PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Rimsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam has chosen Grateful Deads- Truckin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rimsky
vs
Adam

180 cm
23
176 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
181 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Slaughterhouse Nutrition

TFP Graphics
Malicious Intent Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Rimsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Adam!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adam misses the jab.
Adam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rimsky's sensitive parts.
Adam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rimsky moves away.
Adam throws a leg kick which misses Rimsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rimsky tries to avoid it.
Rimsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Adam's head.
Rimsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but Rimsky shows good takedown defense.
Adam fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rimsky checks it well.
Adam slips a jab from Rimsky.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adam dodges the punch combination from Rimsky.
Adam throws a leg kick which misses Rimsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rimsky tries to avoid it.
Rimsky loads up on a big right hand but Adam slips the punch.
Rimsky avoids the body shot from Adam.
Adam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sergei Rimsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rimsky throws an overhand right that lands on Adam's shoulder, as Adam tries to avoid the shot.
Adam ducks under a wild hook from Rimsky.
Adam misses with a series of wild punches.
Adam slips under a jab.
Rimsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adam throws a leg kick which misses Rimsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rimsky tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rimsky just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Adam with that takedown attempt.
Jab by Rimsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adam has Rimsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Rimsky is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Adam.
A hook to the body from Adam.
Adam blocking some punches.
Adam lands a nice knee to the body.
Adam tries a body shot but Rimsky blocks it.
Adam scores with a hook to the body.
Rimsky wants to break free but Adam has control.

Rimsky manages to break the clinch.
Rimsky ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Rimsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Adam coming out on top.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adam.
Rimsky is breathing heavily.
Rimsky looks to throw the jab but Adam is out of range.

Adam clinches.
Adam presses Rimsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adam drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rimsky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sergei Rimsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Adam.
Rimsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Adam. Adam gets slowly back to his feet.
Rimsky throws out a loose jab but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adam misses with a low kick.
Rimsky misses with a straight left.
Rimsky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Adam. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rimsky misses with a series of wild punches.

Adam feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adam throws a big right hand that misses.
Rimsky is trying to control the position but Adam postures up.
Adam scoring with some ground and pound.
Adam won't allow Rimsky to sweep him here.
Adam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rimsky's head.
Adam is looking to work some ground and pound but Rimsky has wrist control.
Adam advances position into side control!
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Rimsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Rimsky misses with an elbow from the bottom.

Adam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Rimsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Adam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rimsky is trying to work for a sweep but Adam has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adam landing strikes from the mount and Rimsky is in trouble!
Adam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adam lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rimsky is trying desperately to improve position.
Adam is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rimsky can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rimsky wants to hold on but Adam pushes him away.
Rimsky is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rimsky throwing hammer fists to the chest of Adam. What's that going to do exactly?
Rimsky manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rimsky moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rimsky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rimsky tries to get out of the position.
Adam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Adam dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Adam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rimsky!
Adam lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rimsky is trying to escape the mount.
Adam blocks Rimsky's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rimsky is trying desperately to improve position.
Rimsky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adam on the ground.
Adam looking to finish Rimsky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rimsky!
Adam trying to control but Rimsky is having none of it.

Adam has control of Rimsky's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rimsky regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Adam is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rimsky has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Adam is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimsky is looking to get to half guard.
Rimsky is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Adam blocks Rimsky's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rimsky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rimsky wants to control but Adam is having none of it.
Rimsky is squirming around, avoiding Adam's attempts to control the action.
Rimsky swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rimsky is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adam lands a heavy elbow.
Adam pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rimsky wants to control but Adam is having none of it.
Adam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rimsky is squirming around, avoiding Adam's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adam blocks Rimsky's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rimsky is trying desperately to improve position.
Adam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Rimsky that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adam working Rimsky over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimsky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adam scoring with strikes but Rimsky is staying in there.
Rimsky is bucking up trying to escape but Adam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Adam connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Adam trying to control but Rimsky is having none of it.
Rimsky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rimsky flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rimsky sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Adam works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rimsky is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam blocks Rimsky's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Adam pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Adam with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rimsky's face.
Rimsky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rimsky throwing hammer fists to the chest of Adam. What's that going to do exactly?
Adam lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rimsky throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rimsky is looking to improve his position but Adam isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rimsky is bucking up trying to escape but Adam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rimsky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adam lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rimsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rimsky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rimsky connects with a single shot there.
Adam walks into a straight right hand from Rimsky.
Adam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rimsky loads up on a big right hand but Adam slips the punch.
Rimsky misses with a few strikes there.
Adam tries to clinch but Rimsky moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Rimsky. No joy for Adam on that attempt.

Adam darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rimsky gets back to full guard.
Rimsky will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rimsky wants to sweep here but Adam controlling him for the moment.
Rimsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adam throws a big right hand that misses.
Rimsky throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rimsky lands with a cross.
Rimsky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Adam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adam showed some decent athleticism there.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Rimsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rimsky is looking to control Adam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rimsky avoid being mounted?
Rimsky landing strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rimsky trying to control here.
Adam slips a nice elbow through Rimsky's hands, connecting with Rimsky's forehead.
Adam controlling the pace.

Rimsky kicks off Adam and gets to his feet.
Sergei Rimsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rimsky throws a series of punches but Adam avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Rimsky misses the target.
Rimsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adam's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Adam duly obliges.

