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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jayhan Madera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ched Bendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Jayhan Madera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ched Bendes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bendes shoots in and gets a takedown into Madera's guard.
Bendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Madera is retaining full guard.
Bendes chips away with some ground and pound.
Madera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bendes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Madera trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Madera stuffs the takedown attempt from Bendes. Bendes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendes dives in and grabs Madera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Madera pushes down on Bendes's head and hops out.
Madera throws a big counter combination but Bendes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bendes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madera is able to avoid easily.
Bendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madera tries to sprawl but Bendes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bendes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bendes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Madera?
Madera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bendes content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendes moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Madera has worked his arm free - good work by Madera!
Madera is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bendes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bendes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Madera is looking to escape.
Madera wants to control but Bendes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendes tries to control but Madera wriggling away.
Bendes goes for an armbar but Madera turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Madera.
Bendes trying to control the position here.
Bendes keeping moving, preventing Madera from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bendes holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendes keeping moving, preventing Madera from controlling successfully.
Madera won't allow Bendes to sweep him here.
Bendes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Madera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Madera trying to control but Bendes is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bendes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ched Bendes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bendes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Madera is trying to defend but Bendes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bendes in particular looking to stall.
Madera is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bendes lands a nice short elbow.
Bendes trying to control the action but Madera is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madera defending well though.
Madera trying to control from the bottom.
Madera tries to roll over but Bendes keeps him under control.
Bendes controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Madera looks to land a body kick but Bendes moved away.
Madera slaps away a takedown attempt from Bendes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bendes misses with a two punch combination.
Madera is looking to clinch but Bendes is avoiding it.
Bendes gets a takedown into half guard.
Madera is trying to control but Bendes passes into side control!
Bendes tries to stand but Madera is controlling his head.
Bendes is looking to take a break and control but Madera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Bendes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bendes taking a breather here.
Bendes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
A lull in the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Madera is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bendes connects with a decent elbow.
Bendes is looking to take a break and control but Madera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madera parries the strikes from Bendes easily there. Bendes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Madera to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bendes lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ched Bendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bendes shoots for a double leg takedown but Madera sprawls well. He's pushed Bendes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Madera closes the distance and clinches.
Bendes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Madera regains guard.
Bendes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Madera is trying to control the position but Bendes postures up.
Madera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bendes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bendes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madera is keeping the position for now.
Bendes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Madera is trying to keep Bendes in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ched Bendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bendes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Madera counters with an inside leg kick.
Bendes has a takedown stuffed.
Jayhan Madera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ched Bendes.
That's two 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.
Bendes tries to clinch up but Madera circles away and keeps his distance.
Madera tries to keep at a distance but Bendes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Madera jumps guard but Bendes stands there with Madera around his waist. Madera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bendes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Madera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Madera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bendes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Madera fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendes misses with a wild body shot.
Jayhan Madera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Bendes.
Bendes shoots in looking for a takedown. Madera tries to sprawl out of it but Bendes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Madera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Madera wants to clinch up but Bendes keeps it at a distance.
Bendes wants to clinch but Madera slips to the side
and Madera counters with a thumping low kick.
Bendes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madera scores with a one two! Bendes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bendes throws a sloppy head kick and Madera moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madera tries to counter by clinching up but Bendes breaks away and moves out of range.
Bendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bendes gets a clinch.
Bendes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Madera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Madera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madera fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bendes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Madera as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ched Bendes.
I've got Bendes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ched Bendes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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