PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Moura
vs
Adams

185 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Adams!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams fails with the takedown.

Moura is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Adams's half guard.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adams wants to control but Moura is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Moura there.
Moura slips a nice elbow through Adams's hands, connecting with Adams's forehead.
Moura is keen to just control but Adams is a slippery customer.
Moura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is trying to control but can't.
Moura drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moura working Adams over with strikes.
Moura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moura scores with a couple of nice shots.

It looks like Al Adams has been cut.
Moura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moura is controlling the pace.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moura drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Moura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Moura winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moura is nestled in close to Adams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moura winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Adams is rocked!
Moura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moura drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moura lands a nice short elbow.
Adams has hold of Moura's hands but Moura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moura working the head and body with strikes.
Moura is trying to control. Adams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adams tries to roll over but Moura keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Moura there.
Moura drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Ground and pound from Moura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adams is still in real trouble! Can Moura finish him?
Moura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moura has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adams?
Moura lands a big shot to the head and Adams winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rickson Moura!
After winning the bout, Rickson Moura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.