PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sticky Ickky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Adam
vs
Ickky

220 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sticky Ickky!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ickky moves into the clinch.
Ickky wants to take the fight to the mat but Adam manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Adam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Ickky turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Adam is not content to let Ickky control the position.
Adam tries to improve position but can't.
Adam regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ickky's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Adam is staying active underneath Ickky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ickky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adam is not content to let Ickky control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sticky Ickky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Adam with a hook.
Ickky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adam.
Ickky slips a jab and a cross from Adam.
Ickky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adam swivels and escapes.
Ickky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cain Adam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sticky Ickky.
Adam lands a really nice looking cross but Ickky seems unphased.
Ickky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adam scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ickky moves into the clinch.
Ickky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adam's efforts to push away.
Ickky stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam wants to get back to striking at distance but Ickky won't allow it.
Adam is trying to push Ickky away but Ickky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ickky breaks the clinch.
Adam swats away the attempt to clinch by Ickky.
Adam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cain Adam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam fails to land with a series of punches.
Adam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Adam. No joy for Ickky on that attempt.
Adam throws a nice looking combination but Ickky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adam misses with a two punch combination.
Ickky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Adam misses.
Adam is breathing heavily.

Ickky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ickky showed some decent athleticism there.
Adam trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam gets back to full guard.
Ickky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adam trying to control the position here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ickky passes Adam's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ickky wants to pass to mount but Adam is defending the position.
Ickky wants to take a breather but Adam is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sticky Ickky will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Adam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ickky.
Adam is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ickky throws the left hand but Adam avoids the punch easily.
Ickky dodges the punch combination from Adam.

Ickky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Adam is trying to defend but Ickky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ickky is looking to take a break and control but Adam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adam is positioning himself well to prevent Ickky advancing to mount.
Ickky wants to control but Adam is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sticky Ickky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Adam misses with a double jab.

Ickky gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ickky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ickky closes the distance and clinches up with Adam, looking for a takedown. Ickky pushes Adam against the cage but Adam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ickky shoots in but no luck this time.
Ickky is breathing heavily.
Adam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adam throws a right hand that Ickky ducks under and follows up with a left that Ickky also avoids with ease.

Ickky shoots in and bounces Adam off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ickky prevents Adam from getting back to his feet.
Adam controls Ickky momentarily but Ickky frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ickky looking to sit in guard and control but Adam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ickky is wriggling around but Adam manages to pass to half guard.
Ickky is staying active underneath Adam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Adam lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam wants to take a breather but Ickky is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ickky throws a strike from the bottom but Adam passes into side control!
Adam trying to control the action but Ickky is working from the bottom.
Ickky is trying to escape the position but Adam is controlling the position.
Ickky wants to get back to his feet but Adam is dominant here and he's now got Ickky's back!
Ickky looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ickky.
Ickky is taking damage to the body and head.
Ickky trying to get back to his feet but Adam is in full control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Adam controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sticky Ickky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Adam lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ickky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam throws a right and a left that Ickky avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Adam.
Ickky misses with a takedown attempt - Adam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ickky swinging wildly here.

Ickky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adam sprawls well initially but Ickky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Adam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ickky trying to control but Adam is working from the bottom.
Sticky Ickky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ickky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ickky stops Adam from standing up.
Adam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adam wants to sweep here but Ickky controlling him for the moment.
Adam wants to stand but Ickky is controlling the position.
Adam striking from the bottom here.
Ickky won't allow Adam to get back to his feet.
Ickky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ickky manages to get himself to full guard.
Adam wants to control from the top but Ickky keeps moving.
Ickky is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Adam dives into side control.
Ickky tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Adam presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Adam trying to control but Ickky is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam controlling from the full mount.
Cain Adam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to control the pace but Ickky is squirming around nicely.
Ickky is looking to improve his position but Adam isn't that keen on the idea.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ickky wants to control but Adam is having none of it.
Sticky Ickky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam is landing with some decent strikes but Ickky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Adam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ickky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sticky Ickky!
A less than humble Sticky Ickky misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.