PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mad dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Adams
vs
Mad dog

190 cm
22
188 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

200 cm
21
193 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, John Mad dog!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mad dog's head.

It looks like John Mad dog has been cut.
Mad dog shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mad dog tries to clinch up.
Adams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mad dog forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad dog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mad dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Mad dog takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mad dog looks gassed!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mad dog.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams lands an elbow just above Mad dog 's eye.
Adams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad dog in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad dog in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad dog tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mad dog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mad dog misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up John Mad dog's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Knees to the body from Adams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adams tries a knee to the head but Mad dog blocks it.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mad dog.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Mad dog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mad dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Mad dog managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Mad dog pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mad dog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adams tries a knee to the head but Mad dog blocks it.
Mad dog takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Mad dog.
Mad dog has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Mad dog blocks with his arms.
Mad dog misses with a punch on the inside.
Mad dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
A right handed body shot lands from Adams.
Mad dog tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Mad dog throws a head punch that misses.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Mad dog managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams lands an elbow inside that Mad dog shrugs off.
Adams landing knees to the head.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Mad dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mad dog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mad dog scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Mad dog fails to land.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad dog lands with a short shot to the head.
Mad dog lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mad dog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mad dog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
Adams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mad dog lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A right hand to the body from Mad dog.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad dog scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Mad dog lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mad dog tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Mad dog blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Mad dog stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
Mad dog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mad dog managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Mad dog as the two fighters clinch.
Mad dog throws a head punch that misses.
Mad dog misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mad dog.
Mad dog throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Mad dog misses with the head strike.
Mad dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mad dog tries to stall but Adams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Mad dog stalling against the cage.
Mad dog is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mad dog avoids it.
Mad dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mad dog lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mad dog avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
Adams lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Adams.
A head punch on the inside from Mad dog fails to land.
Mad dog blocks an elbow strike from Adams.
Adams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mad dog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad dog is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mad dog.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Mad dog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad dog is defending well for now.
Mad dog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mad dog lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mad dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mad dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams lands an elbow just above Mad dog 's eye.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Mad dog working aggressively here.
Mad dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Mad dog's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from Adams.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mad dog shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense.

Mad dog clinches up against the cage.
Mad dog blocks an elbow strike.
Adams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mad dog managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Douglas Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mad dog lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mad dog.
Adams prevents a body shot from Mad dog.
Mad dog misses with a punch to the body.
Mad dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mad dog takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams working Mad dog over with knees to the body.
Adams tries a knee to the head but Mad dog blocks it.
Mad dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mad dog has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mad dog lands a shot to the body.
Mad dog tries to stall but Adams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mad dog takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mad dog backwards.
Adams is leaning against Mad dog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adams lands an elbow inside that Mad dog shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Mad dog takes an elbow to the temple.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mad dog's face.
Mad dog is trying to stall.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into Mad dog's ribcage.
Mad dog lands a right hand.
Adams lands a knee to the body.
Adams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad dog in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mad dog's face.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Mad dog fails to land.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Mad dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Mad dog blocks with his arms.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Mad dog managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Mad dog blocks with his arms.
Mad dog digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
Mad dog has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Mad dog working aggressively here.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mad dog lands an uppercut.
Adams landing knees to the head.
Mad dog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Mad dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mad dog cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Mad dog working aggressively here.
Mad dog managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Mad dog takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into Mad dog's ribcage.
Mad dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mad dog lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Adams.
Mad dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mad dog's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Mad dog.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad dog managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad dog misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad dog is defending well for now.
Mad dog avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mad dog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mad dog's defenses.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Mad dog misses with an elbow over the top.
Mad dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Mad dog blocks with his arms.
Mad dog lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mad dog.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Mad dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Mad dog misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Adams.
Mad dog misses with some punches.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Mad dog avoids the damage to the body.
Mad dog creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adams's defenses.
Mad dog lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mad dog lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Mad dog.
Nice body punch from Mad dog - that landed with a thud.
Mad dog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad dog takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad dog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Mad dog.
Mad dog digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
Adams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mad dog.
A nice left hand lands by Mad dog.
Mad dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mad dog fails to land.
Mad dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mad dog takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams misses with a knee strike.
Mad dog lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Adams misses with an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Mad dog.
Nice elbow from Adams.
Mad dog taking a breather.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Douglas Adams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Mad dog's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams throws a head kick that Mad dog semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Adams.
Mad dog fails with the takedown.
Mad dog tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Mad dog dives in and grabs Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes down on Mad dog's head and hops out.
Mad dog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adams can pounce on him.
John Mad dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Adams!
A solid leg kick lands there for Adams.
Adams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mad dog's head.
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!
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams throws a leg kick which misses Mad dog's front leg but catches the back leg as Mad dog tries to avoid it.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick and Mad dog moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mad dog misses with a takedown attempt - Adams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Douglas Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mad dog.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mad dog manages to avoid it.
Adams thows a body kick. Mad dog tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mad dog takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Mad dog, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Mad dog on that attempt.
Douglas Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams cracks the inside of Mad dog's front leg.
Adams throws a head kick but Mad dog moves out of range.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Douglas Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mad dog is defended easily by Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams thumps Mad dog with a low kick.
Mad dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Adams throws a push kick but Mad dog slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adams.
Adams throws a leg kick which misses Mad dog's front leg but catches the back leg as Mad dog tries to avoid it.
Adams lands a high kick!
Adams is looking to slow Mad dog down with leg kicks.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Mad dog is trying desperately to land a takedown but Adams is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mad dog.
Mad dog looks for a takedown but Adams sprawls well.
Mad dog takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mad dog moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams lands a head kick. Mad dog smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick and Mad dog moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mad dog shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mad dog tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Adams.
Adams wants to improve his position but Mad dog is controlling well.
John Mad dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mad dog seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Adams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mad dog.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mad dog on the ground.
Adams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adams controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad dog is in all sorts of trouble here.
Douglas Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mad dog is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.
Adams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mad dog is desperately trying to improve his position but Adams has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams looking to control but Mad dog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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