PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Allstate (ranked 3667 p4p, 3533 weight class) and Mark O Madsen (ranked 494 p4p, 476 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Allstate
vs
O Madsen

184 cm
24
198
8 - 7 - 0

180 cm
29
197
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Altitude Clothing
Conquer

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Allstate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark O Madsen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Madsen shoots in and bounces Allstate off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
O Madsen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Allstate is controlling O Madsen's posture.
O Madsen trying to control but Allstate is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Madsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Madsen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Allstate looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Madsen is one step ahead there.
Allstate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Madsen is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Madsen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
O Madsen works over Allstate with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Madsen prevents Allstate from getting back to his feet.
O Madsen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Allstate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Madsen on the ground.
O Madsen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Allstate looking to control.
Allstate is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Allstate working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
O Madsen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allstate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Allstate!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allstate lands a two punch combo.

O Madsen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Allstate did well to prevent O Madsen getting side control.
Allstate tries to kick O Madsen off but O Madsen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Madsen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

O Madsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allstate wants to get back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw O Madsen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Allstate trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

O Madsen is looking for a kimura here.
Allstate is looking to control O Madsen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Allstate avoid being mounted?
O Madsen stops Allstate from getting back to his feet.

O Madsen is looking for a kimura but Allstate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Madsen to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Allstate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Madsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
O Madsen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
O Madsen drops an elbow to the side of Allstate's head.
Allstate wants to sweep but O Madsen has passed to side control!
Allstate is looking for a sweep.
Allstate manages to get back to half guard.
O Madsen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Allstate wants to control but O Madsen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Madsen trying to control the action but Allstate is working from the bottom.

O Madsen is trying to work for a kimura but Allstate is defending well.
O Madsen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allstate looks like he's trying to stand up.
O Madsen lands strikes from half guard.
Allstate wants to improve his position but O Madsen is controlling well.
Allstate trying to control but O Madsen postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allstate taking some punishment here, with O Madsen in his half guard.
O Madsen prevents Allstate from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark O Madsen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

O Madsen clinches up against the cage.

O Madsen has picked Allstate up - he's going for a ride! O Madsen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Allstate is trying to stand.
Allstate wants to get back to full guard.
O Madsen winds up and cracks Allstate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Allstate wants to get back to his feet.
Allstate is trying to control but can't.
O Madsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Allstate trying to control here.
Allstate is trying to get back to full guard.
O Madsen passes to full mount!
Allstate tries to hold on but O Madsen postures up.
O Madsen lands with some strikes.
O Madsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Madsen lands a couple of good shots and Allstate has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allstate is trying to get back to his feet but O Madsen has full control of the position and if anything, Allstate has just worked his way into a worse spot.
O Madsen tries to get the hooks in deep but Allstate pushed the leg off.
O Madsen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Allstate's head.
Allstate is trying to break free.
O Madsen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Allstate is looking for a way out.
Allstate is trying to stand back up.
O Madsen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Allstate's head.
Allstate covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Allstate is rocked!
Mark O Madsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Madsen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen trying to control momentarily.
O Madsen controls the position.
Allstate is trying to stand back up.
O Madsen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. O Madsen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. O Madsen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. O Madsen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Allstate misses with a few strikes there.
O Madsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allstate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Madsen drops his hands momentarily and Allstate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Allstate tries to keep at a distance but O Madsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Madsen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allstate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from O Madsen on the inside.

O Madsen tightens his grip and picks Allstate up, before dumping him to the ground. Allstate manages to land in guard.
Allstate wants to sweep here but O Madsen controlling him for the moment.
O Madsen scoring with punches to the head and body.
O Madsen wants to control from the top but Allstate keeps moving.
O Madsen postures up.
O Madsen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Allstate's head.
O Madsen stands up over Allstate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Allstate has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. O Madsen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, O Madsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allstate is trying to push O Madsen away but O Madsen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allstate can't break the clinch.

O Madsen manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

O Madsen is looking to cinch up a triangle. Allstate throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to O Madsen's body to avoid the submission. O Madsen has instead reached around Allstate's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! O Madsen arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark O Madsen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mark O Madsen made sure he mentioned Altitude Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.