PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Gracie Allen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bernhard Adelhard's chin.

Adelhard
vs
Allen

178 cm
32
150 lbs
35 - 18 - 0

170 cm
31
163 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Voodoo Nutrition

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gracie Allen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adelhard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adelhard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Adelhard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Adelhard moved away.
Adelhard misses with a kick to the body
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.

Allen moves into range and clinches up with Adelhard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adelhard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Adelhard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adelhard lands a left hand.

It looks like Gracie Allen has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adelhard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adelhard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adelhard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adelhard is out of range and Allen settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard is looking to land body kicks.
Adelhard throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Allen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Adelhard - the referee stops the clock and Allen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Adelhard. Allen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adelhard misses with a wild body shot.
Allen avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adelhard scores with a nice strike.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Adelhard avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adelhard's elbow.
Allen prevents a body shot from Adelhard.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Adelhard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Allen lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Adelhard.
A short body shot lands from Adelhard as the two fighters clinch.
Allen lands a shot to the body.
Allen stalling in the clinch.
Adelhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Adelhard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adelhard missing with knees to the body.
Adelhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adelhard lands with a right to the head.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Adelhard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
Adelhard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adelhard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adelhard tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Adelhard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adelhard lands with a light punch inside.
Adelhard blocks a body shot from Allen.

Adelhard breaks the clinch.
Adelhard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adelhard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adelhard.
Adelhard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adelhard throws a leg kick
and Adelhard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Adelhard.
Adelhard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adelhard tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adelhard, as that shot connected.

Adelhard fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Allen to the ground. Adelhard is now in Allen's guard.
Allen is adopting a defensive guard.
Allen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adelhard controls the pace.
Adelhard looking to sit in guard and control but Allen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Adelhard 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! This is the final round!

Adelhard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Adelhard digs a good hook to Allen's body.
The crowd cheers as Adelhard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allen doesn't seem phased though.
Bernhard Adelhard is winning the standup battle so far.
Adelhard scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Adelhard.
Allen thuds his right hand into Adelhard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adelhard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Allen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adelhard clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adelhard throws a nice head kick!
Adelhard throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adelhard misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Adelhard drives through with a takedown into Allen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Adelhard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Adelhard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Allen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Adelhard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Adelhard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adelhard trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adelhard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adelhard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Adelhard shoots in and drives through. Allen sprawls well.
Allen throws a hook but Adelhard avoids it easily.
Adelhard throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adelhard with a body shot.
Adelhard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Allen cracks Adelhard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adelhard cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Allen checks a low kick from Adelhard.
Adelhard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bernhard Adelhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adelhard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adelhard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Adelhard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adelhard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off.
Adelhard throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adelhard circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adelhard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adelhard lands a nice looking body shot.
Adelhard digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Adelhard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adelhard misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Adelhard.
Adelhard lands with a straight right. Allen didn't see that one coming.
Adelhard misses with a hook.
Adelhard lands with a cross.
Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Adelhard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adelhard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Bernhard Adelhard!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Bernhard Adelhard!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Bernhard Adelhard!

Bernhard Adelhard wins by unanimous decision!
Bernhard Adelhard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.