PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Ze Spario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Adamek's choice of entrance music: I Am The Sword - Motorhead . Mario Ze Spario could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomasz Adamek's chin.

Ze Spario
vs
Adamek

189 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
221 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Ze Spario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ze Spario pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ze Spario gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Adamek counters with a takedown into side control.
Adamek wants to control but Ze Spario is keeping him busy.

Adamek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ze Spario, who protects the arm well.
Adamek tries to advance position but instead Ze Spario slips a leg back in to half guard.
Ze Spario is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ze Spario is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adamek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adamek's back!
Adamek's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Ze Spario's hands.
Adamek trying to control the hands but Ze Spario won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Adamek showing good submission defense here.
Adamek trying to control but not successfully.
Adamek holding both Ze Spario 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek is taking damage to the body and head.

Ze Spario seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Adamek's chin but Adamek turns very nicely into Ze Spario's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Adamek.
Adamek wants to control from the top but Ze Spario keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adamek looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ze Spario looking for a guillotine here but Adamek defends easily.
Adamek stands and throws Ze Spario's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ze Spario wants to control but Adamek postures up.
Adamek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ze Spario keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ze Spario wants to get back to his feet.
Adamek tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ze Spario can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ze Spario is defended easily by Adamek.
Adamek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ze Spario defends it nicely.
Adamek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ze Spario. That did some damage!
Adamek tries for a takedown but Ze Spario circles away easily

and Ze Spario counters with a shoot takedown. Adamek fights it but they end up in guard.
Ze Spario stopping the sweep attempt from Adamek.
Ze Spario looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ze Spario passes into half guard.
Adamek is looking for a sweep. Ze Spario is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adamek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ze Spario's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ze Spario's back!
Adamek struggling to keep hold of the position.
Adamek throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ze Spario prevents Adamek from getting a body triangle.
Adamek scores with punches and elbows.
Ze Spario tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek lands with some strikes.
Adamek landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamek controlling the position easily from mount.

Adamek goes for an armbar but Ze Spario turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ze Spario.
Ze Spario lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Ze Spario drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ze Spario jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Adamek pulls Ze Spario in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek looking to control.
Ze Spario trying to control the position from guard on top but Adamek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ze Spario scoring with some ground and pound.
Ze Spario throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adamek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ze Spario preventing the sweep.

Adamek is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ze Spario rolls with it to try and escape but Adamek cranks on the arm and Ze Spario is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomasz Adamek!