PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church has chosen Come To Life as his entrance music. Hector Church has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adams
vs
Church

180 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Church!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Hector Church has been cut.
Church shoots and misses

and Adams counters by clinching up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Church is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Church tries for a takedown. No joy.
Samuel Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Church.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Church is defending well for now.
Church is trying to drag Adams to the mat but Adams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Church is looking for a takedown.
Adams is struggling to control the position.
Adams misses with a body punch.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Church swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Church circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Church with a poor takedown

and Adams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Church wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adams taking a breather.
Adams is working Church over against the cage.
Church is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adams is defending well.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Church swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Adams forces Church back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Church wants to take the fight to the mat but Adams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Church looks gassed!
Church takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Adams as the two fighters clinch.
Adams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Church's face.

Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.

Adams clinches up against the cage.
Church is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adams lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Adams to work.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Adams.

That has opened up Hector Church's cut even more.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adams stalling.
Adams lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Church paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch

so Church counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Church stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Church pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Adams is trying to keep Church in close.
Adams controlling Church's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Church drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Adams dives on top into guard.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Church is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Church is trying to keep Adams in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Church blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Church's cut.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Church circles away.
Adams is looking to clinch but Church is avoiding it.
Adams tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams lands a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Samuel Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adams tries a knee to the head but Church blocks it.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Church fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Adams.

The cut above Hector Church's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samuel Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Church throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adams's waist but Adams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Church off to one side.
Adams tries to clinch but Church is having none of it.
Church chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adams can pounce on him.
Church is breathing heavily.

Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Adams stalls.
Church tries to score a body lock takedown but Adams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Samuel Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Church.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
Adams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Adams breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Adams darts in and clinches Church up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adams breaks from the clinch.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Church manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Church paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.

Adams instigates a clinch.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Hector Church's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Church drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Church fails with the takedown
and Adams counters with a left to the body.
Adams rushes Church with punches - Church moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Church goes down! Adams follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Adams!