PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Wakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Adams
vs
Wakka

181 cm
23
207 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cid Wakka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams wants to clinch.
Wakka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Wakka persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.

Adams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wakka is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wakka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wakka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wakka is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throwing shots but Wakka is blocking nicely.
Adams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adams is nestled in close to Wakka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wakka tries to kick Adams off but Adams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adams lands a nice short elbow.
Wakka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wakka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Adams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wakka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adams scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wakka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Adams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams working over Wakka with some ground and pound. Wakka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adams lands strikes from half guard.
Wakka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
Adams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wakka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams working Wakka over with strikes.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adams works his way into full mount!
Wakka tries to hold on but Adams postures up.
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wakka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adams scoring with strikes but Wakka is staying in there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wakka is working to get back to half guard.
Wakka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams cracks Wakka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adams scoring with strikes but Wakka is staying in there.
Wakka working to try and regain half guard.
Adams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Adams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Wakka is rocked!

Adams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wakka is still in real trouble! Can Adams finish him?
Adams dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wakka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adams with good strikes from the mount here!
Adams scoring with strikes but Wakka is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakka wants to control but Adams is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Adams.
Wakka wants to control but Adams is having none of it.
Wakka seems to have recovered his senses.
Wakka regains half guard.
Adams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wakka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wakka is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wakka tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wakka defending well though.
Adams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Tommy Adams has been cut.
Wakka misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Adams tries to clinch up but Wakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wakka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Wakka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Adams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adams.
Adams fails to pull guard.

Wakka manages to break the clinch.
Adams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wakka throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Wakka misses with a hook.
Adams swings for the body but Wakka moves out of range.
Wakka tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily

and Adams counters with a single leg into guard. Wakka didn't expect that.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
Adams is in close to Wakka's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams scoring with some ground and pound.
Adams lands a couple of elbows.
Wakka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wakka's head.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
Adams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wakka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Wakka's brow.
Adams is working Wakka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adams pushes down on Wakka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wakka trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
Adams trying to mount his opponent but Wakka defends it.
Adams lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams prevents Wakka from improving his position.
Adams stops Wakka from getting back to his feet.

Wakka is defending against the submission attempts here by Adams.
Adams lands with a punch from half guard.
Tommy Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams lands strikes from half guard.
Adams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wakka wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adams connects with a nice short shot to Wakka's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Adams'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. This is the final round!

A big right from Wakka misses.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Adams misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Wakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka throws a big shot that misses.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Adams slips under a jab from Wakka.

Wakka takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wakka smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cid Wakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wakka.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wakka.
Tommy Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Wakka.
Wakka connects with a single shot there.
Wakka misses with a takedown
enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wakka misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wakka manages to avoid it.
Wakka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Adams counters with a takedown into side control.
Cid Wakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.
Adams just content to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cid Wakka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Adams!