PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen England Belongs to Me as his entrance music. Eric Adams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kang
vs
Adams

178 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Adams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams slips under a jab from Kang.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Kang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kang walks away with a smile on his face. Adams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adams slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Kang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kang.
Kang throws an off balance right hand
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kang tries a low kick but Adams avoids it.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Kang.
Adams defending well as Kang loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kang.
Adams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kang to score with a decent uppercut.
Kang throws an overhand right that lands on Adams's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams throws a series of strikes that have Kang backpedaling.
Kang tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams slips a straight right by Kang.
Kang looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Kang cracks Adams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kang tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Kang throws a right hand that misses
letting Adams counter with a right hand.

Kang clinches.
Kang has Adams pushed against the cage.
Kang prevents a body shot from Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kang.
Kang controlling the action here for a moment.
Kang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Kang presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Kang.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Kang.
A body shot lands from Kang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kang lands an uppercut.
Kang scores with a knee to the head.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kang.
Kang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adams.
Kang stalls.
Kang scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Kang lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kang.
Kang landing knees to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kang.
Adams wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Adams as the two fighters clinch.
Kang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Adams.
A short uppercut from Kang.
The referee calls for Kang to work.
Kang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Kang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Kang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kang blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams looks gassed!
Kang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Kang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams tries to pull guard but Kang won't allow it.
Kang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paulo Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Adams.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kang lands a knee to the body.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kang scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang lands a left hand.
Kang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adams jumps guard but Kang stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kang lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Kang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kang lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Kang.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams takes one to the chin there.
Kang connects with a jab.
Kang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams checks a low kick from Kang.
Adams looks to land a right hand but Kang moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
Kang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
Kang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kang landing knees to the head.
Kang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adams blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adams tries a body shot but Kang blocks it.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Kang presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Kang slows down the pace here.
Kang pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kang blocks an uppercut.
Kang lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Kang controls his hands.
Kang scores with a knee to the head.
Kang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kang.
Kang is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kang misses with a knee strike.
Kang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Kang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Kang.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
Kang works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
Kang lands a shot to the body.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kang blocks a body shot from Adams.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Kang avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Kang scores a nice knee to the body.
Kang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kang blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kang lands a knee to the body.
Kang prevents a body shot from Adams.
Adams jumps guard but Kang stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Adams tries to pull guard but Kang won't allow it.
Adams can't break the clinch.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Kang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paulo Kang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Kang scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang landing knees to the body.
Kang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adams tries to pull guard but Kang won't allow it.
Paulo Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Adams.
Kang pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Adams is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
Kang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Kang.
A shot in the inside from Kang.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Kang lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Kang.
A short uppercut from Kang.
Kang tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.

Adams drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Kang dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kang staying out of range there.
Paulo Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams misses with a right hand
and Kang counters with a right hand to the body.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kang manages to avoid it.
Adams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adams throws a hook but Kang avoids it easily.
Kang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adams is able to avoid easily.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Kang tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kang looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Kang.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kang tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kang to the ground. Kang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paulo Kang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kang connects with the punch.
Adams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kang. Kang obviously looking to wear him down.
Kang digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Kang throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams blocks a head kick by Kang.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Kang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulo Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Adams.
Kang throws a leg kick which misses Adams's front leg but catches the back leg as Adams tries to avoid it.
Kang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Adams misses
and Kang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adams thinking.
Kang lands a right hook to the body.
Kang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kang scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Kang - just one landing.
Kang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adams. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kang doesn't seem phased though.
Adams connects with a jab.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Kang sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kang.
Kang throws a leg kick which misses Adams's front leg but catches the back leg as Adams tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Kang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kang scores with a jab to the body.
Adams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Kang tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Kang clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
Kang slows down the pace here.
A short right from Kang.
Eric Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kang.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Kang.
A right hand to the body from Kang.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Kang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.
The referee calls for Kang to work.
Kang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kang has Adams pressed against the cage.
Kang scores a nice knee to the body.
Kang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Kang controls the action.
Kang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kang presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kang misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kang, 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 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Kang!