PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benoit Van Lessen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Foo Fighters - Hell as his entrance music. Benoit Van Lessen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier Adams's chin.

Van Lessen
vs
Adams

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benoit Van Lessen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Adams!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Lessen gets the takedown into side control.
Adams regains half guard there - taking advantage of Van Lessen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Van Lessen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Van Lessen avoids the attempt from Adams to control.
Adams is looking to improve his position but Van Lessen isn't that keen on the idea.
Van Lessen looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Adams is trying to escape the mount.
Van Lessen tries to control but Adams wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Lessen lands a big shot there that rocks Adams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Van Lessen is working for a guillotine from mount but Adams frees his head quite easily.
Van Lessen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Adams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Van Lessen.
Van Lessen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van Lessen landing punches.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Van Lessen maintains control.
Adams taking shots to the head.

Adams is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Van Lessen.
Adams is still in real trouble! Can Van Lessen finish him?
Van Lessen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Lessen looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Lessen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams looks gassed!
Van Lessen with shots to the head and body - Adams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Van Lessen with shots to the head and body - Adams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Van Lessen wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
Adams is trying to stand.
Adams taking shots to the head.
Adams tries to hold on but Van Lessen postures up.
Adams is squirming around, avoiding Van Lessen's attempts to control the action.
Adams tries to hold on but Van Lessen postures up.
Van Lessen lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Lessen is landing with some decent strikes but Adams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adams wants to control but Van Lessen is having none of it.
Van Lessen wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
Adams wants to hold on but Van Lessen pushes him away.
Adams is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Van Lessen is staying active.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.
Adams is working to get back to half guard.
Adams regains half guard.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Lessen is thwarting Adams's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Lessen blocks the strikes from Adams.
Adams is looking to escape.
Adams is trying to control but can't.
Van Lessen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Lessen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Van Lessen swinging wilding here.

Adams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Lessen to the mat! Van Lessen manages to get full guard.
Van Lessen keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.

Van Lessen is working an open guard so Adams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Adams tries for a takedown but Van Lessen circles away easily

and Van Lessen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.

Adams looking for a guillotine here but Van Lessen defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benoit Van Lessen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adams with a lazy takedown attempt

and Van Lessen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Lessen.

Van Lessen breaks from the clinch.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Lessen.

Van Lessen takes the fight into the clinch.

Van Lessen pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Lessen is on top in guard.

Van Lessen is sitting in close to Adams's body. Adams has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Van Lessen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Van Lessen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Adams.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Xavier Adams!