PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Adamek

180 cm
23
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 London, Mike Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones .
Decent striking displayed by Adamek there.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adamek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adamek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Adamek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a quick counter head kick but Adamek was just out of range.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adamek's waist but Adamek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adamek manages to avoid it.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Adamek does no damage.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Adamek pushes him off.
Adamek scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Adamek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Adamek scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adamek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek moves out of range of the body kick from Jones .
Adamek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Adamek does no damage.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Adamek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adamek throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Tomasz Adamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Adamek misses.
Adamek connects with a looping right hand.
Adamek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones 's head.
Jones throws a head kick but Adamek moves out of range.
Adamek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones 's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Jones . Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Adamek counters with a left and a right that stings Jones .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in but Adamek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jones . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Adamek.
Adamek misses with a double jab.
Adamek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Adamek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adamek swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Adamek looks winded!
Adamek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones .
Adamek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adamek is looking for the big counter here.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adamek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adamek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adamek, pushing him back against the cage.
Adamek prevents a body shot from Jones .
Adamek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice elbow from Jones .
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones working Adamek over with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Adamek has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Adamek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adamek cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adamek scores with a nice right hand.
Tomasz Adamek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jones pushes Adamek up against the cage in a clinch.
Adamek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Jones .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Adamek dominated that 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.

Adamek scores with a nice strike.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adamek throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Adamek counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Adamek.
Tomasz Adamek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Adamek.
Adamek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Adamek finds it's target.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Adamek.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Adamek does it's job there.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Adamek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones throws a head kick but Adamek moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamek cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Adamek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Jones .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek misses with a series of wild punches.
Adamek connects with a crisp jab.
Adamek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Adamek off balance momentarily.
Adamek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jones .
Adamek throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Adamek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adamek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adamek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adamek is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to clinch but Adamek moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mike Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Adamek misses.
Adamek works the jab nicely.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adamek.
A right-left combo lands from Adamek.
Jones tries for a takedown but Adamek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adamek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adamek lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Adamek catches Jones right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Adamek. Those never looked like landing.
Adamek misses with a few strikes there.
Jones wants to clinch up but Adamek keeps it at a distance.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Adamek sprawls well. He's pushed Jones 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adamek moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones wants to clinch up but Adamek keeps it at a distance.
Adamek's corner calls for a 1-2. Adamek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adamek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones .
Adamek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jones . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Adamek, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Adamek against the cage but Adamek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws the left hand but Adamek avoids the punch easily.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamek is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Adamek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Adamek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No joy there for Adamek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jones clinches up with Adamek and pushes him back against the cage.
Adamek tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones .
Jones tries to work over Adamek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adamek avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek blocking some punches.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Adamek controls the action.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adamek tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Adamek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adamek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones pushes Adamek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.

Adamek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Adamek.
Jones misses the body punch
and Adamek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Adamek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adamek scores with a decent looking hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Adamek with a jab.
Jones wants to clinch up but Adamek keeps it at a distance.
Adamek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adamek duly obliges.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek lands with an overhand left.
Adamek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Adamek misses with a two punch combination.
Adamek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adamek.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamek pinned against the cage. Adamek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mike Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries to move into range but Adamek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adamek just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Adamek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jones . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adamek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mike Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adamek is defending well for now.
Tomasz Adamek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Adamek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adamek 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Adamek!