PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masta Tremendous (ranked 6712 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulm Madsson (ranked 6888 p4p, 0 weight class). Madsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hypnotize kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tremendous has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tremendous
vs
Madsson

186 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masta Tremendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ulm Madsson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremendous misses with a takedown
and Madsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tremendous checks the leg kick nicely there.
Madsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madsson clobbers Tremendous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tremendous is breathing heavily.
Madsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tremendous circles away quickly and effectively.

Madsson lands a big shot that drops Tremendous! Can he finish him?

Tremendous is rocked!

It looks like Masta Tremendous has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremendous keeping moving, preventing Madsson from controlling successfully.
Oh Tremendous is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tremendous on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tremendous tries to get out of the position.
Madsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Madsson trying to control but Tremendous is working from the bottom.
Madsson is looking to stand up but Tremendous won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madsson postures up in Tremendous's guard and throws a big left but Tremendous blocks it.
Tremendous seems to have got his legs back now.
Tremendous is adopting a defensive guard.
Tremendous preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsson is pushing down on Tremendous's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tremendous is fighting to maintain full guard but Madsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
It looks like Madsson is going to stand back up.
Madsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Madsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tremendous defends it well.

Madsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Madsson is looking to clinch.
Madsson tries to bum rush Tremendous with a series of wild strikes but Tremendous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madsson throws a series of punches but Tremendous moves out of range.
Madsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tremendous.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madsson tries to clinch there but Tremendous circles away.
Madsson scores with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Madsson.
Tremendous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tremendous attempts a counter takedown but Madsson avoids it well and moves away.
Madsson misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Madsson finds it's target.
Madsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tremendous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tremendous swats away the attempt to clinch by Madsson.
Danga de danga de dang - Madsson scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous dodges the punch combination from Madsson.
Madsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tremendous on the side of the head.
Madsson throws a right hand that Tremendous ducks under and follows up with a left that Tremendous also avoids with ease.
Madsson throws a body kick that misses.
Madsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Madsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tremendous.
Madsson tries to clinch up but Tremendous circles away and keeps his distance.
Tremendous shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madsson tries to clinch but Tremendous moves out of range.
Madsson misses with a double jab.
Tremendous wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tremendous darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tremendous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madsson is looking to improve his position.
Madsson tries to kick Tremendous off but Tremendous keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Madsson is pressing down on Tremendous's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tremendous trying to control the position from guard on top but Madsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulm Madsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masta Tremendous's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Madsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Madsson wants to clinch.
Tremendous shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Madsson but Madsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Tremendous shoots in and gets a takedown into Madsson's guard.

Madsson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tremendous off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremendous avoids the head kick by Madsson.
Madsson connects with the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Madsson misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madsson closes the distance and clinches up with Tremendous, looking for a takedown. Madsson pushes Tremendous against the cage but Tremendous circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Madsson shoots in for a double leg but Tremendous sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsson throws out a powerful jab.
Madsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tremendous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tremendous backs up against the cage.
Madsson is looking to clinch but Tremendous is avoiding it.
Tremendous half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ulm Madsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Tremendous.
Tremendous tries to clinch up but Madsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tremendous tries for a takedown but Madsson circles away easily
letting Madsson counter with a right hand.
Madsson scores with a body shot.
Tremendous blocks a head kick by Madsson.
Madsson shoots in but Tremendous avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Masta Tremendous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ulm Madsson.

Tremendous shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tremendous showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremendous tries to pass the half guard into mount. Madsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tremendous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Madsson is not content to let Tremendous control the position.
Madsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tremendous stops Madsson from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Madsson is on top in guard.

Madsson passes Tremendous's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Madsson trying to control the action but Tremendous is working from the bottom.
Tremendous is concentrating on defense, preventing Madsson from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madsson wants to control but Tremendous is keeping him busy.
Madsson wants to stand up but Tremendous has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous is refusing to be controlled, as Madsson sits in half guard.

Tremendous makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Madsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tremendous at a distance.
Madsson lands with a straight right. Tremendous didn't see that one coming.
Madsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Madsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Madsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulm Madsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Masta Tremendous's cut.
That's time! Tremendous's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Madsson throws a right hand that Tremendous ducks under and follows up with a left that Tremendous also avoids with ease.
Tremendous stuffs the takedown attempt from Madsson. Madsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tremendous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madsson.
A counter left hand to the body from Tremendous misses its target.

Tremendous drives through with a takedown into Madsson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Madsson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tremendous has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Madsson is trying to control the position but Tremendous postures up.
Tremendous knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Madsson on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tremendous stands up and waves to Madsson to follow him.
Madsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tremendous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tremendous shoots in and gets a takedown into Madsson's guard.
Tremendous working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsson controls Tremendous momentarily but Tremendous frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tremendous controls the pace.
Masta Tremendous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Madsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Madsson, not yet.
Tremendous works over Madsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Madsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tremendous works over Madsson with some ground and pound from guard.

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.
Madsson keeping moving, preventing Tremendous from controlling successfully.

Tremendous avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tremendous controlling from the top position.

Madsson looking for a guillotine here but Tremendous defends easily.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tremendous is thwarting Madsson's attempts to control the position.
Madsson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tremendous is staying active.

Tremendous seems to be working for a kimura but Madsson defends the submission attempt.

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.
Madsson looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tremendous goes for a double leg but Madsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Madsson continues to drive forward.
Some wild striking there from Madsson.
Madsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tremendous has time to react.

Tremendous changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Madsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Madsson struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madsson is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masta Tremendous showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulm Madsson!
After winning the bout, Ulm Madsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.