PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Madaras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eye Phone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madaras comes to the cage accompanied by "Not Falling" - Mudvayne. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Madaras
vs
Phone

184 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Madaras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eye Phone!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phone lands a lovely overhand right.
Phone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madaras counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phone's knee momentarily.
Phone throws a combination that misses
and Madaras counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madaras defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phone.
A punch combination from Phone misses.

Phone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Phone wants to pass the guard but Madaras is keeping the position.
Madaras avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Madaras knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phone on the ground.
Madaras is trying to control the position but Phone postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madaras keeping full guard, as Phone tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madaras working a defensive guard here.
Phone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Madaras is trying to keep Phone in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Madaras wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Phone misses.
No joy there for Phone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phone lands with a nice combination. Madaras backs away looking to recover.
Phone takes a swing at Madaras's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madaras misses with a wild body shot.
Madaras fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Madaras.
Phone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Madaras counters with a series of strikes. Phone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phone misses with a few strikes there.
Phone shoots in but Madaras avoids the takedown attempt easily.
David Madaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eye Phone.
Phone looks gassed!
Madaras takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madaras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phone thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madaras defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phone.
Phone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Phone.
Phone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madaras counters with a straight right hand.
Phone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Madaras counter with a right hand.
Phone ducks under a wild hook from Madaras.
Madaras fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madaras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phone throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madaras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phone moves away.
No joy there for Madaras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Phone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phone trying to control the position from guard on top but Madaras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Madaras's guard.
Phone working Madaras over with strikes.
Phone trying to mount his opponent but Madaras defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Phone misses with the combination.
Phone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Madaras tries to close the distance and clinch but Phone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phone has a takedown stuffed.
David Madaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eye Phone.
Madaras lands with an uppercut that bounces Phone off the cage and back into range.
Phone is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phone shoots and misses
and Madaras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madaras fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phone dives in and grabs Madaras's left leg, looking for a takedown. Madaras pushes down on Phone's head and hops out.
Phone swings widly with a right hand

and Madaras moves into the clinch.
Madaras is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phone has Madaras pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Madaras manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Madaras lands a knee to the head.
Madaras is trying to break the clinch but Phone has him pressed against the cage.
Phone is working for takedown but Madaras is calmly controlling the position for now.
Madaras lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phone backwards.
Phone struggles to land a body shot inside as Madaras controls his hands.
Phone misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phone wants a takedown.
Come on Madaras - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Madaras for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Phone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Madaras is defending well.
Madaras landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madaras pulls his leg out and moves away.
Madaras 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!
Madaras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phone misses with a series of wild punches.
David Madaras is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madaras tries to clinch up but Phone circles away and keeps his distance.
Phone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Madaras as he jumps to the side.
Madaras lands with a hook. Phone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phone shoots in and drives through. Madaras sprawls well.
Madaras throws a body punch but Phone moves out of range.
Madaras keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madaras connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Madaras lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phone doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Madaras gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Madaras takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Madaras is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Madaras content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Madaras is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Phone throws a head punch that misses.
Madaras is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Madaras takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Phone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Madaras dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Phone shoots in for a takedown but Madaras shows good takedown defense.
Phone throws a jab when Madaras was well out of range.
Madaras misses with a series of wild punches.
Phone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madaras.
Phone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Madaras swivels and escapes.
Phone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phone moves out of range as Madaras strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phone misses with a double jab
enabling Madaras to counter with a crisp jab.
Phone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Madaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eye Phone.
Phone tries for a takedown but Madaras circles away easily
and Madaras counters with a nice body shot.
Phone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phone swings widly with a right hand
and Madaras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madaras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phone has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Phone gets tackled into the cage by Madaras. Madaras maintains the clinch.
Phone tries to pull guard but Madaras forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Madaras blocks an uppercut.
Madaras landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madaras pulls his leg out and moves away.
Madaras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madaras displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madaras.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Madaras avoids it really well and circles away.
Madaras connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Madaras lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phone misses with a wild combination.
Madaras stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Madaras wants it to stay on the feet.
Madaras lands a jab to Phone's midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Madaras. No joy for Phone on that attempt.
Eye Phone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madaras connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phone throws a right hand that Madaras ducks under and follows up with a left that Madaras also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Madaras.
Madaras jabs at Phone's body.
Madaras throws a good cross that connects.
Madaras cracks a nice hook into Phone's ribs.
Eye Phone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phone throws a body punch but Madaras moves out of range.
Madaras leaves Phone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Madaras. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Madaras.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phone throws out a loose jab but Madaras uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Madaras showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madaras has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Madaras!
A victorious David Madaras thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.