PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schloash Ylurner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad. Schloash Ylurner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adams
vs
Ylurner

177 cm
26
191 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

191 cm
24
191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Fast

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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schloash Ylurner!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Ylurner thows a body shot but no joy.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ylurner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams swings widly with a right hand

and Ylurner moves into the clinch.

Adams breaks from the clinch.
Ylurner lands with a straight right. Adams didn't see that one coming.
Ylurner throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.

Adams drives through with a takedown into Ylurner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams stops Ylurner from standing up.
Ylurner keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ylurner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylurner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.

Ylurner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Adams wants to take a breather but Ylurner is having none of it.
Adams throwing shots but Ylurner is blocking nicely.
Adams working Ylurner over with strikes.

Adams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ylurner is just riding it out for now. Adams eventually gives up the hold.
Ylurner is controlling Adams's trapped leg to prevent Adams from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner is trying to get back to full guard.

Adams is trying to work for a kimura but Ylurner is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ylurner won't allow Adams to pass to mount.
Ylurner punching from the bottom.
Ylurner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Adams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ylurner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Adams is looking for a kimura but Ylurner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adams to get the leverage.
Ylurner trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams passes to full mount!
Ylurner regains half guard.
Adams is just content to waste time from the top position. Ylurner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Adams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ylurner keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ylurner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ylurner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JR Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams'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 shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ylurner pinned against the cage. Ylurner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ylurner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ylurner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Ylurner.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams fails with the takedown.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Ylurner slips under a jab.
Ylurner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ylurner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ylurner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ylurner throws a left and a right that both miss

and Adams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Ylurner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Ylurner's brow.
Adams preventing the sweep.
Adams trying to control but Ylurner is working from the bottom.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Ylurner is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams passes into half guard.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ylurner's head.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ylurner defending well though.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Ylurner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ylurner is looking to control Adams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ylurner avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ylurner's head.
Ylurner is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams trying to pass the guard but Ylurner defending well.
Ylurner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.
Ylurner taking some punishment here, with Adams in his half guard.
Adams is pressing down on Ylurner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ylurner is holding on for now.
Ylurner is trying to maintain the position but Adams is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner controlling the position well.
JR Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ylurner regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams prevents Ylurner from standing back up.
Adams wants to free his trapped foot but Ylurner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JR Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ylurner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ylurner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Adams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Adams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ylurner keeps working.

Adams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ylurner sees it coming and defends easily.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ylurner keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ylurner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Ylurner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Adams wants to take a breather but Ylurner is having none of it.
Ylurner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adams tries to pass to full mount but Ylurner defends it.
Ylurner is not content to let Adams control the position.
JR Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ylurner sees it coming and defends easily.
Adams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ylurner is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams tries to pass to full mount but Ylurner defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control from half guard but Ylurner is working away.
Schloash Ylurner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ylurner is looking to escape.
Adams is just content to waste time from the top position. Ylurner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Adams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ylurner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Ylurner keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of JR Adams.
Ylurner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Adams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ylurner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Adams stays in close to Ylurner's body and controls the position.

Ylurner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
JR Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JR Adams!
After winning the bout, JR Adams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.