It looks like Sergei Rimsky has been cut.
Rimsky cracks Adam with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rob Adam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adam is looking to slow Rimsky down with leg kicks.
Rimsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam shoots in and drives through. Rimsky sprawls well.
Rimsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adam.
Adam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rimsky as he avoids it easily.
Sergei Rimsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Adam.
Rimsky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rimsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Rimsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rimsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Adam.
Rimsky slips under a jab.
Rimsky misses with an uppercut. Adam saw that one coming.
Rimsky scores with a nice right hand.
Adam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rimsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adam fails with the takedown.
A leg kick checked by Rimsky.
Rimsky connects with a crisp jab.
Rimsky swinging wilding here.
Rimsky thuds a left hand into Adam's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Adam lands but Rimsky takes it in his stride.
Adam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Rimsky.
Adam misses with a body shot.
Rimsky swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.
Adam slips a jab from Rimsky.
Rimsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rimsky throws the left hand but Adam avoids the punch easily.
Adam shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rimsky as he jumps to the side.
Good shot there by Rimsky.
Rimsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adam doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Rimsky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rimsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adam throws a head kick but Rimsky moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Rimsky.
Rimsky scores with a nice strike.
Adam slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Rimsky clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Rimsky's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Adam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rimsky tries to roll over but Adam keeps him under control.
Rimsky missing with punches from the bottom.
Adam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adam not doing much here.
Rimsky is looking to improve his position.
Adam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rimsky tries to roll over but Adam keeps him under control.
Rimsky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam trying to control from half guard but Rimsky is working away.
Rimsky trying to hold on to Adam's head to control him but Adam postures up.
Adam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adam is tying to control. Rimsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adam walks into a stiff left hand from Rimsky.
Adam slips a straight right by Rimsky.
Rimsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rimsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rimsky throws a hook to the side of Adam's head but Adam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adam shoots in for a takedown but Rimsky shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Rimsky misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Rimsky.
Nice shot by Rimsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rimsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rimsky scores with a jab. Adam acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rimsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rimsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adam on the side of the head.
Rimsky tests Adam's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Adam is rocked!
Adam takes a swing at Rimsky's ribcage but misses.
Adam wants to slow Rimsky down by chopping away at his legs.
Rimsky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rimsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rimsky misses with an uppercut. Adam saw that one coming.
Adam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rimsky.
Adam scoring well with a low kick there.
Rimsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Rimsky.
Adam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam drops his hands momentarily and Rimsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam feints and then cracks Rimsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rimsky down.
Adam pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rimsky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rimsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam moves away from the strike by Rimsky.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Adam scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Rimsky.
Rimsky blocks a head kick by Adam.
Rimsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rimsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rimsky blocks a head kick by Adam.
Adam is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rimsky rather than just go for the knockout.
Adam throws a head kick but Rimsky moves out of range.
Adam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rimsky.
Adam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab by Rimsky.
Rimsky misses with an uppercut.
Rimsky throws a hook but Adam blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimsky throws a series of punches but Adam moves out of range.
Adam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rimsky. That did some damage!

Adam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rimsky tries to strike from the bottom.
Rob Adam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adam throws a big right hand that misses.
Adam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rimsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adam won't allow Rimsky to sweep him here.
Rimsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adam.
Rimsky throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rimsky tries to strike from the bottom.
Rimsky is trying to keep Adam in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rimsky throws a hook but Adam avoids it easily.
Adam throws a head kick that Rimsky semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rimsky scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Rimsky had his way with Rob Adam in that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Rimsky's cut.
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!

Rimsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adam. Adam obviously looking to wear him down.
Rimsky checks a leg kick.
Rimsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Adam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rimsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rimsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Adam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rimsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Rimsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rimsky tries to move into range but Adam moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rimsky misses with a straight right.
Adam is looking to slow Rimsky down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Rimsky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rimsky looks to land a combination but Adam avoids it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adam shoots in but no luck this time.
Rimsky misses the jab.
Adam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Adam doesn't manage to clinch there - Rimsky circles away.
Rimsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rimsky.
Rimsky staying out of range there.
Rimsky lands a slapping body shot.
Rimsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Rimsky.
Adam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rimsky's calf.
Adam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adam takes one to the chin there.
Rimsky misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Adam misses its intended target.
Adam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rimsky throws a combination. Adam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rimsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rimsky circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adam clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Rimsky.
Rimsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Adam won't allow it.
Rimsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adam.
Adam lands a body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rimsky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rimsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adam is working for takedown but Rimsky is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sergei Rimsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Adam.
Rimsky scores with a shot to the side of Adam's head.
Adam landing knees to the body.

Rimsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rimsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adam.

Adam closes the distance and clinches.
Rimsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rimsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adam trying to land knees to the body.
Rimsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rimsky fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rimsky dips to his left and cracks Adam with an uppercut!
Adam throws a low kick, looking for Rimsky's leg but Rimsky calmly moves out of range.
A punch combination from Rimsky misses.
The fighters circling - Rimsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adam fails with the takedown.
Rimsky throws a series of strikes that have Adam backpedaling.
Adam scores with the left hand. Rimsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Adam tries to land a front kick but Rimsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rimsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adam counters with a nice leg kick.
Adam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rimsky throws a hook but Adam blocks it.
Adam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rimsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
Rimsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adam.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands a glancing blow to the side of Rimsky's head.
A slow jab from Rimsky misses its intended target.
Adam waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rimsky.
Rimsky jabs Adam right on the nose. Adam blinks but takes it well.
Adam ducks under a wild hook from Rimsky.
Adam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adam cracks the inside of Rimsky's front leg.

Adam scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Adam lands some shots froms side control.
Rimsky dodges the ground and pound from Adam.
Rimsky is looking for a sweep.
Adam scoring with punches and elbows.

Adam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rimsky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rimsky gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adam has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Adam!
Rob Adam is the new welterweight champion!