PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Brazil (ranked 3455 p4p, 4145 weight class) and Fester Adams (ranked 453 p4p, 530 weight class). Rio Brazil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brazil
vs
Adams

200 cm
29
255
7 - 1 - 0

209 cm
19
285
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Brazil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fester Adams !
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brazil with a body shot.

Brazil closes the distance and clinches.
Brazil has a couple of punches blocked by Adams .
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Brazil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Brazil controls his hands.
Brazil lands with a right to the head.
Brazil misses with a punch to the body.
Brazil misses with a body punch.
Adams tries to work over Brazil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams has Brazil pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Brazil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Adams lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brazil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brazil scores with a shoulder strike.
Brazil tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Brazil has a couple of punches blocked by Adams .
Adams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adams tries a body shot but Brazil blocks it.
Brazil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brazil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Brazil.
Brazil leaning against his opponent.
Adams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adams 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Brazil.
Brazil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams 's elbow.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Brazil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brazil lands a left hand.
Brazil misses with the head strike.
Brazil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!

Brazil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brazil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brazil misses with a straight left.
Brazil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brazil in his tracks.
A shot to the body from Brazil misses
and Adams counters with a big right hand! Oh Brazil is in trouble here! Adams follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fester Adams !
A victorious Fester Adams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.