PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Adel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Strike will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Adel
vs
Strike

188 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sparta Fightware

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Adel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Strike!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strike takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck for Adel with that takedown attempt.
Adel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adel tries to clinch but Strike moves out of range.
Adel shoots in for a takedown but Strike shows good takedown defense.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Adel.

Adel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strike has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adel working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Strike tries to escape but Adel is in control.

Adel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Strike is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Strike stops Adel from passing to mount.
Adel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strike keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Adel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Adel in side control, throwing shots but Strike defends.
Adel staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adel trying to control the action but Strike is working from the bottom.
Strike wants to control but Adel postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strike is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Adel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strike keeps working.
Strike wants to control but Adel postures up.
Strike takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Strike is not content to let Adel control the position.
Adel 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.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adel is trying to get an arm triangle but Strike is defending well.

Adel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adel advances to full mount.
Adel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
You get the feeling that Strike really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Adel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Strike is on top in guard.
Strike must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Strike is looking to work some ground and pound but Adel has wrist control.
Strike throws an elbow that misses. Adel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Strike's guard. Nice move by Adel!
Adel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adel throwing strikes from guard but Strike blocks nicely.
Adel trying to control but Strike is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adel throwing strikes from guard but Strike blocks nicely.
Strike is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Strike is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Strike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adel content to stall in guard here.

Adel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adel trying to control but Strike is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Adel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Adel fails with a takedown attempt.
Strike works the jab nicely.
Jordan Strike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karim Adel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strike defends it nicely.
Adel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Adel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strike pinned against the cage. Strike gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strike cracks a nice hook into Adel's ribs.
Strike works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strike throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adel on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Strike.
Adel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strike sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adel.
Strike lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strike connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adel. Adel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

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

Adel is rocked!
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!
Adel tries to move into range but Strike moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Adel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strike closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Adel! Strike dives in looking to finish! Adel is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Strike!