PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaos Madness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Air Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madness kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is feeling this. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Madness
vs
Dale

174 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaos Madness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Air Dale!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madness shoots in for a takedown but Dale shows good takedown defense.
Madness throws a sloppy head kick and Dale moves out of range easily.
Dale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madness fails to land the takedown.
Dale is looking to clinch.
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Madness pushes him off.
Dale darts in trying to clinch
and Madness counters with a nice body shot.
Madness misses with a takedown attempt - Dale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaos Madness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dale is looking to clinch.
Madness tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dale as Madness shoots in.

Dale darts in and clinches Madness up against the cage.

Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dale clinches up against the cage.
Madness working hard to break the clinch.
Madness has had enough of the clinch but Dale keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dale breaks from the clinch.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
Madness throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madness pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Madness throws a head kick that misses.
Madness lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Madness is defended easily by Dale.
Madness is breathing heavily.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madness paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dale tries to clinch but Madness is having none of it.
Dale tries to clinch up.

Dale has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Madness pushes him off.
Dale swats away the attempt to clinch by Madness.
Madness tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madness fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dale moves into the clinch.

Dale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madness walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madness misses with a wild combination.
Madness shoots in but Dale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Air Dale dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Madness tries to clinch up.
Dale is looking to clinch but Madness is avoiding it.
Dale tries to clinch up

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

Madness jumps guard and drags Dale to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Dale got a little sloppy there for a moment and Madness has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dale has managed to get both his arms back between Madness's legs - danger averted.
Dale trying to control the position from guard on top but Madness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Madness throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dale tries to stand but Madness is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale trying to control the position from guard on top but Madness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dale might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Madness kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Air Dale has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Madness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madness circles away from the clinch attempt
and Madness counters with a nice body shot.
Kaos Madness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Dale as Madness shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale leaves Madness with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Madness wants to clinch up but Dale keeps it at a distance.
Dale swats away the attempt to clinch by Madness.

Madness instigates a clinch.

Dale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Madness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Madness.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaos Madness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
Air Dale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madness paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Madness is defended easily by Dale.

Dale drives through and clinches with Madness against the cage.

Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale tries to clinch up but Madness circles away and keeps his distance.
Madness shoots for a takedown but Dale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Dale doesn't manage to clinch there - Madness circles away.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madness swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Air Dale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Madness does no damage.
Dale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madness looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dale is looking to clinch.
Madness is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dale tries to clinch there but Madness circles away.
Madness closes the distance and clinches up with Dale, looking for a takedown. Madness pushes Dale against the cage but Dale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Air Dale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dale closes the distance and clinches.

Dale manages to break the clinch.
Madness shoots in looking for a takedown but Dale manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Madness's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

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

Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale wants to clinch up but Madness keeps it at a distance.
Dale wants to clinch up but Madness keeps it at a distance.
Dale tries to clinch up
and Madness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madness throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madness misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dale pushes Madness up against the cage in a clinch.
Dale prevents a body shot from Madness.
Madness can't get the takedown.

Dale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madness is looking to clinch but Dale is avoiding it.
Dale is looking to clinch but Madness is avoiding it.
Dale tries to clinch up.
Madness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madness misses with a two punch combination.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Madness.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaos Madness. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dale moves into the clinch.

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

Dale gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dale breaks from the clinch.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Madness pushes him off.
Madness shoots in and drives through. Dale sprawls well.

Dale clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dale breaks from the clinch.
Dale tries to clinch there but Madness circles away.
Dale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dale tries to clinch up.
Dale wants to clinch up but Madness keeps it at a distance.
Dale is looking to clinch but Madness is avoiding it.
Madness fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
Madness shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dale sprawls well. Dale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Madness gets slowly back to his feet.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dale fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madness, pushing him back against the cage.
Madness wants a takedown but no success here.

Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dale tries to clinch but Madness moves out of range.
Madness shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dale as he jumps to the side.
Kaos Madness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Air Dale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Dale clinches up with Madness and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Air Dale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Air Dale!
Air Dale seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.