PBP Commentary

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

Marsh
vs
Maddox

163 cm
31
154 lbs
27 - 7 - 0

150 cm
36
157 lbs
34 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brute

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kris Marsh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh cracks Maddox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maddox misses with a few strikes there.
Maddox throws a leg kick but Marsh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maddox.
Marsh slips under a jab from Maddox.
Marsh punishes Maddox's body with a nice straight punch.
Marsh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maddox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maddox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marsh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maddox throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marsh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Marsh looks to land a left hand but Maddox moved out of range nicely.

Maddox looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh looking to control.
Maddox won't allow Marsh to sweep him here.
Marsh is working hard here to advance position.

Marsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maddox defends it easily.
Marsh trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox landing some decent shots from guard.

Marsh has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Maddox is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Marsh.
Maddox working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marsh is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maddox has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Maddox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marsh is looking to escape.
Marsh is looking to improve his position but Maddox isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox breaks from Marsh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marsh is trying desperately to improve position.
Maddox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marsh taking shots to the head.
Marsh is desperately trying to improve his position but Maddox has a good base and remains in mount.
Marsh tries to lock up and control but Maddox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maddox tries to control but Marsh wriggling away.
Maddox working Marsh over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh is holding on to half guard well.
Maddox is looking to stall here but Marsh recovers full guard.
Marsh wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Maddox will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maddox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsh's sensitive parts.
Marsh loads up on a big right hand but Maddox slips the punch.
Maddox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marsh lands a jab to the head.
Marsh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maddox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maddox with a nice cross.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Marsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox checks a leg kick.
Maddox slips a jab from Marsh.
Maddox looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Kris Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maddox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Marsh throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marsh.
Maddox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Maddox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marsh lands a really nice looking cross but Maddox seems unphased.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marsh, right into the meat.
Marsh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Maddox misses the target.
Maddox misses with an uppercut. Marsh saw that one coming.
Maddox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maddox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marsh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maddox scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsh's sensitive parts.
Maddox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marsh's hands.
Marsh throws a lazy head kick
and Maddox counters with a low kick, right behind Marsh 's knee.
A low kick from Maddox misses

and Marsh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maddox's guard.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maddox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maddox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marsh connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marsh throws an elbow that misses. Maddox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marsh's guard. Nice move by Maddox!
Marsh throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Marsh keeping full guard, as Maddox tries to pass.
Marsh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maddox stands and throws Marsh's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh regains half guard.

Maddox looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marsh trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox prevents Marsh from improving his position.
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 Kris Marsh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marsh moves out of range as Maddox throws a body kick.
Maddox throws an overhand right that lands on Marsh's shoulder, as Marsh tries to avoid the shot.
Maddox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Maddox lands with a hook. Marsh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marsh lands a jab to the head.
Marsh throws an overhand right that lands on Maddox's shoulder, as Maddox tries to avoid the shot.
Maddox throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox misses with a jab to the body

so Marsh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Maddox pulls Marsh in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Kris Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maddox is keeping the position for now.
Maddox manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Marsh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marsh wants to hold on but Maddox pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox working Marsh over with strikes here.

Marsh is rocked!

Maddox working for a guillotine from mount but Marsh is in no mood to give up.
Oh Marsh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Marsh is looking to get to half guard.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Maddox! Marsh is hurt baaadly! Maddox is firing away with more strikes - Marsh is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Maddox! Brian Maddox retains his featherweight title!
Brian Maddox thanked the fans post fight for their support.