PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Adams
vs
Gustav

190 cm
25
215 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

188 cm
27
217 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams is looking to counter the offense by Gustav and move into the clinch.
Adams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Al Adams has been cut.
Adams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gustav is out of range.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gustav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adams tries to clinch there but Gustav circles away.
Adams looks to clinch
and Gustav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustav takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustav throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adams on the side of the head.
Gustav throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carl Gustav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Gustav has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gustav stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gustav lands with a right to the head.
Adams looking to stall.
Gustav scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gustav lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustav works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
Gustav lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Adams looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gustav blocking some punches.
Gustav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Gustav stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gustav working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Gustav.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Gustav.
Gustav lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav lands a right hand.
Gustav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Gustav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustav has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustav digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
Gustav working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gustav scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Al Adams's cut is getting worse.
Gustav's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gustav's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gustav lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gustav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gustav lands a shoulder strike.
Gustav cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Gustav stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gustav lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Gustav lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gustav lands a right hand.
Gustav scores with a hook to the body.
Gustav scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gustav lands a shot to the body.
Gustav softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gustav digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Gustav.
Gustav digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gustav lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gustav lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustav is working Adams over against the cage.
Gustav scores with a shoulder strike.
Gustav lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Gustav lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gustav.
Gustav working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gustav working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gustav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Gustav lands a nice looking hook to the body, 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!
Gustav works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gustav lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Adams is rocked!
Gustav scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustav lands with a light punch inside.
Gustav lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gustav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Al Adams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Gustav lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Adams to his knees! Gustav keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Gustav!
Post fight, Carl Gustav took to the microphone: 'I just wanna dance'.