PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Tomasz Adamek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jimmy
vs
Adamek

150 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Jimmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimmy fails with a takedown attempt.
Adamek looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Adamek slaps away a takedown attempt from Jimmy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adamek but Adamek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jimmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adamek.
Adamek misses with a double jab.
No luck for Jimmy with that takedown attempt.
Adamek scores with a three punch combo!
Jimmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimmy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamek pinned against the cage. Adamek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adamek lands a two punch combo.
Adamek slaps away a takedown attempt from Jimmy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adamek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Adamek misses.
Jimmy looks for a takedown but Adamek sprawls well.
Tomasz Adamek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adamek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jimmy shoots in for a double leg but Adamek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adamek misses with a wild combination.
Adamek thuds his right hand into Jimmy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice sprawl there from Adamek as Jimmy shoots in.
Adamek feints a jab promting Jimmy to slip. Adamek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jimmy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Adamek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jimmy.
Nice sprawl there from Adamek as Jimmy shoots in.
Adamek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Adamek misses with a double jab.
Adamek scores with a one two! Jimmy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jimmy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown but Adamek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimmy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adamek.
Jimmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimmy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adamek but Adamek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jimmy really is a fat lump.
Adamek misses with the combination.
Jimmy shoots in and drives through. Adamek sprawls well.
Jimmy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jimmy fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Adamek. Those never looked like landing.
Adamek lands a two punch combo.
Adamek throws a series of strikes that have Jimmy backpedaling.
Jimmy closes the distance and clinches up with Adamek, looking for a takedown. Jimmy pushes Adamek against the cage but Adamek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adamek throws a series of punches but Jimmy moves out of range.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adamek as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jimmy.
Adamek misses with a double jab.
Adamek is working the combinations to good effect here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adamek.
Adamek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Jimmy or perhaps it was just good defense by Adamek which made him look bad.
Jimmy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adamek stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adamek as he avoids it easily.
Adamek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jimmy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adamek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jimmy circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Adamek does no damage.
Adamek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jimmy circles away quickly and effectively.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adamek but Adamek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adamek swinging wildly here.
Adamek stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek leaves Jimmy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adamek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adamek.
Jimmy misses with a takedown attempt - Adamek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Adamek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Adamek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jimmy.
Adamek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adamek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adamek as he jumps to the side.
Adamek stuffs the takedown attempt from Jimmy. Jimmy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jimmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamek pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jimmy back to the cage. Adamek follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Adamek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimmy fails with a takedown attempt.
Adamek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adamek looks to land a combination but Jimmy avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adamek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimmy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adamek looks to land a combination but Jimmy avoids it well.
Jimmy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jimmy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adamek tries to avoid it but Jimmy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adamek to the ground. Adamek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adamek circles away.
Adamek lands a jab-cross combination.
Adamek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jimmy.
Jimmy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adamek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tomasz Adamek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jimmy dodges the punch combination from Adamek.
Adamek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimmy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adamek's waist but Adamek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jimmy off to one side.
Adamek misses with a few strikes there.
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimmy shoots in but Adamek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jimmy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adamek's waist but Adamek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jimmy off to one side.
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Adamek. No joy for Jimmy on that attempt.
Adamek fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek misses with the combination.
Adamek lands a two punch combo.
Adamek misses with a wild combination.
Adamek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimmy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adamek connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimmy.
Jimmy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adamek is fending him off so far but Jimmy persists. Nope, Adamek circles away and we're back to standing.
Adamek throws a nice looking combination but Jimmy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jimmy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimmy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adamek lands with a nice combination. Jimmy backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek tries to bum rush Jimmy with a series of wild strikes but Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adamek tries to bum rush Jimmy with a series of wild strikes but Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Adamek. No joy for Jimmy on that attempt.
Adamek fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimmy dives in and grabs Adamek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adamek pushes down on Jimmy's head and hops out.
Adamek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adamek.
Jimmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adamek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adamek stuffs the takedown attempt from Jimmy. Jimmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Adamek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ben Jimmy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jimmy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adamek defends it nicely.
Jimmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Adamek misses.
Adamek misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy shoots for a takedown but Adamek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adamek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Adamek in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jimmy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adamek defends it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Adamek. Those never looked like landing.
Adamek stuffs the takedown.
Jimmy shoots for a double leg takedown but Adamek sprawls well. He's pushed Jimmy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jimmy closes the distance and clinches up with Adamek, looking for a takedown. Jimmy pushes Adamek against the cage but Adamek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adamek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jimmy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jimmy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jimmy shoots in for a double leg but Adamek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Adamek does no damage.
Adamek throws a combination. Jimmy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jimmy shoots in looking for a takedown but Adamek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jimmy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adamek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adamek misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Adamek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Adamek misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Adamek as Jimmy shoots in.
Adamek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jimmy.
Adamek lands a two punch combo.
Jimmy dodges the punch combination from Adamek.
Adamek lands a jab-cross combination.
Jimmy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adamek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jimmy somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jimmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimmy shoots in looking for a takedown. Adamek tries to sprawl out of it but Jimmy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adamek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Adamek misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adamek tries to bum rush Jimmy with a series of wild strikes but Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimmy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamek pinned against the cage. Adamek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adamek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adamek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adamek as he jumps to the side.
Jimmy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jimmy slips a jab and a cross from Adamek.
Adamek misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Adamek does no damage.
Adamek slaps away a takedown attempt from Jimmy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adamek throws a series of punches but Jimmy avoids them all with ease.
Jimmy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Adamek stalks Jimmy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jimmy's face. Jimmy staggers backwards, shaken.
Adamek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Adamek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jimmy.
Jimmy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Adamek.
Adamek throws a right and a left that Jimmy avoids nicely.
A combination from Adamek does no damage.
Adamek misses with a double jab.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown but Adamek shows good takedown defense.
Jimmy fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamek misses with a wild combination.
Jimmy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adamek.
Jimmy shoots in but Adamek avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adamek.
Adamek looks to land a combination. Jimmy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jimmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adamek.
Jimmy shoots in but Adamek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jimmy looks for a takedown but Adamek sprawls well.
Adamek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jimmy is defended easily by Adamek.
Jimmy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jimmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adamek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy shoots for a takedown but Adamek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jimmy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adamek as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Adamek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adamek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jimmy backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Adamek.
Jimmy shoots for a double leg takedown but Adamek sprawls well. He's pushed Jimmy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jimmy fails with a takedown attempt.
Jimmy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adamek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomasz Adamek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adamek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimmy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adamek swivels and escapes.
Ben Jimmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adamek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danga de danga de dang - Adamek scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Adamek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adamek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Adamek!