PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Madukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Bacon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bacon
vs
Madukes

170 cm
21
167 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

174 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Bacon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Madukes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madukes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon drops his hands momentarily and Madukes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Madukes.
Bacon slips a jab from Madukes.
Madukes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.
Bacon tries to clinch but Madukes is having none of it.
Madukes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bacon doesn't manage to clinch there - Madukes circles away.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bacon checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madukes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bacon circles away quickly and effectively.
Bacon lands a right hook to the body.
Madukes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bacon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Madukes somewhat.
Madukes throws a hook but Bacon blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madukes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bacon defends it nicely.
Jay Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Madukes.
Madukes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.

Bacon has taken the fight to the clinch.

Madukes has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bacon regains guard immediately.
Bacon wants to stand up but Madukes is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madukes is in close to Bacon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Madukes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madukes is in close to Bacon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Madukes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bacon wants to stand up but Madukes is controlling him.
Madukes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bacon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Madukes is controlling him.
Madukes is stalling in the full guard.
Madukes stops Bacon from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes landing with the ground and pound.
Bacon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madukes postures up and lands a big shot to Bacon's brow.
Madukes throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madukes stops Bacon from standing up.
Madukes connects with a couple of short punches.
Bacon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Madukes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Madukes lands a couple of digs.
Madukes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Madukes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madukes throwing strikes but missing.
Madukes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Madukes trying to control but Bacon is working from the bottom.
Madukes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Madukes landing with the ground and pound.
Madukes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bacon wants to stand up but Madukes is controlling him.
Madukes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Madukes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Madukes blocks a head kick by Bacon.
Madukes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bacon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madukes fails with a takedown attempt.

Madukes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bacon's half guard.
Madukes working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bacon's thigh. Bacon counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Madukes stops Bacon from standing up.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Madukes from controlling successfully.
Bacon is looking to stand up but Madukes isn't so interested in that idea.
Madukes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madukes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Madukes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bacon wants to stand and escape but Madukes is having none of it.
Madukes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bacon tries to clinch up.

Madukes shoots in and bounces Bacon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Madukes distracts Bacon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madukes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Madukes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bacon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Madukes scoring with some ground and pound.
Madukes landing with the ground and pound.
Bacon is looking to stand up but Madukes isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bacon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Madukes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Madukes wants to control from the top but Bacon keeps moving.
Madukes scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Madukes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Madukes trying to control but Bacon is working from the bottom.
Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Madukes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Madukes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bacon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bacon has escaped and now he's on top!

Madukes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Madukes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Madukes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bacon circles away quickly and effectively.
Bacon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madukes.
No luck for Madukes with that takedown attempt.

Bacon has Madukes up against the cage in a clinch.
Madukes has had enough of the clinch but Bacon keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Madukes throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon misses with a knee strike.
Bacon connects with a knee to the head.
Madukes avoids the elbow strike from Bacon, against the cage.
Madukes working hard to break the clinch.
Bacon with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Madukes.
Madukes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bacon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Madukes avoids the damage to the body.
Madukes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bacon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jay Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Madukes.
Bacon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Madukes's face.
Knees to the body from Bacon.
Madukes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bacon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Madukes has Bacon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bacon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bacon is pressed up against the cage. Madukes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bacon down to the mat. Bacon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madukes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Madukes misses the target.
Madukes tries to bum rush Bacon with a series of wild strikes but Bacon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bacon tries to clinch up.
Madukes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bacon misses with a double jab.
Madukes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Madukes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bacon but Bacon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Madukes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madukes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Madukes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bacon pinned against the cage. Bacon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Bacon has closed the distance and engaged Madukes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes blocks an elbow strike.
Madukes is working for takedown but Bacon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Madukes takes an elbow to the temple.
Bacon misses with a knee to the head.
Madukes is trying to break the clinch but Bacon has him pressed against the cage.

Madukes manages to break the clinch.
Bacon doesn't manage to clinch there - Madukes circles away.
Madukes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bacon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bacon.
A knee to the head by Bacon.
Bacon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Madukes's face.
Bacon with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bacon lands an elbow that stopped Madukes in his tracks for a moment.
Madukes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bacon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bacon blocks the elbow strike.
Madukes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madukes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bacon scores with a knee to the head.
Bacon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Madukes avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Madukes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bacon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Madukes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madukes can't break the clinch.
Bacon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bacon lands a nice knee to the body.
Bacon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madukes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Bacon clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bacon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bacon is looking to clinch.
Bacon throws a body kick that misses.
Bacon checks a leg kick.
Madukes swinging wildly here.
Madukes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bacon but Bacon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Madukes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bacon to the mat! Bacon manages to get full guard.
Madukes won't allow Bacon to get back to his feet.
Madukes chips away with some ground and pound.
Bacon wants to stand but Madukes is controlling the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Madukes distracts Bacon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Madukes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Madukes connects with a couple of short punches.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Madukes from controlling successfully.
Madukes is in close to Bacon's body, working some short punches and elbows.

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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Madukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Madukes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Madukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Madukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madukes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bacon wants to stand and escape but Madukes is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Madukes throws a combination that misses
and Bacon counters with a head kick. That will keep Madukes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bacon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bacon momentarily.
Bacon tries to clinch there but Madukes circles away.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madukes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madukes keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Madukes both land. Nice combination.
Bacon wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Bacon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Madukes clobbers Bacon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Madukes 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.

Madukes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bacon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madukes is trying to control the action in half guard but Bacon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Madukes throwing shots but Bacon is blocking nicely.
Madukes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Madukes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bacon tries to kick Madukes off but Madukes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Madukes winds up and cracks Bacon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Madukes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brian Madukes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Madukes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bacon defending well though.
Bacon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Madukes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Madukes dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Madukes pushes him off.
Madukes throws a nice looking combination but Bacon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madukes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bacon tries to clinch but Madukes moves out of range.
Bacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Madukes.
Bacon tries to clinch but Madukes moves out of range.
Bacon looks to land a body kick but Madukes moved away.
Bacon stuffs the takedown attempt from Madukes. Madukes gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madukes stuns Bacon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Madukes shoots in but no luck this time.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Bacon moves into range and clinches up with Madukes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon landing knees to the head.
Madukes stalling in the clinch but Bacon improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bacon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Madukes's brow.
Madukes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bacon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jay Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Madukes.
Bacon is looking to clinch.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Madukes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bacon leaves Madukes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Madukes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bacon tries to kick Madukes off but Madukes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madukes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bacon's head.
Bacon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madukes.
Madukes is trying to control. Bacon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bacon taking some punishment here, with Madukes in his half guard.
Bacon is trying to stand up here but Madukes is controlling him well.
Madukes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bacon's head.
Madukes is looking to take a break and control but Bacon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Madukes keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madukes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madukes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Bacon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bacon.
Madukes throws a leg kick but Bacon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madukes misses with a combination
and Bacon counters with a nice body shot.
Madukes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Bacon gets a clinch.
Bacon stops a takedown attempt from Madukes.
Bacon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bacon misses with an elbow over the top.
Bacon avoids a wild elbow strike from Madukes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Madukes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bacon lands an elbow just above Madukes 's eye.
Bacon lands a nice knee to the body.
Bacon looking to throw knees to the head but Madukes is blocking nicely.
Madukes avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Bacon prevents the takedown attempt.
Madukes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madukes goes for a takedown attempt but Bacon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Madukes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.

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 Jay Bacon.
I think Madukes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Madukes! Brian Madukes retains his lightweight title!