PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Short
vs
Adams

180 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dre Adams!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams lands a head shot.

It looks like David Short has been cut.
Adams looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
Short throws a counter high kick but Adams was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Short is looking to counter with head kicks.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Short takes one to the chin there.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Short tried to counter with a leg kick but Adams avoided it.
Danga de danga de dang - Adams scores with a four punch combination!
Adams connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Adams looks to land a combination. Short sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Short looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Adams avoids the head kick by Short.
Adams throws a combination. Short tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Dre Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams jabs Short right on the nose. Short blinks but takes it well.
Adams lands a jab to the nose.
Adams connects with a right hand. Short shakes it off.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Short counters with a solid body kick.
Short walks into a stiff left hand from Adams.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A quick step to the side and Short tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Short lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Short throws a quick counter head kick but Adams was just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Short takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Short jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adams walks away with a smile on his face. Short gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Short fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Short was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Short lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adams throws a right and a left that Short avoids nicely.
Adams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Short's head.
Short moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Short counters with a nice body kick.
Short throws a head kick that Adams semi-blocks.
Short misses with a takedown attempt - Adams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Short has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Adams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Short backs up against the cage.
Adams looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a combination
and Short counters with a head kick.
Short slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Short counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adams duly obliges.
Donk. Adams catches Short right on the button with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Adams scores with a four punch combination!
Dre Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Short.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Short is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Short's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Adams misses with a double jab
and Short counters with a big head kick but Adams shrugs it off.
Short on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Short backs up against the cage.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Short fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Short misses its target.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Short counters with a solid body kick.
Short looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Short thinks about countering with a body kick.
Adams looks to land a combination but Short avoids it well.
Short is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adams is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Adams misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short avoids a punch combination nicely.
Short steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Short slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Adams throws a right hand that Short ducks under and follows up with a left that Short also avoids with ease.
Short tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Adams throws a right hand that Short ducks under and follows up with a left that Short also avoids with ease.
Short throws a counter high kick but Adams was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Short could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Short has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Short breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Short showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Adams throws a series of punches but Short avoids them all with ease.
Short is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short shoots in but Adams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Short moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Short counters with a big head kick but Adams shrugs it off.
Adams misses with a combination
and Short counters with a good, hard body kick but Adams shrugs it off.
Short fails with a takedown attempt.

Short closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
Short jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adams walks away with a smile on his face. Short gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Short. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams lands a jab-cross combination.
Adams lands a lovely overhand right.
Adams throws a one two combo.
Dre Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams throws a right and a left that Short avoids nicely.
Adams throws the left hand but Short avoids the punch easily.
Short jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Short.
Short tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Short counters with a big head kick but Adams shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Short'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!

A cross from Adams lands.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Adams with a hook.
Adams looks to land a combination. Short sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Adams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Short back to the cage. Adams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Adams misses with a straight right.
Short thinks about countering with a head kick.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Short counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams lands with a hook. Short tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adams throws a one two combo.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Short swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a one two combo.
Short tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Short dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Short moves forwards but Adams connects with a nice, crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Short stalling.
Short jumps guard but Adams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a series of punches but Short avoids them all with ease.
Adams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donk. Adams catches Short right on the button with a cross.
Short takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Short counters with a stiff right hand.
Short slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
A counter left hand to the body from Short misses its target.
Short showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Short lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams tries to bum rush Short with a series of wild strikes but Short uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Short uses good head movement to avoid it.
Short appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Short moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Short swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Short looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Short fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Short.
Short was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Short slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Short throws a counter high kick but Adams was just alert enough to avoid it.
Short throws a head kick that misses.
Short moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dre Adams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Adams as he connects with a hook.

Short moves into the clinch.

Short breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Short wants to clinch.
Adams misses with a combination
and Short counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adams throws a combination. Short tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short dodges the punch combination from Adams.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dre Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adams 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dre Adams!
A less than humble Dre Adams misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.