PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kronik. Brian Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crichton
vs
Adams

150 cm
37
286 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

196 cm
38
265 lbs
20 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Crichton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Adams!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crichton tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Crichton looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
Adams goes for a double leg but Crichton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crichton continues to drive forward.
Crichton jumps guard but Adams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Crichton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams tries to clinch but Crichton moves out of range.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Crichton.
Crichton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Crichton tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crichton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Crichton.

Crichton has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crichton tries to score a body lock takedown but Adams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crichton wants to break free but Adams has control.
Adams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crichton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Michael Crichton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Adams.
Crichton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the cage.

Adams jumps into guard, dragging Crichton to the mat.

Crichton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crichton has managed to get both his arms back between Adams's legs - danger averted.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Crichton slips an elbow through the middle.
Adams keeping full guard, as Crichton tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton with a nice head shot there.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Crichton is proving a slippery customer.
Crichton trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Adams manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Crichton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams trying to control but Crichton is working from the bottom.
Adams tries to stand but Crichton is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Crichton.
Adams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crichton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams wants to control from the top but Crichton keeps moving.
Crichton wants to improve his position but instead Adams has moved into half guard.
Adams prevents Crichton from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is keen to just control but Crichton is a slippery customer.
Adams is pressing down on Crichton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crichton is holding on for now.

Adams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crichton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adams.
Crichton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crichton has hold of Adams's hands but Adams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Crichton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Adams.

Adams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Crichton on his heels. He'll look to pass Crichton's guard now, I'm sure.
Crichton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Crichton moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Adams has worked his arm free - good work by Adams!
Adams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crichton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Adams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crichton's best efforts.
Adams trying to control here.
Brian Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams pulls Crichton in close to prevent any damage.
Adams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Adams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Crichton slips an elbow through the middle.

Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crichton tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it.
Crichton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Crichton postures up.
Adams wants to sweep here but Crichton controlling him for the moment.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Crichton from controlling successfully.
Adams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Adams wants to control but Crichton passes easily into half guard.
Crichton is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adams is not content to let Crichton control the position.
Crichton is looking to advance position but Adams won't allow it.
Crichton thows a huge punch but Adams dodges it nicely.
Adams is trying to control but can't.
Adams is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Crichton is staying active.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crichton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brian Adams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Adams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crichton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crichton throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adams.
Crichton is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Crichton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Adams misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crichton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Adams pushes Crichton up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Crichton jabs at Adams's body.
Nice takedown defense from Crichton. No joy for Adams on that attempt.

Crichton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crichton is pressing down on Adams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adams is holding on for now.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Crichton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crichton with the ground and pound but Adams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adams wants to stand and escape but Crichton is having none of it.
Crichton wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Crichton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adams is on top in guard.
Adams trying to control but Crichton is working from the bottom.

Adams stands up and waves to Crichton to follow him.
Crichton looks to clinch
and Adams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Crichton. No joy for Adams on that attempt.

Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crichton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adams decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Crichton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael Crichton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams throws a solid leg kick but Crichton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adams.
Crichton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crichton leaves Adams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michael Crichton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Adams.
Crichton moves out of range as Adams throws a body kick.
Crichton is looking to clinch.
Crichton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crichton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crichton misses with a body kick.
Crichton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crichton defends well and Adams ends up having to push Crichton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adams is defending well against a takedown attempt.

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

Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Crichton working for a triangle but Adams defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adams stands up from Crichton's guard - Adams perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crichton fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crichton throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.

Crichton gets tackled into the cage by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Crichton manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adams 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Adams!
Brian Adams tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.