PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demented (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Rihanna - So Hard as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Demented
vs
Adams

170 cm
37
166 lbs
32 - 30 - 1

170 cm
33
180 lbs
10 - 19 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Demented!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demented misses with a wild combination.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Demented tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Demented manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Demented bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demented takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demented.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adams!

It looks like Damien Demented has been cut.
Demented misses with a combination
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Demented swivels and escapes.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Demented swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Demented lands a left and a right that send Adams crashing to the mat, dazed. Demented thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Tim Adams has been cut.
Demented lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Demented.

Adams is rocked!
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demented.
Demented fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demented looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams looks to land a combination but Demented avoids it well.
Demented throws a leg kick
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Demented.
Demented throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demented's waist but Demented gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
Damien Demented has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Adams.
Adams looks winded!
Demented throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demented keeps the fight on the outside.
Demented lands with a slapping head kick.
Adams lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams throws a right hand that Demented ducks under and follows up with a left that Demented also avoids with ease.
Adams is trying desperately to land a takedown but Demented is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Adams.
Demented throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demented lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
Demented dodges the punch combination from Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Demented. Those never looked like landing.
Demented throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Adams shoots for a takedown but Demented saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Demented swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demented throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demented throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.

Adams gets a double leg takedown into Demented's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Adams wants to control from the top but Demented keeps moving.
Demented tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Demented's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams 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.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Demented blocks nicely.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams trying to control but Demented is working from the bottom.
Demented can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adams controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to stand but Demented has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tim Adams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Adams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Demented circles away.

Adams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Demented napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adams creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Demented sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demented being controlled for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Adams stands up and beckons Demented to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams dodges the punch combination from Demented.
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 Damien Demented will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Demented. No joy for Adams on that attempt.
Adams throws a looping overhand right but Demented ducks down to avoid it.
Adams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adams lands a jab-cross combination.
Adams connects with the punch.
Adams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Demented.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Demented manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demented keeps the fight on the outside.
Demented throws a series of strikes that have Adams backpedaling.
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!
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Demented.
A swing and a miss from Demented.
Demented showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Demented blocks a head kick by Adams.

Adams closes the distance and pushes Demented back into the cage.
Demented lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demented holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Demented uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demented swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams has Demented pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Demented manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demented has him pressed against the cage.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Demented is controlling him.
Demented lands a left hand.
Adams is trying to push Demented away but Demented has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adams controlling the action here for a moment.

Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demented goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt - Demented sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damien Demented has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Adams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demented throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demented swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Demented.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Demented misses with a two punch combination.
Adams tries for a takedown but Demented sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demented can pounce on him.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Demented misses with the combination.
Damien Demented is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Demented as Adams shoots in.
Adams looks for a takedown but Demented sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Demented.
Demented swinging wildly here.
Damien Demented is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demented avoids it really well and circles away.
Adams throws a hook but Demented blocks it.
Demented throws a head kick that Adams semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams tries to bum rush Demented with a series of wild strikes but Demented uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demented shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Adams eats them both and turns towards Demented to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Demented.
That kick from Demented tenderised Adams's leg. Adams is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Demented dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Demented throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
Demented throws a leg kick that misses.
Demented avoids the head kick by Adams.
Demented throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams throws a head kick but Demented moves out of range.
Demented leaves Adams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Demented looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Demented backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Demented.
Demented scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adams in his tracks.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Demented.
Demented throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
Demented fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demented looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Demented swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Demented is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Demented circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Demented displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams.
Damien Demented has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Adams.
Demented throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Demented swinging wildly here.
Demented checks a leg kick.
Demented throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Demented momentarily.
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Demented but Demented pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demented misses with a double jab.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demented.
Demented scores with a leg kick.
Demented tests Adams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demented misses with a few strikes there.

Adams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adams thows a huge punch but Demented dodges it nicely.

Adams is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demented is concentrating on defense, preventing Adams from advancing position.
Demented wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
Adams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Adams decides to stand up.
Adams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adams throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demented swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Adams gets a takedown into half guard.
Tim Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demented avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Adams thows a huge punch but Demented dodges it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Adams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Demented has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Demented 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!