PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Swessson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Swessson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Adams
vs
Swessson

157 cm
24
162 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

165 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerald Swessson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swessson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams is looking to counter with head kicks.

Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swessson letting Adams take a breather here.
Swessson tries to pull guard but Adams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Swessson stalling the fight.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerald Swessson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swessson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adams's waist but Adams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swessson off to one side.
Swessson misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adams rushes Swessson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swessson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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

Adams clinches.
Swessson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adams walks away with a smile on his face. Swessson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andrew Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Swessson.

Adams instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swessson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Swessson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Swessson persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
Swessson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Swessson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swessson is looking to take this one to the mat.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swessson tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Swessson throws a lazy head kick

and Adams counters by clinching up.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Swessson shoots and misses
and Adams counters with a nice body shot.
Swessson looks winded!

Adams moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Adams breaks from the clinch.

Adams moves into range and clinches up with Swessson.
Adams really is a fat lump.
Adams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swessson up against the cage.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Adams on the inside.

Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
Swessson is trying to break free.

Adams has hold of one of Swessson's legs. Swessson is fighting the takedown attempt but Adams gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Swessson has a closed guard, preventing Adams from standing up.
Adams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swessson's head.
Swessson trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wanted to stand there but Swessson had control of the position.
Adams lands a couple of elbows.
Adams distracts Swessson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swessson has a closed guard, preventing Adams from standing up.

Swessson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Adams gets to his feet - Swessson follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Adams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Swessson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Swessson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.

Adams has closed the distance and engaged Swessson in a clinch.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Swessson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adams really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
The fight stays on the outside here - Swessson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swessson tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily
and Adams counters with a nice body shot.

Adams forces Swessson back against the cage and clinches.
Adams has Swessson pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams effectively controlling the action here.

Adams breaks from the clinch.
Andrew Adams is winning the standup battle so far.

Adams moves into the clinch.

Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swessson can do to turn this around?

Adams has closed the distance and engaged Swessson in a clinch.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Swessson looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Swessson tries to clinch
enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab.

Swessson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adams was covering up waiting for the punch and Swessson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Swessson is breathing heavily.
Swessson trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adams working for a triangle but Swessson defends it easily.
Swessson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adams is proving hard to escape from.

Adams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adams wants to sweep here but Swessson controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a decent punch to the body there.
Swessson is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Swessson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adams is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swessson, pushing him back against the cage.
Adams has Swessson pressed against the cage, preventing Swessson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swessson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrew Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Swessson.
Swessson shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swessson has a takedown stuffed.

Swessson tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

Adams rushes Swessson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swessson with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Swessson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Adams has closed the distance and engaged Swessson in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Adams breaks from the clinch.

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

Andrew Adams dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swessson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adams is defending well.
Swessson tries to pull guard but Adams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Adams is leaning against Swessson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adams stops a takedown attempt from Swessson.
Andrew Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Swessson.

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

Adams darts in and clinches Swessson up against the cage.

Adams successfully pulls guard.
Adams trying to control the position.

Adams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Swessson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams striking from the bottom here.
Swessson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Swessson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adams is proving hard to escape from.

Swessson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swessson trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Swessson wants to land a leg kick but Adams is out of range.
Swessson misses with a takedown
and Adams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Swessson is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Adams clinches.
Swessson looking to slow down the pace here.

Adams has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Swessson is trying to keep an underhook but Adams manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Swessson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swessson is looking to improve his position.
Adams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Adams there.
Adams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Adams decides to stand and escape the position.
Andrew Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.

Adams closes the distance and pushes Swessson back into the cage.

Adams ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adams no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Adams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swessson defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adams is on top in guard.

Swessson working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
Swessson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams wants to get up but he can't break Swessson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Adams stands and steps away. Swessson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Adams drives through and clinches with Swessson against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams leaning against his opponent.

Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gerald Swessson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swessson shoots in looking for a takedown but Adams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swessson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Adams!