PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Jardim (ranked 5070 p4p, 5466 weight class) and Faster Adamz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jardim
vs
Adamz

196 cm
25
248
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
265
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marlon Jardim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Faster Adamz!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jardim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jardim has a couple of punches blocked by Adamz.

Jardim ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jardim no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jardim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jardim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Adamz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jardim.
Jardim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardim wants to pass the guard but Adamz is keeping the position.
Jardim passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Adamz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jardim is stalling in the full guard.
Jardim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Adamz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Adamz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jardim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jardim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jardim passes Adamz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jardim landing punches.
Jardim controlling the pace for now.
Jardim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adamz tries to control the position but Jardim now has his back.
Jardim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adamz on the ground.
Jardim scores with punches to the body.
Jardim controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jardim working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Jardim is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Adamz is defending well though. Jardim let's go of the attempt for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jardim biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jardim scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Jardim stands up and beckons Adamz to his feet.
Jardim fails to land with a series of punches.
Adamz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Jardim throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adamz was covering up waiting for the punch and Jardim finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jardim throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Jardim stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jardim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jardim wants to pass the guard but Adamz is keeping the position.
Jardim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adamz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Adamz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adamz is breathing heavily.
Jardim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adamz is keeping the position for now.
Marlon Jardim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adamz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jardim is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Adamz.
Jardim scoring with punches and elbows.

Jardim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adamz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jardim staying calm.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Adamz has eaten all the pies!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim is working Adamz over with some ground and pound from side control.

Jardim has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Jardim gets a double leg takedown into Adamz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jardim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adamz can't keep his opponent in guard - Jardim advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jardim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jardim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adamz can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jardim passes to side control.
Adamz being controlled for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Jardim dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jardim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adamz feints the counter takedown.

Jardim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jardim staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jardim decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jardim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Adamz's half guard.
Adamz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jardim trying to mount his opponent but Adamz defends it.
Jardim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jardim keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Jardim stands up from half guard.

Jardim pushes Adamz up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jardim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jardim darts in and clinches Adamz up against the cage.

Jardim jumps guard and drags Adamz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Adamz tries to free his leg and advance position but Jardim is retaining full guard.

Adamz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jardim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adamz has managed to get both his arms back between Jardim's legs - danger averted.
Adamz looking to pass the guard.
Adamz won't allow Jardim to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jardim working for a triangle but Adamz defends it easily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jardim holds on and takes a little breather.

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

Jardim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Jardim decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Jardim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Adamz on his heels. He'll look to pass Adamz's guard now, I'm sure.
Jardim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jardim looking to pass the guard.
Jardim content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adamz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jardim is now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marlon Jardim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jardim 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Jardim!