PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Rihanna - So Hard. Gamburyan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Manvel Gamburyan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Adams
vs
Gamburyan

170 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

165 cm
28
159 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manvel Gamburyan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a body kick.
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Gamburyan blocks the body kick.
Gamburyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Gamburyan on that attempt.
Tim Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan.
Adams throws a combination. Gamburyan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adams scores with a one two! Gamburyan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gamburyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adams scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamburyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gamburyan is defended easily by Adams.
Gamburyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams leaves Gamburyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gamburyan looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gamburyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Gamburyan shows good takedown defense.
Gamburyan shoots in but Adams avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Adams moves into range and clinches up with Gamburyan.

Gamburyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gamburyan dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Gamburyan closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Gamburyan pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adams's corner calls for a 1-2. Adams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Adams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gamburyan napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Adams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gamburyan, who protects the arm well.
Adams throws an elbow but Gamburyan slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws an elbow but Gamburyan slips to the side and avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gamburyan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gamburyan keeps Adams under control for a moment.
Adams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gamburyan is looking to reverse the position.
Gamburyan can't do much from the bottom here.
Adams trying to control the position but Gamburyan is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Gamburyan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gamburyan defending against the ground and pound.
Adams working away.
Gamburyan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Adams kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Adams throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gamburyan keeps Adams under control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gamburyan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gamburyan is looking to regain half guard here but Adams keeps moving and retains side control.
Gamburyan regains half guard.
Gamburyan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.
Gamburyan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams works his way into side control.
Gamburyan tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams trying to control the action but Gamburyan is working from the bottom.
Adams working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gamburyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gamburyan misses with a head kick.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gamburyan as he avoids it easily.
Adams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gamburyan.
Gamburyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tim Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manvel Gamburyan.
Adams throws a head kick but Gamburyan moves out of range.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Gamburyan shows good takedown defense.
Gamburyan misses with a takedown
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gamburyan's waist but Gamburyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
Tim Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gamburyan misses with a takedown attempt - Adams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Adams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Adams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gamburyan is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gamburyan is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams avoids the attempt from Gamburyan to control.
Gamburyan is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamburyan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adams landing strikes from the mount and Gamburyan is in trouble!
Gamburyan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adams landing shots from mount.
Adams breaks from Gamburyan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Adams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Adams cracks Gamburyan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks Gamburyan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamburyan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gamburyan tries to lock up and control but Adams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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 Gamburyan's face.
Adams throws some wild stikes that Gamburyan manages to avoid easily.
Gamburyan tries to hold on but Adams postures up.

Adams looking to secure an arm triangle but Gamburyan defends it well.
Gamburyan is desperately trying to improve his position but Adams has a good base and remains in mount.
Gamburyan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Adams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Adams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gamburyan working to try and regain half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Adams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Adams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gamburyan regains half guard.
Gamburyan wants to control but Adams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gamburyan is looking to control Adams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gamburyan avoid being mounted?
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gamburyan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tim Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Adams decides to stand up.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Gamburyan.

Adams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Adams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams throws some wild stikes that Gamburyan manages to avoid easily.
Adams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Adams unloads with some shots from mount but Gamburyan bucks and avoids them well.
Gamburyan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams with good strikes from the mount here!
Gamburyan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gamburyan tries to hold on but Adams postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Adams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Adams works the jab nicely.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Gamburyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gamburyan misses with a few strikes there.
Gamburyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gamburyan somewhat.
Adams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adams wants it to stay on the feet.
Adams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adams connects with a body shot that sends Gamburyan's belly button to the back.
Adams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gamburyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams is looking to land body kicks.
Adams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gamburyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adams somewhat.
Gamburyan moves out of range of the body kick from Adams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gamburyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams throws a head kick but Gamburyan moves out of range.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Gamburyan tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gamburyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamburyan lands with a nice body punch.
Gamburyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gamburyan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams clobbers Gamburyan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adams scores with a one two! Gamburyan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamburyan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams jabs Gamburyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gamburyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams throws a series of punches but Gamburyan avoids them all with ease.
Adams stuffs the takedown attempt from Gamburyan. Gamburyan gets slowly back to his feet.
Gamburyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tim Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Gamburyan pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gamburyan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gamburyan controlling the position well.
Adams trying to control the action but Gamburyan is working from the bottom.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gamburyan is positioning himself well to prevent Adams advancing to mount.

Adams is working for a submission of some sort.
Gamburyan gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Gamburyan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gamburyan keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.

Gamburyan has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Adams should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gamburyan has tightened it up now! Adams should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Manvel Gamburyan!