PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cock Chestnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cock Chestnar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Chestnar
vs
Adams

193 cm
22
277 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cock Chestnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dino Adams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chestnar shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Chestnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Chestnar.

Chestnar is trying to work for a kimura but Adams is defending well.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Adams won't allow Chestnar to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams striking from half guard on the bottom.
Adams punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Chestnar is keen to just control but Adams is a slippery customer.
Adams punching from the bottom.
Adams flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chestnar winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Chestnar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chestnar is breathing heavily.
Adams is not content to let Chestnar control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chestnar controls the position.
Chestnar working the ground and pound.
Adams misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to buck Chestnar off but Chestnar is having none of it.
Chestnar advances to mount.
Adams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Chestnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Chestnar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chestnar.
Adams gets full guard.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chestnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chestnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Adams striking off his back but it's not causing Chestnar any problems.
Adams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chestnar preventing the sweep.
Chestnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams wants to stand and escape but Chestnar is having none of it.
Chestnar slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chestnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Chestnar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chestnar lands a heavy elbow.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.

Chestnar looking for a guillotine from mount but Adams is having none of it.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Chestnar maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Chestnar.
Chestnar raining down shots from the mount!

Adams is rocked!
Chestnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Adams is still in real trouble! Can Chestnar finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chestnar with shots to the head and body - Adams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chestnar breaks from Adams's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Chestnar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Adams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chestnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Chestnar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chestnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chestnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chestnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chestnar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Chestnar.
Chestnar landing punches.
Chestnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chestnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chestnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Chestnar looking to secure an arm triangle but Adams defends it well.
Adams swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Chestnar scoring with strikes but Adams is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cock Chestnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chestnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chestnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cock Chestnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chestnar shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chestnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Chestnar persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cock Chestnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chestnar fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chestnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Chestnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Chestnar persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chestnar blocks a head kick by Adams.
Chestnar shoots in but Adams avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Chestnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chestnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestnar tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Chestnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chestnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adams can't escape the position.
Chestnar with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Adams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the 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 flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chestnar tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Adams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chestnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams working to try and regain half guard.
Chestnar looking to finish Adams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adams!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams gets back to half guard.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adams.
Chestnar 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.
Adams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chestnar!
Adams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chestnar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chestnar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chestnar managing to control the position.
Cock Chestnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chestnar is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chestnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chestnar wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Adams trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Chestnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chestnar passes into half guard.
Adams punching from the bottom.
Adams missing with punches from the bottom.
Chestnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chestnar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chestnar controlling the pace.
Chestnar is keen to just control but Adams is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cock Chestnar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Chestnar on that attempt.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Chestnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chestnar fails with the takedown.
Chestnar dodges the punch combination from Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chestnar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Chestnar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chestnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chestnar wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chestnar with a nice head shot there.
Chestnar won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Chestnar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Chestnar from controlling successfully.
Chestnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chestnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cock Chestnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams cracks the inside of Chestnar's front leg.
Chestnar shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chestnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chestnar.
Dino Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a wild combination.

Chestnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chestnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adams taking shots to the head.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Adams is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Adams somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Chestnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dino Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chestnar shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cock Chestnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chestnar, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cock Chestnar!