PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Adriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlade Divac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adriano
vs
Divac

200 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Adriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlade Divac!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adriano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adriano tries to clinch but Divac moves out of range.
Divac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adriano tries to clinch up but Divac circles away and keeps his distance.
Adriano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Divac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adriano tries to clinch up but Divac circles away and keeps his distance.
Adriano moves in looking to clinch but Divac pushes him off.
Adriano is looking to clinch but Divac is avoiding it.
Adriano is looking to clinch.
Adriano tries to clinch there but Divac circles away.
Adriano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adriano wants to clinch up but Divac keeps it at a distance.
Adriano dodges the punch combination from Divac.
Adriano is breathing heavily.
Adriano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Divac scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Divac misses with a double jab.
Adriano tries to clinch up but Divac circles away and keeps his distance.
Adriano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Divac counters with a series of strikes. Adriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adriano looks to clinch
and Divac counters with a two punch combo.
Adriano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adriano wants to clinch but Divac slips to the side
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.
A combination from Divac does no damage.
Adriano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Divac avoids it really well and circles away.
Vlade Divac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adriano dodges the punch combination from Divac.
Bruno Adriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Divac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adriano darts in trying to clinch
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.
Adriano looks to clinch
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.
Adriano tries to clinch up
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Divac throws a right hand that Adriano ducks under and follows up with a left that Adriano also avoids with ease.
Adriano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Divac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adriano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adriano tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Divac.
Divac circles away from the clinch attempt
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.
Adriano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Divac throws a right hand that Adriano ducks under and follows up with a left that Adriano also avoids with ease.
Adriano darts in trying to clinch
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.

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.
Adriano throws a series of punches but Divac moves out of range.
Adriano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Divac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adriano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Divac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Divac is working the combinations to good effect here.
Adriano tries to clinch up
and Divac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adriano wants to clinch
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlade Divac dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adriano tries to clinch
and Divac counters with a series of strikes. Adriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adriano darts in trying to clinch
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.
Adriano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.
Adriano darts in trying to clinch
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adriano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Divac throws a right and a left that Adriano avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano wants to clinch but Divac slips to the side
and Divac counters with a two punch combo.
Adriano clinches but Divac breaks the clinch
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Adriano misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruno Adriano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Divac throws a series of punches but Adriano moves out of range.
Adriano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adriano darts in trying to clinch
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Adriano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.

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.
Adriano darts in trying to clinch
and Divac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Divac circles away from the clinch attempt
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Adriano clinches but Divac breaks the clinch
and Divac counters with a series of strikes. Adriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adriano wants to clinch
and Divac counters with a series of strikes. Adriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adriano tries to clinch but Divac moves away
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adriano tries to clinch but Divac moves away
and Divac counters with a two punch combo.
Adriano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Adriano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.
Adriano tries to clinch up but Divac circles away and keeps his distance.
Adriano tries to clinch there but Divac circles away.
Divac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Divac swats away the attempt to clinch by Adriano.
Divac swats away the attempt to clinch by Adriano.

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.
Adriano tries to clinch up
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Adriano clinches but Divac breaks the clinch
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Adriano tries to clinch up
and Divac counters with a series of strikes. Adriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adriano wants to clinch up but Divac keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adriano tries to clinch but Divac moves away
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.
Adriano shoots in and drives through. Divac sprawls well.
Divac circles away from the clinch attempt
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlade Divac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Adriano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Divac looks to land a combination but Adriano avoids it well.
Divac circles away from the clinch attempt
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Divac scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adriano lands with a nice combination. Divac backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adriano tries to clinch
and Divac counters with a two punch combo.
Adriano wants to clinch but Divac slips to the side
and Divac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adriano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Divac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano wants to clinch.
Adriano wants to clinch up but Divac keeps it at a distance.
Divac lands a jab-cross combination.
Adriano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.
Adriano moves in looking to clinch but Divac pushes him off.
Adriano closes the distance but Divac moves to the side
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.
A combination from Divac does no damage.
Adriano tries to clinch
and Divac counters with a series of strikes. Adriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adriano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

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.
Adriano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.
Adriano clinches but Divac breaks the clinch
and Divac counters with a series of strikes. Adriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adriano shoots in looking for a takedown. Divac tries to sprawl out of it but Adriano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Divac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adriano tries to clinch up
and Divac counters with a two punch combo.
Adriano tries to clinch
and Divac counters with a series of strikes. Adriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Divac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adriano tries to clinch up
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adriano tries to clinch but Divac moves away
and Divac counters with a series of strikes. Adriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Divac swats away the attempt to clinch by Adriano.
Adriano shoots in looking for a takedown. Divac tries to sprawl out of it but Adriano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Divac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Adriano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Divac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adriano tries to bum rush Divac with a series of wild strikes but Divac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adriano clinches but Divac breaks the clinch
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.

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.
Adriano tries to clinch but Divac moves away
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Adriano looks to clinch
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.
Adriano looks to clinch
and Divac counters with a three punch combo that has Adriano backing up. Adriano nods at Divac to acknowledge the strikes.
Adriano wants to clinch up but Divac keeps it at a distance.
Adriano looks to clinch
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.
Adriano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Divac counters with a one-two to the body.
Adriano wants to clinch but Divac slips to the side
and Divac counters with a two punch combo.
Adriano closes the distance but Divac moves to the side
and Divac counters with a left and a right that stings Adriano.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adriano wants to clinch.
Adriano dodges the punch combination from Divac.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlade Divac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Divac has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Vlade Divac!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Vlade Divac!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Vlade Divac!

Vlade Divac wins by unanimous decision!