PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Anthony Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Adamek looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Adamek
vs
Anthony Concepcion

180 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Anthony Concepcion!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Concepcion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamek pinned against the cage. Adamek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adamek misses the shot to the body.
Adamek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adamek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Adamek tests Concepcion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Concepcion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adamek but Adamek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tomasz Adamek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Anthony Concepcion.
Concepcion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adamek as he jumps to the side.

Adamek closes the distance and clinches.
Concepcion tries to pull guard but Adamek holds him up against the cage and eventually Concepcion drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adamek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adamek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Concepcion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Adamek to the ground. Concepcion is now in Adamek's guard.

Concepcion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek is looking to stand up but Concepcion isn't so interested in that idea.
Adamek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adamek tries to get out of the position.
Concepcion with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Concepcion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Concepcion scoring with punches to the head and body.

Concepcion drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Concepcion seems to have locked his on tight now - Adamek screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Concepcion, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mark Anthony Concepcion!
An out of breath Mark Anthony Concepcion thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.