PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hate Fate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hate Fate will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Giles
vs
Fate

160 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hate Fate!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fate throws a head kick but Giles moves out of range.
Giles slaps away a takedown attempt from Fate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fate swivels and escapes.
Giles throws a body punch but Fate moves out of range.

Fate fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Giles to the ground. Fate is now in Giles's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fate trying to control but Giles is working from the bottom.
Giles trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fate stopping the sweep attempt from Giles.
Fate trying to control but Giles is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fate manages to get himself to full guard.
Giles controlling from the top position.
Giles is looking to work some ground and pound but Fate has wrist control.
Fate looking to control.
Giles content to stall in guard here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hate Fate wasn't active enough on the ground.
Giles keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fate tries a head kick but it misses.
Fate fails with a takedown attempt.
Fate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giles is fending him off so far but Fate persists. Nope, Giles circles away and we're back to standing.
Adam Giles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hate Fate.
Fate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fate shoots and misses
and Giles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giles shoots for a double leg takedown but Fate sprawls well. He's pushed Giles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Giles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fate is looking to improve his position.
Giles is controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Adam Giles just wasn't active enough.
Fate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fate somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fate feints and then cracks Giles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giles down.
Fate tries to clinch up.
Fate throws a head kick but Giles moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giles checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fate darts in looking for a takedown but Giles gets double underhooks and turns Fate into the cage.
Giles just leaning against Fate, taking a breather.
Fate avoiding damage as Giles throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adam Giles will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fate darts in looking for a takedown but Giles gets double underhooks and turns Fate into the cage.

Fate gets control of Giles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fate will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giles content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giles.
Giles 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.
Giles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Giles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fate throws a head kick that misses
and Giles counters with a right hand to the body.
Fate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giles but Giles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fate is defended easily by Giles.
Adam Giles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hate Fate.
Fate is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fate is defended easily by Giles.
Fate tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Giles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fate's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Giles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fate for as long as he can get away with.

Giles drops back looking for a leg! Fate is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fate manages to kick Giles off! Giles jumps back into Fate's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fate being controlled here, momentarily.
Giles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Giles defends well.
Giles throws a big elbow that misses.

Giles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Giles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giles wants to control from the top but Fate keeps moving.
Giles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fate keeping moving, preventing Giles from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Giles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Giles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Giles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giles trying to control the position from guard on top but Fate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fate tries to strike from the bottom.
Giles trying to control but Fate is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Giles.
Fate misses with a takedown

and Giles moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Giles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Giles dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fate tries to clinch up but Giles circles away and keeps his distance.
Fate misses with a takedown attempt

and Giles counters by clinching up.
Giles missing with knees to the body.
Fate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fate has had enough of the clinch but Giles keeps him there for the moment.
Giles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Giles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Giles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fate lands a body punch.

Fate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giles keeps the fight on the outside.
Fate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giles swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fate closes the distance and clinches up with Giles, looking for a takedown. Fate pushes Giles against the cage but Giles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adam Giles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hate Fate.
Fate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fate throws a low kick but Giles avoids it.
Fate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Fate or perhaps it was just good defense by Giles which made him look bad.
Fate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giles.
Fate slaps away a takedown attempt from Giles, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Giles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fate's guard.
Fate is looking to stand up but Giles isn't so interested in that idea.

Giles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Giles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fate has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Giles has managed to get both his arms back between Fate's legs - danger averted.
Giles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fate's head.
Giles controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Giles.
Fate moves in looking to clinch but Giles pushes him off.
Fate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giles pinned against the cage. Giles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fate misses with a head kick.
Giles shoots in for a double leg but Fate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fate throws a head kick that half lands.
Fate lands with a slapping head kick.

Fate pushes Giles up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Giles breaks the clinch.
Fate looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hate Fate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Giles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice straight punches there by Fate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fate.

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 Adam Giles.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Giles!