PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommie Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altin Ademaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ingram
vs
Ademaj

199 cm
20
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommie Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Altin Ademaj!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ademaj with that takedown attempt.

Ingram clinches.
Ademaj misses with an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Ingram.
Ingram dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ingram misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram misses with an elbow strike.
Ingram lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ademaj.
Ingram stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ingram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ingram is trying to pull guard but Ademaj has him pressed against the cage.

Ingram breaks the clinch.

Ademaj closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ingram is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ingram trying to control but Ademaj postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ademaj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ademaj wants to control but Ingram is keeping him busy.
Ingram is trying to stand.
Ingram trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Ingram kicks off Ademaj and gets to his feet.

Ingram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram is pushing Ademaj up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ingram content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ingram misses with some punches.

Ingram pulls guard successfully.
Ingram throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Ademaj is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ingram is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ademaj is controlling him.
Ingram is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ingram wants to get back to his feet but Ademaj is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've been informed that Ademaj has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Ingram scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ingram leaves Ademaj with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommie Ingram dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ingram throws a series of punches but Ademaj avoids them all with ease.
Ingram stuffs the takedown.

Ingram instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ingram.
Ingram just leaning against Ademaj, taking a breather.
Ademaj tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ingram has Ademaj pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram landing knees to the body.
Ingram using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ademaj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram stalls.
Ingram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ademaj can do to turn this around?

Ingram breaks from the clinch.
Ademaj shoots in but no luck this time.
Tommie Ingram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Altin Ademaj.
Ademaj is breathing heavily.

Ingram rushes Ademaj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ingram misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Ingram pulls guard effortlessly.
Tommie Ingram overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ademaj showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ingram is looking to stand up but Ademaj isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ademaj takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

Ingram throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ingram is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ingram throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ingram is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ademaj is aware though and is defending well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ademaj wants to control from the top but Ingram keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ingram throws a head kick but Ademaj moves out of range.

Ademaj decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ademaj stops Ingram from getting back to his feet.
Ingram manages to get to full guard.
Ademaj wants to control from the top but Ingram keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram controls Ademaj momentarily but Ademaj frees himself.
Ingram wants to stand but Ademaj is controlling the position.
Ademaj seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ingram wants to get back to his feet but Ademaj is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ademaj slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommie Ingram dominated that second round.
That's time! Ingram's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ademaj keeps the fight on the outside.
Ingram throws a head kick but Ademaj moves out of range.

Ademaj gets caught napping as Ingram dives in and scores a takedown. Ademaj manages to retain guard.
Ademaj being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ingram missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ademaj utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ingram's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ademaj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ingram trying to control the position from guard on top but Ademaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ademaj is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Ingram pushes Ademaj up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ingram.
Ademaj tries to pull guard but Ingram forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two 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.
Ademaj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Ingram to work.
Ingram stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ademaj tries to circle away but Ingram has him pinned against the cage.

Ingram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ademaj tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ingram sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ademaj somewhat.
Ingram misses with a head kick.
Ademaj fails with the takedown.
Tommie Ingram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Altin Ademaj.
Ingram will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ingram wants to clinch but Ademaj slips to the side
and Ademaj counters with a left and a right that stings Ingram.
Ingram tries to clinch up
and Ademaj counters with a three punch combo that has Ingram backing up. Ingram nods at Ademaj to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ademaj.

Ingram darts in and clinches Ademaj up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ademaj has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ingram after a bit of a struggle.
Altin Ademaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommie Ingram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ingram is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommie Ingram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ingram has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommie Ingram!