PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Karuso (ranked 3642 p4p, 4026 weight class) and Fred Adams (ranked 464 p4p, 501 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Karuso
vs
Adams

190 cm
19
195
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
192
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

Distinct Label

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Karuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Adams!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karuso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Karuso misses the target.
Adams misses with an uppercut
and Karuso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Karuso closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
Karuso managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Karuso avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Karuso lands with a right to the head.
Karuso pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karuso presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karuso lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Karuso's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karuso cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karuso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Adams.
Karuso lands a shoulder strike.
Karuso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karuso scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Karuso is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karuso.
Karuso lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Karuso.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Karuso is stalling here.
Karuso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karuso is defending well for now.
Karuso lands a shot to the body.
Adams working aggressively here.
Karuso lands with a right to the head.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karuso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adams prevents a body shot from Karuso.
Still in the clinch, Karuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karuso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karuso lands a body punch.
Karuso lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Karuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karuso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karuso scores with a hook to the body.
Adams looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Karuso.
A right hook to the body lands for Karuso.
Karuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karuso.
Karuso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karuso blocks it with crossed arms.
Karuso digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
Karuso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
A right hand to the body from Karuso.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karuso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karuso lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karuso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karuso is defending well for now.
Karuso scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karuso lands a shot to the body.
Karuso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karuso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
Karuso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
A short body shot lands from Karuso as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Karuso.
Karuso lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
A right hand to the body from Karuso.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karuso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Still in the clinch, Karuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Karuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Karuso.
Karuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Karuso is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karuso gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karuso pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karuso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Karuso - that landed with a thud.
Karuso lands a shot to the body.
Karuso cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Karuso lands a nice uppercut.

Karuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karuso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Karuso lands a big uppercut and Adams crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Adams looks OK. Karuso waves Adams back to his feet!

Adams is rocked!

Karuso pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Karuso finish him?
Karuso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karuso presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karuso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Karuso.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karuso lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Karuso pounces like a tiger and cracks Adams with a vicious hook! Adams is down but not out! Karuso follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Karuso!
In defeat, Fred Adams stepped up to the mic, saying 'Guess I shouldn't have stayed up partying so hard last night.. *laughs*'.