PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 1782 p4p, 710 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 243 p4p, 109 weight class). 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.

Bezerra
vs
Adee

178 cm
28
164
14 - 7 - 0

170 cm
32
170
20 - 17 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adee. Adee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've been informed that Adee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bezerra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adee circles away.
Adee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adee throws a low kick but Bezerra moves out of range easily.
Bezerra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Erasmo Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee lands a nice hook to Bezerra's body. Bezerra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adee stuns Bezerra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Bezerra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Adee has managed to clinch.
Bezerra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adee misses with some punches.
Bezerra tries to score a body lock takedown but Adee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bezerra tries a body shot but Adee blocks it.
Bezerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adee.
Bezerra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Bezerra avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Bezerra has Adee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Bezerra tightens his grip and picks Adee up, before dumping him to the ground. Adee manages to land in guard.

Adee has his feet on Bezerra's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bezerra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Adee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bezerra tries to work over Adee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bezerra lands with a left to the head.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Adee.
A short right from Adee on the inside.

Bezerra jumps guard and drags Adee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Bezerra has an active guard here but Adee has managed to pass into half guard.
Adee wants to stand but Bezerra has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Adee decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bezerra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bezerra scores with a sloppy right hand. Adee should have avoided that one.
Bezerra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezerra tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bezerra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bezerra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bezerra shoots in but Adee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bezerra is out of range.
Bezerra fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Bezerra. That snapped Adee's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bezerra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bezerra thinking.
Adee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adee slaps away a takedown attempt from Bezerra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bezerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bezerra throws a sloppy body shot
and Adee counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adee.
Adee throws a big shot that misses.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Adee connects with a looping right hand.
Bezerra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bezerra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bezerra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Bezerra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adee ducks right into an uppercut from Bezerra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezerra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bezerra dives in for a single leg takedown but Adee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee digs a right hand into Bezerra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bezerra's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Adee.
Adee working aggressively here.
Bezerra tries to score a body lock takedown but Adee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bezerra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bezerra tries for a takedown but Adee manages to get underhooks.
Bezerra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adee.

Bezerra jumps guard.
Bezerra is breathing heavily.

Bezerra is working an open guard so Adee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bezerra tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bezerra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bezerra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body kick from Adee.
Bezerra connects with a single shot there.
Adee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adee misses with a hook
and Adee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Adee. Beautiful body shot.
Bezerra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch combination from Adee misses.
Bezerra appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adee throws a head kick but Bezerra moves out of range.
Bezerra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bezerra throws out the jab.
Adee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bezerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adee manages to avoid it.
Adee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bezerra.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bezerra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Adee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bezerra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adee keeping moving, preventing Bezerra from controlling successfully.
Adee wants to get back to his feet but Bezerra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bezerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Adee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bezerra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bezerra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bezerra postures up in Adee's guard and throws a big left but Adee blocks it.
Bezerra looking to sit in guard and control but Adee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Adee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bezerra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adee is aware though and is defending well.
Adee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Adee won't allow Bezerra to sweep him here.
Erasmo Bezerra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bezerra looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Adee passes into half guard.

Adee postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bezerra to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bezerra throws a sloppy body shot
and Adee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bezerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adee sizes up Bezerra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bezerra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Bezerra counters with a stiff right hand.
Bezerra misses with a lunging right hand
and Adee counters with a stiff right hand.
Adee cracks Bezerra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Adee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Bezerra with that takedown attempt.
Bezerra misses with a body shot
and Adee counters with a thumping low kick.
Bezerra misses the shot to the body.
Adee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bezerra throws out the jab.
Adee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arriorus Adee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bezerra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Adee throws a head kick that misses
and Bezerra counters with a stiff right hand.
Adee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Bezerra misses the target.
Adee misses with a wild body shot.
Adee avoids the body shot from Bezerra.
Bezerra darts in looking for a takedown but Adee gets double underhooks and turns Bezerra into the cage.
Bezerra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adee misses with a body kick.
Adee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bezerra.
Bezerra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adee's waist but Adee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bezerra off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Adee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bezerra's head.
Bezerra punishes Adee's body with a nice straight punch.
Bezerra slips a jab from Adee.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Bezerra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bezerra is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bezerra.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezerra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Bezerra lands a nice shot that snaps Adee's head back.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bezerra misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Adee.
Bezerra misses with an uppercut.
Bezerra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bezerra throws a poor cross that misses

and Adee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adee.
Bezerra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra goes for a takedown attempt but Adee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bezerra avoids the head kick by Adee.
Bezerra misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Bezerra.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Adee misses.
Bezerra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bezerra somewhat.
Bezerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bezerra misses the target.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Adee swings for the body but Bezerra moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Adee.
Arriorus Adee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Adee misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bezerra manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Adee on his heels. He'll look to pass Adee's guard now, I'm sure.

Adee wriggles free and stands up.
Adee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bezerra in his tracks.
Adee throws a hook but Bezerra blocks it.
Bezerra appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bezerra tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bezerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Adee.
Adee throws a head kick that misses.
Bezerra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adee misses with a shot to the body
and Bezerra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bezerra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bezerra misses with a lunging right hand
and Adee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adee takes one on the button.

Adee pushes Bezerra up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Bezerra.
Adee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bezerra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bezerra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Adee fails to land.
Arriorus Adee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
Adee is pressed up against the cage. Bezerra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adee down to the mat. Adee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bezerra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bezerra slips under a jab from Adee.
Bezerra throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.

Bezerra gets a takedown into half guard.
Bezerra throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Adee to regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arriorus Adee.
Well Adee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arriorus Adee!