PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crane Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jos Bos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Adams
vs
Bos

180 cm
20
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
188 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crane Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jos Bos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a body kick.
Bos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Adams takes one to the chin there.

Bos tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adams misses with a knee strike.
Bos tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Bos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Adams.

It looks like Jos Bos has been cut.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams prevents Bos from breaking the clinch.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Bos looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams lands an elbow inside that Bos shrugs off.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Bos wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands a damaging elbow.
Adams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adams lands an elbow just above Bos 's eye.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams lands a nice knee to the body.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams tries to clinch but Bos is having none of it.
Adams tries to clinch but Bos moves out of range.
Crane Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bos waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Adams.

Adams clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bos.
Adams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bos's face.

Bos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Bos lands.

Adams darts in and clinches Bos up against the cage.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bos blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Bos.
Bos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Bos blocks with his arms.
Bos lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.

Bos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bos lands with a nice combination. Adams backs away looking to recover.
Adams tries to clinch up but Bos circles away and keeps his distance.
Bos swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bos misses with a series of wild punches.
Bos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bos tries to buck Adams off but he can't manage it.
Adams controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bos is trying to stand.
Adams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bos can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bos tries to buck Adams off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crane Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jos Bos's cut.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adams walks into a left hand.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Bos circles away.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Bos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Crane Adams has been cut.
Bos throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Bos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bos throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Bos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Bos persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams stuns Bos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bos just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bos throws a shot to the body.
Bos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Adams throws a one two combo.
Bos is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams wants to clinch up but Bos keeps it at a distance.
Adams scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adams. That's going to slow Bos down.
Adams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bos looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Bos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adams.
Adams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Adams has managed to clinch.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bos blocks it with crossed arms.
Adams landing knees to the head.

Bos is rocked!

That has opened up Jos Bos's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
Bos is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bos seems to have recovered his senses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.

Bos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams slips a jab from Bos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a push kick but Bos slaps the foot to one side.
Bos throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Crane Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams staying out of range there.
Crane Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adams.
Bos misses with a straight right.
Adams wants to clinch up but Bos keeps it at a distance.
Adams moves out of range as Bos strikes.

Adams moves into the clinch.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Crane Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adams landing knees to the body.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Bos is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Bos into the cage.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bos managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Bos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Bos blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bos.
A right handed body shot lands from Bos.
Bos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Adams.
Bos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bos tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.
Adams misses with a knee strike.

Bos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams throws a low kick, looking for Bos's leg but Bos calmly moves out of range.

Bos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adams did well to prevent Bos getting side control.
Bos wants to stand up but Adams has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Bos stands up and beckons Adams to join him on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch but Bos moves out of range.
Bos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to de liver by Bos. Beautiful body shot.
Bos looks for a takedown but Adams sprawls well.
Crane Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jos Bos.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Bos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crane Adams dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Adams.
Bos throws a predictable looking body shot

and Adams counters by moving into the clinch.
Adams looking to throw knees to the head but Bos is blocking nicely.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Bos blocks with his arms.
Bos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bos's brow.
Bos wants to break free but Adams has control.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bos avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bos is looking to break free of the clinch but Adams has double underhooks.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adams keeps control of Bos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bos.
Bos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Bos.
Bos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bos misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bos just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams darts in trying to clinch
and Bos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams looks to clinch
and Bos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adams thinking.
Adams lands a head kick. Bos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adams lands a nice looking body shot.
Adams tries to clinch but Bos moves out of range.
Bos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters with a head kick.
Bos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Bos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams throws a head kick that Bos semi-blocks.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Adams.
Adams tries to clinch but Bos is having none of it.
Bos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adams tries to clinch but Bos moves away
and Bos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adams thinking.
Adams closes the distance but Bos moves to the side
and Bos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams tries to clinch but Bos moves away
and Bos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams wants to clinch up but Bos keeps it at a distance.
Bos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adams doesn't seem bothered though.
Bos throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams tries to clinch up

and Bos counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bos stops Adams from standing up.

Adams pushes Bos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bos lands a right hook to the body.
Bos looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Adams tries to clinch but Bos moves out of range.

Bos tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bos is looking to break free of the clinch but Adams has double underhooks.
Bos taking a breather.
Adams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bos's face.
Adams lands a damaging elbow.
Bos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into Bos's ribcage.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
Bos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adams lands a knee to the head.
Bos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adams misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bos.
Bos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Bos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bos lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bos tightens his grip and picks Adams up, before dumping him to the ground. Adams manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bos wants to stand but Adams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jos Bos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Crane Adams.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crane Adams!