PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Abdurahimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to COCO. Abdurahimov has chosen Michael Jackson - Thriller as his entrance music. Shamil Abdurahimov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Adam
vs
Abdurahimov

190 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

208 cm
18
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

GREEN!160
Mohito Fightwear

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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Abdurahimov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abdurahimov has closed the distance and engaged Adam in a clinch.
Abdurahimov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abdurahimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Adam is trying to pull guard but Abdurahimov has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Abdurahimov.
Adam blocks an uppercut.
Adam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdurahimov's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abdurahimov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Adam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abdurahimov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Abdurahimov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdurahimov.
Adam blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurahimov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abdurahimov prevents Adam from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abdurahimov.
Adam is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abdurahimov to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdurahimov has a couple of punches blocked by Adam.
Abdurahimov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Adam has had enough of the clinch but Abdurahimov keeps him there for the moment.
Adam looking to slow down the pace here.
Abdurahimov lands an uppercut.

Adam is rocked!
Adam is trying to break free.
Oh Adam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdurahimov misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam wants to break free but Abdurahimov has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdurahimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurahimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdurahimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adam seems to have got his legs back now.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but Abdurahimov blocks with his arms.
Adam just leaning against Abdurahimov, taking a breather.
Abdurahimov lands an uppercut.
Abdurahimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abdurahimov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdurahimov stops a takedown attempt from Adam.
Abdurahimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Abdurahimov.
Adam is trying to drag Abdurahimov to the mat but Abdurahimov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Abdurahimov.
Adam could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Adam! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Abdurahimov is unloading with more strikes now! Adam drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamil Abdurahimov!
Shamil Abdurahimov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
John Adam was interviewed post fight and said 'i will thank my fans for coming out tonight and showing me love'.