PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Trades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomez Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez Adams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Trades's chin.

Trades
vs
Adams

175 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Trades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gomez Adams!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trades is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Trades circles away and we're back to standing.
Trades with a poor takedown

and Adams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Trades!
Trades swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Adams thowing shots but they're missing.
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Adams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Adams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trades is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.
Adams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Trades swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Adams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trades is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Adams with good strikes from the mount here!
Adams content just to control the position here.
Adams punching from mount but Trades doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Trades is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Trades blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Trades is trying desperately to improve position.
Trades is trying to stand up.
Trades is breathing heavily.
Adams looking to control but Trades is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams looking to ground and pound but Trades is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams scoring with strikes but Trades is staying in there.
Adams lands a big shot there that rocks Trades but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Trades is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Adams locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Trades is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gomez Adams!