PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jere Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kadek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jere Humphrey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jere Humphrey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Humphrey
vs
Kadek

163 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jere Humphrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Kadek!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadek with a lazy takedown attempt

and Humphrey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Humphrey gets control of Kadek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Humphrey will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Humphrey really is a fat lump.
Humphrey pulls Kadek in close to prevent any damage.
Kadek won't allow Humphrey to sweep him here.

Humphrey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kadek is standing up over Humphrey. Humphrey looks to escape but Kadek dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Humphrey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kadek prevents Humphrey from escaping the position.
Kadek trying to control the action but Humphrey is working from the bottom.
Humphrey is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kadek asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kadek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Humphrey is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kadek has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Kadek goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Humphrey has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kadek but great work by Humphrey.
Kadek stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Humphrey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kadek on the ground.
Humphrey looks up at the clock and then as Kadek takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Humphrey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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.
Humphrey taking a breather here.
Humphrey advances nicely into full mount.
Humphrey looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadek tries to reverse the position but Humphrey maintains control.
Humphrey looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kadek is bucking up trying to escape but Humphrey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Humphrey controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey landing shots from mount.
Humphrey looking to finish Kadek with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kadek!
Humphrey controlling the position easily from mount.
Humphrey scoring with strikes but Kadek is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humphrey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kadek working to try and regain half guard.
Humphrey controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jere Humphrey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kadek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Humphrey counters with a left and a right that stings Kadek.
Humphrey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kadek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kadek scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kadek is working for a submission of some sort.
Humphrey is trying to maintain the position but Kadek is very close to passing his half guard.
Humphrey is trying to stand.
Humphrey tries to roll over but Kadek keeps him under control.
Humphrey is trying to stand back up but Kadek is controlling him
Humphrey wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey is looking to escape.
Humphrey is looking to get back to is feet but Kadek passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Humphrey tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kadek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Humphrey, who protects the arm well.
Jere Humphrey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Humphrey is looking for a sweep.

Kadek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Humphrey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Humphrey is trying to buck Kadek off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey is trying to get back to half guard.
Humphrey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Kadek stands up.
Kadek misses with a takedown
and Humphrey counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kadek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kadek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Humphrey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kadek makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Humphrey really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadek with a lazy takedown attempt

and Humphrey counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kadek!
Jere Humphrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Kadek.
Humphrey throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Humphrey wants to control but Kadek is keeping him busy.
Kadek is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Humphrey asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Humphrey tries to score with some ground and pound. Kadek controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Humphrey happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Humphrey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kadek down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Humphrey misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jere Humphrey dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kadek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Humphrey.
Kadek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kadek doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Humphrey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Humphrey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kadek manages to get to full guard.

Kadek working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Humphrey has passed into half guard!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kadek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Humphrey stalling.
Humphrey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Kadek looking for submissions off his back.
Humphrey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Humphrey is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jere Humphrey just wasn't active enough.
Humphrey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kadek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kadek closes the distance but Humphrey moves to the side

and Humphrey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kadek's guard.
Humphrey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Humphrey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Humphrey passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Humphrey is trying to work for a kimura but Kadek is defending well.
Humphrey not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kadek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Humphrey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jere Humphrey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Humphrey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jere Humphrey!