PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Jones Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Adams
vs
Jones Jr

200 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Jones Jr does no damage.
Jones Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr looks gassed!

Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Adams get's back to his feet.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Jones Jr.

Adams gets a clinch.
Jones Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Roy Jones Jr has been cut.

Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Adams gets a takedown into half guard.
Adams prevents Jones Jr from standing back up.
Adams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams scoring with strikes to the body and head.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adams winds up and cracks Jones Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones Jr on the ground.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.

Adams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones Jr defends it well.
Adams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams works his way into full mount!
Adams looking to control but Jones Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Adams working for a guillotine from mount but Jones Jr is in no mood to give up.
Jones Jr is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones Jr is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Adams controlling his opponent.
Jones Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Adams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones Jr wants to try and get back to his feet.
Adams cracks Jones Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Jones Jr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Adams.
Adams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones Jr's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Adams looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones Jr's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Adams landing strikes from the mount.
Adams tries to control but Jones Jr wriggling away.
Jones Jr really wants to buck Adams off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adams unloading with bombs!
Adams is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Jones Jr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Adams.
Jones Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Adams looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones Jr tries to buck Adams off but he can't manage it.
Adams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones Jr's face.
Adams trying to control but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Adams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones Jr trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Jones Jr'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 gets a takedown into half guard.

Adams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adams.
Adams wants to take a breather but Jones Jr is having none of it.

Jones Jr has one foot on Adams's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones Jr swinging wilding here.
Jones Jr swinging wilding here.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Jones Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andre Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Jones Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Adams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones Jr won't allow Adams to pass to mount.
Jones Jr is looking to escape.
Adams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones Jr pushes Adams off looking to stand but Adams dives back in and keeps control.
Adams is nestled in close to Jones Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones Jr wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Jones Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adams is controlling him.
Adams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adams is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Roy Jones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Jones Jr misses.
A combination from Jones Jr does no damage.
Jones Jr throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Adams wants to take a breather but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Adams stops Jones Jr from getting back to his feet.
Adams is tying to control. Jones Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adams thows a huge punch but Jones Jr dodges it nicely.
Adams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones Jr keeps working.
Andre Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Jones Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones Jr throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
Jones Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones Jr.
A combination from Jones Jr does no damage.
Jones Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones Jr misses with a double jab.
Jones Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Jones Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Adams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones Jr is not content to let Adams control the position.
Jones Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adams has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Adams working the body and head with strikes.

Adams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Jones Jr misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adams prevents Jones Jr from getting back to his feet.
Adams wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
Adams prevents Jones Jr from getting back to his feet.
Adams wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Jones Jr.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
Adams trying to control the action but Jones Jr is working from the bottom.

Adams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adams has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones Jr, who protects the arm well.
Jones Jr tries to escape but Adams is in control.
Adams wants to control but Jones Jr is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones Jr.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.

Adams scores a takedown into full mount!
Andre Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones Jr wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams controlling the pace for now.
Jones Jr wants to try and get back to his feet.
Adams with good strikes from the mount here!
Adams lands a nice shot to the head.
Roy Jones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones Jr is looking to escape.
Jones Jr throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones Jr throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jones Jr is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26

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