PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bugsy Seigel (ranked 313 p4p, 487 weight class) and Vasko Madzarov (ranked 42 p4p, 62 weight class). Seigel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Paradise City - Guns N' Roses. Madzarov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UNDER THE BRIDGE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seigel
vs
Madzarov

193 cm
33
245
25 - 15 - 1

195 cm
29
262
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Conviction
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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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bugsy Seigel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seigel tries to land a leg kick but Madzarov saw it coming and moves away.
Seigel misses with a hook
and Seigel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madzarov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seigels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seigel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Madzarov slips a jab from Seigel.
Seigel scores with a nice strike.
Madzarov looks to land a body kick but Seigel moved away.
Seigel wants to clinch
enabling Madzarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bugsy Seigel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seigel lands a nice shot that snaps Madzarov's head back.
Seigel misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Madzarov to counter with a crisp jab.

Seigel closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madzarov can't find room to land a body shot as Seigel controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seigel lands with a short shot to the head.
Seigel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Madzarov misses with a punch to the body.
Madzarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seigel.
Seigel lands an uppercut.
Seigel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seigel working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Madzarov.

Madzarov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madzarov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seigels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Madzarov defending well as Seigel loads up on a big left hand.
Seigel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madzarov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seigel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Madzarov manages to circle out of the way.
Seigel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Madzarov counters with a straight right hand.
Seigel looks to throw a body kick
and Madzarov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Seigel just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seigel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madzarov.
Seigel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Madzarov's hands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Seigel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Madzarov - the referee stops the clock and Seigel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Madzarov. Seigel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Seigel wants to clinch up but Madzarov keeps it at a distance.
Madzarov feints a counter leg kick.
Madzarov cracks Seigel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Seigel.
Seigel scores with a head kick.
Madzarov loads up on a big right hand but Seigel slips the punch.
Madzarov lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Madzarov misses.
A big right from Seigel misses.
Nice straight punches there by Seigel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seigel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seigel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seigel throws a head kick that misses.
Seigel wants to clinch
and Madzarov counters with a straight right hand.
Madzarov connects with a solid leg kick.

Seigel has managed to clinch.
Seigel lands a shoulder strike.
Madzarov working aggressively here.
Madzarov trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Seigel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seigel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madzarov presses Seigel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seigel swings wildly with an uppercut but Madzarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seigel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seigel tries to land knees in the clinch but Madzarov avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov throws a punch but it's blocked by Seigel.
Madzarov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seigel scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Madzarov breaks from the clinch.
Seigel moves out of range as Madzarov throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seigel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madzarov slips under a jab from Seigel.
Madzarov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seigel with a body shot.
Seigel throws out a loose jab but Madzarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seigel looks to score with a jab to the body but Madzarov is just out of range.
Seigel throws a series of punches but Madzarov avoids them all with ease.
Seigel throws an overhand right that lands on Madzarov's shoulder, as Madzarov tries to avoid the shot.
Madzarov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Madzarov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bugsy Seigel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Seigel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Madzarov keeps the fight on the outside.
Madzarov throws a hook to the side of Seigel's head but Seigel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seigel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Madzarov.
Seigel throws a nice head kick!
Madzarov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seigel if he has to take too many more of those.
Madzarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seigel misses with a lunging right hand
and Madzarov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madzarov moves away from the strike by Seigel.
Madzarov tries a quick counter leg kick but Seigel is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov slips a jab from Seigel.
Seigel takes one on the button.
Seigel throws a front kick aimed at Madzarov's knee but Madzarov avoids it well.
Vasko Madzarov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seigel motions for Madzarov to come forward. Seigel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seigel backing away here, and Madzarov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seigel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madzarov moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madzarov! But no joy.
Seigel throws a big shot that misses.
Madzarov misses with a wild body shot.
Seigel looks to land a right hand but Madzarov moved out of range.
Madzarov checks a low kick from Seigel.
Madzarov flicks out a counter leg kick but Seigel steps away.
Seigel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Seigel throws a leg kick
and Madzarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seigel misses with a hook
enabling Madzarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Seigel tries to clinch but Madzarov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Madzarov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seigel throws a low kick but Madzarov moves out of range easily.
Seigel is looking to chop away at Madzarov's legs.
Seigel throws a hook but Madzarov blocks it.
Madzarov only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Seigel.
Madzarov misses with a wild body shot.
Madzarov takes one on the button.
Seigel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Seigel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seigel misses with a wild body shot.
Madzarov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seigel throws a leg kick but Madzarov moved away.
Seigel lands a body shot.
Seigel tries to clinch but Madzarov moves away
and Madzarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seigel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Madzarov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seigel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seigel misses with a leg kick
letting Madzarov counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madzarov checks a low kick from Seigel.
A jab from Seigel misses.
Madzarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seigel.
Seigel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seigel throws an off balance right hand
and Madzarov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seigel with a nice calf kick.
Madzarov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Madzarov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Seigel forces Madzarov back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seigel.
Madzarov pushes Seigel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seigel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Seigel fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madzarov misses with a punch to the body.
Madzarov misses with some punches.
Seigel missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Madzarov.
Bugsy Seigel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madzarov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Madzarov gets through Seigel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Madzarov.
Madzarov misses with a punch to the body.
Madzarov lands a hook that snaps the head of Seigel backwards.
A short left from Madzarov.
Madzarov scores with a hook to the body.
Madzarov crunches a lovely knee into Seigel's ribcage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vasko Madzarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Madzarov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seigel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick by Seigel misses
and Seigel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seigel tries to clinch up.
Seigel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madzarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madzarov connects with a body shot that sends Seigel's belly button to the back.
Seigel moves to clinch but Madzarov breaks away
and Madzarov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Seigel really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seigel throws the left hand but Madzarov avoids the punch easily.
Madzarov throws out a counter right but Seigel avoids it with no problem.
Seigel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Madzarov counters with a good, hard body kick but Seigel shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Seigel tries to clinch up but Madzarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Madzarov.
A lazy left from Madzarov finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madzarov.
Seigel misses with a looping right.
Seigel throws a lazy uppercut
and Madzarov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seigel moves in looking to clinch but Madzarov pushes him off.
Madzarov looks to throw the jab but Seigel is out of range.
Madzarov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seigel throws a leg kick
and Madzarov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seigel loads up on a big right hand but Madzarov slips the punch.
Madzarov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seigel wants to clinch
and Madzarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Madzarov avoids the head kick by Seigel.
Madzarov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Madzarov throws a big shot that misses.
Seigel is looking to counter the offense by Madzarov and move into the clinch.
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!
Seigel wants to clinch
and Madzarov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Seigel is rocked!
Madzarov weaves into range and cracks Seigel right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Seigel goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Madzarov is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasko Madzarov!
Our winner, Vasko Madzarov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.