PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Testa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Testa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Adama
vs
Testa

180 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Adama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Testa!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Testa gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Testa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Adama tries to buck Testa off but he can't manage it.

Testa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Adama is surviving well by controlling Testa's body position as best he can.
Adama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Testa on the ground.

Testa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Testa misses with a head shot.
Testa trying to control but Adama is having none of it.
Adama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Testa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Adama manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Testa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Testa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Testa is trying to get an arm triangle but Adama is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Testa is trying to get an arm triangle but Adama is defending well.

Testa decides to stand back up. Testa steps back and let's Adama get back to his feet.
Adama is looking to clinch but Testa is avoiding it.
Testa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Testa lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adama slips a straight right by Testa.
Adama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adama tries to clinch there but Testa circles away.
Adama ducks under a wild hook from Testa.
Testa tries to clinch up.
Adama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adama misses with the combination.
Adama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Testa tries to clinch up.
Testa keeps the fight on the outside.

Adama lands a big head kick that sends Testa tumbling to the mat! Adama takes a step backwards and waves Testa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Testa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Adama has closed the distance and engaged Testa in a clinch.

Testa is rocked!

It looks like Nick Testa has been cut.
Adama is trying to break the clinch but Testa is controlling him.
Testa prevents Adama from breaking the clinch.
Testa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adama lands an elbow just above Testa 's eye.
Adama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Adama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Testa is looking to slow Adama down with leg kicks.
Testa wants to clinch.
Adama tries to clinch up but Testa circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Testa has a takedown stuffed.
Adama wants to clinch up but Testa keeps it at a distance.
Adama throws a right hand that Testa ducks under and follows up with a left that Testa also avoids with ease.
Adama tries to close the distance and clinch but Testa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Testa gets tackled into the cage by Adama. Adama maintains the clinch.
Adama gets underhooks to prevent Testa's takedown attempt.
William Adama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Testa.
Adama pushes off an throws an elbow but Testa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Testa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Testa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Adama.

Adama breaks the clinch.
Testa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adama is looking to clinch but Testa is avoiding it.
Adama is looking to clinch but Testa is avoiding it.
Adama tries to clinch there but Testa circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adama wants to clinch up but Testa keeps it at a distance.
Testa works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Testa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Testa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Adama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adama landing knees to the body.
Testa is breathing heavily.

Adama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Testa blocks a head kick by Adama.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Testa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Testa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adama tries to clinch up but Testa circles away and keeps his distance.
Adama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Testa circles away quickly and effectively.
Adama tries to clinch up but Testa circles away and keeps his distance.
William Adama is winning the standup battle so far.
Adama is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Adama. Those never looked like landing.
Adama doesn't manage to clinch there - Testa circles away.
William Adama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adama misses with a head kick.
Adama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Testa circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adama fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Adama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Testa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Adama doesn't manage to clinch there - Testa circles away.
Adama avoids the head kick by Testa.
A head kick misses from Adama.
Adama tries to clinch up but Testa circles away and keeps his distance.
Adama wants to clinch.
Adama throws a nice head kick!
Adama throws a right and a left that Testa avoids nicely.
Testa keeps the fight on the outside.
Adama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Adama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adama on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Testa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adama was covering up waiting for the punch and Testa finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Testa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Adama tries to clinch up but Testa circles away and keeps his distance.
Testa tries to clinch but Adama is having none of it.
Testa misses with the combination.
Adama leaves Testa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adama is looking to clinch.
Adama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adama scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Adama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Adama cracks Testa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Testa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Adama finish him?
Testa is still on wobbly legs! Can Adama finish him?
Adama misses with a few strikes there.
Adama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Testa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Testa seems to have recovered his senses.

Testa closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adama tries to land knees in the clinch but Testa avoids the damage to the body.
Adama lands an elbow inside.
Testa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adama gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adama is trying to break the clinch but Testa has him pressed against the cage.

Adama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Testa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
William Adama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Testa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Testa forces Adama back against the cage and clinches.
Adama prevents the takedown attempt.
William Adama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Testa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testa tries to pull guard but Adama holds him up against the cage and eventually Testa drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adama.

Adama breaks from the clinch.
Adama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Testa clinches with his opponent.
Adama tries to break the clinch but Testa is controlling the position.
Testa is trying to pull guard but Adama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Testa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Testa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adama is trying to break free.
Adama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Testa has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Adama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Adama!
William Adama decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.