PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams Junior (ranked 1225 p4p, 159 weight class) and Earl Lee Grace (ranked 1135 p4p, 147 weight class). Adams Junior comes to the cage accompanied by Looking for the Stone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Adams Junior
vs
Lee Grace

199 cm
27
265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

195 cm
27
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, JR Adams Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Lee Grace!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adams Junior throws a left that rocks Grace and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Adams Junior dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Grace regain composure!

It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Adams Junior working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Grace is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Adams Junior is controlling him well.
Adams Junior in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Adams Junior prevents Grace from escaping the position.
Grace stops Adams Junior from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace wants to get back to his feet.

Adams Junior tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Adams Junior are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams Junior postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Grace on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Adams Junior tries to score with some ground and pound. Grace controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grace has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Adams Junior working the body and head with strikes.
Grace dodges the ground and pound from Adams Junior.
Adams Junior trying to control the position but Grace is working away.
Adams Junior staying calm.
Adams Junior cracks Grace with a big right hand but Grace just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams Junior throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Adams Junior cracks Grace with a big right hand but Grace just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Adams Junior tries to move into full mount but can't pass Grace's legs.
Grace takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Adams Junior is trying to ground and pound but Grace uses the momentary lack of control by Adams Junior to regain half guard.
Grace is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams Junior is working for a kimura but Grace is defending it quite comfortably.
Adams Junior throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Grace to regain full guard.
Adams Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grace keeping moving, preventing Adams Junior from controlling successfully.
Adams Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grace is keeping the position for now.

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.
Adams Junior with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adams Junior wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Adams Junior throws a big elbow that misses.
Adams Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace is looking to stand up but Adams Junior isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decent striking displayed by Grace there.
Grace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Adams Junior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grace tries to avoid it but Adams Junior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grace to the ground. Grace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JR Adams Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Earl Lee Grace's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Adams Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Adams Junior.
Grace is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adams Junior with a body shot.
Grace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adams Junior at a distance.
Adams Junior takes one to the chin there.
Adams Junior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adams Junior lands with a slapping head kick.

That has opened up Earl Lee Grace's cut even more.
Grace scores with a push kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grace. Adams Junior shrugs it off though.

Grace clinches up with Adams Junior and pushes him back against the cage.
Adams Junior with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Adams Junior gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grace is trying to stand.

Grace makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Grace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams Junior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace misses with a punch on the inside.

Adams Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adams Junior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams Junior manages to avoid it.
Grace lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Grace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grace cracks Adams Junior with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like JR Adams Junior has been cut.
Grace cracks Adams Junior with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Adams Junior.
Grace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adams Junior pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grace back to the cage. Adams Junior follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace moves out of range as Adams Junior throws a body kick.
It seemed like Grace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grace blocks a jab.
Adams Junior misses with a straight right.
Grace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grace fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adams Junior on the side of the head.
Adams Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Grace.

Grace moves into the clinch.
Adams Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams Junior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grace lands with a short shot to the head.
Grace managing to block the knees to the body from Adams Junior.

Grace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Adams Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Adams Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Grace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Grace closes the distance and pushes Adams Junior back into the cage.
Grace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Adams Junior lands a takedown into guard.
Adams Junior trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
JR Adams Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grace keeping moving, preventing Adams Junior from controlling successfully.
Grace keeping full guard, as Adams Junior tries to pass.
Grace wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Adams Junior manages to pass to side control.
Grace wants to get back to his feet.
Adams Junior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams Junior is looking to stall here but Grace recovers full guard.
Grace is looking to stand up but Adams Junior isn't so interested in that idea.
Adams Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adams Junior's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Adams Junior is looking to advance position but Grace has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Adams Junior is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Lee Grace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Adams Junior misses with a looping right.
Earl Lee Grace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams Junior on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grace.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grace. Adams Junior shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adams Junior.
Grace feints and then cracks Adams Junior's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams Junior down.
Adams Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grace.
Grace moves out of range of the body kick from Adams Junior.
A good leg kick by Grace.
Adams Junior takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grace throws a front kick that sends Adams Junior stumbling back into the cage.
Grace scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace scores with a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Grace as he connects with a hook.

Adams Junior is rocked!
Grace fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Adams Junior to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Adams Junior looks to clinch but Grace throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Adams Junior taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Earl Lee Grace!
Earl Lee Grace seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
JR Adams Junior spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries! Everyone knows that my opponent here has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs and illegal recreational drugs, so I'm confident this fight will soon be ruled a "No Contest." Thanks everyone for continuing to support those of us who fight clean.'.