PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neil Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henery McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstuck - AC DC. Henery McLovin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Adams
vs
McLovin

174 cm
28
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

189 cm
28
154 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 New York, Neil Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henery McLovin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McLovin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

McLovin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adams was covering up waiting for the punch and McLovin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McLovin stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.

McLovin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McLovin wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLovin trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
McLovin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McLovin tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard.

Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McLovin defends well.
McLovin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McLovin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McLovin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adams is working hard here to advance position.
McLovin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

McLovin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adams on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McLovin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Adams is looking for a sweep.
Adams regains half guard.
McLovin is trying to control the action in half guard but Adams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McLovin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McLovin 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.
Ground and pound from McLovin.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McLovin moves into full mount! Adams won't be happy about that!
Adams is in all sorts of trouble here.
McLovin working away from the top, dropping strikes.

McLovin has control of Adams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Adams is trying to escape the mount.
McLovin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McLovin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Adams tries to reverse the position but McLovin maintains control.

McLovin has hold of Adams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Adams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Adams can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
McLovin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Adams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

McLovin has control of Adams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adams is breathing heavily.

McLovin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

McLovin looking for a guillotine from mount but Adams is having none of it.
Adams is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Adams hang on?
Adams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McLovin unloading with bombs!
Adams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Adams looking to pass the guard.

McLovin is looking for a triangle but Adams pushes his legs off easily.

Adams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Adams postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henery McLovin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.

Adams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McLovin!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams prevents McLovin from getting the reversal.
Adams seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but McLovin is holding on tight.

Adams goes for an armbar but he's not got it… McLovin turns into him and now he's in Adams's guard.
McLovin wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Adams wants to sweep here but McLovin controlling him for the moment.
Adams keeping moving, preventing McLovin from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McLovin wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams keeping full guard, as McLovin tries to pass.
McLovin is breathing heavily.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.

Adams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McLovin is aware though and is defending well.
McLovin trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McLovin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.

McLovin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McLovin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Adams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McLovin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Adams is looking for a sweep. McLovin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McLovin trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away.
McLovin working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McLovin lands with a punch from half guard.
Henery McLovin has got the better of the ground game so far.

McLovin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

McLovin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is pressing down on McLovin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Adams looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McLovin is defending well. Adams quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McLovin has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Adams celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neil Adams!