PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luki Puki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luki Puki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Adams
vs
Puki

187 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
217 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luki Puki!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Puki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Puki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puki tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams fails to land the takedown.
Puki doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Luki Puki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Puki wants to get back to his feet but Adams drags him back down.
Puki trying to remain calm as Adams controls from the top position.
Adams throws a strike aimed at the side of Puki's head but Puki avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Adams.
Puki tries to escape but Adams is in control.
Puki looks gassed!
Puki stops Adams from passing to mount.
Puki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Puki is trying to escape the position but Adams is controlling the position.
Adams is chipping away with strikes.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.
Adams working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Puki seems a little lost for a moment, as Adams dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Puki is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Adams is controlling him well.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.
Adams cracks Puki with a big right hand but Puki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Adams is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Puki will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Adams scores with punches from side control.
Puki is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.
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.
Adams is staying tight to Puki's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to move to mount but Puki reverses beautifully and ends up in Adams's guard.
Puki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Puki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Puki lands a couple of digs.
Adams is controlling Puki's posture.
Puki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puki trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puki won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Puki trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Puki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puki is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Adams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Puki is looking to clinch.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Puki tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams shoots in but Puki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt

and Adams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Puki doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Puki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puki tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puki to the ground. Puki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Puki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puki jumps guard but Adams stands there with Puki around his waist. Puki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Puki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Puki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Puki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Puki continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Puki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adams walks away with a smile on his face. Puki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams tries to break free but Puki pushes him back against the cage.
Adams wants to stall.
Puki wants to break free but Adams has control.
Puki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Puki trying to control the position but instead, Adams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puki into the cage.

Adams successfully pulls guard.
Adams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Puki!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Puki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Adams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Puki?
Puki wants to hold on but Adams pushes him away.
Adams landing shots from mount.

Adams is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Adams extends the arm and Puki is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Adams!