PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McAdams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Suomalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McAdams
vs
Suomalainen

181 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Russian Bears Nutrition

KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin McAdams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jari Suomalainen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suomalainen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suomalainen.
Suomalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McAdams dives in for a single leg takedown but Suomalainen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Suomalainen throws a looping overhand right but McAdams ducks down to avoid it.
McAdams tries for a takedown but Suomalainen circles away easily
enabling Suomalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Suomalainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McAdams on the side of the head.
McAdams moves out of range as Suomalainen strikes.
McAdams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good shot there by Suomalainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suomalainen.
McAdams attempts a counter takedown but Suomalainen avoids it well and moves away.
McAdams misses with a takedown attempt
and Suomalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin McAdams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suomalainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McAdams feinted with a counter takedown.
Suomalainen misses with an uppercut. McAdams saw that one coming.
McAdams feinted with a counter takedown.
McAdams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Suomalainen throws a shot from downtown. McAdams moves away and avoids it.
Suomalainen loads up on a big right hand but McAdams slips the punch.
Suomalainen thuds his right hand into McAdams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suomalainen's waist but Suomalainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McAdams off to one side.
McAdams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McAdams takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suomalainen sizes up McAdams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McAdams defending well as Suomalainen loads up on a big left hand.
McAdams fails with a takedown attempt.
McAdams seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McAdams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suomalainen circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by McAdams or perhaps it was just good defense by Suomalainen, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suomalainen! But no joy.
McAdams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Suomalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
McAdams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suomalainen cracks McAdams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suomalainen.
McAdams fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suomalainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McAdams scrambles back to his feet.
Suomalainen connects with the punch.
Suomalainen throws the left hand but McAdams avoids the punch easily.
Suomalainen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Suomalainen lands with a right hand.
McAdams tries for a takedown but Suomalainen circles away easily
and Suomalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suomalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McAdams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McAdams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suomalainen defends well and McAdams ends up having to push Suomalainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McAdams misses with a takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
McAdams fails with the takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin McAdams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAdams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suomalainen defends it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Suomalainen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Suomalainen does it's job there.
Jari Suomalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Suomalainen does no damage.
McAdams shoots in for a takedown but Suomalainen shows good takedown defense.
Suomalainen throws the left hand but McAdams avoids the punch easily.
McAdams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McAdams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suomalainen.
We've been informed that Suomalainen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McAdams ducks under a wild hook from Suomalainen.
Suomalainen stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdams fails with a takedown attempt.
McAdams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Suomalainen counter with a right hand.
McAdams goes for a double leg but Suomalainen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Suomalainen continues to drive forward.
McAdams misses with a takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suomalainen finds it's way round the side to connect with McAdams's head.
McAdams misses with a takedown
and Suomalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suomalainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McAdams fails with the takedown
and Suomalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suomalainen throws a one two combo.
Suomalainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McAdams darts in looking for a takedown but Suomalainen gets double underhooks and turns McAdams into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suomalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suomalainen throws a series of punches but McAdams avoids them all with ease.
Suomalainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Suomalainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McAdams fails with a takedown attempt.
Suomalainen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McAdams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Suomalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McAdams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Suomalainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping McAdams under the eye.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McAdams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McAdams shoots in for a takedown but Suomalainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Suomalainen misses the target.
McAdams misses with a takedown attempt
and Suomalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suomalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McAdams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suomalainen swings widly with a right hand

and McAdams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Suomalainen won't be happy with that.
Suomalainen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Suomalainen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suomalainen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McAdams controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

McAdams is working for a guillotine from mount but Suomalainen frees his head quite easily.
Suomalainen wants to get back to his feet.
McAdams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suomalainen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McAdams controlling the position easily from mount.
McAdams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four 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.

McAdams swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin McAdams!
After the fight, Kevin McAdams was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.