PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Trojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Madison
vs
Trojan

210 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Trojan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison tries for a takedown but Trojan circles away easily
and Trojan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trojan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Madison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trojan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Madison tries to clinch
and Trojan counters with a left to the body.
Madison tries for a takedown but Trojan circles away easily
and Trojan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trojan thows a body shot but no joy.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trojan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison throws a sloppy head kick and Trojan moves out of range easily.
Trojan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madison doesn't seem bothered though.
Trojan cracks a nice hook into Madison's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Trojan. Beautiful body shot.
Madison wants to clinch
and Trojan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trojan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trojan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Madison.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison fails with the takedown
and Trojan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison tries for a takedown but Trojan circles away easily
and Trojan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thor Trojan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trojan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trojan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Madison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trojan scores with the left hand. Madison knows he should have avoided that one.
Madison takes one to the side of the head.
Jab by Trojan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trojan loads up on a big right hand but Madison slips the punch.
Madison fails with the takedown
and Trojan counters with a straight right hand.
Trojan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Madison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Madison fails with the takedown
and Trojan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Madison thinking.
Trojan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trojan takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Madison misses with a takedown
and Trojan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trojan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trojan connects with a looping right hand.
Madison misses with a takedown
and Trojan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Madison tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Madison is defended easily by Trojan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Trojan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trojan jabs Madison right on the nose. Madison blinks but takes it well.
Madison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trojan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trojan lands a nice hook to Madison's body. Madison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trojan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Madison tries to clinch
and Trojan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madison throws a head kick but Trojan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trojan counters with a stiff right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Trojan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Trojan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Madison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trojan throws a good cross that connects.
Madison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trojan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trojan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Trojan cracks a nice hook into Madison's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Madison. Trojan shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trojan but Trojan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Madison has his takedown stuffed
and Madison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trojan counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trojan scores with a nice strike.
Madison wants to clinch
and Trojan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trojan lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trojan counters with a nice uppercut.
Trojan dips to his left and cracks Madison with an uppercut!
Trojan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madison doesn't seem bothered though.
Madison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trojan counters with a stiff right hand.
Madison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trojan, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison shoots and misses
enabling Trojan to counter with a crisp jab.
Madison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James Madison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trojan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trojan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Madison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trojan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trojan lands a nice looking body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Madison. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Madison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Trojan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Trojan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trojan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trojan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Madison with a poor takedown
and Trojan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Madison thinking.
Trojan connects with a jab.
Madison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trojan lands the left hand.
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Trojan catches Madison right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Trojan.
Trojan stuns Madison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trojan thuds a left hand into Madison's body.
Madison tries to clinch but Trojan moves out of range.
Madison misses with a takedown
and Trojan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trojan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trojan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Madison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trojan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madison shoots and misses
and Trojan counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trojan tests Madison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trojan lands a glancing blow to the side of Madison's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trojan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trojan lands a jab to the head.
Madison shoots and misses
and Madison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Madison misses with a takedown
and Trojan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trojan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Madison.
Trojan jabs at Madison's body.
Trojan lands a nice looking body shot.
Madison misses with a takedown attempt
and Trojan counters with a left to the body.
Trojan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trojan stuns Madison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thor Trojan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trojan lands a jab to Madison's midsection.
Trojan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Trojan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trojan 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Thor Trojan!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Thor Trojan!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Thor Trojan!

Thor Trojan wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Thor Trojan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.