PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Maddison (ranked 3293 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Tray Punchhard (ranked 386 p4p, 0 weight class). Tray Punchhard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Maddison
vs
Punchhard

220 cm
25
268
2 - 4 - 0

194 cm
19
244
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Maddison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tray Punchhard!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Maddison as Punchhard shoots in.
Punchhard looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Maddison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Punchhard scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Maddison manages to mount him!
Punchhard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maddison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maddison landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like Tray Punchhard has been cut.
Maddison sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maddison pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That has opened up Tray Punchhard's cut even more.
We've been hearing that Maddison has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Maddison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Punchhard is rocked!

Tray Punchhard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tray Punchhard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matthew Maddison!
Tray Punchhard was interviewed post fight and said 'It was a great experience, thank you for the opportunity, thanks to the fans and I promise you I will train hard and bounce back.'.