PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Soprano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Adams
vs
Soprano

184 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adams moves to clinch but Soprano breaks away
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soprano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams.

Adams has Soprano up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams jumps guard but Soprano stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Soprano is trying to break the clinch but Adams is controlling him.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soprano gets underhooks to prevent Adams's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Soprano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams is looking to clinch but Soprano is avoiding it.
Mike Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soprano jabs at Adams's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soprano shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Adams pushes Soprano up against the cage in a clinch.

Soprano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soprano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soprano lands an overhand right.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soprano moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Adams with a poor takedown
and Soprano counters with a nice body shot.
Adams is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soprano.

Adams gets a clinch.
Soprano is trying to force a seperation but Adams has the dominant position.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soprano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The referee calls for Soprano to work.
Adams wants a takedown but no success here.
Adams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soprano tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soprano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Soprano clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Soprano lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Adams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Soprano controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Soprano has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Soprano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano with the ground and pound but Adams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Adams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soprano.
Adams keeping full guard, as Soprano tries to pass.
Soprano trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Soprano wants to stand but Adams is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Soprano wasn't active enough on the ground.
Soprano swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soprano lands a left and a right that send Adams crashing to the mat, dazed. Soprano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Adams is rocked!

It looks like Mike Adams has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soprano wants to clinch

and Adams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adams.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soprano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soprano is trying to drag Adams to the mat but Adams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Soprano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adams prevents Soprano from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soprano.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adams's efforts to push away.

Soprano ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soprano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Adams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Soprano working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Soprano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Soprano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for Soprano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soprano throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soprano fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams fails with the takedown
enabling Soprano to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soprano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soprano wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams shoots for a double leg takedown but Soprano sprawls well. He's pushed Adams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soprano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Adams feints and as Soprano raises his hands in defense, Adams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soprano is looking to stand up but Adams isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
Adams seems to have got his legs back now.
Soprano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Soprano holds on and takes a little breather.
Adams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Soprano was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Soprano lands a jab.
Mike Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Soprano drops Adams with a beautiful combination! Adams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Soprano is looking for the KO!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Soprano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Soprano controlling the pace.

Soprano postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Adams to stand up.
Soprano tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams tries to clinch but Soprano is having none of it.
Soprano plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Adams swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Adams face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Soprano!