PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damar Sulekov (ranked 2187 p4p, 2248 weight class) and Grizzley Adams (ranked 124 p4p, 130 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sulekov
vs
Adams

190 cm
30
280
13 - 8 - 0

185 cm
41
345
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damar Sulekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grizzley Adams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulekov jabs at Adams's body.

Adams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adams lands a nice short elbow.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sulekov keeps working.
Sulekov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sulekov is trying to get back to full guard.
Adams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sulekov trying to control but Adams postures up.
Adams misses with a head shot. Sulekov uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulekov has control of Adams's left arm, preventing Adams from doing any damage.
Sulekov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulekov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sulekov is keeping the position for now.
Sulekov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.

Adams is looking to sweep but instead, Sulekov has passed into half guard.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Sulekov sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Sulekov there.
Sulekov not doing much here.
Adams gets back to full guard.
Sulekov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams looking to control but Sulekov passes into half guard.
Adams wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is pressing down on Sulekov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Sulekov from controlling successfully.
Sulekov is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Adams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Adams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adams landing with the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Adams working his ground and pound in the gym.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adams working some strikes from top position.
Adams controlling from the top position.
Sulekov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov is working hard here to advance position.
Sulekov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adams controls the pace.
Sulekov is pulling down on Adams's head to control his posture.
Sulekov is trying to keep Adams in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams working some strikes from top position.

It looks like Damar Sulekov has been cut.
Sulekov trying to control the position.
Sulekov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to roll over but Sulekov keeps him under control.
Adams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sulekov is working away from the top position though.
Adams tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sulekov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sulekov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Damar Sulekov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damar Sulekov's cut.
That's time! Sulekov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sulekov tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Sulekov dives in and scores a takedown into Adams's guard.
Sulekov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulekov trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sulekov is one step ahead there.
Sulekov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulekov trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sulekov.
Adams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams keeping full guard, as Sulekov tries to pass.
Adams looking to control.
Sulekov trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sulekov won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Sulekov trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Adams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sulekov shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sulekov clobbers Adams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sulekov throws an overhand right that lands on Adams's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Sulekov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sulekov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Sulekov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sulekov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sulekov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Sulekov connects with a jab.

Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into Sulekov's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sulekov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sulekov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Adams looking to sit in guard and control but Sulekov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Damar Sulekov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sulekov is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sulekov trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to sweep here but Sulekov controlling him for the moment.
Sulekov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.

Adams is rocked!
Sulekov gets to his feet and stands over Adams, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Adams felt that one! Sulekov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Adams from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damar Sulekov!
During a confident post fight interview, Damar Sulekov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.