PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kongos- Come with me now. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Golden
vs
Adamson

187 cm
39
184 lbs
25 - 24 - 1

189 cm
31
180 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 25 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Raphael Adamson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adamson gets a double leg takedown into Golden's guard.
Golden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Golden wants to improve his position but instead Adamson has moved into half guard.

Golden is defending against the submission attempts here by Adamson.
Golden wants to control but Adamson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamson prevents Golden from improving his position.
Golden is working hard here to advance position.
Golden works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson stopping the sweep attempt from Golden.
Golden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Golden is looking to stand up but Adamson won't let him.

Golden gets to his feet. Adamson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Golden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golden stuffs the takedown attempt from Adamson. Adamson gets slowly back to his feet.
Golden throws a head kick that misses.
Adamson avoids the head kick by Golden.
Golden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson goes for a double leg but Golden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Golden continues to drive forward.
Golden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Raphael Adamson has been cut.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Adamson moves out of range easily.
Golden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Adamson gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Adamson is working for a kimura but Golden is defending it quite comfortably.
Golden is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden trying to hold on to Adamson's head to control him but Adamson postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adamson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adamson's back!
Golden controls the position.
Golden struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Golden has Adamson's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Golden throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Golden does no damage.
Adamson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Golden throws a series of punches but Adamson avoids them all with ease.
Adamson tries for a takedown but Golden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Adamson.
A jab lands there for Golden.
Golden throws a wild body kick that Adamson sees coming a mile off.
Adamson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Adamson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Adamson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golden is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adamson off and has taken his back!

What's going on here? Golden has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Adamson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Golden pinned against the cage. Golden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Golden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick misses from Golden.
Golden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Golden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adamson can do to turn this around?

Adamson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Golden is looking to improve his position.
Golden is controlling Adamson's trapped leg to prevent Adamson from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Golden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Adamson preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden is controlling Adamson's posture.
Golden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Golden is trying to keep Adamson in close.
Golden pulls Adamson in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adamson fails to land the takedown.
Golden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Golden scores with a leg kick.

That's two 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.
Golden looks for the body kick but Adamson saw that one coming.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Adamson moves out of range easily.
Adamson misses with a takedown attempt
and Golden counters with a straight right hand.
Adamson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golden throws out the jab.
Adamson blocks a head kick by Golden.
Adamson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Golden.
Golden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adamson shoots in for a double leg but Golden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Adamson.
A head kick misses from Golden.

Adamson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Golden works his way to full guard. Good work.
Golden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden trying to keep a closed guard but Adamson is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Golden is on top in guard.

Golden gets to his feet - Adamson follows without any prompting.
Golden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Golden.
Trey Golden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adamson gets the takedown into side control.

Adamson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Adamson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adamson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden tries to buck Adamson off but Adamson is having none of it.
Golden manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Golden wants to stand up but Adamson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Golden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good leg kick by Golden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Golden scores with a body shot.
Golden swinging wildly here.
Golden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adamson wants to counter the offense by Golden and move into the clinch position.
Golden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adamson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adamson wants to counter the offense by Golden and move into the clinch position.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adamson or perhaps it was just good defense by Golden, which made it look bad.
Adamson tries for a takedown but Golden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Adamson.
Golden is looking to regain half guard here but Adamson keeps moving and retains side control.

Adamson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Golden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden gets back to half guard.
Golden is looking to improve his position.
Golden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adamson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adamson's back!
What can Adamson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Golden gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Raphael Adamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden throws a front kick aimed at Adamson's knee but Adamson avoids it well.
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golden tries a head kick but it misses.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Adamson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Adamson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Golden could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Adamson has cracked it and Golden is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Adamson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raphael Adamson!
In his post fight interview, Raphael Adamson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.