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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kronik. 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!
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196 cm
29
265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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200 cm
28
268 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Adams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Convents! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Adams circles away from the clinch attempt and Adams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Convents wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
Convents is trying to control but Adams passes into side control!
Convents is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Adams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Adams is trying to control. Convents wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Adams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Convents missing with punches from the bottom.
Convents is defending against the submission attempts here by Adams.
Adams escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. No luck with that takedown attempt from Adams. Convents keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. A head kick misses from Adams. Adams feints and as Convents raises his hands in defense, Adams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Convents looks gassed! Adams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Convents is trying to keep Adams in close.
Convents working for a triangle but Adams defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Convents swivels though and keeps the full guard. Adams stands and throws Convents's legs to the side, diving into side control. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Adams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. You can see the frustration on Convents's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Adams tries to move into full mount but can't pass Convents's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams working the head and body with strikes. Adams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Convents has escaped the position, nice work there. Adams wants to take a breather but Convents manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Adams. Convents throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Adams stands and steps away. Convents gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Convents throws a sloppy body shot
and Adams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Convents's guard now. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Adams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Convents is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Convents smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him. Convents tries to clinch and Adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams. Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Convents swivels though and keeps the full guard. Adams is working hard here to advance position. Convents keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Adams with a nice head shot there. Adams advances to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Adams dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Convents clinches with his opponent.
Adams breaks the clinch.
Convents looks to clinch and Adams counters with a right hand to the body. Convents tries to move into range but Adams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Robin Convents has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Adams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Convents manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adams. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him. Convents tries to sprawl but Adams drives through with a takedown into half guard. Adams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Convents is breathing heavily. Well, if Adams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brian Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Adams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Convents can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Convents knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Adams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Adams trying to pass the guard but Convents defending well. Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Convents tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control. 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. Adams slips a nice elbow through Convents's hands, connecting with Convents's forehead. Convents is trying to maintain the position but Adams is very close to passing his half guard. Convents trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Adams landing strikes from the mount and Convents is in trouble! Adams controlling from mount. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Convents really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams breaks from Convents's wrist control and lands an elbow. Adams lands a heavy elbow. Adams breaks from Convents's wrist control and lands an elbow. BOOM! Adams connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Adams has hold of Convents's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Convents manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Adams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Convents has given up his back. Will we see Adams going for some submissions?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Convents has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Convents has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Convents showing good submission defense here.
Adams controls the position. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Convents prevents Adams from getting a body triangle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Adams dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Robin Convents's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Convents keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Adams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Convents sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Adams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Convents avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adams. Convents avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Adams. Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Convents tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Convents to the ground. Convents escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Adams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Brian Adams has been cut. Convents tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Convents tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Brian Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Convents throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily. Robin Convents seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Convents takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Adams misses with a takedown attempt - Convents sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Adams fails with a takedown attempt. Convents throws a right and a left that both miss. Convents missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Adams shoots in for a takedown but Convents shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Adams scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Adams trying to control but Convents is having none of it. Adams controlling from mount. Convents tries to hold on but Adams pushes him away. Adams raining down shots from the mount! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Adams trying to control but Convents is having none of it. Adams looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Adams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Adams trying to control but Convents is having none of it. Adams is really struggling to control Convents but he's trying to hold on to the position. Adams moves to the back position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Convents is keeping busy.
Adams is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Adams gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Adams gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Adams apologises and we restart here on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action! Adams drops Convents with a beautiful combination! Convents stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Adams is looking for the KO! Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Convents pinned against the cage. Convents gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Convents gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Convents isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Adams stacks Convents on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Adams!
And that's the end of the fight! Brian Adams showed his dominance in that final round. 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Adams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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