PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ihadababy Itsaboy (ranked 4760 p4p, 0 weight class) and MIchael Adams (ranked 24008 p4p, 0 weight class). MIchael Adams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Itsaboy
vs
Adams

165 cm
25
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ihadababy Itsaboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIchael Adams!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Itsaboy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Adams manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Itsaboy tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams tries to counter by closing the distance.
Itsaboy tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Itsaboy loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Adams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Adams throws a head kick but Itsaboy moves out of range.

Itsaboy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itsaboy staying calm.
Itsaboy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Itsaboy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adams down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams trying to remain calm as Itsaboy controls from the top position.
Adams tries to bench press Itsaboy off him but Itsaboy keeps the position.
Itsaboy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Itsaboy is working Adams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Itsaboy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Itsaboy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Itsaboy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Well, if Itsaboy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsaboy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Itsaboy is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itsaboy working the head and body with strikes.
Itsaboy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Adams is trying to maintain the position but Itsaboy is very close to passing his half guard.
Itsaboy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Itsaboy stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Itsaboy working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Itsaboy in particular looking to stall.
Itsaboy lands strikes from half guard.
Itsaboy slips a nice elbow through Adams's hands, connecting with Adams's forehead.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Itsaboy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Itsaboy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Itsaboy prevents Adams from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams is trying to stand up here but Itsaboy is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ihadababy Itsaboy dominated that round.
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.

Itsaboy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Adams misses.
Itsaboy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Itsaboy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
Adams taking a bit of punishment here - Itsaboy scoring with strikes.
Itsaboy working the body and head with strikes.
Itsaboy working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itsaboy working the ground and pound from side control.
Adams tries to bench press Itsaboy off him but Itsaboy keeps the position.
Itsaboy taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Adams is looking for a sweep.
Itsaboy is chipping away with strikes.
Adams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Adams is letting Itsaboy control him for a moment.
Adams tries to bench press Itsaboy off him but Itsaboy keeps the position.
Adams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Itsaboy scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsaboy is chipping away with strikes.
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but Itsaboy keeps moving and retains side control.
Itsaboy takes a little break here. Adams wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Adams striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Itsaboy working the head with strikes.
Adams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Itsaboy off and has taken his back!
Itsaboy wants to escape the position.
Adams tries to get the hooks in deep but Itsaboy pushed the leg off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams is hanging on to Itsaboy's back as he tries to escape.
Itsaboy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itsaboy trying to control the action but Adams just sinks the hooks in.
Itsaboy tries to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lull in the action here.

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.
Adams not allowing Itsaboy to control his hands.
Ihadababy Itsaboy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Itsaboy looking very determined here, making life difficult for Adams.
Itsaboy tries to break free.
Itsaboy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Itsaboy wants to control his opponent's hands but Adams gets his hands free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Itsaboy avoids the strikes from Adams.
Itsaboy rolls, trying to escape but Adams keeps control of the position.

Adams working for the choke.
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 Ihadababy Itsaboy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Adams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Itsaboy defends it nicely.

Itsaboy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Itsaboy controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itsaboy cracks Adams with a big right hand but Adams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Itsaboy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to buck Itsaboy off but Itsaboy is having none of it.
Adams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Itsaboy off and has taken his back!
Itsaboy has hold of Adams's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Adams is trying to stick to Itsaboy's back but Itsaboy is turning into Adams. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Adams's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Itsaboy.
Itsaboy controlling from the top position.
Itsaboy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Itsaboy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Itsaboy stalls from top position.
Itsaboy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Adams keeping his opponent close.
Adams seems a little lost for a moment, as Itsaboy dominates the positioning.
Adams struggling a bit here.
Itsaboy controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itsaboy is working Adams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Itsaboy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Adams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Itsaboy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Adams to see if he's OK.
Itsaboy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Adams's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is not content to let Itsaboy control the position.
Itsaboy working the ground and pound from side control.
Adams is not content to let Itsaboy control the position.
Adams wants to control but Itsaboy postures up.
MIchael Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ihadababy Itsaboy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Itsaboy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ihadababy Itsaboy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Itsaboy 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ihadababy Itsaboy!