PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crash Bandicoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandicoot comes into the arena with Crash Bandicoot: Jungle Rollers Remix blaring out of the sound system. Adams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rihanna - So Hard. Tim Adams struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tim Adams enters the cage!

Bandicoot
vs
Adams

172 cm
35
185 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

170 cm
35
188 lbs
11 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adams misses with a straight right.

Bandicoot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adams is trying to force a seperation but Bandicoot has the dominant position.

Bandicoot breaks the clinch.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandicoot is just out of range.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bandicoot tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Crash Bandicoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandicoot wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bandicoot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bandicoot wants to clinch but Adams slips to the side

and Adams counters by moving into the clinch.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bandicoot checks it well.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandicoot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bandicoot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adams regains half guard, as Bandicoot was trying to land strikes.

Bandicoot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bandicoot tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Adams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bandicoot slips a nice elbow through Adams's hands, connecting with Adams's forehead.

Bandicoot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bandicoot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Adams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bandicoot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams wants to get back to full guard.
Adams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bandicoot's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bandicoot's back!
You can see the frustration on Bandicoot's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Adams landing with strikes.
Adams trying to control.
Adams controlling well, preventing Bandicoot from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is taking damage to the body and head.
Adams landing with strikes.
Adams is working the ground and pound. Can Bandicoot escape?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams keeps control of the position as Bandicoot tries to break free.
Adams gets his hands free as Bandicoot looks to control.
Adams scores with punches and elbows.
Bandicoot tries to roll but Adams sticks to his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams has the hooks in. Bandicoot is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bandicoot trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Adams. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Adams scores with punches to the body.
Adams gets his hands free as Bandicoot looks to control.
Adams scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Bandicoot showing good submission defense here.
Bandicoot rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Bandicoot actively working from the bottom here.
Adams lands strikes from half guard.
Adams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bandicoot is refusing to be controlled, as Adams sits in half guard.
Bandicoot wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Bandicoot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adams closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Crash Bandicoot has been cut.
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Bandicoot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Adams.
Bandicoot looking for a takedown.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandicoot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bandicoot tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams avoiding damage as Bandicoot throws knees to the body.
Bandicoot goes for a takedown attempt but Adams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crash Bandicoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandicoot fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bandicoot's waist but Bandicoot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
Bandicoot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adams but Adams pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Adams drives through and clinches with Bandicoot against the cage.
Bandicoot pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adams tries to break free but Bandicoot pushes him back against the cage.
Adams pushes Bandicoot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bandicoot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bandicoot has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adams after a bit of a struggle.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Bandicoot is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks a body shot from Bandicoot.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Bandicoot has him pressed against the cage.

Bandicoot manages to break the clinch.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bandicoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandicoot circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bandicoot dives in and grabs Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes down on Bandicoot's head and hops out.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot tries to clinch

and Adams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams wants to control from the top but Bandicoot keeps moving.

Adams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Crash Bandicoot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bandicoot gets caught flat footed, as Adams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bandicoot has momentary wrist control but Adams slips an elbow through the middle.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adams is working Bandicoot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Bandicoot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Adams defends it easily.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Bandicoot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adams cracks Bandicoot with a solid left hand.
Adams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Bandicoot's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bandicoot keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.

Bandicoot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
Bandicoot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Bandicoot has wrist control.
Adams wants to control from the top but Bandicoot keeps moving.
Tim Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandicoot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandicoot doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Crash Bandicoot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bandicoot slips a jab and a cross from Adams.

Bandicoot takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams lands with a left to the head.

Bandicoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up

and Adams counters by clinching up.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandicoot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
Bandicoot lands a nice elbow.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adams prevents a body shot from Bandicoot.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Bandicoot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adams avoiding damage as Bandicoot throws knees to the body.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.

Adams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bandicoot did well to prevent Adams getting side control.

Bandicoot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Bandicoot is refusing to be controlled, as Adams sits in half guard.
Adams working over Bandicoot with some ground and pound. Bandicoot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Bandicoot is defending well.

Bandicoot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Bandicoot has hold of Adams's hands but Adams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Bandicoot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Adams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bandicoot tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.

Bandicoot looking for submissions off his back.

Adams decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to clinch but Bandicoot slips to the side

and Bandicoot moves into the clinch.
Adams is looking to break free of the clinch but Bandicoot has double underhooks.

Adams breaks from the clinch.
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandicoot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Bandicoot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandicoot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bandicoot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams avoiding damage as Bandicoot throws knees to the body.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bandicoot is trying to stall.
Bandicoot just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot tries to land a knee to the head but Adams blocks with his arms.
Bandicoot tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Bandicoot tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Bandicoot throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bandicoot missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandicoot looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
Adams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crash Bandicoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Adams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bandicoot missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Crash Bandicoot.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Adams!
Tim Adams gave a mention to Das Labor in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).