PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raymundo Mathis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McAdams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin McAdams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mathis
vs
McAdams

162 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raymundo Mathis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin McAdams!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McAdams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mathis's half guard.
McAdams prevents Mathis from improving his position.
Mathis is trying to stand up here but McAdams is controlling him well.
Mathis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mathis is trying to control but McAdams passes into side control!
McAdams is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mathis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mathis is looking for a sweep.
Mathis is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as McAdams stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McAdams prevents Mathis from standing back up.
Mathis wants to control but McAdams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McAdams not doing much here.
Mathis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McAdams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McAdams's back!
Mathis is trying to stick to McAdams's back but McAdams is turning into Mathis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mathis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McAdams.
Mathis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McAdams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mathis wants to get back to full guard.
McAdams is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathis wants to control but McAdams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McAdams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McAdams works his way into full mount!
Mathis regains half guard.
McAdams is taking a breather. Mathis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mathis is concentrating on defense, preventing McAdams from advancing position.
Mathis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathis wants to improve his position but instead McAdams has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdams controlling the action here.
McAdams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

McAdams is trying to work for a kimura but Mathis is defending well.

McAdams is trying to work for a kimura but Mathis is defending well.
Mathis tries to kick McAdams off but McAdams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mathis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mathis won't allow McAdams to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mathis wants to sweep but McAdams has passed to side control!

McAdams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mathis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McAdams taking a breather here.
Mathis is not content to let McAdams control the position.
McAdams content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathis is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin McAdams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice combination there by Mathis.
McAdams defending well as Mathis loads up on a big left hand.
Mathis looks to land a combination but McAdams avoids it well.
Raymundo Mathis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAdams fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McAdams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McAdams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mathis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but McAdams manages to mount him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis tries to improve his position but instead McAdams has taken his back!
Mathis is trying to get back to his feet but McAdams has full control of the position and if anything, Mathis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
McAdams just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

McAdams working for the choke.
Mathis tries to break free.
Mathis wants to control his opponent's hands but McAdams gets his hands free.
Mathis is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Well, with McAdams on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mathis is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Good control from McAdams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mathis is working to get back to half guard.
McAdams avoids the attempt from Mathis to control.
McAdams controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that McAdams 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.
Mathis is desperately trying to improve his position but McAdams has a good base and remains in mount.
McAdams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mathis is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! McAdams has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdams really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mathis.
Mathis tries to escape but McAdams has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mathis wants to control his opponent's hands but McAdams gets his hands free.
Mathis is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mathis tries to roll but McAdams sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

McAdams is persistently looking for the submission but Mathis is defending it well.
McAdams controls the position.
Mathis is trying to stand back up.
McAdams controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McAdams keeps control of the position as Mathis tries to break free.
Mathis is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by McAdams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin McAdams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Mathis or perhaps it was just good defense by McAdams, which made it look bad.
And McAdams tries to counter it with a takedown but Mathis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McAdams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mathis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McAdams on his heels. He'll look to pass McAdams's guard now, I'm sure.
Mathis wants to control from the top but McAdams keeps moving.
Mathis being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis wants to stand but McAdams is controlling his posture from full guard.

McAdams looking for a guillotine here but Mathis defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McAdams pulls Mathis in close to his closed guard and prevents Mathis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mathis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
More stalling from McAdams.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathis misses with a takedown attempt - McAdams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

McAdams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McAdams is thwarting Mathis's attempts to control the position.
Mathis is controlling McAdams's trapped leg to prevent McAdams from advancing to side control.
McAdams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McAdams with more of the same as he continues to hold on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McAdams is taking a breather. Mathis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kevin McAdams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from McAdams.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McAdams trying to mount his opponent but Mathis defends it.
Mathis strikes from the bottom but McAdams uses the opportunity to move to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin McAdams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McAdams 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin McAdams!
A very excited looking Kevin McAdams rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.