PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Breaksiron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Breaksiron had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Breaksiron
vs
Adamson

150 cm
29
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

186 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Breaksiron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Adamson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamson pushes Breaksiron away with a front kick.

Adamson clinches up against the cage.
Adamson misses with a knee to the head.
Adamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adamson has Breaksiron pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Breaksiron manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Breaksiron wants to take the fight to the mat but Adamson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Adamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Adamson pushes Breaksiron up against the cage in a clinch.

Adamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adamson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Breaksiron has a takedown stuffed.
Adamson misses with a takedown

and Breaksiron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adamson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Adamson manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adamson is looking for a triangle but Breaksiron pushes his legs off easily.
Breaksiron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adamson is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Breaksiron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Adamson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Breaksiron uses it to pass to side control.
Adamson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Adamson is looking to regain half guard here but Breaksiron keeps moving and retains side control.
Breaksiron creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Adamson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Breaksiron off and has taken his back!
Breaksiron can't escape the position.
Breaksiron might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Breaksiron rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Adamson trying to control from half guard but Breaksiron is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson tries to pass to full mount but Breaksiron defends it.
Adamson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamson wants to stand up but Breaksiron has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Breaksiron is trying to control but can't.
Adamson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Breaksiron keeps working.
Nice strikes from Adamson there.
Adamson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breaksiron works his way to full guard. Good work.
Breaksiron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Breaksiron is on top in guard.

Adamson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adamson working for a triangle but Breaksiron defends it easily.
Breaksiron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Breaksiron's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Breaksiron trying to control but Adamson is working from the bottom.

Adamson is looking for a triangle but Breaksiron pushes his legs off easily.
Breaksiron wants to control from the top but Adamson keeps moving.
Breaksiron landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breaksiron.

Adamson has his foot on Breaksiron's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Breaksiron works his way back into a safe position though.
Adamson is trying to control the position but Breaksiron postures up.
Breaksiron throws a big right hand that misses.
Breaksiron passes into half guard.
Breaksiron is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Adamson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Breaksiron connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Breaksiron with a couple of short strikes.
Breaksiron lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adamson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Richard Breaksiron will probably get the nod.
That's time! Breaksiron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adamson moves into the clinch.
Breaksiron is looking for a takedown.

Adamson pulls guard.
Breaksiron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breaksiron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adamson seems keen to control Breaksiron's posture.
Breaksiron lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Breaksiron's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adamson is trying to keep Breaksiron in close.
Breaksiron trying to control but Adamson is working from the bottom.
Adamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breaksiron.

Adamson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaksiron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adamson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Breaksiron throwing strikes but missing.
Breaksiron trying to control but Adamson is working from the bottom.
Breaksiron keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adamson's head.

Breaksiron avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Adamson looking for subs off his back but Breaksiron has passed one foot through into half guard.
Richard Breaksiron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breaksiron throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaksiron is looking to stall here but Adamson recovers full guard.
Breaksiron forces his way into half guard.

Adamson looking for submissions off his back.
Adamson is not content to let Breaksiron control the position.
Adamson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Breaksiron keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Adamson missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adamson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Breaksiron pulls his head out easily.

Adamson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Breaksiron is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adamson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Breaksiron manages to pass to mount!
Breaksiron lands a heavy elbow.
Breaksiron lands a big elbow.
Adamson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Breaksiron stops Adamson from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaksiron throwing shots but Adamson is blocking nicely.
Adamson is trying to get back to full guard.
Breaksiron lands strikes from half guard.
Breaksiron looks to land a strike but Adamson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Adamson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Breaksiron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adamson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Breaksiron's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adamson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breaksiron slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Adamson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Breaksiron is aware though and is defending well.
Adamson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Breaksiron dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Adamson lands with a slapping head kick.

Adamson clinches up with Breaksiron and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Breaksiron as Adamson tries to tie him up.

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

Adamson clinches.
Adamson tries a knee to the head but Breaksiron blocks it.
Adamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Breaksiron looking for a takedown.
Adamson effectively controlling the action here.
Adamson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Breaksiron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Adamson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Breaksiron has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adamson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Breaksiron. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adamson taking a breather.

Adamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Breaksiron shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Breaksiron fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Breaksiron with the ground and pound from mount.
Breaksiron working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Adamson is rocked!
Adamson wants to control but Breaksiron is having none of it.
Adamson is still in real trouble! Can Breaksiron finish him?
Adamson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaksiron landing shots from mount.
Breaksiron cracks Adamson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Breaksiron!
Richard Breaksiron decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.