PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Madsen
vs
Smith

169 cm
27
165 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

160 cm
26
153 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Smith!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Madsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Madsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madsen.
Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madsen avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Madsen lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Steve Smith has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Madsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Madsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Madsen thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
John Madsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madsen cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Madsen.
Smith avoids the head kick by Madsen.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Madsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madsen cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Madsen lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madsen moves away.
Madsen tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Madsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Madsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith digs a good body shot into Madsen's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Madsen. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madsen moves away.
Madsen lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith swings for the body but Madsen moves out of range.
Madsen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Madsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Madsen moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madsen slips a straight right by Smith.
Madsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Madsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Madsen.
Madsen 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Madsen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith takes a swing at Madsen's ribcage but misses.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Madsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Madsen.
Madsen staying out of range there.
Madsen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Madsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Madsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Madsen connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Madsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Madsen scores with a head kick.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Madsen.
Madsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Madsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madsen can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Madsen scores with a nice body kick.
Madsen lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Madsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Madsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Madsen scores with a leg kick.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Madsen.
Madsen connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madsen.
Good leg kick by Madsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Madsen.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madsen scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Madsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Madsen throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madsen scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madsen can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madsen.
Madsen cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Madsen has got the better of the exchanges.
Madsen scores with a head kick.
Madsen lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Madsen is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madsen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Madsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Madsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madsen.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Madsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John Madsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Madsen delivers a nice body kick.
Madsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Madsen lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Madsen.
Madsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Madsen, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madsen.
Madsen is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Madsen. That's going to slow Smith down.
Madsen lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Madsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Madsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steve Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
A nice inside leg kick there by Madsen. That's going to slow Smith down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Madsen. That's going to slow Smith down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Madsen. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Madsen connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Madsen tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madsen lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Madsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madsen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Madsen.
Madsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Madsen.
Madsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Madsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Madsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Madsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Madsen thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madsen.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Madsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madsen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Madsen!