PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Madman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Strawberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Strawberry's choice of entrance music: Brass Monkey. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Madman
vs
Strawberry

180 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Madman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Strawberry!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strawberry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Madman!
Madman cracks Strawberry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Madman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Strawberry tries to keep at a distance but Madman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Madman stalling in the clinch.
Madman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Strawberry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Madman pulls Strawberry into guard.
Strawberry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Strawberry drops back looking for a leg! Madman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Madman manages to kick Strawberry off! Strawberry jumps back into Madman's guard.
Madman has control of Strawberry's left arm, preventing Strawberry from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madman continues to stall.
Strawberry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strawberry chips away with some ground and pound.
Madman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strawberry throwing strikes from guard but Madman blocks nicely.
Madman seems keen to control Strawberry's posture.

Strawberry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Strawberry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strawberry throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strawberry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madman feinted with a counter takedown.
Madman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strawberry lands with an uppercut that bounces Madman off the cage and back into range.
Nice takedown defense from Strawberry. No joy for Madman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Madman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strawberry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madman at a distance.
Madman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Madman just misses with a punch to the body.
Strawberry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Madman defends it well.

Madman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strawberry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madman misses with a knee strike.
Strawberry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Madman.
Madman jumps guard but Strawberry stands there with Madman around his waist. Madman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Madman keeps control of Strawberry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Madman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Strawberry tries to pull guard but Madman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Strawberry can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Madman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strawberry or not.
Strawberry tries to break free but Madman pushes him back against the cage.
Madman is trying to pull guard but Strawberry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Strawberry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Strawberry doesn't manage to clinch there - Madman circles away.
Madman shoots in looking for a takedown but Strawberry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Madman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strawberry with the counter takedown but Madman avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strawberry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Alex Madman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Strawberry throws a body punch but Madman moves out of range.
Strawberry throws a left and a right that both miss

and Madman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Madman.

Strawberry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strawberry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Madman is defended easily by Strawberry.
Strawberry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Strawberry. Those never looked like landing.
Strawberry misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madman fails to land the takedown.
Strawberry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Strawberry lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strawberry throws a looping overhand right but Madman ducks down to avoid it.
Madman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Madman looks for a takedown but Strawberry sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Madman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strawberry throws a series of punches but Madman moves out of range.
Strawberry tries to clinch up.
Strawberry doesn't manage to clinch there - Madman circles away.

Madman moves into the clinch successfully.
Madman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Madman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strawberry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Strawberry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry misses with a knee strike.
Strawberry is trying to break the clinch but Madman has him pressed against the cage.
Strawberry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Madman jumps guard but Strawberry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Strawberry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madman pulls his leg out and moves away.

Madman has managed to clinch.
Strawberry has had enough of the clinch but Madman keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madman is trying to pull guard but Strawberry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Madman is working for takedown but Strawberry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Strawberry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Strawberry pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Madman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Strawberry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Madman won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Madman keeps Strawberry under control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strawberry scores with punches from side control.
Strawberry grinds an elbow into Madman's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry lands a few punches from side control.
Strawberry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Strawberry landing strikes.
Strawberry landing strikes.
Strawberry wants to control but Madman is keeping him busy.
Madman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Strawberry decides to stand back up. Strawberry steps back and let's Madman get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madman misses with a series of wild punches.
Madman throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Strawberry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Strawberry fails with an attempt to clinch.
DJ Strawberry seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Strawberry clinches up against the cage.
Strawberry tries to stall but Madman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Madman is trying to pull guard but Strawberry has him pressed against the cage.

Madman breaks the clinch.
Strawberry tries to clinch but Madman moves out of range.

Strawberry instigates a clinch.

Strawberry breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strawberry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strawberry misses with a two punch combination.
Alex Madman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Strawberry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strawberry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Madman counters with a left and a right that stings Strawberry.
Madman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Madman counters with a two punch combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strawberry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry has had enough of the clinch but Madman keeps him there for the moment.
Strawberry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Madman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Madman avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Madman.

Madman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Madman takes the fight into the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madman closes the distance and clinches up with Strawberry, looking for a takedown. Madman pushes Strawberry against the cage but Strawberry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Strawberry tries to counter it with a takedown but Madman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Madman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madman shoots in for a takedown but Strawberry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strawberry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Strawberry tries to get set, Madman tries to push him back and clinch up but Strawberry manages to avoid the attempt.
DJ Strawberry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strawberry pinned against the cage. Strawberry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Madman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Strawberry does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry is looking to clinch but Madman is avoiding it.
As Strawberry looks to move away, Madman throws a big counter combo but Strawberry just gets out of the way.
Madman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Madman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strawberry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Strawberry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Madman counters with a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Strawberry as Madman shoots in.
Strawberry tries to clinch up but Madman circles away and keeps his distance.
Strawberry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strawberry sprawls well. Strawberry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Madman gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Madman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madman 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Madman!
DJ Strawberry was interviewed post fight and said 'i'm young and I will continue to get better, there is no doubt in my mind I will be a champ one day. Get on the bandwagon before its full....'.