PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between charles white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley Adams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

white
vs
Adams

171 cm
18
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, charles white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Adams!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams avoids the body shot from white.

white shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. white showed some decent athleticism there.
white trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.

Adams looking for submissions off his back.
Adams trying to hold on to white's head to control him but white postures up.
white thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
white is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
white has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

white is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time white.
white moves nicely into side control.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The strikes coming from white are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adams seems a little lost for a moment, as white dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams is looking for a sweep.

white is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adams regains half guard.

Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adams looks gassed!
white content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
white passes to full mount!
white lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
white controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
white trying to control but Adams is having none of it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. charles white just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
white throws a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
white misses the shot to the body.
white circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

charles white dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

white looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
white pushing down on Adams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
white performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
white trying to pass the guard but Adams defending well.
white looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Adams looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

white seems to be working for a kimura but Adams defends the submission attempt.
white is trying to control the action in half guard but Adams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
white throwing shots but Adams is blocking nicely.
white thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
white throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
white throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
white misses with a few strikes there.
Adams shoots and misses

and white decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.
white trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
white sitting in guard, not really doing much.
white is pushing down on Adams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adams is fighting to maintain full guard but white has managed to sneak the leg through.
white winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
white performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
white takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
white wants to free his trapped foot but Adams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Adams keeping full guard, as white tries to pass.
white wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.

white drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adams!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
white is looking to regain half guard here but Adams keeps moving and retains side control.

Adams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
white throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

charles white dominated that second round.
That's time! white's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Adams ducks under a wild hook from white.
Some wild striking there from white.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
white misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams fails with the takedown

and white counters with a single leg into guard. Adams didn't expect that.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
white working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
white controlling from the top position.
white slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

white wants to work for an arm triangle but Adams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
white scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

white is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adams defends it well.

white is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adams defends it well.
Adams wants to control but white is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
white sitting and controlling from the half guard.
white is looking to stall here but Adams recovers full guard.
white throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.
white controls from within his opponent's guard.
white seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Adams for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
white is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Adams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
white scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
white passes Adams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
white wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
white sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adams defending well though.
white passes to side control.
The strikes coming from white are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but white keeps moving and retains side control.
white cracks Adams with a big right hand but Adams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

And that's the end of the fight!
charles white showed his dominance in that final round.
Well white has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... charles white!