PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Maddox
vs
Parcon

180 cm
28
178 lbs
12 - 5 - 2

185 cm
28
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

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 12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ken Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Parcon!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parcon misses with a body punch
and Maddox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Parcon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maddox to the mat! Maddox manages to get full guard.
Parcon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parcon throwing strikes from guard but Maddox blocks nicely.
Parcon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maddox's head.
Parcon throws an elbow that misses. Maddox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parcon's guard. Nice move by Maddox!
Maddox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maddox connects with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maddox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parcon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maddox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maddox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parcon drops his hands momentarily and Maddox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Parcon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maddox swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maddox clinches up against the cage.
Maddox blocking some punches.

Maddox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Parcon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parcon has his takedown stuffed
and Maddox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parcon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maddox at a distance.
Maddox cracks Parcon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maddox avoids the body shot from Parcon.

Maddox manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Parcon on his heels. He'll look to pass Parcon's guard now, I'm sure.
Parcon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Parcon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parcon fails to land with a series of punches.

Maddox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maddox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Parcon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Maddox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with the ground and pound.
Maddox in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maddox is staying tight to Parcon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Maddox scores with punches from side control.
Parcon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Maddox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parcon is holding Maddox down, trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parcon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maddox stays in close to Parcon's body and controls the position.
Ken Maddox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parcon controls Maddox momentarily but Maddox frees himself.
Maddox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maddox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parcon is fending him off so far but Maddox persists. Nope, Parcon circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maddox gets a clinch.
Parcon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maddox is defending well.
Parcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Maddox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parcon thows a body shot but no joy.
Maddox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maddox slips a jab and a cross from Parcon.

Maddox is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parcon's half guard.
Parcon trying to hold on to Maddox's head to control him but Maddox postures up.
Maddox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parcon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maddox.
Maddox performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parcon tries for a takedown but Maddox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ken Maddox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parcon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maddox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maddox trying to control but Parcon is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maddox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Parcon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ken Maddox.
Parcon shoots in for a double leg but Maddox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ken Maddox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Parcon.

Maddox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maddox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maddox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parcon trying to control but Maddox postures up.
Maddox slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Maddox dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parcon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maddox as he jumps to the side.

Maddox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maddox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Maddox.
Maddox lands a heavy elbow.
Maddox throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maddox throwing strikes here but Parcon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maddox controlling from mount.
Maddox lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maddox punching from mount but Parcon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maddox scoring with strikes but Parcon is staying in there.
Maddox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maddox controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parcon is bucking up trying to escape but Maddox cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maddox with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox looking to finish Parcon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Parcon!
Maddox scoring with strikes but Parcon is staying in there.
Parcon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maddox throws some wild stikes that Parcon manages to avoid easily.
Maddox avoids the attempt from Parcon to control.
Maddox controlling the pace for now.
Nico Parcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Parcon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Maddox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maddox 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Maddox!
Ken Maddox really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioPharm Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.