PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Lancaster (ranked 6209 p4p, 4472 weight class) and Leo Della Maddalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lancaster
vs
Della Maddalena

180 cm
18
175
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
184
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Della Maddalena!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Della Maddalena!

It looks like James Lancaster has been cut.
Della Maddalena throws a lazy body kick

and Lancaster decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Della Maddalena's guard.
Lancaster won't allow Della Maddalena to get back to his feet.
Della Maddalena is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lancaster distracts Della Maddalena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lancaster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Della Maddalena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lancaster is controlling him.
Della Maddalena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lancaster scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lancaster won't allow Della Maddalena to get back to his feet.
Lancaster working some strikes from top position.
Lancaster won't allow Della Maddalena to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster trying to control but Della Maddalena is working from the bottom.
Lancaster throwing strikes but missing.
Lancaster working some strikes from top position.
Lancaster postures up and lands a big shot to Della Maddalena's brow.
Lancaster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Della Maddalena keeps moving.
Lancaster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Della Maddalena's head.
Lancaster is in close to Della Maddalena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lancaster prevents Della Maddalena from getting back to his feet.
Lancaster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Della Maddalena can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Della Maddalena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lancaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lancaster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lancaster postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lancaster scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lancaster cracks Della Maddalena with a solid left hand.
Lancaster landing with the ground and pound.
Lancaster postures up and lands a big shot to Della Maddalena's brow.
Lancaster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is in close to Della Maddalena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Della Maddalena wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lancaster manages to pass to side control.
Lancaster wants to control but Della Maddalena is keeping him busy.
Lancaster lands with a punch from half guard.
Della Maddalena looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lancaster scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Lancaster.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lancaster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lancaster winds up and cracks Della Maddalena with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lancaster is nestled in close to Della Maddalena, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster winds up and cracks Della Maddalena with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Della Maddalena on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lancaster slips a nice elbow through Della Maddalena's hands, connecting with Della Maddalena's forehead.
Lancaster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lancaster drops an elbow to the side of Della Maddalena's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Lancaster there.
Lancaster lands with a punch from half guard.
Lancaster trying to control the pace.
Lancaster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lancaster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lancaster is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Della Maddalena looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Lancaster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lancaster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Della Maddalena circles away.
Della Maddalena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lancaster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Della Maddalena avoids it really well and circles away.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Della Maddalena can do to turn this around?
Della Maddalena throws a combination. Lancaster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Della Maddalena works over Lancaster's head and body with a nice combination.

Lancaster is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Della Maddalena fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lancaster is out of range.
Lancaster blocks a head kick by Della Maddalena.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Della Maddalena jabs Lancaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Della Maddalena. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Della Maddalena.
Della Maddalena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lancaster changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab from Della Maddalena.
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Della Maddalena throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Lancaster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Della Maddalena swivels and escapes.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Della Maddalena misses with a low kick.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster slips a jab and a cross from Della Maddalena.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lancaster dodges the punch combination from Della Maddalena.
Lancaster gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Lancaster tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Della Maddalena is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Lancaster buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Lancaster!! Lancaster is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Della Maddalena throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Della Maddalena!