PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Adams
vs
Carvalho

167 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
242 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troy Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Adams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carvalho is staying active underneath Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Adams is looking for a kimura here.
Carvalho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carvalho is trying to stand.
Adams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throwing shots but Carvalho is blocking nicely.
Adams content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Adams throws a strike but Carvalho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Carvalho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adams.
Adams won't allow Carvalho to get back to his feet.
Adams trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Carvalho has wrist control.

Adams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Adams trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Adams really is a fat lump.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carvalho, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carvalho connects with a leg kick. Adams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Adams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carvalho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.

Adams is working for a kimura but Carvalho is defending it quite comfortably.
Adams controlling the action here.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.
Adams stops Carvalho from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adams connects with a nice short shot to Carvalho's temple.

Adams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carvalho keeps working.

Adams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to stand up but Carvalho has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Adams is thwarting Carvalho's attempts to control the position.
Adams tries to stand and escape but Carvalho is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Adams is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Adams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Adams closes the distance and clinches.

Adams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Carvalho regains guard.
Adams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carvalho's guard.
Adams tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Carvalho.

Adams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Adams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adams is working for a kimura but Carvalho is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carvalho keeps working.

Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Carvalho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Adams is trying to work for a kimura but Carvalho is defending well.

Adams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carvalho defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adams is trying to control. Carvalho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Adams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carvalho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Adams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carvalho sees it coming and defends easily.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Adams prevents Carvalho from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams trying to control the action but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Adams stalling.
Carvalho is trying to stand.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Adams lands strikes from half guard.

Carvalho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvalho can do to turn this around?
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carvalho trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adams controlling the pace.

Adams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Adams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Adams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adams tries to stand but can't do so whilst Carvalho controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Adams dominated that second round.
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!

Adams throws a right hand that misses
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvalho.
Adams lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Gabriel Carvalho has been cut.
Adams tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.

Adams gets a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Adams there.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carvalho keeps working.
Adams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Carvalho is staying active underneath Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carvalho tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
Adams thows a huge punch but Carvalho dodges it nicely.
Carvalho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams slows the pace down in half guard.
Adams wants to take a breather but Carvalho is having none of it.

Adams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carvalho looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carvalho wants to control but Adams is keeping busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carvalho, pushing him back against the cage.
Carvalho lands a shoulder strike.

Adams is trying to trip Carvalho. He has hold of a leg but Carvalho is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Adams persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Troy Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Adams wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carvalho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adams controls the pace.

Adams 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.

Adams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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.

Carvalho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Adams pushes down on Carvalho's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Adams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carvalho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Carvalho wants to control but Adams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
Troy Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Adams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carvalho is just riding it out for now. Adams eventually gives up the hold.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

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