PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Grateful Deads- Truckin'. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Adam
vs
Teppo

177 cm
30
181 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

185 cm
26
192 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

-OVERDOSE Factory-

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rob Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matti Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo misses with a two punch combination.
Teppo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Teppo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adam. Adam obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Teppo.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
Teppo just misses with a punch to the body.
Teppo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adam. Teppo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam avoids the head kick by Teppo.
Adam pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teppo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teppo.
Adam moves out of range as Teppo strikes.
Adam takes a kick to the side of the head.
Adam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Teppo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Teppo scores with a kick to the body.
Adam lands a jab.
Adam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Teppo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teppo lands a body punch.
Teppo has a couple of punches blocked by Adam.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Teppo.
Teppo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Adam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Teppo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adam tries to break the clinch but Teppo is controlling the position.
Adam can't find room to land a body shot as Teppo controls the action.
Adam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teppos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teppo struggles to land a body shot inside as Adam controls his hands.
Adam misses with some punches.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam blocks an uppercut.
Teppo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam blocks an uppercut.
Teppo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teppo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teppo misses with a punch on the inside.
Teppo stops a takedown attempt from Adam.
Adam pushes Teppo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teppo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adam struggles to land a body shot inside as Teppo controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teppo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teppo.
Adam lands with a light punch inside.
Adam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adam throws a punch but it's blocked by Teppo.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Teppo blocks it.
Teppo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teppo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teppo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adam lands a left hand.

Adam breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo throws a series of strikes that have Adam backpedaling.
Teppo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Teppo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Adam.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teppo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adam working aggressively here.
Teppo presses Adam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Teppo uses good head movement to avoid it.

Adam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teppo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adam takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teppo moves away.
Teppo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teppo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adam missing with a left hand there. Teppo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Teppo drives through and clinches with Adam against the cage.
Adam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teppo backwards.
Teppo is leaning against Adam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adam is stalling here.
Teppo is leaning against Adam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adam pushes Teppo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teppo.
Teppo prevents a body shot from Adam.
Adam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teppo stops a takedown attempt from Adam.
Teppo digs a right hand into Adam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adam's gas tank.
Teppo tries a body shot but Adam blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teppo digs a right hand into Adam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adam's gas tank.
Teppo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam is breathing heavily.
Adam tries to work over Teppo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teppo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Teppo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teppo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matti Teppo will probably get the nod.
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.

Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teppo with a jab.

Teppo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adam blocking some punches.
Teppo struggles to land a body shot inside as Adam controls his hands.
Adam blocks an uppercut.
Teppo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teppo blocking some punches.
Adam tries a knee to the head but Teppo blocks it.
Teppo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Teppo fails to land.
A body shot lands from Adam.
Adam is trying to force a seperation but Teppo has the dominant position.
Teppo managing to block the knees to the body from Adam.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam cracks Teppo with a nice body shot.
Teppo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matti Teppo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adam is leaning against Teppo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Teppo backwards.
Adam lands a hook to the side of the head.

Adam gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Teppo is breathing heavily.

Adam stands up and beckons Teppo to join him on the feet.
Rob Adam is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam misses with a low kick.
Adam connects with a combination that backs up Teppo into the cage. Adam lands a flurry of punches that gets past Teppo's guard. Teppo is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Adam bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Adam!
Rob Adam very nearly forgot to thank -OVERDOSE Factory- amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.