PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Adamsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem al Rashid (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!

Adamsky
vs
al Rashid

182 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
167 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Adamsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Rashid wants to clinch.
al Rashid lands with an overhand left.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adamsky scores with a jab. al Rashid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adamsky avoids a kick to the body.
al Rashid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
al Rashid throws a jab but it's blocked by Adamsky.
Adamsky throws a head kick that misses.
Adamsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Adamsky misses with a leg kick.
Adamsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Adamsky is predictable there
and al Rashid counters with a nice body kick.
al Rashid throws a solid leg kick but Adamsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at al Rashid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.

al Rashid moves into the clinch.
al Rashid misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.

al Rashid breaks the clinch.
al Rashid has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Adamsky.
Adamsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adamsky throws a body punch but al Rashid moves out of range.
al Rashid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamsky thumps al Rashid with a low kick.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch but Adamsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
al Rashid lands a jab to the nose.
Adamsky with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Rashid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adamsky. Adamsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Adamsky tries to land a leg kick but al Rashid saw it coming and moves away.
Adamsky throws a leg kick but al Rashid checks it.

al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
al Rashid tries a body shot but Adamsky blocks it.

al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adamsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adamsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Rashid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Rashid closes the distance but Adamsky moves to the side
and Adamsky counters with a nice body kick.
al Rashid throws a series of punches but Adamsky avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky lands a head kick!
Adamsky connects with a high kick.
Adamsky throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and al Rashid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Rashid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Adamsky eats them both and turns towards al Rashid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adamsky dodges the punch combination from al Rashid.
al Rashid fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Rashid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
al Rashid misses with a few strikes there.
Adamsky throws a chopping leg kick but al Rashid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adamsky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Rashid throws out the jab.
Adamsky lands a leg kick that knocks al Rashid off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Rashid avoids the head kick by Adamsky.
An inside leg kick from Adamsky misses.
Adamsky throws a leg kick but al Rashid checks it.
al Rashid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adamsky.
Adamsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adamsky throws a hook but al Rashid blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamsky throws a front kick aimed at al Rashid's knee but al Rashid avoids it well.
Adamsky lands a head kick!
Adamsky throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Adamsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from al Rashid.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adamsky. That's going to slow al Rashid down.
Adamsky walks into a left hand.
Adamsky lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adamsky.
Adamsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Rashid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by al Rashid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamsky blocks a jab.
Adamsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
al Rashid fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Rashid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adamsky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adamsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adamsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Rashid's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Adamsky finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
al Rashid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Rashid. Adamsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Rashid thows a body shot but no joy.
Adamsky is looking to land body kicks.
al Rashid misses with a series of wild punches.
Adamsky thows a leg kick but al Rashid checks it
and al Rashid counters with a good, hard body kick but Adamsky shrugs it off.
Adamsky throws a leg kick
and al Rashid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky throws a sloppy head kick and al Rashid moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adamsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from al Rashid.
Mike Adamsky is winning the standup battle so far.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Rashid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adamsky lands with a right to the head.
al Rashid tries a body shot but Adamsky blocks it.
al Rashid is stalling here.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adamsky has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adamsky.
Adamsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from al Rashid.
Adamsky struggles to land a body shot inside as al Rashid controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
Adamsky misses with a short punch on the inside.

al Rashid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adamsky tries a head kick but it misses.
al Rashid thumps Adamsky with a low kick.
al Rashid cracks Adamsky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
al Rashid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adamsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Rashid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and al Rashid counters with a leg kick.
al Rashid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Rashid blocks the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from al Rashid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Rashid scores with a hook.
al Rashid doesn't manage to clinch there - Adamsky circles away.
al Rashid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adamsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
al Rashid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adamsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Rashid motions for Adamsky to come forward. al Rashid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Adamsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adamsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Rashid moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamsky misses with a right hand
and al Rashid counters with a leg kick.
al Rashid tries to clinch but Adamsky moves out of range.
al Rashid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem al Rashid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

al Rashid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Rashid lands a leg kick that knocks Adamsky off balance momentarily.
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Adamsky circles away.
Adamsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adamsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch but Adamsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adamsky thuds a left hand into al Rashid's body.
Adamsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adamsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adamsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
al Rashid fails in his attempt to clinch.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adamsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from al Rashid.
al Rashid tries to clinch up but Adamsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Adamsky throws a head kick but al Rashid moves out of range.
Adamsky misses with a low kick.
al Rashid tries to clinch up.
al Rashid tries to clinch but Adamsky is having none of it.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Rashid scores with a jab. Adamsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
al Rashid tries to move into range but Adamsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
al Rashid checks a low kick from Adamsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky looks to land a body kick but al Rashid moved away.
al Rashid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adamsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adamsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adamsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adamsky.
al Rashid checks a leg kick nicely.
Adamsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al Rashid moves in looking to clinch but Adamsky pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Adamsky circles away.
al Rashid wants to clinch
and Adamsky counters with a leg kick.
Adamsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Rashid's sensitive parts.
al Rashid misses with a two punch combination.
Adamsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamsky misses with a leg kick
and al Rashid counters with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid checks a leg kick nicely.
al Rashid slips a jab and a cross from Adamsky.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from al Rashid. Those never looked like landing.
al Rashid is looking to slow Adamsky down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Rashid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Rashid misses with a wild combination.
al Rashid misses with a double jab.
al Rashid looks to clinch
and Adamsky counters with a low kick, right behind al Rashid 's knee.
Adamsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adamsky swings for the body but al Rashid moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Rashid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adamsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem al Rashid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well al Rashid 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem al Rashid!