PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erich Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Home (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Take Home has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adams
vs
Home

181 cm
20
197 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
28
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erich Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Take Home!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Home misses with a takedown attempt

so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Home escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adams stands and steps away. Home gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Home fails with the takedown
and Adams counters with a head kick.
Home doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Adams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Erich Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Take Home.

Home is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Adams frees his head nicely. Oh but Home has switched to an armbar! Adams is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Take Home!