PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Atom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flave might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Momma said Tap you Out. This should be fireworks!

Flave
vs
Atom

198 cm
25
202 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

186 cm
27
211 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Atom!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atom misses with a series of wild punches.
Atom doesn't manage to clinch there - Flave circles away.
Flave keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atom.
Adam Atom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atom misses with a straight right.
Flave gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Atom just misses with a punch to the body.
Atom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flave moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atom throws a jab when Flave was well out of range.
Atom throws a jab when Flave was well out of range.
A big left from Atom misses.
Atom blocks a jab.
Atom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atom throws a body punch but Flave moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flave takes a swing at Atom's ribcage but misses.
Flave throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atom.
Atom misses with an uppercut. Flave saw that one coming.
Atom misses the shot to the body.
Atom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atom slips a jab from Flave.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atom lands a two punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Flave there.
Flave scores with a jab. Atom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Flave.
Atom throws a looping overhand right but Flave ducks down to avoid it.

Atom moves into the clinch.

Flave pulls guard successfully.
Atom postures up in Flave's guard and throws a big left but Flave blocks it.

Flave is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Atom is aware though and is defending well.
Atom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atom pushes down on Flave's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Atom tries to stand and escape but Flave is controlling the position.

Flave looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Atom is working for a submission of some sort.

Flave looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flave looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atom winds up and cracks Flave with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Atom tries to pass the half guard into mount. Flave knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Atom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atom passes the guard and advances to mount!
Flave is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Flave that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Flave can't escape the position.
Atom pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Atom landing strikes from the mount and Flave is in trouble!
Atom prevents Flave from getting the reversal.

Atom looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Flave slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Flave actively working from the bottom here.
Atom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Flave is defending against the submission attempts here by Atom.
Atom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atom prevents Flave from standing back up.
Flave keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Flave is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atom pulls his head out easily.
Atom trying to pass the guard but Flave defending well.

Flave looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Flave is breathing heavily.
Atom wants to free his trapped foot but Flave is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Atom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flave counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Atom thinking.
Atom stuns Flave with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Flave misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Atom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Atom misses the shot to the body.
Atom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flave swings for the body but Atom moves out of range.
Flave keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atom.
Atom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flave circles away quickly and effectively.
Flave slips a jab from Atom.
Atom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flave circles away quickly and effectively.
Flave steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atom.
Atom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flave doesn't seem bothered though.
Atom misses with a wild combination.
Flave steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atom.
Atom looks to land a right hand but Flave moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Atom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Flave misses.
Atom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atom throws a big shot that misses.
Flave slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Atom gets a clinch.
Atom is trying to force a seperation but Flave has the dominant position.

Atom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atom looks to land a left hand but Flave moved out of range nicely.
Atom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Atom - just one landing.
Flave misses with a straight right.
Flave smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Atom needs to keep his hands up - Flave had a free shot at his head there.
Flave lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Atom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atom misses with a straight left.
Atom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flave counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Atom thinking.
Atom misses with a hook.
Atom looks to land a left hand but Flave moved out of range nicely.

Atom clinches.
Flave fails to pull guard.
Atom misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Atom breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Atom misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Atom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Atom closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Flave to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Flave. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flave.
Atom throws the left hand but Flave avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Atom.
Atom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flave uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atom.
Atom throws a combination that misses
enabling Flave to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flave scores with a jab. Atom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atom throws a right and a left that Flave avoids nicely.
Flave works over Atom's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atom defending well as Flave loads up on a big left hand.
Atom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atom circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flave scores with a jab.
Flave on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flave moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Flave lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atom doesn't seem phased though.
Flave connects with a looping right hand.
Atom is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Flave tries to keep at a distance but Atom has taken the fight into the clinch.

Flave pulls guard.

Flave is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Atom defends well.

Flave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Atom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Atom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Flave had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Atom defends it easily.
Atom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flave can't keep his opponent in guard - Atom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Flave actively working from the bottom here.
Atom wants to pass the guard but Flave is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Atom stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Atom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flave scores with a shot to the body.
Flave lands the left hand.
Atom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flave sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Atom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flave moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flava Flave dominated that second round.
That's time! Flave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Flave fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atom cracks Flave with a right hand to the side of the head.
Atom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flave is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Flave throws a lazy right hand but Atom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atom misses with a wild body shot.
Flave looks to land a left hand but Atom moved out of range nicely.
Flave scores with a shot to the body.
Flave dips to his left and cracks Atom with an uppercut!
Atom misses with a looping right.
Flave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Atom misses
and Flave counters with a left to the body.
Flave connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Atom. That snapped Flave's head back.
Atom closes the distance but Flave moves to the side
and Flave counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A decent looking cross lands there for Flave.
Nice straight punches there by Flave. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flave.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave lands a really nice looking cross but Atom seems unphased.
Flave lands a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Atom. That snapped Flave's head back.
Flave is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Atom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flave misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flave, as that shot connected.
Flava Flave is winning the standup battle so far.
Atom looks to clinch
and Flave counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Atom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flave moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atom defending well as Flave loads up on a big left hand.
Atom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flave counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Atom has managed to clinch.

Flave pulls guard.

Flave working for a triangle but Atom defends it easily.

Flave looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flave has his feet on Atom's thighs here. He's pushed Atom off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Atom screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Flava Flave!
Flava Flave retains his light heavyweight title!