PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Craddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Craddock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Craddock
vs
Adams

188 cm
20
217 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Craddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dre Adams!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craddock fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craddock seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adams lands a right hook to the body.
Craddock tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.

Craddock rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Craddock keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adams tries to break free but Craddock pushes him back against the cage.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Craddock tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craddock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adams avoiding damage as Craddock throws knees to the body.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Craddock.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Craddock.
Craddock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Craddock.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Craddock.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craddock has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams avoiding damage as Craddock throws knees to the body.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craddock tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Craddock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adams is trying to force a seperation but Craddock has the dominant position.
Craddock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Adams avoiding damage as Craddock throws knees to the body.
Craddock missing with knees to the body.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Craddock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Craddock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craddock wants a takedown but no success here.
Craddock slowing the pace effectively.
Craddock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adams after a bit of a struggle.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Craddock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Craddock just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.

Adams manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Craddock tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.

Adams gets tackled into the cage by Craddock. Craddock maintains the clinch.
Adams wants to get back to striking at distance but Craddock won't allow it.
Adams prevents a body shot from Craddock.
Craddock looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
Craddock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Craddock tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Dre Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craddock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adams throws a jab but it's blocked by Craddock.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craddock fails to land with a series of punches.
Craddock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams throws a right and a left that Craddock avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dre Adams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Adams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Craddock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Craddock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Craddock wants to clinch.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adams lands with a good body shot.
Adams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Craddock takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Craddock has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craddock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Craddock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Craddock keeps him there for the moment.
Billy Craddock has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Craddock obliges.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adams blocks a body shot from Craddock.
Craddock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Craddock working Adams over with knees to the body.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craddock is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Craddock into the cage.
Craddock landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craddock landing knees to the body.
Craddock lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Adams is breathing heavily.

Craddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Craddock has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Adams prevents a body shot from Craddock.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Craddock breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams throws a right and a left that Craddock avoids nicely.

Craddock darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Craddock misses with a knee to the head.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craddock has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Craddock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams tries to circle away but Craddock has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Craddock missing with knees to the body.
Adams prevents a body shot from Craddock.
Craddock landing knees to the body.
Adams is trying to force a seperation but Craddock has the dominant position.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craddock tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Craddock obliges.
Craddock working Adams over with knees to the body.
Craddock landing knees to the head.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Craddock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Adams tries to break free but Craddock pushes him back against the cage.
Craddock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Adams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Craddock crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craddock lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Craddock dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Craddock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craddock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Craddock is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Craddock is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Adams punishes Craddock's body with a nice straight punch.
Craddock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Craddock tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Craddock manages to avoid it.
Craddock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Craddock misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams lands a nice hook to Craddock's body. Craddock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams throws a series of punches but Craddock avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Craddock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Craddock moves into the clinch successfully.
Adams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Craddock manages to break the clinch.
Adams throws a series of punches but Craddock avoids them all with ease.
Craddock wants to clinch.
Adams throws a counter combo.
Craddock moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.

Adams gets tackled into the cage by Craddock. Craddock maintains the clinch.

Craddock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craddock moves away.
Craddock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dre Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craddock is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craddock misses with a double jab
and Craddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Adams scores with a shot to the body.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craddock slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adams swings for the body but Craddock moves out of range.
Craddock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Craddock throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams throws a right and a left that Craddock avoids nicely.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Billy Craddock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craddock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Craddock pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Craddock tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Craddock.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craddock lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Craddock.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craddock misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dre Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dre Adams!
In his post fight interview, Dre Adams started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.