PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yes no (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Maddox has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Maddox
vs
no

200 cm
19
285 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes no!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

no moves into the clinch successfully.
Maddox taking a breather.

no jumps guard.
no bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maddox's guard.

Maddox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from no.
no is pushing down on Maddox's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maddox is fighting to maintain full guard but no has managed to sneak the leg through.
no is taking a breather. Maddox says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maddox is breathing heavily.
no thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
no is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
no performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
no scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maddox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for no on the ground.
no wants to stand up but Maddox is controlling the position.
no slows the pace down in half guard.
no should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two 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.
no wants to stand but Maddox has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
no keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

no darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
no looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if no is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
no thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
no wants to get back to his feet.

no gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Maddox has his takedown stuffed

and no moves into the clinch.

no pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now no is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
no showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
no works a leg free and moves into half guard.
no moves into full mount! Maddox won't be happy about that!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
no controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yes no dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

no throws a series of punches but Maddox avoids them all with ease.

no pushes Maddox up against the cage in a clinch.
Maddox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and no avoids it.

no lands a takedown into guard.
no slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
no controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
no has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maddox is proving hard to escape from.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
no looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
no throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

no closes the distance and pushes Maddox back into the cage.

no has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Maddox clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
no controls the position.

no is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Maddox has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but no has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Maddox taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. no doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yes no!