PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juares Dea (ranked 4827 p4p, 450 weight class) and Joshua Madison (ranked 24194 p4p, 542 weight class). Madison has chosen Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap as his entrance music. Joshua Madison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dea
vs
Madison

190 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
202 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juares Dea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Madison!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Madison shoots in and gets a takedown into Dea's guard.
Dea is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Madison dives into side control.

Dea is trying to improve his position.
Dea is trying to control Madison's posture but Madison avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dea will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dea is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Madison gets to mount! Dea was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Madison controlling the position easily from mount.
Madison lands a big elbow.

Madison goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dea is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Madison is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dea takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Madison is staying tight to Dea's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Madison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dea knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Madison decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dea to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison swats away the attempt to clinch by Dea.
Madison stuffs the takedown.
Dea doesn't manage to clinch there - Madison circles away.

Madison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dea to the mat! Dea manages to get full guard.
Madison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Madison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Madison works over Dea with some ground and pound from guard.
Madison is working Dea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Madison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Madison controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Madison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Madison in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Madison decides to stand back up. Madison steps back and let's Dea get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madison fails with a takedown attempt.
Dea seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Madison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Madison clinches up against the cage.

Dea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been informed that Madison has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Madison shoots in for a takedown but Dea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Madison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dea quickly recovers to half guard.
Madison controlling the action here.
Dea is in trouble now - Madison has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dea wants to hold on but Madison pushes him away.
Dea knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Madison on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madison lands a heavy elbow.

Madison working for a submission but Dea is keeping him at bay.
Madison controlling from the full mount.
Dea keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Madison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Madison controlling the position easily from mount.
Joshua Madison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dea takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Madison.
Dea sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Madison is pressing down on Dea's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dea is holding on for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Madison working over Dea with some ground and pound. Dea looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Madison moves nicely into side control.
Madison is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dea's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dea takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Madison is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dea's shoulder. That is not cool.
Madison is continuing to stall.

Madison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dea knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dea tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Madison presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Madison content just to control the position here.
Madison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dea hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madison controlling from mount.
Madison lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Madison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Madison fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dea to the ground. Madison is now in Dea's guard.
Madison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dea trying to control the position.
Dea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Madison controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Madison gets to his feet. Dea looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Madison circles away.

Madison moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Madison.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dea prevents a takedown attempt there.
Madison is looking for a takedown.
Dea fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juares Dea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dea walks away with a smile on his face. Madison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Madison counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dea!
Madison is putting a hurting on Dea here, landing some big shots from side control.
Madison taking a breather here.

Madison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Madison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madison lands some shots froms side control.
Dea is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dea takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Madison is staying tight to Dea's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Madison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dea taking a bit of punishment here - Madison scoring with strikes.

Madison tries for a kimura but Dea is defending well.
Dea trying to remain calm as Madison controls from the top position.

Madison decides to stand back up.
Dea slips under a jab.

Madison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Madison.
Madison not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Madison escapes and gets back to his feet.

Dea gets caught napping as Madison dives in and scores a takedown. Dea manages to retain guard.
Dea is wriggling around but Madison manages to pass to half guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Madison stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dea to get to his feet.

Madison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dea napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Madison moves into full mount!
Juares Dea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joshua Madison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Madison sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Madison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Madison 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Madison!
Post fight, Joshua Madison stared into the camera and said 'I put everything out there on the mat today, I'm grateful for everyone supporting me every step of the way. This is for y'all. The Marathon Continues!'.
In defeat, Juares Dea stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mentally, I'm feeling more like myself again.'.