PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Tyler (ranked 4705 p4p, 25121 weight class) and Matthew Maddison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Maddison acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tyler
vs
Maddison

195 cm
25
265
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
268
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malcom Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Maddison!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Maddison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maddison in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tyler tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom here.
Maddison trying to control the position but Tyler is working away.
Maddison prevents Tyler from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to reverse the position.
Tyler wants to control but Maddison postures up.
Maddison trying to control the position but Tyler is working away.
Tyler on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Maddison working the ground and pound.
Tyler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maddison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maddison looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tyler is avoiding damage well.
Maddison lands a decent elbow from side control.
Maddison wants to control but Tyler is keeping him busy.

Maddison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tyler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maddison in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddison wants to control but Tyler is keeping him busy.
Tyler is trying to get back to his feet.

Maddison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tyler is looking for a sweep.
Maddison working away.
Maddison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maddison working the ground and pound.

It looks like Malcom Tyler has been cut.
Tyler on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddison working the ground and pound.
Tyler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Maddison's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maddison working the head and body with strikes.

Malcom Tyler's cut is getting worse.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Maddison cracks Tyler with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Maddison immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Tyler is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Maddison!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Maddison!