PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Adams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Flores
vs
Adams

199 cm
21
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
24
207 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Adams!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams shoots for a takedown but Flores saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flores swinging wildly here.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Adams scores with a jab to the head.
Flores throws a combination. Adams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Tommy Adams has been cut.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flores fails to land with a series of punches.
Flores lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adams at a distance.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores moves out of range of the strikes.
Flores throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Flores sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Flores counters with a left and a right that stings Adams.

Adams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flores's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores wants to sweep but no luck.
Flores on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flores tries to get out of the position.
Flores wants to control but Adams passes easily into half guard.
Adams wants to control but Flores is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams prevents Flores from improving his position.

Adams is trying to work for a kimura but Flores is defending well.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flores's head.

Adams is looking for a kimura but Flores is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adams to get the leverage.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Adams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flores sees it coming and defends easily.
Flores blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.
Flores keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flores defending well though.
Adams passes the guard and advances to mount!
Adams punching from mount but Flores doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Adams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flores's face.
Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams lands a big elbow.
Adams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Flores is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poor strikes thrown by Adams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Adams lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Flores is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Adams has control of Flores's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Flores regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Flores seems to have got his legs back now.
Adams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Flores takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Adams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flores can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flores avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adams.
A nice elbow there by Adams.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flores is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams throwing strikes here but Flores is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Adams misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flores fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams misses with a straight right.
Ezekiel Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Flores.
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flores pinned against the cage. Flores gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Flores does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flores throws out the jab.
Flores misses with a straight left.
Flores fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Adams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adams lands in his opponent's guard.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Flores.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
Adams pushes down on Flores's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Adams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Adams is trying to work for a kimura but Flores is defending well.
Flores avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams passes to full mount!
Flores is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Adams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Flores holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Adams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Adams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adams thowing shots but they're missing.
Flores is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Flores avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams looking to finish with strikes here!
Adams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flores can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flores avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adams.
Adams thowing shots but they're missing.
Adams landing strikes from the mount and Flores is in trouble!
Flores is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Adams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Flores because Adams loaded up on that one.
Adams lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Adams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Flores swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Flores misses with the combination.
Adams scores with a nice right hand.
Flores fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores misses with a few strikes there.
Adams dives in and grabs Flores's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flores pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Flores swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Adams counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores misses with a combination

and Adams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flores's guard.
Adams trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Flores blocks nicely.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Flores is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flores knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams pushing down on Flores's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Flores avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Adams wants to take a breather but Flores is having none of it.
Tommy Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flores is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adams moves into full mount! Flores won't be happy about that!

Adams swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Flores is now in Adams's guard. A big mistake from Adams there, giving up the dominant position!
Adams trying to control the position here.
Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flores is one step ahead there.
Tommy Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams pulls Flores in close to prevent any damage.
Flores trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams is pulling down on Flores's head. It's preventing any offense from Flores, at least for the moment.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ezekiel Flores wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Flores moves away from the strike by Adams.
Flores throws a left and a right that both miss

and Adams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ezekiel Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adams forces his way into half guard.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams trying to control from half guard but Flores is working away.

Flores is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Adams is taking a breather. Flores says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Adams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Flores is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adams content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

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