PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

River
vs
Adams

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Adams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adams pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
River wants to take the fight to the mat but Adams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
River has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
River drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.

Adams pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
River is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adams throws an elbow but misses.
River tries for a takedown. No joy.
River is breathing heavily.
Adams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Paul River has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from River.
River takes a knee to the side of the body.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams throws an elbow that misses.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
River takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.
Adams misses with a knee to the head.
Adams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through River's defenses.
River wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but River avoids the damage to the body.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from River.
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!
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
Adams is working River over against the cage.
Adams lands a nice elbow.
Adams missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adams.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
River takes an elbow to the forehead.
River takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
River avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into River's ribcage.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Adams.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but River avoids the damage to the body.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Adams lands a right hand.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.
Adams landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but River avoids the damage to the body.
Adams lands a knee to the body.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
River has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Adams lands a left hand.
Adams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from River.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adams.
Adams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adams.
River has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adams landing knees to the body.
River on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
River wants to take the fight to the mat but Adams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Adams misses with an elbow strike.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and River avoids it.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
River takes an elbow to the temple.
River is working for takedown but Adams is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Adams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from River.
Nice elbow from Adams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and River avoids it.
River drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul River'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 darts in and clinches River up against the cage.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Adams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has River in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
River is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adams is defending well.
River on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams is pressed up against the cage. River has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adams down to the mat. Adams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Adams forces River back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into River's ribcage.
Adams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
River tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Adams.
River avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Adams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
Adams landing knees to the head.
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adams landing knees to the body.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into River's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section. River lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into River's ribcage.
River managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River looking for a takedown.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adams throws an elbow but misses.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from River.

River works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

River drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adams!

Adams remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Adams stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Adams clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
Adams stops a takedown attempt from River.
Adams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has River in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.
Adams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has River in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and River avoids it.
River is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has River in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River tries to score a body lock takedown but Adams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
River is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adams misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adams is defending well.
Adams lands a good knee to the midsection. River won't want to take too many of those.
River avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from River.
Samuel Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from River.
River avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
River wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Adams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and River avoids it.
River is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
River is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but River avoids the damage to the body.
River is looking to take this one to the mat.
River is trying to drag Adams to the mat but Adams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul River'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Adams rushes River and presses him up against the cage.
River drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adams lands a left hand.
River changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Samuel Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adams pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands a good knee to the midsection. River won't want to take too many of those.
Adams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but River avoids the damage to the body.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into River's ribcage.
Adams connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Adams.
River has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adams after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams lands a knee to the body.
River can't get the takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Adams.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
River is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
River has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River goes for a takedown attempt but Adams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Adams has River up against the cage in a clinch.
River is working for takedown but Adams is calmly controlling the position for now.
River on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.

Adams moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Adams.
River wants to take the fight to the mat but Adams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Adams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
River tries for a takedown. No joy.
Adams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
River takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
River tries for a takedown but Adams manages to get underhooks.
River changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Adams closes the distance and pushes River back into the cage.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adams landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
River looking for a takedown.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from River.
Adams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from River.
River looking for a takedown.
Samuel Adams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adams prevents the takedown attempt.
River drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.

Adams closes the distance and pushes River back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Adams!