PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Last Resort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rumcajs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Last Resort has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Last Resort seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Resort
vs
Rumcajs

160 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Last Resort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Adam Rumcajs!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resort wants to clinch.
Rumcajs is looking to clinch but Resort is avoiding it.
Resort tries to clinch but Rumcajs moves out of range.
Rumcajs throws a head kick that half lands.
Rumcajs tries to close the distance and clinch but Resort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Resort throws a leg kick
and Rumcajs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rumcajs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rumcajs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rumcajs throws a head kick but Resort moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rumcajs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rumcajs works Resort's body with a nice hook.
Rumcajs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Resort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Resort swats away the attempt to clinch by Rumcajs.
Rumcajs keeps the fight on the outside.
Resort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Resort.
Rumcajs slips a jab from Resort.
Resort tries to close the distance and clinch but Rumcajs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rumcajs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Resort misses its intended target.
Resort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rumcajs tries a head kick but it misses.
Resort misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumcajs moves out of range as Resort strikes.
Rumcajs wants to clinch up but Resort keeps it at a distance.
Rumcajs throws a body punch but Resort moves out of range.
Rumcajs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Resort tries to clinch but Rumcajs is having none of it.
Rumcajs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rumcajs misses with a head kick.
Rumcajs wants to clinch.
Resort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rumcajs paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resort wants to clinch.
Resort tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rumcajs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Resort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rumcajs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rumcajs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rumcajs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Last Resort will probably get the nod.
That's time! Resort's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Resort moves in looking to clinch but Rumcajs pushes him off.

Resort closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Resort lands a nice knee to the body.
Resort displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rumcajs up against the ropes.
Resort tries to land knees in the clinch but Rumcajs avoids the damage to the body.
Rumcajs avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rumcajs's efforts to push away.
Rumcajs managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Rumcajs throws an elbow that misses.
Resort utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Resort missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumcajs fails to pull guard.
Rumcajs is looking to break free of the clinch but Resort has double underhooks.
Rumcajs can't break the clinch.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rumcajs blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rumcajs.
Resort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rumcajs avoids it.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Resort taking a breather.
Rumcajs tries to break the clinch but Resort is controlling the position.
Rumcajs jumps guard but Resort stands there with Rumcajs around his waist. Rumcajs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Resort.
Resort controlling the action here for a moment.
Resort landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rumcajs blocks it with crossed arms.
Rumcajs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Resort walks away with a smile on his face. Rumcajs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Last Resort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Rumcajs.
Resort fails in his attempt to clinch.
Resort tries to clinch there but Rumcajs circles away.
Rumcajs looks to score with a jab to the body but Resort is just out of range.
Resort throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rumcajs makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Resort really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumcajs tries to clinch but Resort is having none of it.
Resort blocks a head kick by Rumcajs.
Resort chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rumcajs is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort tries to clinch up.
Rumcajs doesn't manage to clinch there - Resort circles away.
Resort wants to clinch.
Resort doesn't manage to clinch there - Rumcajs circles away.
Resort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rumcajs moves to clinch but Resort breaks away
and Resort counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumcajs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Resort. Resort obviously looking to wear him down.
Resort lands a head kick!

It looks like Adam Rumcajs has been cut.
Resort is looking to clinch but Rumcajs is avoiding it.
Resort missing with a left hand there. Rumcajs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rumcajs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rumcajs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Resort rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Resort swinging wildly here.
Rumcajs is looking to clinch but Resort is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Last Resort dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Rumcajs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Resort has managed to clinch.
Rumcajs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Resort smiles and moves away.
Resort tries to bum rush Rumcajs with a series of wild strikes but Rumcajs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rumcajs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rumcajs darts in and clinches Resort up against the ropes.
Rumcajs tries a knee to the head but Resort blocks it.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rumcajs is defending well for now.
Rumcajs avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rumcajs jumps guard but Resort stands there with Rumcajs around his waist. Rumcajs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Resort tries to land knees in the clinch but Rumcajs avoids the damage to the body.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rumcajs blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort lands a knee to the head.
Rumcajs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rumcajs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Resort smiles and moves away.
Last Resort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Rumcajs.
Rumcajs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumcajs throws a head kick but Resort moves out of range.
Resort with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Resort fails in his attempt to clinch.
Resort wants to clinch.
Rumcajs tries to clinch but Resort moves out of range.
Resort swats away the attempt to clinch by Rumcajs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort tries to clinch but Rumcajs is having none of it.
Rumcajs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Resort tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rumcajs is able to avoid easily.
Resort doesn't manage to clinch there - Rumcajs circles away.
Resort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumcajs swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Resort has Rumcajs up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Resort.
Rumcajs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Resort unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumcajs working hard to break the clinch.
Resort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Resort landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Resort slows down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resort looking to slow down the pace here.
Resort can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rumcajs is defending well for now.
Resort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adam Rumcajs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Last Resort is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Last Resort showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Resort 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Last Resort!