PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Adkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Adkins
vs
Lopez

218 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dexter Adkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Adkins is just out of range.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adkins avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Adkins's ribs.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adkins moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Adkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez works Adkins's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Adkins connects with a high kick.
Adkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Adkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adkins.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez lands a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.

Adkins moves into the clinch successfully.

Adkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adkins moves away.
Lopez swings for the body but Adkins moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a combination

and Adkins counters by clinching up.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez misses with a body punch.

Adkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.

Adkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Adkins there.
Adkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez tries to kick Adkins off but Adkins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adkins controlling the action here.
Adkins is nestled in close to Lopez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adkins throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Adkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez tries to roll over but Adkins keeps him under control.
Adkins working over Lopez with some ground and pound. Lopez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Adkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lopez throws a hook to the side of Adkins's head but Adkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adkins moves away.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adkins.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Adkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez clobbers Adkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Adkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Adkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lopez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adkins up against the cage.
Adkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lopez - that landed with a thud.

Adkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adkins avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez punishes Adkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez stuns Adkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Adkins is just out of range.
Lopez jabs Adkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Louis Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Adkins moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Lopez tries to work over Adkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Adkins avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Adkins has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Adkins is controlling the position.

Adkins breaks the clinch.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Adkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Adkins has him pressed against the cage.

Adkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez misses with an uppercut

and Adkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lopez is trying to stand back up but Adkins is controlling him
Adkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adkins lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopez tries to kick Adkins off but Adkins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkins working over Lopez with some ground and pound. Lopez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adkins is taking a breather. Lopez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adkins lands a nice short elbow.
Adkins slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adkins lands a nice short elbow.

Lopez is rocked!
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Adkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez is still in real trouble! Can Adkins finish him?
Adkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Adkins lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lopez! More strikes land and this one is all over! Adkins jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Adkins!