PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes into the arena with Gaslight Anthem - Boxer blaring out of the sound system. Gregory Adams has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Adams
vs
Boothe

207 cm
43
274 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

190 cm
43
215 lbs
45 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Sin City Allstars

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 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boothe on his heels. He'll look to pass Boothe's guard now, I'm sure.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boothe is keeping the position for now.
Adams won't allow Boothe to sweep him here.
Boothe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boothe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams trying to move into half guard but instead Boothe has managed to sweep!

Adams is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe controls from within his opponent's guard.

Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Adams is looking for a triangle but Boothe pushes his legs off easily.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boothe manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boothe keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.

That's two 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boothe is on top in guard.

Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Adams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Adams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe trying to control here.

Adams seems to be looking for submissions.

Adams is looking for a kimura here.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Boothe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boothe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boothe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Boothe is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Adams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boothe is positioning himself well to prevent Adams advancing to mount.
Adams is pressing down on Boothe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boothe is holding on for now.
Boothe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boothe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boothe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adams trying to control the action but Boothe is working from the bottom.
Boothe is controlling Adams's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Adams gets a double leg takedown into Boothe's guard.
Boothe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adams wants to control from the top but Boothe keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams slips nicely into half guard.

Adams is working for a kimura but Boothe is defending it quite comfortably.
Boothe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adams's back!
Boothe has the hooks in. Adams is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe biding his time, looking for the opening.
Adams just trying to survive but Boothe is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Adams tries to roll but Boothe sticks to his back.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boothe can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I would not like to be Adams right now.
Adams trying to control the hands but Boothe won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Adams dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Adams feints and as Boothe raises his hands in defense, Adams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adams trying to control but Boothe is working from the bottom.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gregory Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Adams has gone for a leg lock! Boothe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Adams's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adams trying to control the position.
Boothe preventing the sweep.
Boothe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas Boothe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Adams looking for submissions off his back.
Boothe prevents Adams from improving his position.
Gregory Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams wants to control but Boothe passes into side.
Adams tries to buck Boothe off but Boothe is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Adams tries to buck Boothe off but Boothe is having none of it.
Adams manages to get back to half guard.
Adams wants to improve his position but Boothe is controlling well.
Boothe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adams defending well though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Adams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adams in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

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