PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vieri
vs
Adams

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Vieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Adams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams throws a combination. Vieri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vieri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Vieri will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vieri loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Christian Vieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieri misses with a combination

and Adams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vieri's guard now.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.

Vieri pushes Adams off and gets back to his feet.
Adams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Christian Vieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vieri throws out the jab.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vieri is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adams.
Vieri misses with a hook to the body
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the body from Vieri misses

and Adams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams postures up in Vieri's guard and throws a big left but Vieri blocks it.
Vieri wants to stand but Adams is controlling the position.
Vieri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Vieri pushes Adams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vieri could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vieri misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Vieri.
Vieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams looks gassed!
Vieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieri avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Vieri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vieri lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Vieri backing up. Vieri nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Adams avoids the body shot from Vieri.
Vieri is looking to wear down Adams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vieri.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Vieri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Vieri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Vieri shows good takedown defense.
Adams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Adams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vieri closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Adams! Vieri dives in looking to finish! Adams is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Vieri!