PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rach Trask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino Adams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Trask
vs
Adams

225 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rach Trask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dino Adams!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trask throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Trask wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Trask wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Trask tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trask can pounce on him.
Trask throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trask tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Trask shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Trask's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trask.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trask closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trask wants to clinch.
Trask moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trask fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trask wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trask is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trask looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trask cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Trask.
Trask tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
A combination from Trask does no damage.
Trask is breathing heavily.
Adams avoids the head kick by Trask.
Trask is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trask tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trask connects with a high kick.
Trask tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trask.
Dino Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trask shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trask throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Trask walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trask looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trask tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rach Trask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trask tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Trask looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rach Trask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Trask wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Trask.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trask really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trask tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Trask fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trask tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Trask fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trask fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trask tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trask shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Trask's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trask tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trask throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rach Trask dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trask lands with a slapping head kick.
Rach Trask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trask tries to clinch up.
Trask throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trask blocks a low kick nicely.
Trask tries to clinch but Adams moves away
and Adams counters with a two punch combo.

Trask is rocked!
Adams throws a right hand that Trask ducks under and follows up with a left that Trask also avoids with ease.
Trask gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
Trask tries to clinch
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
Trask will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trask darts in trying to clinch
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Trask backing up. Trask nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trask darts in trying to clinch
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Trask will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trask wants to clinch
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Trask will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trask looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trask tries to clinch up
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
Trask tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Trask.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Trask.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trask tries to clinch up.
Dino Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trask.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rach Trask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trask wants to clinch
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Trask.
Trask tries to clinch up
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Trask backing up. Trask nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Trask wants to clinch but Adams slips to the side
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trask tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Trask backing up. Trask nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Trask is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trask tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trask wants to clinch but Adams slips to the side
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Trask will be more careful next time no doubt.

Trask bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Trask works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Trask scores with a couple of short elbows.
Adams taking a bit of punishment here - Trask scoring with strikes.
Adams tries to bench press Trask off him but Trask keeps the position.
Trask has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Adams!
Trask landing shots from mount.
Trask lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trask unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trask prevents Adams from getting the reversal.
Trask looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trask working Adams over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trask connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Trask connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Trask cracks Adams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adams is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trask looking to finish Adams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adams!
Trask lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adams is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Trask postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Adams looks a forlorn figure.
Trask fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Trask knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
Trask is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trask in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dino Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Trask fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trask is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trask wants to clinch.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Trask.
Trask lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trask tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trask ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trask looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trask is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trask tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trask tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trask tries to clinch but Adams moves away
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Trask.
Trask wants to clinch
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Trask will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trask looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Trask persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
Trask moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trask closes the distance but Adams moves to the side
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trask scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trask closes the distance but Adams moves to the side
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Trask.
Trask throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trask shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Trask.
Trask clinches but Adams breaks the clinch
and Adams counters with a two punch combo.
Trask lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trask wants to clinch
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trask tries to clinch
and Adams counters with a two punch combo.
Trask wants to clinch but Adams slips to the side
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Trask will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trask darts in trying to clinch
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
Trask looks to clinch
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Trask.

Trask drives through and clinches with Adams against the cage.
Adams takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trask fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rach Trask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trask tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Trask crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.
Trask lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trask keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trask looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trask lands a nice knee to the body.
Trask tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adams wants to break free but Trask has control.
Trask can't get the takedown.
Trask trying to land knees to the body.
Trask connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Trask is controlling the position.
Trask lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Trask drags the fight down to the ground.
Trask wants to sweep but no luck.
Trask trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Trask.
Trask preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trask 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 postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dino 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dino Adams!