PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adams
vs
Alves

190 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al 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, Brandon Alves!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Alves tries to counter by closing the distance.

Alves has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Alves has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adams breaks from the clinch.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Alves moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Alves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Al Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Adams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adams throws a combination that misses

and Alves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adams is trying to break free.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alves keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves is trying to stall.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alves checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Alves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adams tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams sets himself, and Alves steps forward looking for the clinch! Adams avoids it this time.
Alves has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Adams throws a body kick that misses.
Alves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Adams blocks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Adams dominated that round.
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 closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the ropes.
Adams can't break the clinch.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
Adams wants to break the clinch but can't.

Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.

Adams clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Adams rushes Alves and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
Alves is looking to control Adams's arms but Adams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alves has his back to the ropes.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams dips to his left and cracks Alves with an uppercut!

Adams clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Adams staggers Alves with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Alves looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
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 fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a head kick that misses

and Alves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adams is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
Adams tries to break free but Alves pushes him back against the ropes.
Alves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Adams breaks the clinch.
Adams wants to land a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Adams throws a push kick but Alves slaps the foot to one side.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Alves wants to counter the offense by Adams and move into the clinch position.

Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Adams will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Alves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.

Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams throws out a leg kick but Alves moves out of range and Adams only half commits.
Alves wants to counter the offense by Adams and move into the clinch position.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Al Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Alves looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jab by Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams sets himself, and Alves steps forward looking for the clinch! Adams avoids it this time.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Alves counters with a nice kick to the body.

Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Alves taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Adams blocks it.
Alves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alves looking to stall.
Alves is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Adams has denied him.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Adams is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to stall but Adams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Alves.

Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alves tries to counter with a clinch but Adams shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.

Alves has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves trying to stall but Adams improves his position.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Alves really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves counters with a body kick.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Adams moves into the clinch.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
Alves keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adams blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams is trying to break free.
Alves wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Adams tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the ropes.
Adams tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the ropes.
Adams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Alves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adams can't break the clinch.
Alves keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.

Adams breaks the clinch.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Alves responds with a good body kick, but Adams manages to step out the way in time.
Adams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A cross from Adams lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Adams had his way with Brandon Alves in that round.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Adams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alves eats them both and turns towards Adams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Alves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Adams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adams scores with a leg kick.
Adams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alves looks to clinch
and Adams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adams lands an overhand right.

Alves is rocked!
Adams cracks Alves with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Adams!