PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad. Wi Tu Lo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tu Lo
vs
Adams

156 cm
30
205 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

177 cm
36
191 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wi Tu Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JR Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lo to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Lo wants to land a leg kick but Adams is out of range.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been hearing reports that Lo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lo throws a poor cross that misses
and Adams makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lo really felt that one!
Lo throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Lo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adams lands a really nice looking cross but Lo seems unphased.
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lo pinned against the cage. Lo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little feinted left hand from Lo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Lo avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lo fails to land.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Lo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams scores with a hook to the body.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Lo misses with the head strike.
Lo throws an elbow that misses.
Lo tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Lo back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams tries to pull guard but Lo holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
Adams working aggressively here.

Adams jumps guard and drags Lo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Lo moves into full guard.
Lo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Adams preventing the sweep.
Adams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lo wants to get back to his feet but Adams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lo is trying to control the position but Adams postures up.
Lo keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Lo keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Lo wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
Lo can't keep his opponent in guard - Adams advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adams is keen to just control but Lo is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams works his way into full mount!
Adams with the ground and pound from mount.
Adams controlling the position easily from mount.
Lo is looking to improve his position but Adams isn't that keen on the idea.
Adams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JR Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lo misses with a hook to the body
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Lo.
A big right from Lo misses.
Lo throws a leg kick that misses.
Lo jabs at Adams's body.
Lo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters with a body kick that stops Lo in his tracks momentarily.
Adams avoids the head kick by Lo.
Adams flicks out a counter leg kick but Lo steps away.
Adams tries to clinch but Lo is having none of it.
Adams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.

Adams moves into the clinch.
Adams misses with some punches.
Lo misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo misses with a punch to the body.
Lo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lo prevents a body shot from Adams.
Lo misses with an elbow strike.
Lo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lo backwards.
Lo tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams gets through Lo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
Lo blocking some punches.
Lo misses with some punches.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lo backwards.
Adams blocks a body shot from Lo.
Lo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Lo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Adams successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Lo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams controls Lo momentarily but Lo frees himself.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Lo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lo under the eye.
Lo misses with a wild combination.
Adams misses with a kick to the body.
Lo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wi Tu Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lo checks it well.
Donk. Lo catches Adams right on the button with a cross.
Wi Tu Lo is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Lo.
Adams avoids the body shot from Lo.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo takes a kick to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Lo finds it's target.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lo throws a low kick but Adams moves out of range easily.
Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Lo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lo misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Lo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lo.
Adams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lo swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Lo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Adams checks the leg kick nicely there.
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 Wi Tu Lo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lo thows a leg kick but Adams checks it
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lo misses with a few strikes there.
Lo misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lo swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lo misses with a combination
and Adams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Adams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle, before Adams throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Adams lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). JR Adams!
JR Adams decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.