PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Pudzian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Toony - Los (Feat. Pih & Fabuła). Johny Pudzian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Adams
vs
Pudzian

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 17 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Pudzian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Pudzian as he connects with a hook.
Pudzian tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pudzian throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Pudzian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pudzian doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Pudzian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pudzian wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Pudzian closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Pudzian pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Adams rushes Pudzian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pudzian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Adams.
Adams pushes Pudzian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzian can't get the takedown.
Ken Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Pudzian.
Adams stalling the fight.
Pudzian has Adams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pudzian doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Pudzian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pudzian dives in and grabs Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes down on Pudzian's head and hops out.
Pudzian looks gassed!
Pudzian tries to clinch up
and Adams counters with a good, hard body kick but Pudzian shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams scores with a takedown into Pudzian's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams wanted to stand there but Pudzian had control of the position.
Adams controlling from the top position.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Adams stands up from Pudzian's guard - Adams perhaps looking for a knockout.

Adams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is staying tight to Pudzian's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Adams decides to stand back up.

Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams slips nicely into half guard.
Adams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pudzian tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pudzian is in trouble now - Adams has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands with some strikes.
Adams raining down shots from the mount!
Adams is landing with some decent strikes but Pudzian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pudzian is looking to improve his position but Adams isn't that keen on the idea.
Adams looking to finish Pudzian with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pudzian!
Pudzian keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pudzian is looking to escape.
Adams with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

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 working Pudzian over with strikes here.
Adams unloading with bombs!
Pudzian keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adams lands a nice shot to the head.
Adams prevents Pudzian from getting the reversal.
Adams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pudzian in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pudzian is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Adams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Adams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pudzian tries to bench press Adams off him but Adams keeps the position.
Adams tries to advance to mount but can't.

Adams stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Adams scores a takedown into full mount!
Pudzian is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ken Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams cracks Pudzian with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams works his way to his opponent's back.
Pudzian tries to escape the position.
Pudzian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Adams looking to break Pudzian's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pudzian remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Adams will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Pudzian tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Adams wants to control the pace but Pudzian is squirming around nicely.
Adams controlling from the full mount.
Pudzian takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams raining down shots from the mount!
Pudzian tries to reverse the position but Adams maintains control.
Adams avoids the attempt from Pudzian to control.
Pudzian is just holding on here. Adams manages to take his back.
Pudzian tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams struggling to keep hold of the position.

Adams is looking for the choke from the back position but Pudzian is controlling his hands well.
Pudzian breaks Adams's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pudzian advances position into side control!
Pudzian has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Adams!
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pudzian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Adams tries to lock up and control but Pudzian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pudzian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzian wants to take Adams's back but he can't do it this time.
Adams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pudzian wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Pudzian stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Adams 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 walks into a stiff left hand from Pudzian.
Pudzian darts in trying to clinch
and Pudzian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Adams scores with a takedown into Pudzian's guard.
Adams preventing the sweep.
Pudzian has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Adams has passed into side control.
Pudzian is looking to reverse the position.

Adams is trying to get an arm triangle but Pudzian is defending well.
Pudzian tries to bench press Adams off him but Adams keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Adams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pudzian tries to buck Adams off but Adams is having none of it.
Adams controls the position.
Adams wants to control but Pudzian is keeping him busy.
Pudzian dodges the ground and pound from Adams.
Pudzian manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pudzian wants to free his trapped foot but Adams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adams trying to control here.

Adams has one foot on Pudzian's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Pudzian is just out of range.
Pudzian's corner calls for a 1-2. Pudzian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pudzian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Adams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pudzian's guard now.
Pudzian working a defensive guard here.
Pudzian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Pudzian has taken his back.
Pudzian not allowing Adams to control his hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Pudzian's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pudzian thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Adams can't escape the position.
Adams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pudzian's guard. Nice work there by Adams.

That's four 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.
Pudzian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams wants to control from the top but Pudzian keeps moving.
Pudzian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johny Pudzian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Adams is trying to control the position but Pudzian postures up.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Adams looking to control.
Pudzian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ken Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Pudzian 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26

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