PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Adkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Brzeczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Adkins
vs
Brzeczyk

171 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustavo Adkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kris Brzeczyk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brzeczyk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brzeczyk.

It looks like Gustavo Adkins has been cut.
Adkins really is a fat lump.
Adkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brzeczyk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brzeczyk shoots in for a takedown but Adkins shows good takedown defense.

Brzeczyk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adkins to the mat! Adkins manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brzeczyk tries to free his leg and advance position but Adkins is retaining full guard.
Adkins wants to get back to his feet but Brzeczyk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brzeczyk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adkins keeping moving, preventing Brzeczyk from controlling successfully.
Brzeczyk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kris Brzeczyk was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brzeczyk tries to clinch but Adkins moves away
and Adkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brzeczyk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brzeczyk as he jumps to the side.
Brzeczyk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adkins counters with a two punch combo.
Adkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brzeczyk circles away quickly and effectively.
Kris Brzeczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adkins fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Adkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brzeczyk has closed the distance and engaged Adkins in a clinch.

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

Adkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adkins lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brzeczyk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adkins is one step ahead there.
Adkins stops Brzeczyk from standing up.
Brzeczyk trying to keep a closed guard but Adkins is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brzeczyk holds on and takes a little breather.
Adkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brzeczyk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adkins manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzeczyk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Adkins keeping moving, preventing Brzeczyk from controlling successfully.

Kris Brzeczyk has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brzeczyk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adkins slips a jab from Brzeczyk.
A combination from Brzeczyk does no damage.
Brzeczyk slips a jab and a cross from Adkins.

Adkins darts in and clinches Brzeczyk up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkins looking to stall.
Brzeczyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Brzeczyk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adkins lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brzeczyk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adkins smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Brzeczyk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Adkins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Adkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brzeczyk's head.
Brzeczyk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brzeczyk postures up in Adkins's guard and throws a big left but Adkins blocks it.
Brzeczyk won't allow Adkins to sweep him here.
Brzeczyk controls from within his opponent's guard.

Adkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Brzeczyk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brzeczyk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brzeczyk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brzeczyk lands a nice short elbow.
Adkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brzeczyk is looking to take a break and control but Adkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kris Brzeczyk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adkins misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Adkins is not content to let Brzeczyk control the position.
Adkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brzeczyk working over Adkins with some ground and pound. Adkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brzeczyk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brzeczyk lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brzeczyk wants to control but Adkins is keeping him busy.
Adkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brzeczyk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brzeczyk's back!

Brzeczyk showing good submission defense here.
Brzeczyk is trying to break free.
Brzeczyk controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Brzeczyk wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brzeczyk is having to fend off submission attempts from Adkins, who is looking to sink in the choke. Adkins doesn't have the hooks in though and Brzeczyk manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Adkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brzeczyk prevents Adkins from getting back to his feet.
Brzeczyk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brzeczyk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brzeczyk wants to control from the top but Adkins keeps moving.
Brzeczyk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kris Brzeczyk has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Brzeczyk closes the distance and clinches.
Brzeczyk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adkins effectively controlling the action here.
Adkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adkins lands a shot to the body.
Brzeczyk is trying to pull guard but Adkins has him pressed against the cage.
Brzeczyk prevents a body shot from Adkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Brzeczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Adkins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brzeczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adkins moves away.
Brzeczyk throws a nice looking combination but Adkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adkins is defended easily by Brzeczyk.
Gustavo Adkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brzeczyk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Adkins. Those never looked like landing.

Brzeczyk gets the takedown into side control.
Adkins wants to get back to his feet but Brzeczyk drags him back down.
Adkins is looking to regain half guard here but Brzeczyk keeps moving and retains side control.
Adkins is trying to get back to his feet.
Adkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brzeczyk on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brzeczyk decides to stand back up.
Brzeczyk dodges the punch combination from Adkins.

Brzeczyk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brzeczyk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brzeczyk prevents Adkins from getting back to his feet.

Adkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brzeczyk landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brzeczyk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brzeczyk lands a couple of digs.
Brzeczyk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brzeczyk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brzeczyk advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzeczyk wants to stand but Adkins has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Brzeczyk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adkins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adkins is staying active underneath Brzeczyk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brzeczyk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brzeczyk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Adkins wants to improve his position but Brzeczyk is controlling well.
Brzeczyk controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brzeczyk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adkins sees it coming and defends easily.
Brzeczyk works his way into side control.
Adkins wants to get back to his feet.
Adkins is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brzeczyk tries to stand but Adkins is controlling his head.
Gustavo Adkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kris Brzeczyk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brzeczyk trying to control the position but Adkins is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Brzeczyk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brzeczyk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Brzeczyk!