PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Adamson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Laurent
vs
Adamson

175 cm
29
168 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

186 cm
24
160 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Louis St Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Adamson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamson tries to clinch there but St Laurent circles away.
St Laurent misses with a body kick.
St Laurent connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adamson connects with a high kick.

It looks like Louis St Laurent has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Laurent. Adamson does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Laurent with a hook.
Good leg kick by St Laurent there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Laurent scores with a shot to the body.
St Laurent keeps the fight on the outside.
St Laurent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adamson moves away.
The crowd cheers as St Laurent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adamson doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Laurent sprawls well. St Laurent wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adamson gets slowly back to his feet.
St Laurent lands with an uppercut that bounces Adamson off the cage and back into range.
St Laurent misses with a straight right.
St Laurent throws a hook but Adamson avoids it easily.
Adamson tries to clinch up.
Adamson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adamson moves in looking to clinch but St Laurent pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson tries a head kick but it misses.

St Laurent closes the distance and clinches.
St Laurent can't find room to land a body shot as Adamson controls the action.
Adamson looking to throw knees to the head but St Laurent is blocking nicely.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but Adamson blocks with his arms.
Adamson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Laurent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
St Laurent looking to slow down the pace here.
St Laurent lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from St Laurent - that landed with a thud.
St Laurent pushes Adamson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Laurent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
St Laurent struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamson controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Laurent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Laurent is working Adamson over against the cage.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adamson blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee calls for St Laurent to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adamson's efforts to push away.
Adamson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Laurent.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
St Laurent pushes Adamson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Laurent controlling the action here for a moment.
St Laurent scores with a shoulder strike.
Adamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Laurent is defending well for now.
Adamson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Laurent lands a body shot.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but Adamson blocks with his arms.
St Laurent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamsons head.
A left hand lands to the body for St Laurent.
Adamson tries a knee to the head but St Laurent blocks it.
Adamson trying to land knees to the body.
St Laurent throws a head punch that misses.
Adamson tries to pull guard but St Laurent won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adamson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adamson looks winded!
St Laurent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adamson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adamson avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
St Laurent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Laurent.
Nice body punch from St Laurent - that landed with a thud.
Adamson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Laurent is struggling to control the position.
St Laurent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Laurent.
A body shot lands from St Laurent.
St Laurent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Laurent.
Adamson prevents a body shot from St Laurent.
Adamson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent misses with a body punch.
Adamson stalling in the clinch but St Laurent improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
St Laurent struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from St Laurent.
St Laurent stalls.
Adamson scores with a knee to the head.
Adamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Laurent misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Laurent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adamson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Laurent.
St Laurent digs a right hand into Adamson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adamson's gas tank.
St Laurent misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Laurent looking to throw knees to the head but Adamson is blocking nicely.
A short right from St Laurent.
St Laurent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Laurent blocks it with crossed arms.
Adamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis St Laurent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis St Laurent's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

St Laurent fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

St Laurent takes the fight into the clinch.
Adamson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Laurent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Laurent digs a right hand into Adamson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adamson's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Laurent.
St Laurent trying to control the position but instead, Adamson has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Laurent into the cage.
St Laurent digs a right hand underneath Adamson's ribcage. Adamson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Adamson blocks it.
Adamson trying to land knees to the body.
St Laurent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
Adamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Laurent is defending well for now.
Louis St Laurent has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Laurent scores with a hook to the body.
Adamson looking to throw knees to the head but St Laurent is blocking nicely.
Adamson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Laurent landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
Adamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
Adamson is looking to break free of the clinch but St Laurent has double underhooks.
St Laurent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adamson trying to land knees to the body.
St Laurent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Laurent taking a breather.
Adamson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St Laurent to keep the fight standing.
St Laurent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adamson is trying to push St Laurent away but St Laurent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but Adamson blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St Laurent misses with a body punch.
Adamson avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from St Laurent.
Adamson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Laurent blocks it with crossed arms.
Adamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson misses with a knee strike.
Adamson is breathing heavily.
St Laurent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Adamson blocks it.
A knee to the head by St Laurent.

It looks like Craig Adamson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Laurent misses with a punch to the body.
St Laurent works on Adamson's body with a couple of short punches.
St Laurent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Laurent stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St Laurent tries to work over Adamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adamson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Laurent tries to work over Adamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Laurent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Adamson is rocked!
St Laurent lands a shot to the body.
Adamson is still on wobbly legs! Can St Laurent finish him?
Adamson is trying to force a seperation but St Laurent has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for St Laurent.
St Laurent pushes Adamson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Laurent working the clinch nicely. Adamson is working for position but St Laurent cracks him with a big knee to the head! Adamson crumples up against the cage and St Laurent lands two more shots before the ref can save Adamson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Louis St Laurent!