PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steel Adams (ranked 1972 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 253 p4p, 188 weight class). The key to victory for Steel Adams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Adams
vs
Case

179 cm
25
160
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
165
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Dangerous Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams looks to clinch

so Case counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Case slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.
Case sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adams is trying to keep Case in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Case lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams can't keep his opponent in guard - Case advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Case not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Case is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Case is looking to stall here but Adams recovers full guard.
Adams wants to improve his position but instead Case has moved into half guard.
Case passes the guard and advances to mount!
Case looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Case moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Adams has worked his arm free - good work by Adams!

Case tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Case has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Adams is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Case crashes against the mat.
Case is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Case wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams seems a little lost for a moment, as Case dominates the positioning.
Case wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Case controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams struggling a bit here.
Adams sneaks back into half guard.
Well, if Case is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Adams wants to get back to full guard.
Case is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Adams keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams tries to clinch but Case moves out of range.
Case feints the counter takedown.
Case throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Case dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Case keeps the fight on the outside.

Adams has closed the distance and engaged Case in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams looking to stall.
Case blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Case is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adams to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case can't break the clinch.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Case's elbow.
Case being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cases head.
Adams is pressed up against the cage. Case 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.
Case takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Adams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Case or perhaps it was just good defense by Adams, which made it look bad.
Steel Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Case.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Case has time to react.

It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Adams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Adams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a jab to the jaw.

Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Case is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Adams on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
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 lands a hook that snaps the head of Case backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case takes a shot to the head.
Adams trying to control the position but instead, Case has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adams into the cage.
Adams lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Adams.
Case tries to score a body lock takedown but Adams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adams stalling.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Case up against the cage.
Adams is pressed up against the cage. Case 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Case swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Case changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Case keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Case'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 tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Case paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Adams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Case to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Case trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.

Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Case engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Case working his ground and pound in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case pushes down on Adams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Adams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Case.
Case takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Case wants to pass the guard but Adams is defending well.
Adams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Case is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Case stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Case tries to counter it with a takedown but Adams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Case circles away.
Adams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Case's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams tries to clinch there but Case circles away.
Case avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to clinch but Case slips to the side

and Case counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Case.
Adams is controlling Case's posture.
Case throws an elbow that misses. Adams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Case's guard. Nice move by Adams!

Case is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Case has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Case's legs - danger averted.
Case tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Case is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Case holds on and takes a little breather.

Case has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.
Adams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Case is pulling down on Adams's head. It's preventing any offense from Adams, at least for the moment.
Adams content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Case keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Case comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Case has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Justin Case!
A victorious Justin Case thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.