PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Madson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madson comes to the cage accompanied by Out Of My Mind. Michael Scarn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Madson
vs
Scarn

167 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Madson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Scarn!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Madson has managed to clinch.
Scarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Scarn misses with a knee to the head.
Scarn with a knee to the head.

It looks like James Madson has been cut.
Scarn lands a damaging elbow.
Scarn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Madson tries to circle away but Scarn has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scarn.
Knees to the body from Scarn.
Knees to the body from Scarn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scarn lands an elbow inside that Madson shrugs off.
Madson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Madson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scarn scores a nice knee to the body.
Scarn lands a knee to the body.
Scarn lands an elbow just above Madson 's eye.
Madson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Madson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Madson is breathing heavily.
Madson takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn landing knees to the body.
Scarn scores with a knee to the head.
Scarn scores with a knee to the head.
Scarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scarn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scarn lands a damaging elbow.
Scarn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madson's defenses.
Scarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scarn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scarn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Scarn.
Scarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scarn lands an elbow inside that Madson shrugs off.
Scarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Madson trying to stall but Scarn improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Madson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Madson takes an elbow to the temple.
Madson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Madson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scarn lands an elbow inside that Madson shrugs off.
Scarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scarn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Madson's face.
Scarn scores with a knee to the head.
Scarn lands an elbow that stopped Madson in his tracks for a moment.
Scarn connects with a knee to the head.
Madson looking to stall.
Madson takes an elbow to the forehead.

Madson tightens his grip and picks Scarn up, before dumping him to the ground. Scarn manages to land in guard.
Scarn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Madson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scarn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Madson won't allow Scarn to get back to his feet.
Scarn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Madson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Scarn pulls Madson in to control the position.
Madson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scarn wants to get back to his feet but Madson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scarn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scarn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Madson dips to his left and cracks Scarn with an uppercut!
Madson misses with the combination.
We've been informed that Scarn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Scarn lands a leg kick that knocks Madson off balance momentarily.
Madson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scarn wants to counter with a clinch but Madson pushes him away.
Madson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Scarn defends well and Madson ends up having to push Scarn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Scarn feints and then cracks Madson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Madson down.
Scarn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Madson swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scarn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Madson's cut.
That's time! Madson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Madson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scarn - the referee stops the clock and Madson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scarn. Madson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Scarn.
Madson throws a solid leg kick but Scarn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madson.
Scarn tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Madson misses.
Scarn lands with a kick to the temple. Madson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Scarn clinches.
Madson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Scarn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Scarn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Michael Scarn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scarn scores with a knee to the head.
Scarn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Madson won't want to take too many of those.
Madson is trying to break the clinch but Scarn has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scarn obliges.
Scarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scarn.
Scarn lands an elbow just above Madson 's eye.
Madson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scarn prevents it.
Scarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madson is trying to break the clinch but Scarn is controlling him.
Scarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Scarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Scarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Scarn.
Scarn scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarn landing knees to the body.
Scarn connects with a knee to the head.
Scarn lands an elbow that stopped Madson in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarn working Madson over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scarn obliges.
Scarn lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Scarn.
Scarn gets underhooks to prevent Madson's takedown attempt.
Scarn scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Scarn.
Scarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scarn landing knees to the body.
Scarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scarn lands an elbow that stopped Madson in his tracks for a moment.
Scarn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madson's defenses.
Scarn lands an elbow inside that Madson shrugs off.
Scarn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Madson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James Madson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scarn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarn wants to clinch up but Madson keeps it at a distance.
Scarn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Madson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scarn.
Scarn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Madson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Scarn counters by moving into the clinch.
Scarn landing knees to the head.
Scarn working Madson over with knees to the body.
Scarn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scarn with a knee to the head.
Scarn landing knees to the head.
Scarn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Madson has Scarn pressed against the cage.
Scarn lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Scarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scarn.
A right hand to the body from Madson.
Scarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Madson avoids the damage to the body.

Madson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madson tries a head kick but it misses.
Madson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scarn.
Scarn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Madson. Those never looked like landing.
Madson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scarn.
Scarn throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madson's sensitive parts.
Scarn wants to clinch.
It looked like Madson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scarn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Madson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Madson throws a body shot but no joy.
Scarn doesn't manage to clinch there - Madson circles away.
Madson misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Madson.
Madson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Madson misses.
Scarn wants to counter the offense by Madson and move into the clinch position.
Madson blocks a head kick by Scarn.
Scarn dodges the punch combination from Madson.
Scarn tries to clinch but Madson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madson just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Scarn.
Scarn tries to close the distance and clinch but Madson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scarn tries to clinch but Madson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Madson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madson is looking to chop away at Scarn's legs.
Michael Scarn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scarn tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Scarn.
Michael Scarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madson throws a combination. Scarn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madson. Scarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scarn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Madson's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scarn.
Madson throws a series of punches but Scarn avoids them all with ease.
Scarn cracks the inside of Madson's front leg.
Madson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarn fakes the leg kick and cracks Madson in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Scarn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Madson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Madson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scarn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Scarn is looking to slow Madson down with leg kicks.

Scarn clinches.
Scarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Madson takes an elbow to the temple.
Scarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Scarn lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Scarn.
A knee to the head by Scarn.
Scarn lands a damaging elbow.
Scarn lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Scarn.
Scarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Madson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scarn lands a knee to the body.
Scarn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scarn working Madson over with knees to the body.
Scarn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Madson's face.
Scarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Michael Scarn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Madson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Madson won't want to take too many of those.
Scarn scores a nice knee to the body.
Scarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarn lands a nice elbow.
Scarn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn landing knees to the head.
Scarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James Madson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Madson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Madson clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scarn obliges.
Scarn scores with a knee to the head.
Scarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scarn connects with a knee to the head.
Madson working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madson takes an elbow to the temple.
Scarn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scarn lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scarn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scarn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scarn!