PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Tabares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tabares has chosen down with the sickness as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maddox
vs
Tabares

190 cm
23
134 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

152 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Tabares!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tabares.
Maddox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maddox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tabares's sensitive parts.
Maddox swinging wildly here.

Maddox moves into the clinch.
Tabares fails to pull guard.
Maddox is looking to break free of the clinch but Tabares has double underhooks.
Tabares tries to pull guard but Maddox holds him up against the cage and eventually Tabares drops back down to his feet.
Kaiden Maddox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Tabares.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Maddox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tabares lands a head shot.
Kaiden Maddox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox lands with a slapping head kick.
Maddox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maddox connects with a high kick.
Maddox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tabares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tabares should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tabares tries to clinch up
and Maddox counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox wants to clinch up but Tabares keeps it at a distance.

Maddox drives through and clinches with Tabares against the cage.
Tabares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maddox walks away with a smile on his face. Tabares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kaiden Maddox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maddox plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maddox throws a one two combo.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox scores with a one two! Tabares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maddox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tabares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tabares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tabares shoots and misses

and Maddox counters by clinching up.

Maddox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maddox wants to clinch up but Tabares keeps it at a distance.
Tabares closes the distance and clinches up with Maddox, looking for a takedown. Tabares pushes Maddox against the cage but Maddox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tabares takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maddox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maddox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tabares looks gassed!
Tabares has Maddox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maddox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Maddox manages to break the clinch.
Maddox throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maddox lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Maddox closes the distance and pushes Tabares back into the cage.
Maddox prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tabares is pressed up against the cage. Maddox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tabares down to the mat. Tabares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maddox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maddox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maddox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Maddox rushes Tabares and presses him up against the cage.
Tabares is trying to break the clinch but Maddox is controlling him.

Maddox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Maddox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox digs a right hand into Tabares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tabares's gas tank.

Maddox breaks the clinch.
Tabares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maddox.

Maddox forces Tabares back against the cage and clinches.

Maddox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maddox scores with a one two! Tabares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maddox connects with a high kick.
Maddox's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maddox duly obliges.
Maddox lands a head kick. Tabares smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tabares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maddox lands with a slapping head kick.
Tabares takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tabares is trying desperately to land a takedown but Maddox is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tabares.
Maddox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maddox bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Maddox clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maddox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maddox clinches up against the cage.
Tabares is looking to break free of the clinch but Maddox has double underhooks.

Maddox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maddox stalks Tabares and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tabares's face. Tabares staggers backwards, shaken.

Maddox gets a clinch.

Maddox breaks the clinch.
Maddox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox throws a sloppy head kick and Tabares moves out of range easily.

Maddox clinches up with Tabares and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tabares tries to break the clinch but Maddox is controlling the position.

Maddox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maddox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Maddox moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaiden Maddox dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maddox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maddox.
Kaiden Maddox is winning the standup battle so far.
Tabares misses with a takedown

and Maddox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Maddox manages to break the clinch.
Tabares blocks a head kick by Maddox.
Tabares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maddox defends it nicely.
Maddox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maddox.
Maddox lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Maddox.
Maddox throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tabares's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maddox lands a jab-cross combination.
Maddox throws a right and a left that Tabares avoids nicely.
Tabares shoots in for a double leg but Maddox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kaiden Maddox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Tabares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox scores with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Maddox.
Maddox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maddox throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tabares's head.
Maddox throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tabares's head.
Tabares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Maddox moves into the clinch successfully.
Maddox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Maddox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Maddox rushes Tabares and presses him up against the cage.

Maddox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maddox throws a lazy head kick

and Tabares moves into the clinch.
Maddox leaning against his opponent.
Tabares blocks the elbow strike.
Tabares tries to pull guard but Maddox holds him up against the cage and eventually Tabares drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maddox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Maddox manages to break the clinch.

Maddox clinches with his opponent.

Maddox breaks from the clinch.
Maddox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tabares blocks a head kick by Maddox.
Tabares misses with a takedown attempt
and Maddox counters with a big head kick but Tabares shrugs it off.
Maddox moves in looking to clinch but Tabares pushes him off.
Tabares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maddox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tabares shoots in but no luck this time.

Maddox has closed the distance and engaged Tabares in a clinch.
Maddox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tabares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Maddox drives through and clinches with Tabares against the cage.
Tabares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Maddox breaks from the clinch.
Tabares dives in and grabs Maddox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maddox pushes down on Tabares's head and hops out.
A head kick from Maddox lands but Tabares takes it in his stride.
Tabares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab lands there for Maddox.
Maddox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tabares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tabares tries for a takedown but Maddox circles away easily
and Maddox counters with a three punch combo that has Tabares backing up. Tabares nods at Maddox to acknowledge the strikes.

Tabares shoots in and bounces Maddox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maddox throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tabares uses it to pass to side control.

Tabares in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Maddox is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Tabares!