PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddox comes into the arena with Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maddox
vs
Omega

185 cm
27
195 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

195 cm
29
187 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otto Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Omega!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega lands with a good body shot.
Omega scores with a hook.
Omega doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Omega feints a jab promting Maddox to slip. Omega then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maddox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Omega misses with a hook. Maddox ducked under it nicely.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Omega tests Maddox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Omega misses with a low kick.
Omega scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Omega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega cracks the inside of Maddox's front leg.
Omega throws out a loose jab but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox throws a push kick but Omega slaps the foot to one side.
Omega throws a head kick that misses.
Omega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Omega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maddox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Omega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Omega there.
Maddox scores with a body shot.
Omega has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Omega avoids the body shot from Maddox.

Maddox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maddox showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omega wants to get back to his feet.
Maddox is nestled in close to Omega, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maddox thows a huge punch but Omega dodges it nicely.
Omega tries to kick Maddox off but Maddox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maddox prevents Omega from improving his position.
Maddox stops Omega from getting back to his feet.
Maddox wants to take a breather but Omega is having none of it.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but Omega defending well.
Omega tries to roll over but Maddox keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to pass the guard but Omega is defending well.
Maddox throws a strike but Omega avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Omega keeping full guard, as Maddox tries to pass.
Omega wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maddox manages to pass to side control.
Maddox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Omega defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega is controlling Maddox's trapped leg to prevent Maddox from advancing to side control.
Maddox wants to control but Omega is keeping him busy.
Omega is trying to control but can't.
Maddox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omega is trying to get back to full guard.
Maddox is thwarting Omega's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Omega dominated that round.
That's time! Maddox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maddox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Omega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maddox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Omega throws a chopping leg kick but Maddox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Maddox looking to score a takedown here. Omega is defending well but Maddox drives through and ends up in Omega's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maddox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Omega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maddox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maddox stopping the sweep attempt from Omega.
Omega keeping full guard, as Maddox tries to pass.
Omega has Maddox pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox trying to control but Omega is working from the bottom.
Maddox passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Omega struggling a bit here.
Maddox trying to control the position but Omega is working away.
Maddox throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Omega works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Omega makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Omega.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox stopping the sweep attempt from Omega.
Omega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maddox manages to get himself to full guard.
Omega trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maddox looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Omega forces his way into half guard.
Omega is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maddox!
Maddox is working to get back to half guard.
Otto Maddox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maddox is working hard here to advance position.
Maddox tries to hold on but Omega pushes him away.
Maddox sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega not doing much here.
Omega is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Omega content to control rather than advance.
Maddox wants to improve his position but Omega is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thor Omega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Omega scores with a one two! Maddox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Omega.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Omega counters with an inside leg kick.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omega moves away.
Maddox slips under a jab.
A jab from Omega misses.
Omega takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maddox throws a looping overhand right but Omega ducks down to avoid it.
Thor Omega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Omega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Omega.
Maddox is looking to wear down Omega with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maddox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Omega throws a head kick that misses.
Omega scores with a body shot.
Omega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maddox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thor Omega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Omega scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Omega there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maddox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Omega misses with a jab to the body

so Maddox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maddox!

Omega get's back to his feet.
Omega defending well as Maddox loads up on a big left hand.
Omega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maddox.
Omega cracks the inside of Maddox's front leg.
A good leg kick by Omega.
Omega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maddox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Otto Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thor Omega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice uppercut lands for Omega. That snapped Maddox's head back.
Maddox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Omega thows a body shot but no joy.
Omega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
A swing and a miss from Maddox.
Omega cracks the inside of Maddox's front leg.
Maddox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maddox takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Maddox misses.
Omega swings for the body but Maddox moves out of range.
Thor Omega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Omega throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Omega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maddox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Omega counters with an inside leg kick.
Omega clobbers Maddox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maddox is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Omega's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Omega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Omega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Omega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maddox.
Maddox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Omega pinned against the cage. Omega gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Omega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Omega winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Omega!