PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theo Madsen (ranked 4352 p4p, 4326 weight class) and Marty Hunnington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Madsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cranberries - Zombie. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Madsen
vs
Hunnington

175 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 London, Theo Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marty Hunnington!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madsen moves out of range as Hunnington throws a body kick.

Hunnington closes the distance and clinches.
Madsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunnington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunnington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hunnington fails to land.

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

Hunnington gets a clinch.
Madsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunningtons head.
Hunnington avoiding damage as Madsen throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hunnington fails to land.
Hunnington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madsen blocking some punches.
Madsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Marty Hunnington has been cut.
Hunnington misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunnington misses with some punches.
Hunnington misses with some punches.
Hunnington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunnington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunnington misses with some punches.
Hunnington has a couple of punches blocked by Madsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunnington misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Madsen jumps into guard, dragging Hunnington to the mat.
Hunnington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Madsen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hunnington has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Madsen blocking some punches.
Madsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunnington looks winded!
Madsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Madsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Madsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Madsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunnington blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunnington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madsen's elbow.

Madsen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hunnington uses from the top position.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Madsen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunnington working aggressively here.
Hunnington tries to throw a body punch but Madsen avoids it by throwing Hunnington back against the cage.
Hunnington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunnington working aggressively here.
Madsen throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunnington misses with the head strike.
Hunnington letting Madsen take a breather here.
Hunnington misses with some punches.
Hunnington misses with a hook from the clinch.

Madsen manages to pull guard.

Hunnington decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Madsen, up you get!
Hunnington lands a head kick. Madsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Madsen forces Hunnington back against the cage and clinches.
Hunnington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunnington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunnington misses with a punch to the body.

Madsen breaks the clinch.

Hunnington closes the distance and clinches.
Madsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunnington.
Madsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunnington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunnington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunnington throws a head punch that misses.

Madsen pulls guard successfully.

Hunnington decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Madsen, up you get!

Hunnington forces Madsen back against the cage and clinches.
Madsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Madsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunnington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Madsen pulls guard.
Hunnington trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Madsen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Madsen stands up from Hunnington's guard - Madsen perhaps looking for a knockout.

Hunnington closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunnington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunnington misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunnington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Madsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunnington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunnington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madsen's elbow.
Madsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Madsen stalls.

Madsen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hunnington uses from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Madsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marty Hunnington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hunnington closes the distance and clinches.
Hunnington throws a punch but it's blocked by Madsen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madsen.
Hunnington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Madsen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hunnington fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madsen.

Madsen manages to break the clinch.

Hunnington darts in and clinches Madsen up against the cage.
Hunnington tries a body shot but Madsen blocks it.

Madsen breaks the clinch.

Hunnington drives through and clinches with Madsen against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Madsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunnington throws a lazy head kick

and Madsen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hunnington wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Madsen manages to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madsen drops an elbow to the side of Hunnington's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Madsen decides to stand and escape the position.

Hunnington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunnington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Madsen looking to throw knees to the head but Hunnington is blocking nicely.

Madsen jumps guard and drags Hunnington to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Madsen has his feet on Hunnington's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Madsen gets a takedown into half guard.
Madsen controlling the pace.
Madsen works his way into side control.
Hunnington is trying to get back to half guard.
Madsen staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madsen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Madsen decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Madsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Madsen manages to break the clinch.
Hunnington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Madsen scores with a knee to the head.

Madsen lands a takedown into guard.
Madsen is standing up over Hunnington. Hunnington looks to escape but Madsen dives into side control.
Madsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunnington can do to turn this around?

Madsen scores with punches from side control.
Madsen landing strikes.
A lull in the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Madsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marty Hunnington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hunnington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunnington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madsen.

Madsen has Hunnington up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunnington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunnington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Madsen jumps guard and drags Hunnington to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hunnington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Theo Madsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunnington trying to control but Madsen is working from the bottom.

Madsen pushes Hunnington off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Madsen rushes Hunnington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Madsen throws an elbow but misses.
Madsen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hunnington fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Madsen.
Hunnington misses with a punch to the body.
Hunnington misses with a punch to the body.
Hunnington misses with a short punch on the inside.

Madsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marty Hunnington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunnington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Madsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Madsen showed some decent athleticism there.
Madsen is taking a breather. Hunnington says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Marty Hunnington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madsen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hunnington for as long as he can get away with.
Madsen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Madsen passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madsen controlling from the full mount.
Hunnington working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madsen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Hunnington tries to lock up and control but Madsen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Madsen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Madsen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theo Madsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Madsen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theo Madsen!
A very excited looking Theo Madsen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.