PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Tumbling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tumbling has chosen Heartbreaker as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Adams
vs
Tumbling

188 cm
25
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Tumbling!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tumbling's head.
Tumbling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adams's head.

It looks like John Adams has been cut.
Adams throws an off balance right hand
and Tumbling counters with a low kick, right behind Adams 's knee.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tumbling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Tumbling does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tumbling instigates a clinch.

Tumbling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Tumbling unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tumbling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tumbling tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Adams breaks the clinch.
Tumbling lands with a kick to the ribs.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Tumbling swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.

Tumbling throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Adams stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Tumbling follows into mount!

Adams is rocked!
Adams is trying to escape the mount but Tumbling keeps good control and instead manages to take Adams's back.
Oh Adams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Tumbling has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Adams is in real trouble here. Tumbling gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Adams is tapping out! Tumbling wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Tumbling!