PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 240 p4p, 755 weight class) and Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 31 p4p, 83 weight class). Bulb comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. Dos Anjos has chosen Pop Smoke - Flexing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bulb
vs
Dos Anjos

169 cm
27
142
12 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
145
16 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos throws a front kick that sends Bulb stumbling back into the cage.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Anjos moves away.
A little jabbing left from Dos Anjos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bulb moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bulb lands with a shot to the body.
Bulb throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Bulb.
Bulb appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Anjos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Dos Anjos misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Dos Anjos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bulb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bulb swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dos Anjos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Dos Anjos misses.
Adim Bulb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anjos scores with a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Dos Anjos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Anjos loads up on a big right hand but Bulb slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Dos Anjos.

Bulb takes the fight into the clinch.
Bulb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Anjos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands a left hand.
Bulb gets through Dos Anjos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bulb cracks Dos Anjos with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bulb.

Bulb breaks from the clinch.
Bulb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulb scores with a nice head shot.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adim Bulb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Anjos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Anjos checks a low kick from Bulb.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Bulb.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but Bulb moves out of range.

Bulb drives through and clinches with Dos Anjos against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Anjos.
Bulb misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bulb manages to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the side of Bulb's head but Bulb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Anjos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bulb. That's going to slow Dos Anjos down.
Dos Anjos scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Anjos blocks the leg kick.
Bulb throws a body punch but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Bulb avoids the head kick by Dos Anjos.
Bulb appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dos Anjos loads up on a big right hand but Bulb slips the punch.
As Dos Anjos backs away, Bulb returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick lands for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anjos checks a low kick from Bulb.
Dos Anjos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bulb counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Anjos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bulb to score with a decent uppercut.
Bulb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch there but Bulb circles away.
Bulb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Bulb clinches.

Dos Anjos pulls guard successfully.

Dos Anjos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bulb gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bulb wants to control from the top but Dos Anjos keeps moving.
Bulb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Anjos is keeping the position for now.

Dos Anjos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bulb gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dos Anjos controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Anjos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bulb doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bulb manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bulb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Anjos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Anjos keeping moving, preventing Bulb from controlling successfully.
Bulb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dos Anjos holds on and takes a little breather.
Bulb is pushing down on Dos Anjos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dos Anjos is fighting to maintain full guard but Bulb has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dos Anjos is looking to control Bulb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dos Anjos avoid being mounted?
We've been hearing good reports from Bulb's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Dos Anjos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ademaro Dos Anjos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bulb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bulb moves out of range as Dos Anjos strikes.
Bulb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Anjos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulb.
Dos Anjos throws the kick towards the body but Bulb avoids it.
Bulb throws a head kick but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ademaro Dos Anjos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Anjos checks a low kick from Bulb.
Dos Anjos lands a head kick. Bulb smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dos Anjos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bulb.
Bulb throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulb throws a hook but Dos Anjos avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Bulb rushes Dos Anjos and presses him up against the cage.
Bulb misses with a body punch.
Dos Anjos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos tries to work over Bulb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bulb fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb scores with a shoulder strike.
Dos Anjos trying to land knees to the body.
Bulb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bulb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulb working aggressively here.
Dos Anjos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bulb backwards.
Dos Anjos lands a left hand.
Bulb avoiding damage as Dos Anjos throws knees to the body.
Dos Anjos missing with knees to the body.

Bulb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Anjos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bulb throws a leg kick
and Dos Anjos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulb is looking to wear down Dos Anjos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Bulb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Anjos lands with a hook. Bulb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dos Anjos lands with an uppercut that bounces Bulb off the cage and back into range.

Bulb is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulb finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oh Bulb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bulb avoids the head kick by Dos Anjos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bulb seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Anjos throws the left hand but Bulb avoids the punch easily.
Bulb lands with a kick to the temple. Dos Anjos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dos Anjos works Bulb's body with a nice hook.
Bulb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Anjos moves in looking to clinch but Bulb pushes him off.

Bulb clinches up with Dos Anjos and pushes him back against the cage.
Bulb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulb misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Dos Anjos.
A shot in the inside from Dos Anjos.
Bulb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Anjos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bulb tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Anjos working aggressively here.
Bulb throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with a punch to the body.

Bulb breaks from the clinch.
Dos Anjos throws a sloppy head kick and Bulb moves out of range easily.
Bulb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Anjos.
Bulb misses with a double jab
and Dos Anjos counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Anjos just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Bulb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bulb throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dos Anjos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bulb.
Dos Anjos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dos Anjos avoids the head kick by Bulb.
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Dos Anjos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dos Anjos lands an overhand right.
Dos Anjos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bulb stuffs the takedown.
Bulb lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Anjos off the cage and back into range.
Dos Anjos throws a jab when Bulb was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulb.
Bulb takes a swing at Dos Anjos's ribcage but misses.

Dos Anjos rushes Bulb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Anjos tries to work over Bulb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Dos Anjos pulls Bulb into guard.

Dos Anjos is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bulb throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dos Anjos's body to avoid the submission. Dos Anjos has instead reached around Bulb's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dos Anjos arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ademaro Dos Anjos!
During a confident post fight interview, Ademaro Dos Anjos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.