PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Madd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba comes into the arena with Bodies blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Chiba
vs
Madd

185 cm
22
177 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

186 cm
27
175 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hanzo Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Madd!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madd misses with a hook
and Chiba counters with a straight right hand.
Madd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madd stalks Chiba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chiba's face. Chiba staggers backwards, shaken.
Luke Madd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiba fails with the takedown
and Chiba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madd.
Madd misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Madd. Those never looked like landing.
Chiba slips a jab from Madd.
Madd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Madd misses.
Madd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chiba backs up against the cage.
Chiba with a poor takedown
and Madd counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madd fails to land with a series of punches.
Madd swinging wildly here.
Madd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Madd throws a right and a left that Chiba avoids nicely.

Madd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Madd stands up.

Madd darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Madd tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Madd escapes and gets back to his feet.
Madd throws a series of punches but Chiba moves out of range.
Madd stuffs the takedown attempt from Chiba. Chiba gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanzo Chiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madd swinging wildly here.
Madd throws a body punch but Chiba moves out of range.
Madd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madd throws a nice looking combination but Chiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madd is fending him off so far but Chiba persists. Nope, Madd circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Chiba.
Madd misses with a straight left.
Madd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Madd looks to score with a jab to the body but Chiba is just out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Chiba enables Madd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chiba manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Madd tries to stand but Chiba is controlling from the bottom.

Madd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Madd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chiba!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madd looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba reaches up and holds on to Madd to control the position.
Madd wants to stand but Chiba is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Chiba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madd looking to control but Chiba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chiba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Madd dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Madd tries to bum rush Chiba with a series of wild strikes but Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madd throws a series of punches but Chiba avoids them all with ease.
Madd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chiba fails with the takedown
and Madd counters with an outside leg kick.
Madd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Chiba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Chiba seems to be looking for submissions.

Chiba is working for a kimura but Madd is defending it quite comfortably.
Madd wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chiba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Chiba wants to work for an arm triangle but Madd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Chiba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Madd is just riding it out for now. Chiba eventually gives up the hold.

Chiba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Madd sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Chiba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Madd pushes Chiba off looking to stand but Chiba dives back in and keeps control.

Chiba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Madd has managed to free his arm - good work.

Chiba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Chiba is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Madd as he works his way to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madd wants to stand but Chiba is controlling the position.

Chiba drops back, looking for a kneebar! Madd looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Madd looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Madd!
Madd tries to stand but Chiba is controlling his head.

Madd stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba shoots in and drives through. Madd sprawls well.
Madd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chiba back to the cage. Madd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chiba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Madd pinned against the cage. Madd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanzo Chiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Madd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chiba fails with the takedown
and Madd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madd scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luke Madd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Madd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madd tries a head kick but it misses.
Madd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chiba eats them both and turns towards Madd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Madd swinging wildly here.
Chiba shoots in for a takedown but Madd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Madd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiba.
Chiba dodges the punch combination from Madd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Madd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Chiba is working an open guard so Madd takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chiba dodges the punch combination from Madd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Madd counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanzo Chiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madd throws a nice looking combination but Chiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chiba circles away quickly and effectively.
Madd thumps Chiba with a low kick.
Chiba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madd is fending him off so far but Chiba persists. Nope, Madd circles away and we're back to standing.
Madd misses with a two punch combination.
Madd misses with a few strikes there.
Madd misses with a double jab

and Chiba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Madd's guard.

Chiba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Madd is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chiba, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba working a defensive guard here.

Madd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chiba, up you get!
Chiba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Madd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madd throws a series of punches but Chiba avoids them all with ease.
Madd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chiba dodges the punch combination from Madd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Madd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Madd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madd is looking to stand up but Chiba won't let him.
Chiba trying to control the position.
Madd wanted to stand there but Chiba had control of the position.
Chiba has Madd pulled in close to control his posture.
Madd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Madd stands and steps away. Chiba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Madd fails to land with a series of punches.
Madd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Luke Madd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Madd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Madd misses.
Madd throws a series of punches but Chiba moves out of range.
Madd misses with a double jab.
Hanzo Chiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madd throws a jab but it's blocked by Chiba.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Madd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Madd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Madd!