PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between adam adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bryce ahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bryce ahr looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

adams
vs
ahr

170 cm
20
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Solid

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, adam adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bryce ahr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
adams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
ahr looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
ahr stuffs the takedown attempt from adams. adams gets slowly back to his feet.
adams shoots in but no luck this time.

adams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - adams lands in his opponent's guard.
ahr wants to sweep here but adams controlling him for the moment.
adams wants to stand and escape but instead ahr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
adams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in ahr's guard.
adams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
adams trying to control but ahr is working from the bottom.

ahr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
adams looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ahr keeping moving, preventing adams from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ahr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for adam adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
adams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
adams tries to close the distance and clinch but ahr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ahr darts in trying to clinch
and adams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
adams throws a head kick but ahr moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ahr clinches but adams breaks the clinch

and adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by adams.

ahr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
adams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
ahr wants to sweep but no luck.
adams trying to control but ahr is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ahr controls adams momentarily but adams frees himself.

adams stands and steps away. ahr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

adams has taken the fight to the clinch.

adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. ahr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
adams in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on ahr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

adam adams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

ahr scores with a hook.
adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but ahr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
adams fails with the takedown.
ahr tries for a takedown but adams circles away easily

and adams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
ahr is refusing to be controlled, as adams sits in half guard.
ahr is looking to control adams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can ahr avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
adams wants to take a breather but ahr is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ahr trying to hold on to adams's head to control him but adams postures up.
Nice strikes from adams there.
adams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
ahr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

adams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
ahr tries to get to full guard but adams has control of the leg.
adams is keen to just control but ahr is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ahr misses with some strikes from the bottom.
ahr is trying to get back to full guard.
ahr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. adams is working away from the top position though.
adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
ahr tries to get to full guard but adams has control of the leg.
ahr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

adams has ahr up against the cage in a clinch.
adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but ahr pulls him back up using the underhooks.

ahr pulls adams into guard.
ahr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
adams lands a couple of elbows.
adams looking to pass the guard.
adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
adams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
adams trying to control the position from guard on top but ahr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
adam adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

ahr is working an open guard so adams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

adams moves into the clinch.

adams decides to pull guard.
adams looking for a sweep. Not yet adams, not yet.
adams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

adam adams dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

adams misses with a double jab.

adams drives through with a takedown into guard.
adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ahr is keeping the position for now.
adams trying to control the position from guard on top but ahr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ahr keeping full guard, as adams tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
adams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
adams wanted to stand there but ahr had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
adams cracks ahr with a solid left hand.

adams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ahr, up you get!
adams misses with a double jab.

adams rushes ahr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

adams manages to pull guard.
adams wants to stand and escape but ahr is having none of it.
ahr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
ahr trying to control the position from guard on top but adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ahr trying to stand up but can't free himself from adams's guard.
adams wants to stand but ahr is controlling the position.
ahr trying to control but adams is working from the bottom.
adams seems keen to control ahr's posture.
adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

adams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
adams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
adams dominating with strikes here.
adams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish ahr?
adams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ahr can't escape the position.
adams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. ahr looks a forlorn figure.
adams looking to control but ahr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
adams controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
adam adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well adams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... adam adams!