PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Cobos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rihanna - So Hard. Tim Adams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Adams
vs
Cobos

170 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
20
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Cobos!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobos shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Cobos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Adams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cobos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Cobos slips an elbow through the middle.
Cobos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams has a closed guard, preventing Cobos from standing up.
Cobos stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Adams wants to stand up but Cobos is controlling him.
Cobos trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobos passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Cobos stalling away here and it's allowed Adams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cobos stops Adams from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Adams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Adams throwing shots but Cobos is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cobos's head.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Adams is just content to waste time from the top position. Cobos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cobos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cobos keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Cobos or perhaps it was just good defense by Adams which made him look bad.
Adams throws a series of punches but Cobos moves out of range.

Cobos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams is trying to maintain the position but Cobos is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobos is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams gets full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cobos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobos throwing strikes but missing.
Adams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucas Cobos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobos has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Cobos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Adams.

Adams moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams tries for a takedown but Cobos manages to get underhooks.
Cobos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobos has Adams pressed against the ropes, preventing Adams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Cobos lands a takedown into guard.
Cobos postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.
Adams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adams is trying to keep Cobos in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cobos manages to get himself to full guard.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Cobos blocks nicely.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cobos can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Adams stands up and waves to Cobos to follow him.
Cobos avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
Tim Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobos fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cobos's head.
Adams 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.
Cobos keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Cobos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cobos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cobos wants to stand but Adams is controlling the position.
Cobos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adams controls the pace.
Cobos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams wants to control from the top but Cobos keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cobos.
Tim Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Cobos.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cobos.
Good standup being displayed there by Adams as he connects with a hook.
Cobos dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams works over Cobos's head and body with a nice combination.

Cobos is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobos shoots and misses
and Adams counters with a good low kick that Cobos was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Adams dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Adams throws a head kick but Cobos moves out of range.
Cobos with a poor takedown

so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cobos is still in real trouble! Can Adams finish him?
Adams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Cobos is working an open guard so Adams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cobos seems to have recovered his senses.
Adams throws a series of punches but Cobos avoids them all with ease.
Cobos needs to keep his hands up - Adams had a free shot at his head there.
Cobos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Cobos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Cobos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adams lands the left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams throws a right and a left that Cobos avoids nicely.
Cobos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Cobos backing up. Cobos nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Tim Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Cobos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobos slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cobos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Adams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cobos won't be happy with that.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Cobos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams lands a few punches from side control.
Cobos is pushing Adams's head away, looking to escape. Adams manages to hold on to the position though.
The ground and pound from Adams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cobos wants to get back to his feet but Adams drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Cobos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams is chipping away with strikes.
Adams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Adams decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cobos to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cobos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cobos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Adams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cobos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cobos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Adams.
Tim Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobos is trying to escape the position but Adams is controlling the position.

Adams tries for a kimura but Cobos is defending well.

Adams swings around for an armbar but Cobos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Adams's guard.
Cobos trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobos prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

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