PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Adamos (ranked 1068 p4p, 909 weight class) and Manny Tavares (ranked 136 p4p, 113 weight class). Adamos comes into the arena with Watch blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Adamos
vs
Tavares

185 cm
26
195
10 - 7 - 0

183 cm
33
185
24 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Conviction
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Brooklyn Apothecary
NARCOS

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Adamos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tavares. That snapped Adamos's head back.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
A jab lands there for Tavares.
A jab from Adamos finds it's way through Tavares's defenses.

It looks like Manny Tavares has been cut.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Adamos moved out of range nicely.
Adamos scores with a nice right hand.
Tavares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adamos looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adamos manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adamos.
Adamos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tavares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamos lands a lovely overhand right.
Manny Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares slips under a jab from Adamos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adamos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Adamos misses.
Adamos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adamos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adamos lands a jab.
No joy there for Tavares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adamos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tavares moves out of range as Adamos strikes.
Adamos takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares misses with a body shot
and Adamos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adamos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamos misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tavares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Adamos instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Tavares.
Adamos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adamos tries a knee to the head but Tavares blocks it.
Tavares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavares.
Adamos has Tavares pressed against the cage, preventing Tavares from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavares throws a body kick that misses.

Adamos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tavares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Adamos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tavares lands a jab to the nose.
Tavares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adamos's head backwards.
Tavares has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adamos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
Adamos ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Tavares lands an overhand right.
Tavares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adamos at a distance.
Adamos lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Adamos off balance momentarily.
Tavares throws a wild body kick that Adamos sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tavares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tavares misses the body punch
and Adamos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tavares walks into a jab.
Adamos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adamos moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
Adamos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adamos slips a jab from Tavares.
A quick step to the side and Adamos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares throws a lazy uppercut
and Adamos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamos jabs Tavares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Adamos misses.
Tavares throws a jab when Adamos was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Adamos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Tavares's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Adamos cracks Tavares with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Adamos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tavares to stand back up!
Adamos throws the left hand but Tavares avoids the punch easily.
Adamos connects with a body shot.
Tavares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adamos counters with a nice body shot.
Adamos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Adamos misses the target.
Adamos moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
It looked like Adamos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tavares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares scores with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Adamos there.

That has opened up Manny Tavares's cut even more.
Tavares throws a good cross that connects.
Tavares loads up on a big right hand but Adamos slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Tavares.
Adamos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tavares throws an off balance right hand
and Adamos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a lunging right hand
and Adamos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Adamos lands a big uppercut and Tavares crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tavares looks OK. Adamos waves Tavares back to his feet!

Tavares is rocked!

Adamos clinches up with Tavares and pushes him back against the cage.
Tavares is still on wobbly legs! Can Adamos finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Adamos.
Adamos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamos blocking some punches.
A short left from Adamos.
Adamos lands a hook that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Tavares misses with the head strike.
Tavares managing to block the knees to the body from Adamos.
Adamos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tavares misses with a body punch.
Tavares tries to throw a body punch but Adamos avoids it by throwing Tavares back against the cage.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamos lands a big knee! That's hurt Tavares! Oh, he's all over the place! Adamos lands another knee that sends Tavares to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Adamos!
Our winner, Adrian Adamos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.