PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emils Hartmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Madrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madrox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Probka by Intars Busulis. Ryan Madrox looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hartmanis
vs
Madrox

186 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
202 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emils Hartmanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Madrox!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hartmanis has closed the distance and engaged Madrox in a clinch.

Hartmanis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hartmanis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmanis.
Madrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmanis.
Hartmanis throws a series of punches but Madrox moves out of range.

Hartmanis moves into the clinch.
Madrox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hartmanis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hartmanis wants a takedown but no success here.
Hartmanis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hartmanis works on Madrox's body with a couple of short punches.
Madrox looks gassed!
Hartmanis stalling.
Madrox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hartmanis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Hartmanis.

Hartmanis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hartmanis tries to clinch up.
Madrox avoids the body shot from Hartmanis.
Madrox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartmanis tries to clinch but Madrox is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmanis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartmanis fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hartmanis clinches up against the cage.
Hartmanis gets underhooks to prevent Madrox's takedown attempt.
Hartmanis is leaning against Madrox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hartmanis lands a hook that snaps the head of Madrox backwards.
Hartmanis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Madrox up against the cage.
Madrox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hartmanis wants a takedown.
Hartmanis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hartmanis scores with a shoulder strike.
Hartmanis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hartmanis is working Madrox over against the cage.
Madrox tries for a takedown but Hartmanis manages to get underhooks.
Emils Hartmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Madrox.
Good body shot from Hartmanis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hartmanis.
The referee calls for Hartmanis to work.
Hartmanis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Madrox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hartmanis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Hartmanis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmanis is looking to clinch.
Hartmanis is looking to clinch.
Hartmanis wants to clinch up but Madrox keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmanis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hartmanis clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madrox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hartmanis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Madrox stops a takedown attempt from Hartmanis.
Good body shot from Hartmanis.
Hartmanis has Madrox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Madrox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmanis gets through Madrox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Madrox looking for a takedown.
A short right from Hartmanis on the inside.
Hartmanis is struggling to control the position.
Hartmanis lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hartmanis.
Madrox prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hartmanis scores with a nice hook to the head.

Hartmanis pulls guard effortlessly.

Hartmanis working for a triangle but Madrox defends it easily.
Hartmanis working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Madrox gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hartmanis tries to clinch but Madrox is having none of it.
Hartmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madrox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madrox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartmanis is looking to clinch but Madrox is avoiding it.

Hartmanis moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madrox tries to stall but Hartmanis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Hartmanis breaks the clinch.
Ryan Madrox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartmanis tries to clinch up.
Hartmanis tries to clinch there but Madrox circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emils Hartmanis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hartmanis moves into the clinch.

Madrox is trying to trip Hartmanis. He has hold of a leg but Hartmanis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Madrox persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Hartmanis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hartmanis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hartmanis content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Hartmanis breaks from the clinch.
Hartmanis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartmanis misses with a double jab.
Emils Hartmanis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madrox keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartmanis tries to clinch up but Madrox circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartmanis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartmanis is looking to clinch but Madrox is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmanis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmanis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Madrox's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmanis wants to clinch up but Madrox keeps it at a distance.
Hartmanis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartmanis is looking to clinch.
Hartmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madrox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmanis.
Hartmanis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madrox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartmanis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Ryan Madrox has been cut.
Emils Hartmanis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hartmanis clinches up against the cage.

Hartmanis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmanis misses with a wild combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Madrox in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmanis moves in looking to clinch but Madrox pushes him off.
Madrox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Madrox wants it to stay on the feet.
Madrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmanis.
Hartmanis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Hartmanis.

Hartmanis drives through and clinches with Madrox against the cage.
Madrox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hartmanis lands a shot to the body.
Hartmanis digs a right hand underneath Madrox's ribcage. Madrox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hartmanis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hartmanis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hartmanis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hartmanis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartmanis throws a sloppy head kick and Madrox moves out of range easily.
Hartmanis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartmanis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madrox moves away.
Hartmanis wants to clinch.
Madrox's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Madrox duly obliges.
Hartmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madrox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madrox paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.

Hartmanis moves into the clinch.
Hartmanis is working Madrox over against the cage.

Hartmanis breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Madrox missing with knees to the body.
Hartmanis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Madroxs head.
Madrox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hartmanis can't get the takedown.

Hartmanis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmanis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartmanis tries to close the distance and clinch but Madrox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hartmanis closes the distance and pushes Madrox back into the cage.
Hartmanis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Madrox throws a knee to the head but misses.
Madrox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hartmanis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hartmanis stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hartmanis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emils Hartmanis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Madrox's cut.
That's time! Hartmanis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hartmanis has Madrox up against the cage in a clinch.
Hartmanis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madrox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Madrox is working for takedown but Hartmanis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hartmanis tries to score a body lock takedown but Madrox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hartmanis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hartmanis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hartmanis tries for a takedown but Madrox manages to get underhooks.
Hartmanis lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Hartmanis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartmanis is looking to clinch.
Hartmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madrox swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hartmanis takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madrox throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hartmanis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madrox.
Hartmanis tries to close the distance and clinch but Madrox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hartmanis instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Hartmanis.
Hartmanis lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Hartmanis.
Madrox is pressed up against the cage. Hartmanis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Madrox down to the mat. Madrox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emils Hartmanis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmanis takes a swing at Madrox's ribcage but misses.
Madrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmanis.
Madrox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartmanis is looking to clinch but Madrox is avoiding it.
Hartmanis tries to clinch up.
Hartmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madrox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartmanis wants to clinch up but Madrox keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hartmanis misses with a combination
enabling Madrox to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartmanis swats away the attempt to clinch by Madrox.
Hartmanis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Madrox as he jumps to the side.
Hartmanis tries to clinch but Madrox moves away
and Madrox counters with a good low kick that Hartmanis was not able to check.
Hartmanis tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Madrox counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Madrox.
Madrox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Madrox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Hartmanis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hartmanis rushes Madrox and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hartmanis.

Hartmanis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmanis tries to clinch
enabling Madrox to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmanis moves in looking to clinch but Madrox pushes him off.
Hartmanis is looking to wear down Madrox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hartmanis looks to land a right hand but Madrox moved out of range.
Hartmanis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartmanis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Madrox clinches up with Hartmanis and pushes him back against the cage.
Hartmanis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Madrox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hartmanis slows down the pace here.
Hartmanis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Madrox goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hartmanis prevents it.

Hartmanis breaks from the clinch.
Hartmanis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madrox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hartmanis wants to clinch but Madrox slips to the side

and Madrox counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmanis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hartmanis is stalling here.

Madrox wants the takedown. Hartmanis is fighting it off but Madrox persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hartmanis's guard against the cage.
Madrox wanted to stand there but Hartmanis had control of the position.
Emils Hartmanis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hartmanis holds on and takes a little breather.
Hartmanis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Madrox is controlling him.
Ryan Madrox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Emils Hartmanis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartmanis, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emils Hartmanis!