PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Adama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rackham
vs
Adama

182 cm
33
193 lbs
33 - 15 - 0

180 cm
31
195 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Rackham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Adama!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rackham throws a series of punches but Adama avoids them all with ease.
Adama is trying to counter with his kicks.
Adama throws a sloppy head kick and Rackham moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rackham.
A telegraphed right hand from Rackham misses the target.
A head kick misses from Adama.
A head kick by Adama misses
and Rackham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Adama clinches with his opponent.
Rackham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adama misses with a knee strike.
Rackham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rackham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adama lands an elbow inside.
Adama lands a damaging elbow.
Adama tries a knee to the head but Rackham blocks it.
Adama told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adama throws an elbow but misses.
Adama crunches a lovely knee into Rackham's ribcage.
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!
Rackham takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jack Rackham has been cut.
Adama keeps control of Rackham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adama crunches a lovely knee into Rackham's ribcage.
Adama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adama avoids it.
Adama scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rackham.
Adama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adama managing to block the knees to the body from Rackham.

Rackham breaks the clinch.
Adama is looking to clinch.
Adama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rackham appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rackham throws a one two combo.
Rackham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adama throws a head kick that misses
and Rackham counters with a left and a right that stings Adama.

It looks like William Adama has been cut.
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!
Rackham misses with a looping left.
Rackham throws a series of punches but Adama avoids them all with ease.
A lazy body kick from Adama
and Rackham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adama looks to land a body kick but Rackham moved away.
Adama moves in looking to clinch but Rackham pushes him off.
Rackham throws a series of punches but Adama moves out of range.
Adama tries to counter with a clinch but Rackham shakes him off and moves away.
Rackham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Rackham.
Adama throws a head kick that misses.
Adama tries a head kick but it misses.
Rackham blocks a head kick by Adama.
Adama misses with a head kick.
A jab from Adama misses.
Rackham thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rackham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rackham tests Adama's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Adama is rocked!
Rackham and Adama are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Rackham throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Adama into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Rackham knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Rackham!
Jack Rackham decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.