|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Ulatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulatowski has chosen Boys Noize - Lava Lava as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
30
153 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
|
169 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Ulatowski!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ulatowski tries to clinch but Maddox is having none of it.
Ulatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maddox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maddox swings for the body but Ulatowski moves out of range.
Ulatowski misses the jab.
Ulatowski checks a leg kick.
Ulatowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ulatowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Maddox.
Maddox avoiding damage as Ulatowski throws knees to the body.
Maddox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulatowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ulatowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulatowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ulatowski blocking some punches.
Ulatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maddox.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatowski controls the action.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatowski controls the action.
Ulatowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatowski controls the action.
Maddox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maddox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maddox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulatowski's elbow.
Ulatowski landing knees to the head.
Ulatowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maddox up against the cage.
Maddox is leaning against Ulatowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maddox can't get the takedown.
Maddox pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ulatowski prevents a body shot from Maddox.
Maddox throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ulatowski trying to land knees to the body.
Maddox tries to throw a body punch but Ulatowski avoids it by throwing Maddox back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maddox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ulatowski has Maddox pushed against the cage.
Ulatowski receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Maddox has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatowski.
Ulatowski missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox tries a body shot but Ulatowski blocks it.
A hook to the body from Maddox.
Ulatowski tries a knee to the head but Maddox blocks it.
Maddox trying to land knees to the body.
Ulatowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ulatowski tries to land a knee to the head but Maddox blocks with his arms.
Maddox works on Ulatowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Ulatowski looks gassed!
Ulatowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maddox is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox scores with a hook to the body.
Ulatowski misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Maddox - that landed with a thud.
Maddox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ulatowski backwards.
Ulatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulatowski taking a breather.
Maddox has Ulatowski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ulatowski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maddox misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox tries to throw a body punch but Ulatowski avoids it by throwing Maddox back against the cage.
Maddox working aggressively here.
Ulatowski blocks a body shot from Maddox.
Ulatowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maddox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatowski lands a knee to the head.
Maddox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulatowski's elbow.
Maddox avoiding damage as Ulatowski throws knees to the body.
Maddox is working Ulatowski over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ulatowski managing to block the knees to the body from Maddox.
Ulatowski stops a takedown attempt from Maddox.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maddox lands a nice uppercut.
Ulatowski landing knees to the head.
Maddox working aggressively here.
Ulatowski trying to stall but Maddox improves his position.
Ulatowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maddox tries to work over Ulatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maddox throws an elbow but it misses.
Ulatowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maddox.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulatowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maddox.
Maddox is leaning against Ulatowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ulatowski blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maddox shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maddox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ulatowski defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulatowski wants to get back to full guard but Maddox has mounted him!
Ulatowski is working to get back to half guard.
Ulatowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maddox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski working to try and regain half guard.
Ulatowski is squirming around, avoiding Maddox's attempts to control the action.
Maddox lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ulatowski tries to lock up and control but Maddox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maddox wants to control the pace but Ulatowski is squirming around nicely.
Maddox lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to control but Ulatowski has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Ulatowski is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ulatowski wants to control but Maddox is keeping busy.
Ulatowski is refusing to be controlled, as Maddox sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski wants to control but Maddox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maddox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maddox trying to control the action but Ulatowski is working from the bottom.
Maddox prevents Ulatowski from improving his position.
Maddox trying to control from half guard but Ulatowski is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maddox moves into full mount! Ulatowski won't be happy about that!
Maddox fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ulatowski wants to hold on but Maddox pushes him away.
Maddox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ulatowski looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maddox looking to control but Ulatowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ulatowski blocks a leg kick.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that Maddox semi-blocks.
Ulatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maddox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maddox takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Maddox throws a body punch but Ulatowski moves out of range.
Ulatowski misses with a low kick.
Maddox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ulatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Ulatowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Maddox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maddox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maddox dives in and grabs Ulatowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ulatowski pushes down on Maddox's head and hops out.
Maddox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulatowski.
Maddox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maddox is able to avoid easily.
Maddox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ulatowski defends it nicely.
Ulatowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ulatowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Maddox misses.
Maddox misses with a hook to the body
and Ulatowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maddox's knee momentarily.
Maddox misses the shot to the body.
Maddox misses with a looping left.
Maddox takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ulatowski lands with a kick to the temple. Maddox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ulatowski slips a straight right by Maddox.
A slow jab from Maddox misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick but Maddox checks it.
Maddox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maddox misses with a series of wild punches.
Ulatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Maddox misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maddox. That's going to slow Ulatowski down.
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!
Ulatowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ulatowski misses with a low kick.
Maddox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maddox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ulatowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ulatowski misses with a leg kick.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ulatowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maddox momentarily.
Maddox avoids the head kick by Ulatowski.
Ulatowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ulatowski throws a body kick that misses.
Ulatowski connects with a body shot.
Ulatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox lands with a right hand.
Maddox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ulatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ulatowski tries to avoid it but Maddox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ulatowski to the ground. Ulatowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rafal Ulatowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ulatowski lands with a cross.
Rafal Ulatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick but Maddox moved away.
Maddox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maddox looks for the body kick but Ulatowski saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox moves out of range of the strikes.
Maddox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ulatowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ulatowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maddox circles away quickly and effectively.
Ulatowski misses with a low kick.
Ulatowski scores with a leg kick.
Maddox connects with a nice looking jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ulatowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that misses.
Ulatowski wants to slow Maddox down by chopping away at his legs.
Maddox throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ulatowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Brian Maddox did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maddox lands a nice shot that snaps Ulatowski's head back.
Maddox is looking to score with low kicks.
Ulatowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maddox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maddox scores with a jab.
Ulatowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ulatowski leaves Maddox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maddox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulatowski.
Maddox swings for the body but Ulatowski moves out of range.
Ulatowski looks to land a body kick but Maddox moved away.
Maddox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ulatowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Maddox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ulatowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ulatowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ulatowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maddox can pounce on him.
Ulatowski is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maddox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Maddox finds it's way through Ulatowski's defenses.
Ulatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maddox's sensitive parts.
Ulatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brian Maddox is winning the standup battle so far.
Maddox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ulatowski wants to control the position but Maddox says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Maddox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ulatowski tries to get to full guard but Maddox has control of the leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maddox wants to work for an arm triangle but Ulatowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maddox.
Maddox is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ulatowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Brian Maddox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ulatowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ulatowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ulatowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maddox sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ulatowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ulatowski keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.
Maddox throws and elbow that misses. Ulatowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maddox's guard. Nice move by Ulatowski!
Ulatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ulatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafal Ulatowski.
Ulatowski is looking to clinch.
Maddox throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulatowski tried to score with a low kick but Maddox checks it.
Ulatowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ulatowski loads up on a big right hand but Maddox slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox had his way with Rafal Ulatowski in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ulatowski feints and then cracks Maddox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maddox down.
Ulatowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Ulatowski.
Maddox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maddox defending well as Ulatowski loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ulatowski.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulatowski moves away.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ulatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ulatowski.
Maddox throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulatowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ulatowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maddox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maddox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski lands a high kick!
Ulatowski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ulatowski swings for the body but Maddox moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski misses with a head kick.
Ulatowski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maddox lands a leg kick that knocks Ulatowski off balance momentarily.
Maddox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ulatowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ulatowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ulatowski avoids the body shot from Maddox.
Ulatowski throws a hook but Maddox avoids it easily.
Maddox throws the kick towards the body but Ulatowski avoids it.
Maddox scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maddox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maddox looks to throw the jab but Ulatowski is out of range.
Maddox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Maddox.
Maddox throws the kick towards the body but Ulatowski avoids it.
Ulatowski throws a hook but Maddox avoids it easily.
Ulatowski with a nice cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maddox.
Maddox tries to clinch but Ulatowski is having none of it.
Maddox avoids the body shot from Ulatowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maddox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulatowski wants to land a leg kick but Maddox is out of range.
Maddox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ulatowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maddox takes a step back to recover.
Maddox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ulatowski slips a straight right by Maddox.
Ulatowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maddox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rafal Ulatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maddox moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Maddox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maddox throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox blocks a head kick by Ulatowski.
Brian Maddox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ulatowski.
Ulatowski misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Maddox.
Maddox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ulatowski.
Maddox is looking to wear down Ulatowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maddox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulatowski.
Maddox sizes up Ulatowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but Ulatowski shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulatowski slips under a jab.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulatowski moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maddox looks to score with a jab to the body but Ulatowski is just out of range.
Ulatowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Maddox.
Well Maddox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:46
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Brian Maddox stared into the camera and said 'I wanna thank my manager, all guys in London who helped me prepare and mr. Thomas for organization this fight. Rafal is tough guy no doubt but 3-0... I don't know why I was considered as underdog. I was confident in winning. '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
