PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valente might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. Adelhard has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Valente
vs
Adelhard

172 cm
34
155 lbs
16 - 6 - 2

178 cm
28
165 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard slips a jab from Valente.
Adelhard flicks out a counter leg kick but Valente steps away.
Valente checks a low kick from Adelhard.
Valente is looking to counter punch.
Valente throws a leg kick that misses.
Valente throws a looping overhand right but Adelhard ducks down to avoid it.
Adelhard drops his hands momentarily and Valente takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente just misses with a punch to the body.
Adelhard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Valente defends it well.
Adelhard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valente checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valente misses with a low kick.
Valente throws a shot from downtown. Adelhard moves away and avoids it.
Adelhard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valente misses with a lunging right hand
and Adelhard counters with a right hand to the body.
Valente just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Valente catches Adelhard right on the button with a cross.
Adelhard moves out of range of the leg kick from Valente.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Adelhard blocks the low kick.
Adelhard with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valente keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adelhard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valente.
Valente pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adelhard is out of range and Valente settles back down.
Adelhard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adelhard misses with a looping left.
A big left from Adelhard misses.
Carlinhos Valente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adelhard takes one to the chin there.
Valente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Valente.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Valente.
Valente works the jab nicely.
Valente throws a hook but Adelhard avoids it easily.
Adelhard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valente throws an overhand right that lands on Adelhard's shoulder, as Adelhard tries to avoid the shot.
Adelhard with the counter takedown but Valente avoids it easily.
Valente throws a shot from downtown. Adelhard moves away and avoids it.

Valente darts in and clinches Adelhard up against the cage.
Adelhard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valente looking to stall.
Adelhard slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Adelhard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valente.
Valente lands with a right to the head.
Valente holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valente throws an elbow but misses.
Valente is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valente blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adelhard is working Valente over against the cage.
Adelhard blocks the elbow strike.
Valente creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valente tries a body shot but Adelhard blocks it.
I was talking to Valente's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Valente.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Valente stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valente wants to stall.
Valente lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adelhard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adelhard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valente lands an elbow inside that Adelhard shrugs off.
Valente digs a right hand into Adelhard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adelhard's gas tank.
Valente lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Adelhard tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Adelhard back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adelhard misses with some punches.
Adelhard misses with a punch on the inside.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Adelhard.
Valente misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Adelhard.
Nice body punch from Valente - that landed with a thud.
Adelhard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valente misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Adelhard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valente is keeping busy.
Adelhard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valente lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adelhard backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Valente.
Adelhard tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Adelhard back against the cage.
Valente throws an elbow that misses.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valente throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard blocks a body shot from Valente.
Valente throws an elbow that misses.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valente's elbow.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valente wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carlinhos Valente will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Adelhard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valente has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valente misses with a lunging right hand
and Adelhard counters with a leg kick.
Adelhard misses with a straight right.
Valente tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adelhard is able to avoid easily.
Adelhard moves forwards but Valente connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Adelhard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adelhard swings widly with a right hand
and Valente makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valente jabs at Adelhard's body.
Valente lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
Adelhard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valente throws a jab but it's blocked by Adelhard.
Adelhard throws an overhand right that lands on Valente's shoulder, as Valente tries to avoid the shot.
Adelhard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valente.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adelhard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente checks a leg kick.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Valente.
Adelhard throws a front kick aimed at Valente's knee but Valente avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Valente.
A low kick from Adelhard is predictable there
and Valente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valente throws a leg kick
letting Adelhard counter with a right hand.
Valente connects with an inside leg kick.
Valente scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Valente. Beautiful body shot.
Valente throws out a loose jab but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valente tries to score with a low kick but Adelhard moves his leg out of the way.
Valente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adelhard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adelhard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valente checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Adelhard backs away, Valente returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlinhos Valente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adelhard misses with a hook. Valente ducked under it nicely.
Valente swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to land a front kick but Valente steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valente misses the shot to the body.
Valente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adelhard throws out the jab.
Valente tries to clinch but Adelhard is having none of it.

Adelhard rushes Valente and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valente has Adelhard pressed against the cage, preventing Adelhard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valente.
Adelhard lands a nice shot to the body.
Valente misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adelhard.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
Valente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Adelhard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adelhard tries to work over Valente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Adelhard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Adelhard lands.

It looks like Carlinhos Valente has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente scores with a punch to the head.
Adelhard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valente throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valente throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard checks the leg kick.
Valente cracks Adelhard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valente.
Valente throws a series of strikes that have Adelhard backpedaling.
Valente throws a solid leg kick but Adelhard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valente.
Valente scores with a jab to the body.
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Valente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
Valente appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valente throws a big shot that misses.
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Valente misses the target.
Adelhard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Adelhard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adelhard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adelhard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Adelhard.

