PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Atkins (ranked 2124 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Gabriel Havran (ranked 254 p4p, 343 weight class). Gabriel Havran is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Atkins
vs
Havran

184 cm
31
209
10 - 9 - 0

194 cm
28
255
12 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havran staying out of range there.
Havran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atkins.
Atkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hidden in the buildup to the fight.
Atkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Havran. That snapped Atkins's head back.
Havran takes a swing at Atkins's ribcage but misses.
Havran scores with a jab to the jaw.
Havran moves away from the strike by Atkins.
A clash of legs there as Havran blocks the low kick.
Havran misses with a body shot.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gabriel Havran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atkins throws out the jab.
Atkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Havran throws a body shot but no joy.
Havran throws a hook to the side of Atkins's head but Atkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Havran swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Atkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Atkins misses its intended target.
A big left from Havran misses.
Atkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran throws a series of punches but Atkins avoids them all with ease.
Havran slips under a jab from Atkins.
Atkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Atkins catches Havran right on the button with a cross.
Havran cracks Atkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Havran throws a lazy right hand but Atkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Havran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Atkins slips a jab and a cross from Havran.
It looked like Atkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Havran.
Havran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Havran slips a straight right by Atkins.
Havran misses with a wild combination.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Havran.
It looked like Atkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Havran slips under a jab.
Havran looks to throw the jab but Atkins is out of range.
Havran lands a glancing blow to the side of Atkins's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havran throws a body shot but no joy.
Havran throws a looping overhand right but Atkins ducks down to avoid it.
Atkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Havran throws a big shot that misses.
Atkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havran throws out the jab.
Havran moves out of range as Atkins strikes.

Atkins moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Havran.

It looks like Adrian Atkins has been cut.
Havran can't find room to land a body shot as Atkins controls the action.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havran's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Atkins.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Havran controls the action.
Havran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Havrans head.
Havran tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Havran backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is stalling here.
Havran blocks an uppercut.
Atkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Havran is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of Havran's head.
Havran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Havran prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Havran misses with a punch on the inside.
Havran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
Havran prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Atkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atkins tries to pull guard but Havran holds him up against the cage and eventually Atkins drops back down to his feet.
Atkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Havran or not.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Havrans head.
Havran looks winded!
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Atkins.
Atkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Havran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Havran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Atkins up against the cage.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Havran uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Havran throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Atkins will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Atkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Havran throws out a loose jab but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Havran moves out of range of the strikes.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Havran misses with an uppercut
and Atkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Atkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Atkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Atkins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Havran wants to get back to his feet.
Atkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins is looking to take a break and control but Havran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Atkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Havran knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran wants to get back to his feet but Atkins drags him back down.

Atkins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Havran has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Atkins but great work by Havran.

Havran decides to stand up, so the ref orders Atkins to his feet.
Havran misses with a hook
and Atkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Havran cracks Atkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Havran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atkins.
Gabriel Havran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atkins throws a front kick aimed at Havran's knee but Havran avoids it well.
Havran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atkins.
It looked like Atkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Havran.
Havran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Havran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Havran looks to move away, Atkins throws a big counter combo but Havran just gets out of the way.
Havran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havran looks to land a right hand but Atkins moved out of range.
Atkins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Havran takes a step back to recover.
Havran is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Atkins.
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!
Atkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Havran doesn't seem bothered though.
Havran staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atkins.
Good shot there by Atkins.

That has opened up Gabriel Havran's cut even more.
Havran throws an overhand right that lands on Atkins's shoulder, as Atkins tries to avoid the shot.
Havran throws an off balance right hand
and Atkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Havran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Havran throws a hook to the side of Atkins's head but Atkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Havran misses with a body shot.
Atkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Havran will feel that in the morning.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Havran circles away.
Havran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atkins with a body shot.
Havran throws a lazy uppercut
and Atkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Havran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Atkins.
Atkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Havran. That did some damage!
Atkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atkins with a jab.
Havran throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Atkins counter with a right hand.

The cut above Gabriel Havran's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Havran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Atkins digs a good body shot into Havran's ribs.
Atkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Gabriel Havran's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Atkins scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havran avoids a kick to the body.
Atkins slips under a jab from Havran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havran throws an off balance right hand
and Atkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Havran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adrian Atkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Adrian Atkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.