PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adams
vs
Rogers

188 cm
33
265 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrance Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
Adams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adams tries to get out of the position.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard.
Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Lawrance Adams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adams throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Rogers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Adams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
Lawrance Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adams as he jumps to the side.
Lawrance Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Rogers dives in for a single leg takedown but Adams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Rogers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Adams regains guard.
Rogers pushing down on Adams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Adams is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Adams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rogers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rogers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rogers wants to take a breather but Adams is having none of it.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
Rogers trying to mount his opponent but Adams defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a head shot. Adams uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rogers won't allow Adams to get back to his feet.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
Rogers chips away with some ground and pound.
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rogers wants to take a breather but Adams manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rogers.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Rogers postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Rogers's cut.
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.

Adams misses with an uppercut
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adams connects with a jab.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adams.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams scores with a nice head shot.

Rogers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adams sprawls well initially but Rogers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rogers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams trying to hold on to Rogers's head to control him but Rogers postures up.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rogers on the ground.
Rogers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rogers wants to free his trapped foot but Adams is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Rogers wants to pass to mount but Adams is defending the position.
Adams is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but Adams defending well.
Adams is trying to stand back up but Rogers is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adams is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rogers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogers trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Rogers is looking to stall here but Adams recovers full guard.
Rogers slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Rogers stops Adams from getting back to his feet.
Rogers is keen to just control but Adams is a slippery customer.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rogers wants to take a breather but Adams is having none of it.
Rogers thows a huge punch but Adams dodges it nicely.
Rogers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rogers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Adams pushes Rogers off looking to stand but Rogers dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a strike but Adams avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.
Adams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rogers is controlling him.

Adams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rogers advances position into side control!
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogers somewhat.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adams.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Adams throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers walks into a stiff left hand from Adams.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Lawrance Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adams.
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rogers doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.

Rogers is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rogers throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Horrible takedown by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Adams which made him look bad.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Rogers walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Rogers limp body while Adams jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lawrance Adams!
Lawrance 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.