PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghandi Bapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Emerson
vs
Bapu

183 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Emerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghandi Bapu!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emerson moves into the clinch successfully.
Bapu tries to break free but Emerson pushes him back against the cage.

Emerson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bapu tries a head kick but it misses.
Emerson is looking to counter the offense by Bapu and move into the clinch.
Emerson avoids the head kick by Bapu.
Emerson avoids the head kick by Bapu.
Bapu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Emerson moves into range and clinches up with Bapu.

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

Bapu gets tackled into the cage by Emerson. Emerson maintains the clinch.

Emerson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bapu thows a leg kick but Emerson checks it

and Emerson counters by clinching up.

Emerson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bapu uses from the top position.
Emerson wants to get back to his feet but Bapu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emerson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emerson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bapu gets to his feet - Emerson follows without any prompting.
Bapu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Emerson moves into the clinch successfully.
Emerson has Bapu pressed against the cage, preventing Bapu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Emerson manages to break the clinch.
Bapu thows a leg kick but Emerson checks it

and Emerson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emerson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emerson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ghandi Bapu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bapu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bapu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emerson is able to avoid easily.
Bapu throws a leg kick

and Emerson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bapu wants to control but Emerson is keeping busy.
Emerson thows a huge punch but Bapu dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Emerson wants to work for an arm triangle but Bapu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bapu tries to kick Emerson off but Emerson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Emerson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Emerson is thwarting Bapu's attempts to control the position.
Emerson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

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.
Emerson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emerson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bapu throws the kick towards the body but Emerson avoids it.
Bapu throws a sloppy head kick

and Emerson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emerson.
Emerson postures up.
Bapu wants to sweep but no luck.
Emerson throws a strike but Bapu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Emerson is striking from the bottom but Bapu uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Emerson manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bapu throws a body kick that misses

and Emerson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Emerson manages to break the clinch.
Whack! Bapu lands a heavy head kick that drops Emerson. The ref tackles Bapu to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Emerson was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ghandi Bapu!
Ghandi Bapu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.