PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn comes into the arena with AC/DC - TNT blaring out of the sound system. Maddox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Otto Maddox enters the cage!

Thorn
vs
Maddox

180 cm
29
202 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

185 cm
23
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn misses with a left hand
and Maddox counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maddox's hands.
Maddox staying out of range there.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maddox moves away.
Maddox cracks Thorn with an open hand slap.
Thorn misses with a hook. Maddox ducked under it nicely.
Maddox misses with a double jab.
Maddox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maddox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maddox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maddox throws out a loose jab but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox blocks a jab.
Maddox lands with a nice combination. Thorn backs away looking to recover.
Thorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maddox has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maddox. Maddox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maddox tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorn throws a series of punches but Maddox moves out of range.
Thorn throws a shot from downtown. Maddox moves away and avoids it.
Maddox throws a leg kick that misses.
Maddox scores with a three punch combo!
A bone on bone clash there as Thorn blocks the leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Maddox.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Thorn. No joy for Maddox on that attempt.
Maddox lands a jab-cross combination.
Mike Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorn misses with a looping right.
Maddox dodges the punch combination from Thorn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maddox fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn throws out a loose jab but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Maddox does no damage.
Maddox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maddox digs a good hook to Thorn's body.
Maddox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorn.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Maddox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Maddox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maddox throwing strikes but missing.
Thorn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maddox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox trying to move into half guard but instead Thorn has managed to sweep!
Maddox looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maddox is on top in guard.
Maddox tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorn is retaining full guard.
Maddox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maddox cracks Thorn with a solid left hand.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox advances position into side control!
Maddox looking to control but instead Thorn has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Maddox throwing shots but Thorn is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Maddox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maddox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorn.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maddox moves away.
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maddox.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorn slips under a jab from Maddox.
Maddox needs to keep his hands up - Thorn had a free shot at his head there.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorn misses with a looping right.
A jab from Thorn misses.
Maddox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maddox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thorn misses with a body shot
and Maddox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maddox scores with a decent looking hook.
Otto Maddox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Thorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Maddox gets the takedown into side control.
Maddox trying to control the action but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Thorn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Maddox working the ground and pound.
Thorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maddox fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorn keeps working.
Maddox landing strikes.
Thorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Maddox seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee asks Maddox politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maddox prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn defending against the ground and pound.
Thorn stops Maddox from passing to mount.
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorn dodges the ground and pound from Maddox.
Thorn is trying to control Maddox's posture but Maddox avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to control but Thorn is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Maddox seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maddox throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Maddox is working Thorn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Maddox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox trying to control the position but Thorn is working away.
Otto Maddox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maddox scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Maddox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Thorn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorn manages to avoid it.
Maddox throws a body punch but Thorn moves out of range.
Maddox slips under a jab from Thorn.
Maddox misses with a left hand
and Thorn counters with a one-two to the body.
Maddox misses with a wild body shot.
Maddox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maddox swings for the body but Thorn moves out of range.
A left lands for Maddox.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maddox is defended easily by Thorn.
Maddox misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Maddox.
Thorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maddox.
Thorn looks to land a combination but Maddox avoids it well.
Thorn tries to bum rush Maddox with a series of wild strikes but Maddox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Maddox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorn misses with a hook to the body
and Maddox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox misses with a wild body shot.
Thorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorn lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Maddox does no damage.
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maddox throws out the jab.
Maddox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thorn looks to land a left hand but Maddox moved out of range nicely.
Maddox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Thorn lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn catches Maddox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thorn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maddox misses with a body shot.
Maddox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Otto Maddox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thorn connects with a right hand. Maddox shakes it off.
Mike Thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otto Maddox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Maddox as he connects with a hook.

Maddox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thorn to the mat! Thorn manages to get full guard.
Maddox trying to control but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Maddox content to stall in guard here.
Thorn keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Otto Maddox.
Thorn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maddox moves away from the strike by Thorn.
A cross from Maddox lands.
Maddox lands a jab-cross combination.
Maddox looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well.
Maddox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox swinging wildly here.
Maddox scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Maddox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maddox 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Maddox!