PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Madness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian De Ertu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Ertu
vs
Madness

185 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian De Ertu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Madness!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Ertu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

De Ertu is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Madness can't fight it off and eventually De Ertu manages to take the fight to the floor. Madness looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Ertu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Madness wants to control but De Ertu postures up.
De Ertu trying to control the action but Madness is working from the bottom.

De Ertu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Madness, who protects the arm well.
De Ertu cracks Madness with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Ertu decides to take the fight back to the feet.

De Ertu moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Madness's face as he tries to break the clinch.

De Ertu has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Madness clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Madness is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

De Ertu is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Madness defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

De Ertu is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Madness knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Madness for a finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Madness preventing the rear naked choke attempt from De Ertu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Ertu keeps control of the position as Madness tries to break free.

Madness is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
De Ertu thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Madness is in a bad position with De Ertu working for a choke. Madness manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Madness looking to sit in guard and control but De Ertu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Madness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Madness manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Ertu manages to get himself to full guard.
De Ertu keeping moving, preventing Madness from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madness looking to sit in guard and control but De Ertu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Ertu tries to free his leg and advance position but Madness is retaining full guard.
De Ertu slips nicely into half guard.

De Ertu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Madness is just riding it out for now. De Ertu eventually gives up the hold.
De Ertu seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian De Ertu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Madness enables De Ertu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Madness manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Ertu throws a big right hand that misses.
Madness manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Christian De Ertu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Ertu can't escape the position.
De Ertu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Madness tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Madness trying to control but De Ertu is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Madness there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu manages to regain half guard. Good work.

De Ertu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Madness not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Madness is trying to control the action in half guard but De Ertu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Madness is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Madness thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness unloads with some shots from mount but De Ertu bucks and avoids them well.
De Ertu wants to hold on but Madness pushes him away.
Madness content just to control the position here.
De Ertu is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Ertu is working hard here to advance position.
Madness trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness thowing shots but they're missing.
De Ertu is trying to escape the mount.
De Ertu is trying to stand up.
De Ertu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Madness.
Madness throws some wild stikes that De Ertu manages to avoid easily.
De Ertu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Madness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu wants to hold on but Madness pushes him away.
De Ertu is desperately trying to improve his position but Madness has a good base and remains in mount.
Madness throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Madness throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Madness there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
De Ertu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Ertu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Madness.
Madness thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Madness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Madness swings widly with a right hand

and De Ertu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

De Ertu is looking for a kimura here.

De Ertu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Madness sees it coming and defends easily.

De Ertu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Ertu trying to control from Madness's half guard. Madness has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
De Ertu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu wants to pass the guard but Madness is keeping the position.
Madness looking to control but De Ertu passes into half guard.
De Ertu trying to mount his opponent but Madness defends it.
Madness is looking for a sweep. De Ertu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

De Ertu wants to work for an arm triangle but Madness is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Madness looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Madness has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Ertu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Madness keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Ertu seems to be working for a kimura but Madness defends the submission attempt.
Madness trying to hold on to De Ertu's head to control him but De Ertu postures up.
De Ertu is keen to just control but Madness is a slippery customer.
Madness is looking to improve his position.
Madness is looking to control De Ertu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madness avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness wants to get back to full guard.

De Ertu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Madness desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Madness moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Ertu passes Madness's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Madness is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Madness is defending against the submission attempts here by De Ertu.
Madness trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

De Ertu is working for a kimura but Madness is defending it quite comfortably.
Madness is concentrating on defense, preventing De Ertu from advancing position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian De Ertu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Ertu 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian De Ertu!
Christian De Ertu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Elite Fighter© w/$10-$35 Clothing and 90% LAUNDRY!, into his post fight interview.