PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertram Adelhard (ranked 3753 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Red (ranked 3372 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Volbeat - Still Counting. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Adelhard
vs
Red

189 cm
32
175 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

169 cm
25
176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bertram Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Red!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adelhard drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adelhard won't allow Red to get back to his feet.
Red trying to control the position.
Adelhard passes into half guard.

Adelhard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Red is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Adelhard jumps into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adelhard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Red is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Adelhard is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Adelhard trying to control but Red is having none of it.
Red can't escape the position.
Adelhard moves to take his opponent's back.
Red is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red is in bad spot here.

Adelhard looking to break Red's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Red remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Adelhard will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Adelhard is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Red knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Red for a finish.

Red preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Adelhard.

Adelhard has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Red has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Red is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Adelhard off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adelhard patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Adelhard has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Red's body.

Adelhard is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Red is defending well though. Adelhard let's go of the attempt for now.

Adelhard is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Red is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard controls the action.
Red just trying to survive but Adelhard is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Red can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Adelhard patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Red rolls, trying to escape but Adelhard keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertram Adelhard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Adelhard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Red bucks up and tries to throw Adelhard off but instead Adelhard has got his back!
Red trying to control the position but Adelhard manages to sink in the hooks.

Red is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Adelhard gets his way!
Red looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adelhard is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Adelhard working for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red breaks Adelhard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Adelhard keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.

Adelhard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Red won't allow Adelhard to sweep him here.

Adelhard has his foot on Red's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Red works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red trying to control but Adelhard is working from the bottom.

Adelhard looking for a guillotine here but Red defends easily.
Adelhard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Red really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adelhard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Red stopping the sweep attempt from Adelhard.
Red must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Adelhard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Adelhard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adelhard is trying to control the position but Red postures up.

Adelhard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Red missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Red is looking to clinch.

Adelhard fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Red to the ground. Adelhard is now in Red's guard.

Adelhard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Red is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adelhard advances position into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Adelhard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Red has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertram Adelhard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Adelhard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adelhard passes into side control, despite Red's attempt to control the position.
Adelhard has control of an arm but Red manages to advance to Adelhard's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Will Red go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Adelhard is trying to break free.
Bertram Adelhard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adelhard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red is trying to stick to Adelhard's back but Adelhard is turning into Red. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Red's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Adelhard.
Adelhard pushing down on Red's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Adelhard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adelhard controlling the position easily from mount.
Adelhard takes Red's back.
Red trying to get back to his feet but Adelhard is in full control for now.
Bertram Adelhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Adelhard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Red for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adelhard is hanging on to Red's back as he tries to escape.
Adelhard biding his time, looking for the opening.
Red trying to control the hands but Adelhard won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Red do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bertram 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertram Adelhard!
A victorious Bertram Adelhard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.