PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikkaku Madarame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sublime Paralytic comes to the ring accompanied by Chop Suey. Madarame has chosen Bleed It Out as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

The Sublime Paralytic
vs
Madarame

190 cm
28
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
28
175 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikkaku Madarame!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Sublime Paralytic looks to land a right hand but Madarame moved out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab but it's blocked by Madarame.
Madarame looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a looping right.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a poor cross that misses
and Madarame counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Madarame avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Madarame's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Madarame with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Sublime Paralytic to score with a decent uppercut.
The Sublime Paralytic looks to throw the jab but Madarame is out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hook to the side of Madarame's head but Madarame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madarame looks to land a combination but The Sublime Paralytic avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Sublime Paralytic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madarame has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madarame there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Sublime Paralytic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from The Sublime Paralytic misses the target.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a shot to the body.
Madarame blocks a jab.
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Sublime Paralytic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madarame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Sublime Paralytic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sloppy strikes from Madarame. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a right hand that misses
and Madarame counters with a stiff right hand.
Madarame throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Sublime Paralytic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madarame counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madarame has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Madarame coming out on top.
Madarame steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a looping overhand right but Madarame ducks down to avoid it.
Madarame takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Madarame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame misses with an uppercut. The Sublime Paralytic saw that one coming.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a left hand
and Madarame counters with a two punch combo.
Madarame stalks The Sublime Paralytic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Sublime Paralytic's face. The Sublime Paralytic staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madarame steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame misses with a few strikes there.
Madarame swinging wildly here.
The Sublime Paralytic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Sublime Paralytic looks to land a combination but Madarame avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Madarame's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slow jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses its intended target.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic avoids them all with ease.
Madarame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Sublime Paralytic circles away quickly and effectively.
Madarame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Sublime Paralytic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madarame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Sublime Paralytic throws an off balance right hand
and Madarame counters with a two punch combo.
The Sublime Paralytic lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Sublime Paralytic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Madarame staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Madarame releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Madarame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madarame.
Madarame avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ikkaku Madarame will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Sublime Paralytic avoids the body shot from Madarame.
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Sublime Paralytic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a big shot that misses.
Ikkaku Madarame seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a wild body shot.
Madarame is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Madarame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Sublime Paralytic at a distance.
The Sublime Paralytic loads up on a big right hand but Madarame slips the punch.
Madarame tries to bum rush The Sublime Paralytic with a series of wild strikes but The Sublime Paralytic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Sublime Paralytic swings widly with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses its intended target.
Madarame misses with a combination
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madarame lands a head shot.
The Sublime Paralytic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Madarame on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Sublime Paralytic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Sublime Paralytic swings widly with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Sublime Paralytic thinking.
Madarame is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Sublime Paralytic rather than just go for the knockout.
Madarame throws a combination that misses
enabling The Sublime Paralytic to counter with a crisp jab.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - The Sublime Paralytic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Sublime Paralytic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madarames jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from Madarame.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Sublime Paralytic looks to land a left hand but Madarame moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madarame ducks under a wild hook from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame misses with a double jab
letting The Sublime Paralytic counter with a right hand.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame throws a shot to the body.
Madarame misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling The Sublime Paralytic to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madarame scores with a three punch combo!
A cross from Madarame lands.
Madarame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Sublime Paralytic throws out the jab.
As The Sublime Paralytic backs off Madarame throws a huge counter combo but The Sublime Paralytic manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from The Sublime Paralytic misses the target.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a poor cross that misses
and Madarame cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madarame digs a good hook to The Sublime Paralytic's body.
A telegraphed right hand from The Sublime Paralytic misses the target.
Madarame takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
The Sublime Paralytic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madarame counters with a series of strikes. The Sublime Paralytic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madarame moves away from the strike by The Sublime Paralytic.
As The Sublime Paralytic backs off Madarame throws a huge counter combo but The Sublime Paralytic manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Sublime Paralytic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madarame.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a punch to the head.
The Sublime Paralytic misses the jab.
Madarame now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Sublime Paralytic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madarame.
Madarame lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Madarame keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madarame.
Madarame moves out of range as The Sublime Paralytic strikes.
Madarame unleashes a big counter combination but The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
Despite the aggression on Madarame's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab when Madarame was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Madarame's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ikkaku Madarame will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Madarame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madarame lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Sublime Paralytic backs up against the ropes.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Madarame.
Ikkaku Madarame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a hook. Madarame ducked under it nicely.
Madarame ducks under a wild hook from The Sublime Paralytic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab but it's blocked by Madarame.
Madarame has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madarame there as he acknowledges the shot.
Madarame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a hook. Madarame ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madarame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madarame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab when Madarame was well out of range.
Madarame throws a right and a left that The Sublime Paralytic avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from The Sublime Paralytic misses its target.
Madarame misses with a wild body shot.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a right hand that misses
and Madarame counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a hook
and Madarame counters with a stiff right hand.
The Sublime Paralytic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madarame.
The Sublime Paralytic throws the left hand but Madarame avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madarame lands with an overhand left.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic avoids them all with ease.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a big counter combination but Madarame scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Madarame takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut.
Madarame is looking for the big counter here.
The Sublime Paralytic loads up on a big right hand but Madarame slips the punch.
Madarame now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab when Madarame was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic loads up on a big right hand but Madarame slips the punch.
The Sublime Paralytic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madarame unleashes a big counter combination but The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The Sublime Paralytic slips a jab and a cross from Madarame.
The Sublime Paralytic avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Sublime Paralytic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madarame takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Madarame throws a lazy uppercut
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a nice uppercut.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a lunging right hand
and Madarame counters with a one-two to the body.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left and a right from Madarame both land. Nice combination.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a hook. Madarame ducked under it nicely.
Madarame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madarame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Sublime Paralytic was well out of range. Poor timing from Madarame.
It looked like The Sublime Paralytic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a hook to the body. Madarame takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Sublime Paralytic throws a lazy right hand but Madarame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Sublime Paralytic connects with a jab.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a left hand
and Madarame counters with a straight right hand.
Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Sublime Paralytic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Sublime Paralytic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madarame changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ikkaku Madarame is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Sublime Paralytic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ikkaku Madarame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Madarame 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikkaku Madarame!
Ikkaku Madarame thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic was interviewed post fight and said 'i won! i won! i won! fck dat shit!'.