PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sitting Sideways kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Adams
vs
Joe

173 cm
25
142 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

160 cm
26
139 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joe.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Adams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adams digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Joe's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Joe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Joe is working for a kimura but Adams is defending it quite comfortably.
Adams is looking to control Joe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adams avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to kick Joe off but Joe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Adams wants to control the action here but instead Joe manages to pass to full mount!
Adams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe misses with a head shot.
Adams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poor strikes thrown by Joe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Joe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Joe trying to control but Adams is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Joe swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Adams is now in Joe's guard. A big mistake from Joe there, giving up the dominant position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Joe is working an open guard so Adams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Joe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joe scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Adams tries to clinch up.

Joe dives in and scores a takedown into Adams's guard.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.
Adams is trying to keep Joe in close.
Joe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.
Joe trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Joe throws a big elbow that misses.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joe moves out of range as Adams strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samoa Joe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Adams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joe counters with a three punch combo that has Adams backing up. Adams nods at Joe to acknowledge the strikes.
Joe misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joe slips under a jab.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Joe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adams momentarily.
Adams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joe connects with a body shot.

Joe gets tackled into the cage by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Adams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Joe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bryan Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Joe.

Adams has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joe as Adams tries to tie him up.
Joe prevents a body shot from Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Bryan Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Joe.
Joe checks a leg kick.
Adams staying out of range there.
Joe checks a leg kick.
Adams misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joe misses with a hook.
Adams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Adams darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
Joe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adams as Joe tries to tie him up.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Adams leaning against his opponent.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Adams keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams working Joe over with knees to the body.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams leaning against his opponent.
Adams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joe's efforts to push away.
Adams wants to stall.
Joe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adams prevents it.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Adams - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bryan Adams will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Joe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adams defends it nicely.
Adams tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Adams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Adams rushes Joe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe working hard to break the clinch.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Joe blocks a body shot from Adams.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joe being controlled against the cage.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Adams.
Adams stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Adams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Adams for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A left hand lands to the body for Adams.
A bit of stalling here from Adams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bryan Adams.
Adams slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adams to score with a decent uppercut.
Joe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bryan Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoa Joe.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Adams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adams wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Adams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adams misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe throws a chopping leg kick but Adams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Joe moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bryan Adams!
A less than humble Bryan Adams misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.