excalam Black seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.