PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Maddox
vs
Delgado

150 cm
37
157 lbs
36 - 17 - 0

168 cm
27
156 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Esteban Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox thumps Delgado with a low kick.
Maddox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maddox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delgado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maddox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maddox wants to land a leg kick but Delgado is out of range.
Delgado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Delgado.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Delgado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maddox in his tracks.
Maddox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delgado manages to avoid it.
Delgado slips a jab from Maddox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox lands a leg kick that knocks Delgado off balance momentarily.
Delgado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maddox.
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delgado was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
Maddox throws a body punch but Delgado moves out of range.
Maddox swings for the body but Delgado moves out of range.

Maddox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Delgado is staying active underneath Maddox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Delgado tries to roll over but Maddox keeps him under control.
Delgado wants to control but Maddox is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Delgado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maddox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Maddox seems content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox thows a huge punch but Delgado dodges it nicely.
Delgado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maddox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Delgado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delgado preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Delgado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Delgado trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maddox.
An inside leg kick lands from Maddox.
Maddox is looking to chop away at Delgado's legs.
Delgado misses with a right hand
and Maddox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maddox lands with a hook. Delgado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maddox misses with a lunging right hand
and Delgado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Maddox dominated that round.
That's time! Maddox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maddox lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Maddox misses.
Delgado shoots in but no luck this time.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Delgado decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maddox's guard.
Delgado preventing the sweep.
Maddox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Maddox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maddox wants to sweep but no luck.
Maddox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Delgado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maddox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Delgado postures up in Maddox's guard and throws a big left but Maddox blocks it.
Delgado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maddox is keeping the position for now.
Maddox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maddox is on top in guard.
Delgado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maddox postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox works over Delgado with some ground and pound from guard.
Delgado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maddox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delgado is keeping the position for now.
Maddox postures up in Delgado's guard and throws a big left but Delgado blocks it.
Maddox trying to control but Delgado is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maddox shoots in looking for a takedown but Delgado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maddox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Delgado moves away from the strike by Maddox.
Maddox has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delgado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Maddox throws an off balance right hand

and Delgado counters with a single leg into guard. Maddox didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maddox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brian Maddox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Esteban Delgado was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maddox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Delgado is out of range and Maddox settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
A big left from Maddox misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Esteban Delgado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maddox. That's going to slow Delgado down.
Maddox misses with a leg kick.
Maddox with a poor takedown

and Delgado counters with a takedown into side control.
Maddox prevents Delgado from moving into mount.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
You can see the frustration on Maddox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Delgado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maddox keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox is trying to get back to half guard.
Maddox can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maddox looks to move to half guard but instead Delgado has passed into mount! Damn!
BOOM! Delgado connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maddox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maddox is working hard here to advance position.
Delgado can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maddox is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is trying to escape the mount.
Maddox slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Delgado throwing shots but Maddox is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maddox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully.
Delgado stopping the sweep attempt from Maddox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delgado throws a strike but Maddox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox postures up and lands a big shot to Delgado's brow.
Delgado wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox lands a couple of digs.
Delgado 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 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delgado swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws a strike but Delgado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maddox is trying to keep Delgado in close.
Maddox pulls Delgado in close to his closed guard and prevents Delgado from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Maddox clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maddox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Delgado is fending him off so far but Maddox persists. Nope, Delgado circles away and we're back to standing.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delgado but Delgado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Donk. Delgado catches Maddox right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Maddox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Delgado shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maddox is trying to defend but Delgado finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Delgado controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox gets full guard.
Delgado wants to control from the top but Maddox keeps moving.
Maddox is controlling Delgado's posture.
Delgado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delgado trying to control but Maddox is working from the bottom.
Delgado postures up and lands a big shot to Maddox's brow.
Delgado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maddox 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.
Delgado must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maddox wants to hit a switch here but Delgado passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maddox there!
Delgado throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maddox because Delgado loaded up on that one.
Delgado throws some wild stikes that Maddox manages to avoid easily.
Delgado throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maddox because Delgado loaded up on that one.
Maddox working to try and regain half guard.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Delgado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maddox tries to hold on but Delgado postures up.
Maddox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Delgado is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Delgado throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Delgado controlling from the full mount.
Delgado postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maddox looks a forlorn figure.
Delgado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maddox wants to control but Delgado is having none of it.
Delgado lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maddox is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maddox bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteban Delgado dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Maddox connects with a right hand. Delgado shakes it off.
Delgado scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice takedown defense from Delgado. No joy for Maddox on that attempt.
Maddox throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Delgado counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Delgado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maddox pulls Delgado in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Esteban Delgado hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maddox throws a leg kick

and Delgado counters with a shoot takedown. Maddox fights it but they end up in guard.
Maddox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maddox wants to control but Delgado is keeping him busy.
Delgado is controlling Maddox's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Maddox working Delgado over with strikes.
Delgado is looking to control Maddox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Delgado avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is looking to get back to full guard here but Maddox has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox lands a nice forearm strike.
Maddox scoring with punches from side control.
Maddox working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Delgado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maddox tries to move into full mount but can't pass Delgado's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is trying to get back to half guard.
Maddox cracks Delgado with a big elbow.
Maddox working the ground and pound but Delgado is defending the strikes.
Maddox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Delgado is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado gets back to half guard.

Maddox is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Delgado is looking for a sweep. Maddox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maddox trying to control the action but Delgado is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but Delgado defending well.

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 Brian Maddox.
I think Maddox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Maddox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.