PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benito Galea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Adams acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Galea
vs
Adams

164 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benito Galea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Adams!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a double jab.
Galea throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams takes a swing at Galea's ribcage but misses.
Galea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galea tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adams swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Galea.
Galea tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Adams. That snapped Galea's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams looks to land a combination. Galea sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Galea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Mark Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Galea on that attempt.
Jab from Galea.
Galea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Galea persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benito Galea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galea throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Adams scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Galea misses.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Galea has a takedown stuffed.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Galea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Galea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Galea there as he acknowledges the shot.

Galea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Adams is not content to let Galea control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galea is breathing heavily.
Adams is trying to get back to his feet.
Galea is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Galea tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Galea looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adams stuffs the takedown attempt from Galea. Galea gets slowly back to his feet.
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Galea tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams avoids the head kick by Galea.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Adams dominated that 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.

Adams stuffs the takedown attempt from Galea. Galea gets slowly back to his feet.
Galea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Galea clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
Galea tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benito Galea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galea changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Galea tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adams swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Galea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Benito Galea has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams connects with a body shot.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Adams throws a right and a left that Galea avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams tries to bum rush Galea with a series of wild strikes but Galea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adams throws a series of punches but Galea moves out of range.
Galea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galea moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Galea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks a head kick by Galea.
Galea throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Galea throws a combination that misses
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galea is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adams.
Adams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mark Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams throws a right and a left that Galea avoids nicely.
Adams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick and Galea moves out of range easily.
Benito Galea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galea fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Galea throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Galea takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Adams misses with the combination.
Galea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benito Galea's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Galea shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Galea shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Galea shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Galea keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benito Galea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Adams throws a body punch but Galea moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Adams.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick

and Galea decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.

Galea 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.
Galea slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Galea tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galea prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.

Galea 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 wants to get back to his feet but Galea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Galea advances position into side control!
Adams is trying to buck Galea off.
Galea trying to control the position but Adams is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Galea working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adams is trying to get back to his feet.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galea. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Galea throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Adams is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Galea lands with a kick to the temple. Adams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benito Galea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like Mark Adams has been cut.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galea.
Adams cracks Galea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Galea looks for a takedown but Adams sprawls well.
Adams connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benito Galea showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

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