PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Van Leakenstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen The Dark Knight Rises Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Van Leakenstien
vs
Adams

180 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
203 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Van Leakenstien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Adams!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Leakenstien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Adams pushes Van Leakenstien off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Adams looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Van Leakenstien is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

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

Van Leakenstien breaks the clinch.
Van Leakenstien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Van Leakenstien instigates a clinch.

Van Leakenstien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Van Leakenstien closes the distance and clinches.
Van Leakenstien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.

Van Leakenstien breaks the clinch.

Adams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Leakenstien to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Van Leakenstien wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Leakenstien gets to his feet. Adams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Adams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adams there as he acknowledges the shot.

Adams is rocked!

Van Leakenstien gets a clinch.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Leakenstien finish him?

Van Leakenstien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Van Leakenstien clinches.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.

Van Leakenstien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Van Leakenstien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Leakenstien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Van Leakenstien manages to break the clinch.
Van Leakenstien swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Leakenstien jabs Adams right on the nose. Adams blinks but takes it well.

Van Leakenstien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Van Leakenstien.

Van Leakenstien has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Adams uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams won't allow Van Leakenstien to get back to his feet.
Van Leakenstien striking off his back.

Van Leakenstien pushes Adams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Van Leakenstien is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Adams's half guard.

Van Leakenstien stands up from half guard.

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

Van Leakenstien breaks the clinch.
Van Leakenstien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Van Leakenstien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Leakenstien jumps guard and drags Adams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Leakenstien trying to control the position.

Van Leakenstien has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Adams is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Van Leakenstien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Leakenstien is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams swinging wildly here.

Van Leakenstien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Leakenstien lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Leakenstien throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Leakenstien breaks from the clinch.

Van Leakenstien moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Van Leakenstien breaks from the clinch.
Adams throws a hook but Van Leakenstien avoids it easily.

Van Leakenstien darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.

Van Leakenstien manages to break the clinch.
Van Leakenstien wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Adams gets tackled into the cage by Van Leakenstien. Van Leakenstien maintains the clinch.

Van Leakenstien breaks from the clinch.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Van Leakenstien takes the fight into the clinch.

Van Leakenstien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Leakenstien fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Van Leakenstien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams takes a swing at Van Leakenstien's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Van Leakenstien dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Van Leakenstien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Van Leakenstien has Adams up against the cage in a clinch.

Van Leakenstien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Leakenstien tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.

Van Leakenstien moves into the clinch.
Graham Van Leakenstien has scored more points in the clinch so far.

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

Van Leakenstien has managed to clinch.

Van Leakenstien breaks the clinch.
We've been informed that Adams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Van Leakenstien throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Adams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Van Leakenstien is in Adams's guard.
Van Leakenstien connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Leakenstien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Leakenstien postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.

Van Leakenstien stands up and waves to Adams to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Van Leakenstien takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Leakenstien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Leakenstien tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Van Leakenstien has managed to clinch.

Van Leakenstien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graham Van Leakenstien is winning the standup battle so far.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Van Leakenstien pulls Adams into guard.

Van Leakenstien manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Van Leakenstien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Van Leakenstien gets control of Adams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Van Leakenstien will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Van Leakenstien escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Van Leakenstien pushes Adams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Van Leakenstien closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Leakenstien lands in his opponent's guard.
Van Leakenstien connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Leakenstien scoring with punches to the head and body.

Van Leakenstien stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Van Leakenstien moves into the clinch.
A short right from Van Leakenstien on the inside.

Van Leakenstien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Van Leakenstien drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Van Leakenstien from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Leakenstien's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Leakenstien trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Leakenstien controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Van Leakenstien keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Leakenstien's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Leakenstien distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Leakenstien keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.
Van Leakenstien postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Adams covers up, he's hurt! Van Leakenstien keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Van Leakenstien and the ref steps in to end the fight! Van Leakenstien can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Van Leakenstien!