PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Adelhard
vs
Moreno

178 cm
28
165 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

173 cm
34
170 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Moreno!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno jabs Adelhard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moreno wants to clinch

and Adelhard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adelhard.
Moreno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Adelhard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Moreno looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Moreno looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Moreno!

Adelhard is trying to get back to half guard.
Moreno working away.
Adelhard stops Moreno from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard is looking for a sweep.
Adelhard being controlled for a moment.
Moreno trying to control the position but Adelhard is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adelhard is working hard here to advance position.
Adelhard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adelhard lands a nice short elbow.
Adelhard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moreno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Adelhard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard trying to control the pace.
Adelhard is trying to control the action in half guard but Moreno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to pass to full mount but Moreno defends it.
Adelhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moreno keeps working.

Adelhard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moreno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adelhard is looking to take a break and control but Moreno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moreno defending well though.
Adelhard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moreno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adelhard is trying to control. Moreno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Adelhard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moreno is just riding it out for now. Adelhard eventually gives up the hold.
Adelhard trying to pass the guard but Moreno defending well.
Still in half guard, Adelhard seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adelhard throwing shots but Moreno is blocking nicely.
Adelhard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moreno's head.
Adelhard throwing shots but Moreno is blocking nicely.

Adelhard is working for a kimura but Moreno is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adelhard is looking to take a break and control but Moreno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Adelhard dominated that round.
That's time! Adelhard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moreno needs to keep his hands up - Adelhard had a free shot at his head there.
Adelhard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moreno is looking to clinch but Adelhard is avoiding it.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch but Adelhard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moreno moves in looking to clinch but Adelhard pushes him off.
Adelhard tried to counter with a leg kick but Moreno avoided it.
Moreno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moreno with the counter takedown but Adelhard avoids it easily.
Moreno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Adelhard.
Adelhard tries a low kick but Moreno avoids it.
Adelhard connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno wants to clinch up but Adelhard keeps it at a distance.
Adelhard attempts a counter takedown but Moreno avoids it well and moves away.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Moreno's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Moreno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moreno tries to clinch up but Adelhard circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moreno throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moreno avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Moreno moves out of range of the strikes.
Adelhard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard tries a low kick but Moreno avoids it.
Moreno feints the counter takedown.
Adelhard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moreno misses with a wild body shot.

Moreno clinches up with Adelhard and pushes him back against the cage.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Adelhard avoids the damage to the body.
Adelhard blocks the elbow strike.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Adelhard.
Adelhard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moreno after a bit of a struggle.
Moreno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adelhard.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adelhard is defending well for now.

Adelhard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adelhard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adelhard with a body shot.
Adelhard connects with an inside leg kick.
Moreno doesn't manage to clinch there - Adelhard circles away.
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!
Adelhard misses with an uppercut. Moreno saw that one coming.
Moreno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moreno tries to clinch up.
Adelhard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moreno.
Adelhard lands with a shot to the body.
Adelhard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adelhard throws a shot from downtown. Moreno moves away and avoids it.
Adelhard looks for the body kick but Moreno saw that one coming.
Paulo Moreno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno moves out of range as Adelhard strikes.
Moreno blocks the body kick.
Moreno tries to clinch up.
Adelhard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moreno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moreno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moreno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adelhard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adelhard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moreno moves to clinch but Adelhard breaks away
and Adelhard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adelhard is looking to wear down Moreno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adelhard lands a glancing blow to the side of Moreno's head.

It looks like Paulo Moreno has been cut.
A jab from Adelhard finds it's way through Moreno's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moreno darts in and clinches Adelhard up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard blocks an elbow strike.
Moreno prevents a body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to work over Moreno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adelhard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moreno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moreno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adelhard lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Moreno.
Moreno throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adelhard's head.
Bernhard Adelhard is winning the standup battle so far.
Adelhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Moreno instigates a clinch.
Adelhard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped Adelhard in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Adelhard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Adelhard dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Adelhard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moreno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adelhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Adelhard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moreno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moreno is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adelhard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adelhard scores with a jab to the body.
Adelhard looks to throw the jab but Moreno is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno walks into a left hand.
Paulo Moreno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Moreno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moreno tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Adelhard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moreno's guard.
Adelhard passes Moreno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Adelhard is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Moreno is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bernhard Adelhard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bernhard Adelhard made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Paulo Moreno was interviewed post fight and said 'Sa lahat ng ayaw sakin mga putang ina niyo.'.