PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neil Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Adams
vs
Gracie

174 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Adams slips a straight right by Gracie.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Adams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two 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.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Neil Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams slips under a jab from Gracie.
A nice combination there by Adams.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Gracie throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adams swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Adams misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Neil Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Adams slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Adams's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Anderson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Adams looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Adams throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Gracie tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
A big left from Adams misses.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Adams throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.

That's four 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.
Gracie throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Adams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Adams moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Neil Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Adams moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab from Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Neil Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adams throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie slips under a jab from Adams.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a two punch combo.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie slips under a jab from Adams.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Adams misses with the combination.

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.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Adams moved away.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Adams clearly takes that round.
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.

Gracie throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
Adams throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a looping left.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Adams throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.

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.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Adams sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Adams throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Adams thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Adams had his way with Anderson Gracie in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie slips under a jab from Adams.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Adams throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Neil Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Anderson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neil Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Gracie tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adams staying out of range there.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie slips under a jab from Adams.
A telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Adams!
Neil Adams retains his lightweight title!