PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rian Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madison comes to the cage accompanied by Smut Peddlers - If You're Gonna Be Dumb. King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Highway to Hell by ACDC. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Madison
vs
King

212 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
295 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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KING NUTRITION

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rian Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah King!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Madison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Madison shoots in but no luck this time.
King tries a low kick but Madison avoids it.
Madison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Madison persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madison closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Madison pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rian Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Madison feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Madison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
King wants to stand up but Madison is controlling him.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

King pushes Madison off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Madison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Madison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madison.
Madison moves out of range of the strikes.
Madison shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Madison. Madison gets slowly back to his feet.
Madison dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Madison's head and hops out.
Jonah King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Madison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jonah King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right and a left that Madison avoids nicely.
Madison moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
King scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Rian Madison has been cut.

Madison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Madison asserts his dominance and retains side control.
King is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Madison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Madison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Madison is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to buck Madison off.

King bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
King with a hook.
King throws a right hand that Madison ducks under and follows up with a left that Madison also avoids with ease.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Madison looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Madison dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Madison's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Madison.
Madison avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madison circles away quickly and effectively.
King misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rian Madison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

King throws a series of punches but Madison avoids them all with ease.
Madison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King misses with a wild combination.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws a leg kick but Madison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Madison on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rian Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison fails with the takedown.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Madison on that attempt.
King throws a nice looking combination but Madison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King misses with a wild combination.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King misses with a double jab.
Madison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
Madison closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Madison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Madison persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison slips a jab and a cross from King.
King swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from King misses.
Madison checks the leg kick.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madison was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Madison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
King throws a right and a left that Madison avoids nicely.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Madison shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Madison slips a jab and a cross from King.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madison.
Jonah King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madison avoids a punch combination nicely.
King is breathing heavily.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rian Madison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madison manages to avoid it.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madison shoots in but no luck this time.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King tries to work over Madison's front leg with a kick but Madison checks it.
Madison slips a jab and a cross from King.
King misses with a double jab.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Madison tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rian Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Madison with that takedown attempt.

Madison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
King wants to get back to his feet.
Madison is pressing down on King's thigh, looking to free his foot. King is holding on for now.
Madison frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns King that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madison looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
King tries to buck Madison off but he can't manage it.
Madison scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Madison working for a submission but King is keeping him at bay.
King is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Madison working King over with strikes here.
Madison is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Madison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Madison is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. King can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
King is trying to stand up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Madison cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King wants to get back to his feet.
Rian Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.

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.
Jonah King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King is trying to stand up.
Madison wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.

Madison is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, King has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rian Madison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah King!