PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Madnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is -. Madnick has chosen Mad Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rood
vs
Madnick

182 cm
30
183 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Rood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Madnick!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Madnick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madnick connects with a body shot.
Madnick misses with a low kick.
Madnick wants to slow Rood down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Rood.
Rood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madnick throws out the jab.
Madnick scores with a shot to the body.
Madnick is looking to chop away at Rood's legs.
Rood throws a shot from downtown. Madnick moves away and avoids it.
Madnick takes one on the button.
Rood throws a nice head kick!
Madnick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madnick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rood catches Madnick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Madnick throws a series of punches but Rood avoids them all with ease.
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!
Rood misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rood. That's going to slow Madnick down.
Marcel Madnick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Madnick.
Rood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madnick ducks under a wild hook from Rood.
Madnick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Madnick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Madnick misses with a double jab.
Rood clobbers Madnick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Madnick cracks Rood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Madnick clinches up with Rood and pushes him back against the cage.
Madnick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rood throws a punch but it's blocked by Madnick.
Rood is looking to control Madnick's arms but Madnick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rood has his back to the cage.
Madnick struggles to land a body shot inside as Rood controls his hands.
Rood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madnick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Madnick tries to work over Rood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rood looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood misses with a punch on the inside.

Rood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madnick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Madnick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madnick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Madnick misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Madnick.
Rood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Madnick throws an overhand right that lands on Rood's shoulder, as Rood tries to avoid the shot.
Rood misses with a hook. Madnick ducked under it nicely.
Madnick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rood avoids the body shot from Madnick.
Rood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rood throws a right hand that Madnick ducks under and follows up with a left that Madnick also avoids with ease.
Madnick just misses with a punch to the body.
Rood lands with a good body shot.
Rood throws a head kick that misses.

Madnick closes the distance and pushes Rood back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Madnick misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rood.
Madnick lands a shot to the body.
Madnick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madnick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madnick has a couple of punches blocked by Rood.
Madnick lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Rood.
Madnick lands a hook that snaps the head of Rood backwards.
Madnick misses with a body punch.
Madnick works on Rood's body with a couple of short punches.
Madnick throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madnick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roods head.
Madnick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madnick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rood is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Rood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Rood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rood throws a head kick but Madnick moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madnick.
Madnick jabs Rood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madnick.
Rood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Madnick throws a solid leg kick but Rood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madnick.
Rood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rood throws a jab but it's blocked by Madnick.
Rood throws a big shot that misses.
Madnick swinging wildly here.
Rood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madnick throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Madnick 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.

Madnick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rood.

Madnick forces Rood back against the cage and clinches.
Rood throws a head punch that misses.
Madnick blocks a body shot from Rood.
Rood stalling in the clinch but Madnick improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Rood fails to land.
Madnick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madnick is trying to stall.
Madnick lands a shot to the body.
Madnick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rood backwards.
Madnick throws a punch but it's blocked by Rood.
Madnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madnick lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madnick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rood backwards.
Rood letting Madnick take a breather here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Madnick pushes Rood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madnick is pushing Rood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rood has a couple of punches blocked by Madnick.
Rood misses with the head strike.
A short left from Rood.
Rood has a couple of punches blocked by Madnick.
Madnick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madnick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Madnick is trying to maintain a safe position but Rood gets an underhook and turns Madnick into the cage.
The referee calls for Madnick to work.
Madnick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rood prevents a body shot from Madnick.

Rood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Madnick's head.
Madnick misses with an uppercut. Rood saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madnick.
Rood throws a head kick but Madnick moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madnick lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Madnick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madnick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rood dodges the punch combination from Madnick.
Madnick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Madnick loads up on a big right hand but Rood slips the punch.
Rood loads up on a big right hand but Madnick slips the punch.
Madnick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madnick misses with an uppercut. Rood saw that one coming.
Rood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madnick.
Rood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Madnick misses the target.
Madnick throws a leg kick which misses Rood's front leg but catches the back leg as Rood tries to avoid it.
Rood 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madnick moves out of range of the leg kick from Rood.
Rood swats away the attempt to clinch by Madnick.
Nice jab there from Madnick.
Marcel Madnick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madnick moves out of range of the leg kick from Rood.
Rood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Madnick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rood is looking to score with low kicks.
Madnick checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Madnick.
Rood throws a wild body kick that Madnick sees coming a mile off.
Madnick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rood counters with a nice leg kick.
Madnick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rood cracks Madnick with an open hand slap.
Rood tries a head kick but it misses.
Rood scores with a jab.
Madnick lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rood staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madnick throws a series of punches but Rood avoids them all with ease.
Madnick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Madnick duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madnick throws a right and a left that Rood avoids nicely.
Madnick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Madnick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madnick moves away.
Madnick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rood.
Rood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rood throws a jab when Madnick was well out of range.
Madnick takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rood. Madnick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rood misses with an uppercut. Madnick saw that one coming.
Madnick tries to clinch but Rood moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Madnick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madnick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madnick connects with the punch.
Rood throws a leg kick that misses.
Madnick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rood manages to avoid it.
Rood misses with a straight right.
Madnick misses with a two punch combination.
Madnick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rood tries to land a leg kick but Madnick saw it coming and moves away.
Madnick misses with a body shot.
Marcel Madnick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madnick catches Rood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Madnick misses.
Madnick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rood.
Rood thows a body shot but no joy.
Rood throws a looping overhand right but Madnick ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Rood finds it's target.
Madnick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rood circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madnick jabs at Rood's body.
Rood misses with a left hand
and Madnick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madnick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madnick misses with a straight left.
Rood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Madnick throws a low kick but Rood moves out of range easily.
Madnick checks a leg kick.
Madnick fails to land with a series of punches.
Madnick lands a jab to Rood's midsection.
Madnick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Madnick is predictable there
and Rood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madnick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madnick. Rood does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Madnick misses.
Rood is looking to slow Madnick down with leg kicks.
Madnick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brad Rood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Madnick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rood manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Madnick.
Rood needs to keep his hands up - Madnick had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheers as Madnick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rood doesn't seem phased though.
Madnick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Madnick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madnick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rood throws a body punch but Madnick moves out of range.
Madnick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madnick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madnick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rood's head backwards.
Madnick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madnick looks to score with a jab to the body but Rood is just out of range.
Madnick misses with a looping left.
Madnick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madnick doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the body from Rood misses
and Madnick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rood misses with an uppercut. Madnick saw that one coming.
Madnick throws the left hand but Rood avoids the punch easily.
Madnick missing with a left hand there. Rood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rood throws an overhand right that lands on Madnick's shoulder, as Madnick tries to avoid the shot.
Madnick throws a hook to the side of Rood's head but Rood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Rood misses.
Rood walks into a stiff left hand from Madnick.
Madnick throws a body punch but Rood moves out of range.
Madnick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Madnick lands with a nice combination. Rood backs away looking to recover.
Madnick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Rood gets tackled into the cage by Madnick. Madnick maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Madnick as Rood tries to tie him up.
Madnick lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madnick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rood misses with the head strike.
Madnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Rood.
Madnick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madnick lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rood blocks a body shot from Madnick.
Marcel Madnick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rood.
Madnick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rood or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcel Madnick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Madnick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Madnick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Madnick 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Madnick!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcel Madnick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.