PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edge Loader (ranked 4593 p4p, 24715 weight class) and Pan Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Loader might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Edge. Pan Adams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Loader
vs
Adams

213 cm
18
300
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
308
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edge Loader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pan Adams!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loader instigates a clinch.
Adams looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Adams wants the takedown. Loader is fighting it off but Adams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Loader's guard against the cage.

Loader looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Loader has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loader trying to control the position.

Loader is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Loader working a defensive guard here.
Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loader keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Adams passes Loader's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loader is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loader does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loader's head.

Adams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Loader sees it coming and defends easily.
Loader is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loader on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Loader tries to get out of the position.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Loader defending well though.

Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Loader is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Loader blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.
Adams wants to free his trapped foot but Loader is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loader trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Loader tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Adams slips a nice elbow through Loader's hands, connecting with Loader's forehead.

Loader kicks Adams off and gets back to his feet.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Loader sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Loader rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.
Adams letting Loader take a breather here.
Adams's coach down at The Gulag Public Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Adams has Loader pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Loader manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Loader.
Loader gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loader lands a body punch.

Loader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Loader has Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams being controlled against the cage.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Loader has him pressed against the cage.
Edge Loader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pan Adams.
Loader using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Loader tries to stall but Adams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Loader is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Loader breaks from the clinch.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Loader has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loader tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
Loader tried to score with a low kick but Adams checks it.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
Loader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Loader manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Adams on his heels. He'll look to pass Adams's guard now, I'm sure.
Loader trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Loader pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edge Loader dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Loader scores with a jab. Adams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Loader shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Loader wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Loader wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Loader knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Loader moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loader scoring with punches and elbows.
Loader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Loader is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Loader decides to stand up, so the ref orders Adams to his feet.

Loader takes the fight into the clinch.
Loader jumps guard but Adams stands there with Loader around his waist. Loader gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Loader pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Loader gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Loader is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adams is defending well.
Adams tries to pull guard but Loader forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Loader is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edge Loader. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Loader pulls guard effortlessly.
Adams throwing strikes but missing.
Loader controls Adams momentarily but Adams frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams prevents Loader from getting back to his feet.
Adams wants to control from the top but Loader keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Loader. Adams shrugs it off though.
Loader tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Loader dives in and scores a takedown into Adams's guard.
Loader has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adams is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adams working a defensive guard here.
Loader connects with a couple of short punches.
Loader slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loader wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edge Loader dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Loader closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loader content to control rather than advance.
Loader wants to pass the guard but Adams is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loader wants to take a breather but Adams is having none of it.
Loader tries to pass to full mount but Adams defends it.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Loader sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Loader is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loader wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Loader fails in his attempt to clinch.

Loader gets the takedown into side control.
Adams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Loader wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to get back to half guard.

Loader decides to stand back up. Loader steps back and let's Adams get back to his feet.

Loader looking to score a takedown here. Adams is defending well but Loader drives through and ends up in Adams's guard.
Loader wants to get up but he can't break Adams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Loader might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Loader wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.

Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Loader defends well.

Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loader trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Adams is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Loader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Loader darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.

Loader gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Adams regains guard.
Adams wants to sweep here but Loader controlling him for the moment.
Adams looking to control.
Loader sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Pan Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edge Loader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Adams working for a triangle but Loader defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edge Loader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loader has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edge Loader!
Edge Loader made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I've been saving this up for a lifetime!'.