PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordoba comes to the cage accompanied by English Fire by CoF. Maddox has chosen Frontines by Diabolic ft. Immortal Technique as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cordoba
vs
Maddox

191 cm
33
232 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

197 cm
30
218 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Cordoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domenic Maddox!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cordoba. Cordoba obviously looking to wear him down.
Cordoba is looking to clinch.
Maddox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cordoba checks a low kick from Maddox.
Cordoba tries to land a leg kick but Maddox saw it coming and moves away.
Alex Cordoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox throws a shot from downtown. Cordoba moves away and avoids it.
Cordoba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cordoba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cordoba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maddox circles away quickly and effectively.
Cordoba throws a sloppy head kick
and Maddox counters with a big head kick but Cordoba shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox blocks a low kick nicely.
Cordoba loads up on a big right hand but Maddox slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba tries to clinch up but Maddox circles away and keeps his distance.
Cordoba misses with a body kick.
Cordoba misses with an uppercut.
Cordoba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cordoba.
A telegraphed right hand from Maddox misses the target.
No joy there for Maddox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cordoba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maddox throws a low kick, looking for Cordoba's leg but Cordoba calmly moves out of range.
Cordoba dodges the punch combination from Maddox.
Maddox defending well as Cordoba loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cordoba. That's going to slow Maddox down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Cordoba. Those never looked like landing.
Cordoba looks to land a body kick but Maddox moved away.
Cordoba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cordoba throws a series of strikes that have Maddox backpedaling.
Cordoba tried to score with a low kick but Maddox checks it.
Cordoba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cordoba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maddox. That did some damage!
Cordoba sizes up Maddox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox missing with a left hand there. Cordoba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cordoba tries a head kick but it misses.
Cordoba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Cordoba.
Cordoba misses the shot to the body.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox lands a leg kick that knocks Cordoba off balance momentarily.
Cordoba wants to clinch.
Maddox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cordoba.
A head kick by Maddox misses
and Cordoba counters with a straight right hand.
Maddox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cordoba. Cordoba obviously looking to wear him down.
Cordoba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Maddox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cordoba connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cordoba clinches.
Maddox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cordoba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Cordoba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cordoba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cordoba.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maddox, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Maddox.
Cordoba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cordoba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordoba looks for the body kick but Maddox saw that one coming.
Cordoba connects with a body shot.
Maddox goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Alex Cordoba has been cut.
Maddox misses with a hook
and Cordoba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cordoba scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba throws a combination that misses
and Maddox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maddox wants to slow Cordoba down by chopping away at his legs.
Cordoba motions for Maddox to come forward. Cordoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cordoba is looking to land body kicks.
Maddox slips a jab from Cordoba.
Alex Cordoba is winning the standup battle so far.
Cordoba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cordoba throws a front kick that sends Maddox stumbling back into the cage.
Cordoba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maddox if he has to take too many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Cordoba.
Maddox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cordoba throws out the jab.
Maddox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cordoba. Cordoba obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordoba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maddox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cordoba tries to clinch but Maddox moves away
and Maddox finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cordoba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maddox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maddox keeps the fight on the outside.

Cordoba closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba taking a breather.
Maddox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cordoba's elbow.
Cordoba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cordoba lands with a light punch inside.

Maddox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maddox.
Cordoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maddox moves away.
Cordoba takes a swing at Maddox's ribcage but misses.
Maddox moves out of range of the body kick from Cordoba.
Maddox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cordoba is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba is looking to score with low kicks.
Cordoba tries to close the distance and clinch but Maddox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maddox avoids the head kick by Cordoba.
Maddox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cordoba.
Cordoba looks to land a body kick but Maddox moved away.
Cordoba lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
A low kick from Cordoba is predictable there
and Maddox counters with a straight right hand.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Cordoba.
Cordoba closes the distance but Maddox moves to the side
and Maddox counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Cordoba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Cordoba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Maddox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maddox moves out of range of the body kick from Cordoba.
Cordoba looks to land a left hand but Maddox moved out of range nicely.
Maddox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cordoba throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cordoba. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Maddox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cordoba tries to clinch but Maddox is having none of it.
Cordoba throws a leg kick which misses Maddox's front leg but catches the back leg as Maddox tries to avoid it.
Maddox misses with a hook
and Cordoba counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cordoba misses with an uppercut.
Maddox is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Cordoba misses
and Maddox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cordoba lands a glancing blow to the side of Maddox's head.
A head kick misses from Cordoba.
Cordoba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maddox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cordoba scores with a sloppy right hand. Maddox should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Cordoba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba jabs Maddox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cordoba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cordoba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maddox.
Cordoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox tries a low kick but Cordoba avoids it.

Cordoba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Domenic Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maddox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cordobas head.
A nice left hand lands by Maddox.
Cordoba misses with an elbow over the top.
Cordoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maddox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cordoba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maddox's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba just leaning against Maddox, taking a breather.
Maddox blocks a body shot from Cordoba.
Maddox has Cordoba pushed against the cage.
Maddox dodges an elbow strike from Cordoba.
Cordoba missing with knees to the body.
Cordoba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maddox's elbow.
Cordoba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maddox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cordoba's elbow.
Maddox dodges an elbow strike from Cordoba.
Cordoba throws a punch but it's blocked by Maddox.
Cordoba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cordoba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maddox's brow.
Cordoba trying to land knees to the body.
Cordoba lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maddox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Cordoba.
Cordoba lands an elbow inside that Maddox shrugs off.
Cordoba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maddox.
Cordoba stalling against the cage.
Cordoba throws an elbow that misses.
Cordoba is trying to maintain a safe position but Maddox gets an underhook and turns Cordoba into the cage.
Cordoba lands a nice elbow.
Maddox managing to block the knees to the body from Cordoba.
Cordoba is pushing Maddox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alex Cordoba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox scores with a shot to the side of Cordoba's head.
Maddox pushes Cordoba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maddox lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Cordoba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cordoba 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

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