PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gabriel
vs
Adams

160 cm
26
147 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

173 cm
19
142 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Adams!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Gabriel. That snapped Adams's head back.
Adams takes a swing at Gabriel's ribcage but misses.
Gabriel fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gabriel.

Gabriel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gabriel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adams's head.

Gabriel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Adams is just riding it out for now. Gabriel eventually gives up the hold.
Gabriel throwing shots but Adams is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabriel thows a huge punch but Adams dodges it nicely.
Gabriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to get back to full guard.
Gabriel wants to take a breather but Adams is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gabriel backs up against the cage.

It looks like Eli Gabriel has been cut.
Nice jab there from Adams.
Adams lands a right hook to the body.
Gabriel defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Gabriel ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryan Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.
Adams lands with a straight right. Gabriel didn't see that one coming.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Gabriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a chopping leg kick but Gabriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bryan Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gabriel.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
Adams throws a leg kick but Gabriel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gabriel throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams throws a solid leg kick but Gabriel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adams.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams throws a series of punches but Gabriel moves out of range.
Gabriel missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Gabriel blocks the leg kick.
Adams throws a body punch but Gabriel moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams connects with a crisp jab.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gabriel throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams throws a solid leg kick but Gabriel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adams.
Gabriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gabriel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Adams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gabriel slips a jab from Adams.
Adams scores with a punch to the head.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Gabriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams throws out a leg kick but Gabriel moves out of range and Adams only half commits.
Adams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gabriel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gabriel checks a leg kick.

Gabriel takes the fight into the clinch.
Gabriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gabriel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gabriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams is pressed up against the cage. Gabriel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adams down to the mat. Adams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gabriel checks it well.
Adams moves away from the strike by Gabriel.
Adams lands with a right hand.

Eli Gabriel's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Gabriel's cut.
That's time! Gabriel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabriel manages to avoid it.
Adams misses with a combination

and Gabriel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adams won't be happy with that.
Adams defending against the ground and pound.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Adams can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Gabriel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gabriel working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adams down.
Sloppy strikes there by Gabriel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gabriel tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Gabriel checks a leg kick.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabriel shoots in but Adams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gabriel is out of range.
Gabriel avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams scores with a jab to the jaw.
A cross from Gabriel lands.
Adams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gabriel on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gabriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gabriel counters with a nice body shot.
Adams tests Gabriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gabriel looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Gabriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Adams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gabriel thuds his right hand into Adams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A bone on bone clash there as Gabriel blocks the leg kick.
Adams throws a combination that misses

and Gabriel counters with a takedown into side control.
Gabriel 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gabriel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking for a sweep.
Adams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gabriel.
Adams pushes Gabriel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gabriel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Gabriel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gabriel throws an elbow but Adams slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Adams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Adams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gabriel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gabriel's back!
What can Gabriel do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Adams is trying to stick to Gabriel's back but Gabriel is turning into Adams. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Adams's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gabriel.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Gabriel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eli Gabriel'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gabriel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Gabriel misses its intended target.
Gabriel looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Donk. Adams catches Gabriel right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Gabriel misses its intended target.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Gabriel counter with a right hand.
Gabriel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gabriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Adams. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Gabriel.
Adams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gabriel is out of range and Adams settles back down.
Bryan Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gabriel has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Gabriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gabriel has Adams pressed against the cage, preventing Adams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Gabriel lands with a short shot to the head.
Gabriel wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gabriel has Adams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gabriel has him pressed against the cage.
Gabriel is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Gabriel keeps him there for the moment.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Gabriel gets an underhook and turns Adams into the cage.
Adams is trying to break free.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gabriel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adams's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gabriel.

Adams breaks from the clinch.
Gabriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gabriel.
Good shot there by Adams.
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Gabriel slips the punch.
Adams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gabriel is out of range and Adams settles back down.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gabriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Gabriel looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Bryan Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams tests Gabriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adams misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gabriel.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Adams scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gabriel moves out of range as Adams strikes.

Gabriel clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
Gabriel misses with the head strike.
Gabriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gabriel tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Gabriel.
Adams trying to control the position but instead, Gabriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adams into the cage.
Gabriel tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Gabriel keeps him there for the moment.
Gabriel throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Gabriel keeps him there for the moment.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gabriel catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gabriel checks a low kick from Adams.
Adams cracks Gabriel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gabriel.
Adams tries a low kick but Gabriel avoids it.
Gabriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Gabriel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adams backs up against the cage.
Gabriel defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Adams!