PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Badri Dadiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Madison's choice of entrance music: Heaven Nor Hell. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dadiani
vs
Madison

171 cm
17
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Badri Dadiani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carter Madison!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dadiani counters with a takedown into side control.
Madison regains half guard.
Dadiani thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madison's head.
Dadiani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madison defending well though.
Madison is not content to let Dadiani control the position.
Dadiani trying to pass the guard but Madison defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dadiani's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dadiani's back!
Dadiani looking very determined here, making life difficult for Madison.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Madison working for a choke but Dadiani is defending well.
Dadiani looking to control the position.
Dadiani is really stuck here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dadiani is working hard here to advance position.
Despite being in a bad position, Dadiani is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Madison tries to keep control of the position but Dadiani is staying busy.
Dadiani just trying to survive but Madison is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison is looking to control Dadiani but Dadiani is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Dadiani defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dadiani rolls, trying to escape but Madison keeps control of the position.
Madison trying to control.

Madison looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dadiani trying to control but not successfully.

Madison seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Dadiani's chin but Dadiani turns very nicely into Madison's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Dadiani.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Dadiani from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Badri Dadiani will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dadiani lands with a right hand.
Dadiani scores with a punch to the head.

Dadiani looking to score a takedown here. Madison is defending well but Dadiani drives through and ends up in Madison's guard.
Dadiani postures up.
Dadiani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Dadiani from controlling successfully.
Dadiani is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Madison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dadiani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Madison is looking for a triangle but Dadiani pushes his legs off easily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dadiani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Madison's head.
Madison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dadiani trying to control but Madison is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Madison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dadiani as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Dadiani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madison doesn't seem phased though.
Dadiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Madison.
Madison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter Madison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dadiani gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Madison's face as Dadiani controls the position.
Dadiani is working Madison over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dadiani misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dadiani content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dadiani scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dadiani taking a break here but Madison is having none of it and regains half guard.
Dadiani stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dadiani.
Madison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dadiani.
Dadiani misses with a head shot. Madison uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dadiani trying to control but Madison is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dadiani postures up.
Dadiani wants to control from the top but Madison keeps moving.
Dadiani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dadiani with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Madison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dadiani defends well and Madison ends up having to push Dadiani into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Badri Dadiani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Madison.
Dadiani has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Madison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dadiani smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badri Dadiani dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Madison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Madison misses with a head kick.
Madison fails with a takedown attempt.
Madison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dadiani as he avoids it easily.
Dadiani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Madison wants to clinch.
Dadiani connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison swings for the body but Dadiani moves out of range.
Dadiani scores with a shot to the body.
Dadiani throws a looping overhand right but Madison ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Dadiani. That snapped Madison's head back.
Madison staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dadiani circles away.
Badri Dadiani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Madison.
Madison tries to clinch but Dadiani is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Dadiani.
Madison looks for a takedown but Dadiani sprawls well.
Madison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dadiani misses with a straight right.
Dadiani connects with a nice looking jab.
Madison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dadiani to score with a decent uppercut.
Dadiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Dadiani.
Madison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dadiani swivels and escapes.

Dadiani drives through with a takedown into Madison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dadiani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Madison on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dadiani forces his way into half guard.
Dadiani is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dadiani there.
Dadiani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dadiani throws a strike but Madison avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dadiani sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dadiani throws a strike but Madison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadiani looking for a sweep. Not yet Dadiani, not yet.
Dadiani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madison can do to turn this around?
Dadiani pulls Madison in close to prevent any damage.
Madison tries to stand but Dadiani is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dadiani is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Madison or perhaps it was just good defense by Dadiani, which made it look bad.
Madison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madison has his takedown stuffed

and Dadiani counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Madison!
Dadiani lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carter Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dadiani working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Badri Dadiani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dadiani 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badri Dadiani!
After winning the bout, Badri Dadiani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Carter Madison stepped up to the mic, saying 'This really, really sucks! Trained big time. Guess we need a new game plan. '.