PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 1638 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Valentin Adamovic (ranked 209 p4p, 194 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. Valentin Adamovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gracie
vs
Adamovic

195 cm
42
195
25 - 22 - 0

185 cm
28
185
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Adamovic rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Adamovic.
Adamovic is working Gracie over against the cage.
Adamovic pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adamovic prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
A short left from Adamovic.
A body shot lands from Adamovic.
Gracie 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Adamovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Adamovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Adamovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adamovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adamovic presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adamovic.
Adamovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie is working for takedown but Adamovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adamovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamovic.
Good body shot from Adamovic.
Adamovic works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.

Adamovic tightens his grip and picks Gracie up, before dumping him to the ground. Gracie manages to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adamovic passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adamovic stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
Gracie wants to control but Adamovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adamovic passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic wants to take Gracie's back but he can't do it this time.
Gracie is just holding on here. Adamovic manages to take his back.
Adamovic controlling well, preventing Gracie from escaping the position.
Gracie trying to control the position but Adamovic manages to sink in the hooks.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Adamovic is riding his opponent, not letting Gracie buck him off.
Gracie trying to control the action but Adamovic just sinks the hooks in.
Gracie rolls, trying to escape but Adamovic keeps control of the position.
Gracie trying to control but not successfully.
Adamovic is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Adamovic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Adamovic circles away from the clinch attempt.

Adamovic moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
A short body shot lands from Adamovic as the two fighters clinch.
Adamovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adamovic is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adamovic down to the mat. Adamovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Adamovic has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Adamovic lands a shot to the body.
Adamovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adamovic prevents it.
Adamovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adamovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adamovic rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Adamovic.
Adamovic lands a right hand.
Adamovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Valentin Adamovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adamovic lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adamovic works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Adamovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adamovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adamovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adamovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Adamovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adamovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Adamovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adamovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Adamovic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamovic.
Adamovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adamovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adamovic lands a nice uppercut.
Adamovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Adamovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adamovic digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adamovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gracie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adamovic can turn it around.
Adamovic scores with a hook to the body.
Adamovic scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Adamovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adamovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Adamovic.
Adamovic scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Adamovic is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Adamovic.
Adamovic lands a right hand.
Adamovic gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Gracie is rocked!
Adamovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adamovic blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic lands a body punch.
Adamovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamovic unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gracie! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Adamovic is unloading with more strikes now! Gracie drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Adamovic!
A relieved looking Valentin Adamovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Bryan Gracie stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm an old man now... but here I am. I'm blessed to fight in front of you. The day where I quit this thing is in front of me... and I'm glad my blood was spilled.'.