PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ade Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikkaku Madarame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madarame has chosen Bleed It Out as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bolton
vs
Madarame

184 cm
27
177 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ade Bolton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikkaku Madarame!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Madarame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Bolton misses.
Madarame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madarame works Bolton 's body with a nice hook.
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madarame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madarame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolton throws a lazy uppercut
and Madarame counters with a three punch combo that has Bolton backing up. Bolton nods at Madarame to acknowledge the strikes.
Madarame lands a jab to the nose.
Bolton throws a poor cross that misses
and Madarame counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolton swings widly with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a left to the body.

Madarame lands a left and a right that send Bolton crashing to the mat, dazed. Madarame thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bolton is rocked!

It looks like Ade Bolton has been cut.
Bolton throws a lazy uppercut
and Madarame counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Bolton badly! Madarame follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Bolton out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Madarame finished him against the ropes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ikkaku Madarame!
After winning the bout, Ikkaku Madarame thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.