PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Striker Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam has chosen Grateful Deads- Truckin' as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Grappling
vs
Adam

180 cm
21
184 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
181 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Adam!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grappling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Adam swings for the body but Grappling moves out of range.
Grappling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grappling lands a nice looking body shot.
Grappling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adam throws a wild body kick that Grappling sees coming a mile off.
Adam sizes up Grappling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grappling misses with a leg kick.
Adam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grappling staying out of range there.
Grappling is looking to slow Adam down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grappling takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adam throws a leg kick
and Grappling counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Adam misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam scores with a nice right hand.
Adam takes a swing at Grappling's ribcage but misses.

Adam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grappling, pushing him back against the cage.
Grappling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Adam as the two fighters clinch.
Adam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grappling up against the cage.
Grappling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grappling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grappling cracks Adam with a nice body shot.
Adam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Adam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grappling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grappling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adam checks a leg kick.
Adam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grappling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adam's knee momentarily.
Grappling scores with a jab to the body.
Adam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Adam blocks a head kick by Grappling.
Adam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grappling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adam.
Adam tries to clinch but Grappling moves out of range.
Grappling delivers a nice body kick.
Adam looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adam closes the distance but Grappling moves to the side
and Adam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grappling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grappling connects with a solid leg kick.
Adam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grappling tries a head kick but it misses.
Adam scoring well with a low kick there.
Grappling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grappling counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Adam is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Adam is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grappling. That's going to slow Adam down.
Grappling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adam's calf.
Adam blocks a head kick by Grappling.
Adam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grappling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Adam misses
and Grappling counters with a stiff right hand.
Adam misses with a body shot
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grappling scores with a kick to the body.
Adam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grappling sizes up Adam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grappling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adam's calf.
Grappling lands a nice hook to Adam's body. Adam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grappling's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grappling duly obliges.
Adam is still on wobbly legs! Can Grappling finish him?
Grappling misses with a low kick.
Adam seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grappling.
Grappling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adam throws a hook but Grappling avoids it easily.
Striker Grappling is winning the standup battle so far.
Grappling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adam throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grappling counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grappling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grappling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adam throws a leg kick
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grappling darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling tries to bum rush Adam with a series of wild strikes but Adam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Adam misses
and Grappling counters with an outside leg kick.
Grappling lands a front kick.
Grappling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grappling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by Adam misses
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grappling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grappling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adam goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rob Adam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grappling counters with a body kick.
Grappling thuds his shin into the meat of Adam's side.
Grappling is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Grappling.
Grappling staying out of range there.
Adam swinging wildly here.
Grappling motions for Adam to come forward. Grappling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adam misses with a double jab
and Grappling counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grappling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adam tries a low kick but Grappling avoids it.
Adam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Grappling to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
Adam walks into a straight right hand from Grappling.
A shot to the body from Adam misses
and Grappling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Grappling as he checks the leg kick.
Adam has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grappling.
Grappling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adam defending well as Grappling loads up on a big left hand.
Grappling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grappling throws out a leg kick but Adam moves out of range and Grappling only half commits.
Adam tries to clinch
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grappling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adam can do to turn this around?
Adam tries to close the distance and clinch but Grappling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to clinch there but Grappling circles away.
Grappling slips under a jab from Adam.
Adam misses with a hook to the body
and Grappling counters with a good low kick that Adam was not able to check.
Adam throws a lazy body kick
and Grappling counters with a left to the body.
Grappling lands a lovely overhand right.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grappling scores with a hook to the body. Adam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grappling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grappling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grappling misses with a hook to the body
and Adam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grappling scores with a decent looking hook.
Grappling throws a leg kick but Adam moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Striker Grappling dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Grappling. That's going to slow Adam down.
Rob Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grappling, as that shot connected.
Adam scores with a jab to the body.
Adam thows a leg kick but Grappling checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab by Grappling.
Grappling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Adam misses
and Grappling counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Adam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adam!
Adam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adam 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.
Adam throws a lazy body kick
and Grappling counters with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grappling.
Grappling scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adam tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grappling counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling scores with a punch to the head.
Grappling feints and then cracks Adam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adam down.
Good leg kick by Grappling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grappling lands a head kick. Adam smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grappling.
Grappling throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Grappling.
Grappling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adam's calf.
Adam misses with the body kick
letting Grappling counter with a right hand.
Grappling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grappling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grappling throws a solid leg kick but Adam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grappling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adam scores with a decent looking hook.
Adam missing with a left hand there. Grappling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grappling throws a sloppy head kick and Adam moves out of range easily.
Adam slips a jab from Grappling.
Adam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grappling.
Adam walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grappling.
Grappling misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Grappling misses the target.
Grappling misses with a low kick as Adam jumps back.
Jab, jab by Adam - just one landing.
Adam throws a shot from downtown. Grappling moves away and avoids it.
Rob Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grappling was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
Adam blocks a head kick by Grappling.
Grappling misses with a hook to the body
and Adam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grappling fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adam is out of range.
Adam throws an overhand right that lands on Grappling's shoulder, as Grappling tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Grappling finds it's target.
Grappling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adam.

Adam closes the distance and clinches.
Adam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adam tries to work over Grappling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adam tries to throw a body punch but Grappling avoids it by throwing Adam back against the cage.
Adam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grappling is keeping busy.
Adam scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grappling.
A right hook to the body lands for Grappling.
Grappling managing to block the knees to the body from Adam.
A nice left hand lands by Grappling.

Adam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grappling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grappling counters with an inside leg kick.
Grappling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adam.
Adam misses with a combination
letting Grappling counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
Striker Grappling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grappling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Striker Grappling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grappling, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Striker Grappling!