PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Madness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LC Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madness comes to the ring accompanied by SHOWDOWN . James Madness has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Madness
vs
Audet

190 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

184 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Madness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LC Audet!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madness takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madness. Audet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Audet.

Madness gets caught flat footed, as Audet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Madness looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
My spies in Personal Training inform me that Audet has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Audet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Audet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madness is keeping the position for now.
Audet is still trying to improve position.

Madness is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Madness is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Madness really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Madness looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Audet throwing strikes from guard but Madness blocks nicely.
Madness trying to keep a closed guard but Audet is proving a slippery customer.
Audet wants to stand but Madness is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Audet postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet wanted to stand there but Madness had control of the position.
Madness is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Audet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Madness throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Audet to regain full guard.
Audet keeping moving, preventing Madness from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Audet is trying to keep Madness in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Audet keeping moving, preventing Madness from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Madness.
Madness ducks under a wild hook from Audet.
Madness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Audet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Audet tries to land a leg kick but Madness saw it coming and moves away.
Madness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Audet circles away quickly and effectively.
Audet cracks Madness with an open hand slap.
LC Audet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Audet as Madness shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Audet was well out of range. Poor timing from Madness.
Madness shoots in for a takedown but Audet shows good takedown defense.
Audet throws a head kick but Madness moves out of range.
Audet throws a lazy right hand but Madness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Audet.
Audet shoots and misses

and Madness decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Audet's guard.
Madness wants to control from the top but Audet keeps moving.
Madness postures up.
Audet keeping moving, preventing Madness from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Madness wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Audet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Madness looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Audet thows a body shot but no joy.
Madness takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Audet lands a jab to Madness's midsection.
Audet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Madness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Audet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madness was well out of range. Poor timing from Audet.
Audet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madness.
Madness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madness fails with a takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Audet coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madness tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Audet defends well and Madness ends up having to push Audet into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Madness stalling against the ropes.
Madness misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Madness will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Madness shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Audet pinned against the ropes. Audet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Madness throws a low kick but Audet avoids it.
Madness shoots for a double leg takedown but Audet sprawls well. He's pushed Madness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Madness with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Madness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madness misses with a straight left.
Madness shoots in for a takedown but Audet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Audet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Audet shoots in and bounces Madness off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Audet wants to pass the guard but Madness is keeping the position.
Madness working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet is looking to stand up but Madness won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Audet is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Madness is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Madness has escaped and now he's on top!
Madness trying to control the position from guard on top but Audet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Audet looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A swing and a miss from Audet.

Madness scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Madness wants to take a breather but Audet is having none of it.
Audet trying to control here.
Madness seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Audet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Audet actively working from the bottom here.
Madness tries to pass the half guard into mount. Audet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Madness not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Audet taking some punishment here, with Madness in his half guard.

Madness is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness wants to pass to mount but Audet is defending the position.
Audet trying to control here.
Audet tries to kick Madness off but Madness keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Madness prevents Audet from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. LC Audet hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Madness fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Audet avoids it really well and circles away.

Madness shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Madness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Madness is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Audet is just riding it out for now. Madness eventually gives up the hold.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Madness here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Audet is staying active underneath Madness, who seems content to just control the action from this 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 James Madness will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Madness moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Audet lands a nice hook to Madness's body. Madness takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Audet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Audet cracks a nice hook into Madness's ribs.
Madness throws a sloppy body shot
and Audet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Audet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Audet missing with a left hand there. Madness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madness shoots for a takedown but Audet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Audet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madness.
Madness throws an overhand right that lands on Audet's shoulder, as Audet tries to avoid the shot.
Madness throws a body punch but Audet moves out of range.
Audet thows a body shot but no joy.
Madness with a lazy takedown attempt
and Audet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Audet throws out a loose jab but Madness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madness looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Madness throws a leg kick but Audet moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Audet misses.
Audet thows a body shot but no joy.
Madness is looking to wear down Audet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Audet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madness closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Audet misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Madness counters with a nice double leg into guard.
James Madness overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Madness trying to control the position from guard on top but Audet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Madness got a little sloppy there for a moment and Audet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Madness has managed to get both his arms back between Audet's legs - danger averted.
Madness wants to control from the top but Audet keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Audet is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Madness defends well.
Audet keeping moving, preventing Madness from controlling successfully.
Madness landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Madness drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Audet manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Madness has Audet in his guard.
Madness wants to sweep here but Audet controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Audet would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Madness looking to hit a scissor sweep but Audet is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Audet got a little sloppy there for a moment and Madness has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Audet has managed to get both his arms back between Madness's legs - danger averted.
Audet trying to stand up but can't free himself from Madness's guard.
Madness tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Audet trying to control the position from guard on top but Madness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Audet looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet trying to stand up but can't free himself from Madness's guard.
Madness wants to sweep here but Audet controlling him for the moment.
Audet wants to stand but Madness has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Madness is controlling Audet's posture.

LC Audet has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Audet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Audet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madness throws a body punch but Audet moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Audet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Audet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Madness thows a body shot but no joy.
Audet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to LC Audet.
I think Madness 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for James Madness!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for James Madness!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight as a draw!

James Madness wins by majority decision!
James Madness took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pirates Powder for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, LC Audet stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh you thought you had me, you only won because this whole crowds your family. You're fuckin whack, you didn't do jack. When I come back, I'll hit you with a mad attack that'll leave your shit all black, and blue. So you can run home to your crew. Bitch!'.