PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Judah (ranked 872 p4p, 96 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 479 p4p, 52 weight class). Nordskov has chosen Fugle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Judah
vs
Nordskov

175 cm
24
147 lbs
12 - 4 - 2

171 cm
25
138 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Elijah Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Nordskov throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.

Nordskov rushes Judah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Judah tries to work over Nordskov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nordskov misses with some punches.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.

Judah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah throws a body punch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judah connects with the punch.
Nordskov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nordskov throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nordskov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nordskov defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand.
Nordskov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nordskov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Judah misses.
Judah digs a good hook to Nordskov's body.
Judah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Mads Nordskov has been cut.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. Nordskov moves away and avoids it.
Nordskov is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nordskov.
Nice body kick from Nordskov.
Judah staying out of range there.
Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov throws a sloppy body shot
and Judah counters with a right hand to the body.
Nordskov is looking to clinch but Judah is avoiding it.
Judah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nordskov thuds his shin into the meat of Judah's side.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordskov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
Nordskov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nordskov scores with a jab to the body.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah checks a low kick from Nordskov.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah scores with a nice head shot.
Nordskov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nordskov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nordskov throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah swings for the body but Nordskov moves out of range.
Crunch! Nordskov slams his shin into Judah's torso.
Nordskov blocks a jab.
Nordskov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Judah will feel that in the morning.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah throws a head kick but Nordskov moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nordskov! But no joy.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nordskov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judah on the side of the head.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nordskov.
Judah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but Nordskov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nordskov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Judah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah throws a right hand that Nordskov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nordskov also avoids with ease.
Nordskov throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Judah lands a high kick!
Judah misses with a body punch
letting Nordskov counter with a right hand.
Nordskov punishes Judah's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Nordskov misses the target.
A jab from Nordskov misses.
Judah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Judah staying out of range there.
Nordskov scores with a shot to the body.
Nordskov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nordskov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judah has time to react.
Nordskov missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nordskov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Judah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Judah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nordskov counters with a body kick that stops Judah in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah takes one to the chin there.
Nordskov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nordskov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nordskov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Judah avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Judah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nordskov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Nordskov throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Mads Nordskov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nordskov.
Judah is looking to wear down Nordskov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nordskov throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nordskov. Judah shrugs it off though.
Nordskov tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Judah misses its target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nordskov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nordskov lands with a good body shot.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nordskov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Nordskov.
Nordskov blocks a head kick by Judah.
Nordskov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah looks to land a left hand but Nordskov moved out of range nicely.
Judah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordskov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Judah will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Judah defending well as Nordskov loads up on a big left hand.
Judah misses with an uppercut
and Nordskov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordskov was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah moves out of range as Nordskov throws a body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nordskov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Judah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nordskov on the side of the head.
Nordskov misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Good shot there by Nordskov.
Nordskov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nordskov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Judah.
Nordskov takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nordskov.
Nordskov scores with a jab to the body.
Nordskov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordskov moves away.
Nordskov misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah with a nice cross.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a low kick.
Nordskov throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Nordskov.
Nordskov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nordskov's corner calls for a 1-2. Nordskov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Judah throws a leg kick but Nordskov moved away.
Nordskov lands with an uppercut that bounces Judah off the cage and back into range.
Nordskov lands a head shot.
Nordskov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Judah.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Judah.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nordskov. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nordskov loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nordskov slips under a jab.
Nordskov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nordskov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nordskov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nordskov is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks.
Nordskov looks to land a body kick but Judah moved away.
Nordskov digs a good body shot into Judah's ribs.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Nordskov takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah throws a series of punches but Nordskov moves out of range.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Nordskov finds it's way through Judah's defenses.
A shot to the liver by Judah. Beautiful body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Judah - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov scores with the left hand. Judah knows he should have avoided that one.
Judah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nordskov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Judah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov with a hook.
Judah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nordskov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Judah throws a head kick but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov lands a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nordskov. Judah shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mads Nordskov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Nordskov misses.
A quick step to the side and Judah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Nordskov misses.
Nordskov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Judah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Nordskov.
A telegraphed right hand from Nordskov misses the target.
Nordskov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nordskov throws a good cross that connects.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Judah throws out a loose jab but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nordskov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Nordskov scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Nordskov.
Some wild striking there from Nordskov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a right hand
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nordskov cracks Judah with a good jab.
Nordskov throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Judah seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Judah scores with a jab to the head.
Nordskov missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nordskov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Nordskov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nordskov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nordskov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Judah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Nordskov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judah misses with a double jab
and Nordskov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nordskov misses with a kick to the body.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elijah Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov catches Judah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nordskov.
Nordskov walks into a left hand.
Nordskov ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah takes a swing at Nordskov's ribcage but misses.
Judah scores with a head kick.
Judah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nordskov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judah doesn't seem bothered though.
Nordskov scores with a nice strike.
Nordskov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Judah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nordskov thuds a left hand into Judah's body.
Nordskov lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily.
Judah misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Nordskov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov lands a slapping body shot.
Nordskov missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nordskov cracks Judah with a good jab.
Nordskov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Judah's hands.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Judah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nordskov connects with a crisp jab.
Judah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nordskov in his tracks.

Nordskov moves into range and clinches up with Judah.
Nordskov blocks an uppercut.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Nordskov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Nordskov lands a hook that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nordskov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nordskov lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov lands with a short shot to the head.
Nordskov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Nordskov.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah lands with a left to the head.
Nordskov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Judah seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nordskov can turn it around.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah lands a right hand.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Nordskov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nordskov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Nordskov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nordskov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mads Nordskov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Nordskov controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Nordskov scores with a shoulder strike.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Nordskov scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nordskov 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
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