PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adams
vs
Prime

195 cm
18
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Prime does it's job there.
A big right from Prime misses.
Adams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Prime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams slips a straight right by Prime.
Prime throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prime!
Prime thows a body shot but no joy.
Prime misses the jab.
Adams throws a combination. Prime tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prime scores with the left hand. Adams knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Adams - that will leave a mark!
Prime checks a leg kick.
Prime misses with a looping left.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prime.
Adams takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Prime instigates a clinch.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prime's elbow.
A short right from Prime on the inside.
Prime tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prime.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Prime gets an underhook and turns Adams into the cage.
Prime tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Prime fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Prime misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prime.
A big left from Prime misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams moves out of range as Prime strikes.

Prime takes the fight into the clinch.
Prime lands with a right to the head.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prime blocks a body shot from Adams.
Adams blocking some punches.
Prime throws a head punch that misses.
Prime tries to circle away but Adams has him pinned against the cage.
Prime tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Adams misses with some punches.
Prime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime lands a nice uppercut.
Adams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prime's elbow.
Adams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Prime to keep the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Prime.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prime tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.
Prime wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prime lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime lands a left hand.
Adams could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Prime misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Prime fails to land.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Prime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prime being controlled against the cage.
Adams keeps control of Prime as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Prime lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams prevents a body shot from Prime.
A short left from Prime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams taking a breather.
Prime lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Optimus Prime's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Prime misses with a straight left.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime misses with a two punch combination.
Prime misses with a lunging right hand
and Adams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Prime is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Prime throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Adams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Prime wants to control but Adams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Prime wants to get back to full guard.
Adams content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prime tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Prime not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams's corner is telling him to maintain position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Prime throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prime might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime thows a body shot but no joy.
Prime looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Prime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prime throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Prime misses.
Prime throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Prime lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
Adams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prime throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Prime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams throws a right and a left that Prime avoids nicely.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prime connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adams scrambles back to his feet.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Prime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Prime.
Prime misses the jab.
A big right from Prime misses.

Prime fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Prime is trying to push Adams away but Adams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prime.
Prime gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Prime is trying to push Adams away but Adams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prime misses with some punches.
Prime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Prime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adams taking a breather.
Prime is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams trying to stall but Prime improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Prime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams has Prime pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime misses with some punches.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams keeps control of Prime as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Optimus Prime's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Prime throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prime.
A big right from Prime misses.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Prime misses the target.
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarence Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Prime closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Prime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Optimus Prime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Prime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Adams.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Prime tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Adams avoiding damage.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime prevents the takedown attempt.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Prime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prime lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
Prime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Prime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Prime has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Prime being controlled against the cage.
Prime lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams tries to stall but Prime uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prime lands a body shot.
Prime blocks a body shot from Adams.
Prime misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Adams tries to work over Prime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams looking to stall.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Prime scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adams taking a breather.
Prime scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prime lands a nice shot to the body.
Prime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Prime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Prime on the inside.
Prime wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Adams blocks a body shot from Prime.
Prime scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Prime prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prime throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prime is trying to force a seperation but Adams has the dominant position.
Adams has Prime pressed against the cage, preventing Prime from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clarence Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prime tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams tries to stall but Prime uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prime lands a nice shot to the body.
Prime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prime.
Prime lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Optimus Prime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prime winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Optimus Prime!