PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Adamek
vs
Morris

180 cm
21
161 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

180 cm
25
161 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dusty Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Morris!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris scores with a one two! Adamek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Dusty Adamek has been cut.
Adamek avoids a kick to the body.
Adamek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morris throws an overhand right that lands on Adamek's shoulder, as Adamek tries to avoid the shot.
Morris looks to land a right hand but Adamek moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adamek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adamek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morris lands a slapping body shot.
Morris walks into a stiff left hand from Adamek.
Adamek staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Adamek.
Adamek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Earl Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris throws a low kick but Adamek moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adamek sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Adamek trying to control but Morris postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Morris is trying to work for a kimura but Adamek is defending well.
Adamek is staying active underneath Morris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris with the ground and pound but Adamek uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Adamek wants to get back to his feet but Morris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adamek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris wants to control from the top but Adamek keeps moving.
Morris wants to get up but he can't break Adamek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adamek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morris's guard.
Adamek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adamek throwing strikes from guard but Morris blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
Adamek is looking to work some ground and pound but Morris has wrist control.

Morris pushes Adamek off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Morris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Morris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morris showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamek is looking to improve his position.
Morris stalling away here and it's allowed Adamek to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dusty Adamek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morris falls off balance throwing a combination

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Adamek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morris!
Morris is in a horrible position here. Adamek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morris really wants to buck Adamek off and get back to his feet.
Adamek throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morris because Adamek loaded up on that one.
Adamek misses with a head shot.
Adamek misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Adamek punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Adamek there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Adamek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dusty Adamek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek looking to finish Morris with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morris!
Adamek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Adamek sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Adamek has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morris blocking the ground and pound.
Adamek lands a heavy elbow.
Adamek punching from mount but Morris doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Adamek lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamek cracks Morris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Morris is rocked!
Adamek throws some wild stikes that Morris manages to avoid easily.
Morris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Adamek is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morris to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morris shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adamek is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morris is still in real trouble! Can Adamek finish him?
Adamek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adamek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morris looks a forlorn figure.
Morris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Adamek throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morris because Adamek loaded up on that one.
Morris seems to have recovered his senses.
Adamek is landing with some decent strikes but Morris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adamek.
Adamek postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Morris is out cold - huge knockout for Adamek!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dusty Adamek!
Dusty Adamek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.