PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladdy Stanislov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanislov has chosen The Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Brian Maddox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Maddox
vs
Stanislov

150 cm
26
153 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
158 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladdy Stanislov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanislov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanislov wants it to stay on the feet.
Stanislov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stanislov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maddox throws a chopping leg kick but Stanislov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stanislov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stanislov throws a hook but Maddox blocks it.
Maddox throws a low kick but Stanislov avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maddox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maddox does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stanislov misses the shot to the body.
Stanislov checks a leg kick.
Maddox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanislov cracks Maddox with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maddox. That's going to slow Stanislov down.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stanislov throws a jab but it's blocked by Maddox.
Stanislov scores with a decent looking hook.
Maddox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanislov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
Maddox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Stanislov misses.
Stanislov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Stanislov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanislov circles away.
Stanislov tries to clinch there but Maddox circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws a leg kick
and Stanislov counters with a nice uppercut.
Maddox defending well as Stanislov loads up on a big left hand.
Maddox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maddox thows a leg kick but Stanislov checks it
and Stanislov counters with a two punch combo.
Stanislov misses with an uppercut.
Stanislov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maddox. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maddox tries a low kick but Stanislov avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladdy Stanislov 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.

Stanislov moves out of range of the leg kick from Maddox.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Maddox feints and as Stanislov raises his hands in defense, Maddox changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maddox scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanislov looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanislov, not yet.
Stanislov working a defensive guard here.
Maddox thows a big elbow that misses.
Maddox is looking to advance position but Stanislov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Maddox wants to control but Stanislov is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislov controlling from the full mount.

That's two 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.
Maddox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stanislov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maddox is looking to escape.
Maddox is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stanislov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stanislov wants to control the pace but Maddox is squirming around nicely.
Stanislov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maddox is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Maddox will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Maddox misses with an uppercut. Stanislov saw that one coming.
Stanislov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maddox slips a jab from Stanislov.
Stanislov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maddox ducks under a wild hook from Stanislov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanislov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stanislov throws a jab when Maddox was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox tries to clinch up.
Maddox swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stanislov checks a leg kick.
Vladdy Stanislov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanislov wants to clinch
and Maddox counters with a thumping low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maddox.

That's two 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanislov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Maddox clinches up against the cage.
Maddox lands an uppercut.
Maddox swings wildly with an uppercut but Stanislov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
Stanislov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maddox tries to score a body lock takedown but Stanislov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Stanislov.
Stanislov lands a shot to the body.
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maddox scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Stanislov.
Stanislov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Stanislov controls the action.
Nice body punch from Maddox.
A short right from Stanislov.
Stanislov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stanislov - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Stanislov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stanislov.
Stanislov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maddox misses with a body punch.
Stanislov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stanislov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maddox is trying to stall.
Maddox misses with a punch on the inside.
Maddox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanislov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stanislov lands with a short shot to the head.
Stanislov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanislov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Maddox - that landed with a thud.
Maddox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stanislov digs a right hand underneath Maddox's ribcage. Maddox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stanislov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maddox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stanislov's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Stanislov.
Stanislov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stanislov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maddox has a couple of punches blocked by Stanislov.
Maddox misses with a punch on the inside.
Maddox working aggressively here.
Stanislov lands with a short shot to the head.
Stanislov blocking some punches.
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stanislov.
Vladdy Stanislov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stanislov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maddoxs head.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Stanislov.
A right hook to the body lands for Stanislov.
Stanislov lands with a light punch inside.
Stanislov blocks a body shot from Maddox.
Maddox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stanislov lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanislov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Stanislov.
Stanislov is leaning against Maddox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
Brian Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanislov blocking some punches.
Stanislov digs a right hand into Maddox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maddox's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladdy Stanislov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stanislov 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Vladdy Stanislov!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Vladdy Stanislov!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Vladdy Stanislov!

Vladdy Stanislov wins by unanimous decision!