PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crane Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jep Zlasd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Adams
vs
Zlasd

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jep Zlasd!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zlasd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zlasd throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zlasd circles away from the clinch attempt.

Adams drives through and clinches with Zlasd against the cage.
Zlasd goes for a takedown attempt but Adams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zlasd catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Zlasd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams tries to clinch up but Zlasd circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams ducks right into an uppercut from Zlasd.
Zlasd tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Zlasd.
Zlasd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zlasd keeps the fight on the outside.
Zlasd shoots in and drives through. Adams sprawls well.
Zlasd shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense.
Crane Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jep Zlasd.
Adams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Adams drives through and clinches with Zlasd against the cage.
Zlasd can't get the takedown.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws an elbow but it misses.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped Zlasd in his tracks for a moment.
Adams is pressed up against the cage. Zlasd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adams down to the mat. Adams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adams tries to clinch but Zlasd moves out of range.
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adams tries to clinch but Zlasd moves out of range.
Adams moves away from the strike by Zlasd.
Zlasd lands with a hook. Adams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams tries to clinch up but Zlasd circles away and keeps his distance.
Zlasd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Zlasd pushes him off.
Adams tries to clinch but Zlasd moves out of range.
Zlasd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Zlasd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Adams misses.
Crane Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zlasd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams stuffs the takedown attempt from Zlasd. Zlasd gets slowly back to his feet.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlasd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adams misses with a kick to the body.
Zlasd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Zlasd circles away.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.

Adams has Zlasd up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams lands a knee to the body.
Zlasd looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Zlasd blocks with his arms.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zlasd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zlasd blocks an elbow strike.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Zlasd managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Zlasd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zlasd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Zlasd gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zlasd wants to pass the guard but Adams is defending well.

Zlasd is trying to work for a kimura but Adams is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlasd wants to free his trapped foot but Adams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zlasd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zlasd sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Zlasd sits in half guard.
Zlasd is thwarting Adams's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zlasd passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Adams!

Zlasd is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Adams has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Adams!
Zlasd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zlasd looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams trying to control but Zlasd is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crane Adams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zlasd misses with a combination

and Adams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adams.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.
Zlasd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adams tries to clinch there but Zlasd circles away.
Zlasd shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Zlasd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zlasd avoids a kick to the body.
Adams wants to clinch up but Zlasd keeps it at a distance.
Zlasd misses with a looping right.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zlasd throws a big shot that misses.

Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zlasd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zlasd is trying to break free.
Zlasd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crane Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jep Zlasd.
Zlasd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adams lands a jab-cross combination.
Adams tries to clinch but Zlasd is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch there but Zlasd circles away.
Adams is looking to clinch but Zlasd is avoiding it.

Zlasd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Zlasd has gone for a leg lock! Adams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zlasd's guard.

Zlasd keeping busy on the bottom but Adams has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams wants to take a breather but Zlasd is having none of it.
Zlasd gets back to full guard.
Zlasd working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zlasd looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.

Zlasd looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Adams has picked Zlasd up and slammed him! Zlasd can't keep hold of the triangle and Adams manages to pass to side control!
Zlasd is looking for a sweep.
Zlasd struggling a bit here.
Zlasd manages to get back to half guard.
Zlasd is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlasd trying to control here.
Zlasd desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Zlasd trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zlasd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zlasd wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zlasd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zlasd is looking to sweep but instead, Adams has passed into half guard.
Adams tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Zlasd.
Adams trying to pass the guard but Zlasd defending well.
Zlasd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zlasd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crane Adams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zlasd lands with a right hand.
Zlasd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zlasd checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Zlasd misses.
Adams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zlasd might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A head kick misses from Zlasd.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Zlasd.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Zlasd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zlasd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zlasd.
Zlasd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zlasd scores with a decent looking hook.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zlasd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zlasd keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Zlasd shoots in but no luck this time.
Adams misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zlasd.
Adams moves out of range as Zlasd strikes.
Zlasd swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Adams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Adams landing knees to the body.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Adams lands an elbow inside.

Zlasd gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Adams tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Zlasd has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Zlasd is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Adams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zlasd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlasd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adams is looking to escape.

Zlasd working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Adams turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Zlasd off and cradles Adams's limp body as Zlasd celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jep Zlasd!