PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Madnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Madnick
vs
Cho

180 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Madnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Cho!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madnick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Cho misses the target.
Cho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cho tries a head kick but it misses.
Madnick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Madnick misses with a double jab
and Cho counters with a two punch combo.
Cho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Madnick throws a hook to the side of Cho's head but Cho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cho slips under a jab.
Cho misses with a combination
and Madnick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madnick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cho throws a lazy body kick
and Madnick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cho takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cho misses.
Cho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cho.
Cho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cho looks to land a combination but Madnick avoids it well.
Cho misses with a two punch combination.
Madnick blocks a jab.
Cho misses with a combination
and Madnick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Madnick throws a hook but Cho avoids it easily.
Cho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madnick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madnick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Cho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madnick throws out the jab.
Madnick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cho.
Madnick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cho misses with a double jab
and Madnick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madnick moves away from the strike by Cho.
Cho misses the shot to the body.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Madnick misses.
Cho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madnick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madnick scores with a body shot.
Madnick throws a hook but Cho blocks it.
Madnick with a nice cross.
Cho throws a right hand that Madnick ducks under and follows up with a left that Madnick also avoids with ease.
Madnick moves out of range as Cho throws a body kick.
Cho drops his hands momentarily and Madnick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Madnick misses with a jab to the body
and Cho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cho throws a combination that misses
and Madnick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cho tries to bum rush Madnick with a series of wild strikes but Madnick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madnick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cho misses.
Madnick throws the left hand but Cho avoids the punch easily.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Madnick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho scores with a one two! Madnick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cho misses with a combination
and Madnick counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madnick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cho was well out of range. Poor timing from Madnick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cho is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Madnick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Madnick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Madnick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcel Madnick is winning the standup battle so far.
Cho tries to bum rush Madnick with a series of wild strikes but Madnick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Cho. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Madnick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madnick counters with a straight right hand.
Cho blocks a jab.
Cho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Madnick misses the jab.
Cho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madnick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cho throws a combination that misses
enabling Madnick to counter with a crisp jab.
Cho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madnick counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Madnick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madnick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cho momentarily.
Cho misses with a combination
and Madnick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madnick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jerry Cho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madnick counters with a three punch combo that has Cho backing up. Cho nods at Madnick to acknowledge the strikes.
Madnick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cho throws the left hand but Madnick avoids the punch easily.
Cho throws an overhand right that lands on Madnick's shoulder, as Madnick tries to avoid the shot.
Cho throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Madnick to counter with a crisp jab.
Madnick throws a right and a left that Cho avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madnick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cho counters with a good, hard body kick but Madnick shrugs it off.
Cho misses with a double jab
and Madnick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cho thinking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Madnick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madnick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Madnick lands with a right hand.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Cho moves out of range as Madnick strikes.
Madnick avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Madnick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madnick counters with a nice uppercut.
Cho slips under a jab from Madnick.
Cho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Madnick misses with a looping left.
Cho throws a combination that misses
and Madnick counters with a left and a right that stings Cho.
Cho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madnick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madnick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madnick circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho misses with a combination
and Madnick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Madnick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Madnick.
Madnick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madnick connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho drops his hands momentarily and Madnick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho throws a right and a left that Madnick avoids nicely.
Madnick connects with a right hand. Cho shakes it off.
Madnick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Madnick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Madnick thows a body shot but no joy.
Madnick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madnick misses with a wild body shot.
Madnick lands the left hand.
Jerry Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Madnick eats them both and turns towards Cho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cho fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madnick.
Madnick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Madnick. Beautiful body shot.
Cho misses with a combination
and Madnick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madnick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho misses with the combination.
Cho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Madnick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Madnick just misses with a punch to the body.
Madnick tests Cho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madnick. Cho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Madnick connects with a body shot.
Cho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madnick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cho thinking.
Cho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madnick just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Madnick. Beautiful body shot.
Cho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madnick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Madnick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madnick throws a shot from downtown. Cho moves away and avoids it.
Madnick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Madnick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madnick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madnick jabs at Cho's body.
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!
Cho throws a lazy right hand but Madnick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madnick throws a right and a left that Cho avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cho misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Cho scores with a four punch combination!
Madnick misses with a looping right.
Madnick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cho misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Madnick.
Cho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Madnick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Madnick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a combination that misses
and Cho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cho might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Madnick has got the better of the exchanges.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Madnick misses.
Cho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madnick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Madnick counters with a nice uppercut.
Jerry Cho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Madnick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madnick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cho can do to turn this around?
Cho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Madnick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madnick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Madnick!