Adelhard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valente throws a big shot that misses.
Adelhard takes a swing at Valente's ribcage but misses.
Valente appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valente blocks the body kick.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Valente.
Valente throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valente fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adelhard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adelhard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valente takes a step back to recover.
Valente scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adelhard.
Adelhard slips under a jab from Valente.
Adelhard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adelhard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carlinhos Valente will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adelhard to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Adelhard.
Valente cracks Adelhard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adelhard punishes Valente's body with a nice straight punch.
Adelhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valente.
Adelhard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adelhard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valente takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valente swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Adelhard instigates a clinch.
Adelhard tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Adelhard back against the cage.
Adelhard is leaning against Valente and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valente.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Valente.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard prevents a body shot from Valente.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adelhard's brow.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adelhard prevents a body shot from Valente.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valente's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adelhard's brow.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Valente blocks a body shot from Adelhard.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Valente creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Adelhard tries a body shot but Valente blocks it.
Adelhard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente trying to stall but Adelhard improves his position.
Adelhard lands with a light punch inside.
Valente misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Adelhard as the two fighters clinch.
Valente is struggling to control the position.
Valente goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adelhard tries to throw a body punch but Valente avoids it by throwing Adelhard back against the cage.
Adelhard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adelhard scores with a hook to the body.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valente takes a shot to the head.
Valente can't find room to land a body shot as Adelhard controls the action.
Adelhard lands a body shot.
Valente tries a body shot but Adelhard blocks it.
Adelhard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adelhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Valente controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adelhard stalls.
Adelhard lands a body punch.
Adelhard blocks a body shot from Valente.
Valente tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard digs a right hand into Valente's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valente's gas tank.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Valente controls the action.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Valente stalling in the clinch but Adelhard improves position.
Nice body punch from Adelhard.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adelhard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adelhard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Adelhard on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valente stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adelhard's brow.

Adelhard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adelhard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Adelhard misses with a wild combination.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valente.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valente chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adelhard tried to score with a low kick but Valente checks it.
Adelhard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valente's sensitive parts.

Valente forces Adelhard back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valente.
Adelhard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adelhard blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Adelhard really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Adelhard throws a looping overhand right but Valente ducks down to avoid it.
Adelhard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carlinhos Valente is winning the standup battle so far.
Valente moves away from the strike by Adelhard.
Valente throws a right hand that misses

and Adelhard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valente won't be happy with that.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Valente is working away.
Adelhard controlling the position from side mount.
Adelhard working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard working the ground and pound but Valente is defending the strikes.
Valente wants to control but Adelhard postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente regains half guard, as Adelhard was trying to land strikes.
Valente won't allow Adelhard to pass to mount.
Adelhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valente is trying to get back to full guard.
Adelhard wants to control but Valente is keeping him busy.

Adelhard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Valente sees it coming and defends easily.
Adelhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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.
Valente taking some punishment here, with Adelhard in his half guard.
Valente avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adelhard.

Adelhard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Valente sees it coming and defends easily.

Adelhard seems to be looking for submissions.
Adelhard is trying to control. Valente wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Adelhard seems content to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adelhard sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valente wants to clinch.
Valente moves out of range of the body kick from Adelhard.
Adelhard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valente misses with a body shot.
Adelhard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adelhard misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valente.
Adelhard throws a lazy uppercut
and Valente makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valente.
Adelhard is looking to land body kicks.
Adelhard tries a head kick but it misses.
Adelhard connects with a body shot.
Valente moves out of range of the body kick from Adelhard.
Valente throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valente checks it well.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valente was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
A combination from Adelhard does no damage.
Valente scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valente moves out of range of the body kick from Adelhard.

Valente closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Valente.

Adelhard has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Valente regains guard immediately.
Valente wants to sweep but no luck.
Adelhard trying to control but Valente is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Adelhard dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
A little jabbing left from Adelhard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.
Nice defenses there by Valente.
Valente lands a jab.
A low kick from Valente is predictable there
enabling Adelhard to counter with a crisp jab.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Valente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valente, right into the meat.
Adelhard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valente. Valente obviously looking to wear him down.
Adelhard digs a good hook to Valente's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente loads up on a big right hand but Adelhard slips the punch.
Valente backing away here, and Adelhard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adelhard tries to clinch but Valente moves out of range.
Valente throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adelhard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valente checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adelhard tries to land a front kick but Valente steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Valente avoids it.
Adelhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valente rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adelhard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Valente misses.
Valente misses with a double jab.
Valente backing away here, and Adelhard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adelhard scores with a leg kick.
Valente throws a body punch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Adelhard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adelhard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valente can pounce on him.
Adelhard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valente was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Valente misses its intended target.
Adelhard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Valente sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valente swings away with a body shot that misses

and Adelhard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adelhard postures up in Valente's guard and throws a big left but Valente blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Adelhard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valente keeping full guard, as Adelhard tries to pass.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Valente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Valente 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.
Valente misses with a hook. Adelhard ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adelhard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Valente if he has to take too many more of those.
Valente misses with a body punch
and Adelhard counters with a straight right hand.
Adelhard thuds his right hand into Valente's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Valente.
Valente lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adelhard at a distance.
Valente moves to clinch but Adelhard breaks away

and Adelhard counters with a shoot takedown. Valente fights it but they end up in guard.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Valente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Valente haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bernhard Adelhard has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adelhard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Valente is working away.
Adelhard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Valente's legs.
Valente is not content to let Adelhard control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Adelhard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adelhard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard Adelhard!
Bernhard Adelhard made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.