PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grigor Maddox (ranked 4955 p4p, 4180 weight class) and Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 541 weight class). Kohinata Minoru Ii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maddox
vs
Minoru Ii

184 cm
18
190
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
186
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigor Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox blocks a head kick by Minoru Ii.
Maddox changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maddox tries to clinch up but Minoru Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Maddox misses with a two punch combination.

Minoru Ii drops Maddox with a beautiful combination! Maddox stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Minoru Ii is looking for the KO!

It looks like Grigor Maddox has been cut.
A head kick misses from Minoru Ii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maddox instigates a clinch.

Minoru Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minoru Ii throws a series of punches but Maddox avoids them all with ease.
Maddox blocks a head kick by Minoru Ii.
Maddox avoids the head kick by Minoru Ii.
As Minoru Ii tries to get set, Maddox tries to push him back and clinch up but Minoru Ii manages to avoid the attempt.
Maddox shoots in but no luck this time.
Maddox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Maddox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Minoru Ii circles away.
A head kick by Minoru Ii misses
and Maddox counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Minoru Ii is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Minoru Ii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maddox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Maddox finds it's way through Minoru Ii's defenses.
Maddox moves out of range of the body kick from Minoru Ii.
Maddox dodges the punch combination from Minoru Ii.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Minoru Ii as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigor Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maddox moves out of range of the body kick from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Maddox moves out of range easily.
Maddox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Minoru Ii pinned against the cage. Minoru Ii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maddox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Minoru Ii's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maddox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Minoru Ii tries to avoid it but Maddox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Minoru Ii to the ground. Minoru Ii escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maddox moves in looking to clinch but Minoru Ii pushes him off.
Minoru Ii misses with a head kick.
Maddox fails with the takedown.
Minoru Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Maddox moves out of range easily.
Kohinata Minoru Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Maddox misses.
Minoru Ii throws a right and a left that Maddox avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox dives in for a single leg takedown but Minoru Ii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maddox looking to slow down the pace here.
Maddox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Minoru Ii is keeping busy.
Maddox can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Maddox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Minoru Ii is defending well.
Minoru Ii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maddox.
Maddox managing to block the knees to the body from Minoru Ii.
Maddox is looking to break free of the clinch but Minoru Ii has double underhooks.
Minoru Ii misses with a knee to the head.
Maddox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Minoru Ii fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A leg kick checked by Maddox.
Some wild striking there from Maddox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Minoru Ii tries to get set, Maddox tries to push him back and clinch up but Minoru Ii manages to avoid the attempt.
Minoru Ii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maddox.
Maddox with a jab.
Maddox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minoru Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minoru Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maddox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maddox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minoru Ii throws a series of strikes that have Maddox backpedaling.
Some bone on bone action there as Maddox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Minoru Ii misses with a kick to the body.
Maddox tries to clinch up but Minoru Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Minoru Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minoru Ii misses with a head kick.
Maddox is looking to counter with head kicks.
Maddox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Minoru Ii looks winded!
Minoru Ii walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maddox fails in his attempt to clinch.

Maddox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maddox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Minoru Ii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Maddox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kohinata Minoru Ii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigor Maddox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses.
As Minoru Ii looks to move away, Maddox throws a big counter combo but Minoru Ii just gets out of the way.
Grigor Maddox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but Minoru Ii shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Minoru Ii.
Maddox half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kohinata Minoru Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maddox closes the distance and clinches up with Minoru Ii, looking for a takedown. Maddox pushes Minoru Ii against the cage but Minoru Ii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minoru Ii misses with a head kick.
Minoru Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minoru Ii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Minoru Ii blocks a head kick by Maddox.
Minoru Ii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses
and Maddox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maddox.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigor Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses.
Maddox is looking to clinch but Minoru Ii is avoiding it.
Minoru Ii is breathing heavily.
Maddox avoids the head kick by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Minoru Ii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox tries to clinch there but Minoru Ii circles away.
Maddox fails with the takedown.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Minoru Ii is looking for the big counter here.
Nice takedown defense from Minoru Ii. No joy for Maddox on that attempt.
Minoru Ii looks to land a body kick but Maddox moved away.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maddox is defended easily by Minoru Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maddox blocks a head kick by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Maddox misses.
Maddox blocks a head kick by Minoru Ii.
Maddox tries to clinch up but Minoru Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Minoru Ii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maddox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Minoru Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minoru Ii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maddox appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maddox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maddox dives in and grabs Minoru Ii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Minoru Ii pushes down on Maddox's head and hops out.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Minoru Ii tries to bum rush Maddox with a series of wild strikes but Maddox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minoru Ii but Minoru Ii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Maddox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Minoru Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Maddox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Minoru Ii circles away.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minoru Ii but Minoru Ii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses.
Maddox tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Minoru Ii defends well and Maddox ends up having to push Minoru Ii into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Minoru Ii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minoru Ii swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maddox.
Minoru Ii throws a right hand that Maddox ducks under and follows up with a left that Maddox also avoids with ease.
Maddox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maddox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maddox drops down looking for a counter takedown but Minoru Ii sprawls and moves away.
Maddox throws a head kick that misses.
Maddox tries to clinch but Minoru Ii is having none of it.
Minoru Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox feinted with a counter takedown.
Minoru Ii misses with a body kick.
Maddox shoots in but no luck this time.
Maddox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Minoru Ii defends it nicely.
Maddox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maddox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Minoru Ii pinned against the cage. Minoru Ii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minoru Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Maddox moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kohinata Minoru Ii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grigor Maddox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minoru Ii but Minoru Ii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Minoru Ii looks to land a body kick but Maddox moved away.
Minoru Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Maddox moves out of range easily.
Minoru Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Maddox moves out of range easily.
Minoru Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Maddox moves out of range easily.
Maddox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minoru Ii stuffs the takedown.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minoru Ii but Minoru Ii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Minoru Ii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigor Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Maddox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minoru Ii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maddox moves out of range of the body kick from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maddox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minoru Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maddox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoru Ii throws a series of punches but Maddox moves out of range.
No joy there for Maddox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maddox.
Maddox checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maddox.
Minoru Ii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Minoru Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Minoru Ii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minoru Ii but Minoru Ii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Minoru Ii misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Minoru Ii.
Maddox thinks about countering with a head kick.
Minoru Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maddox. Minoru Ii shrugs it off though.
Minoru Ii leaves Maddox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Minoru Ii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minoru Ii throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox looks for a takedown but Minoru Ii sprawls well.
Maddox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maddox fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox moves out of range of the leg kick from Minoru Ii.
Maddox does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Minoru Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Minoru Ii as Maddox shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Minoru Ii as Maddox shoots in.
Minoru Ii stalks Maddox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maddox's face. Maddox staggers backwards, shaken.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.
Kohinata Minoru Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minoru Ii tries to land a leg kick but Maddox saw it coming and moves away.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Maddox is looking to clinch but Minoru Ii is avoiding it.
Maddox is looking to clinch.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Maddox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Minoru Ii swivels and escapes.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Minoru Ii as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Minoru Ii does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Minoru Ii. No joy for Maddox on that attempt.
Minoru Ii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Minoru Ii stuffs the takedown.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minoru Ii throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox shoots in and drives through. Minoru Ii sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Minoru Ii's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Minoru Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minoru Ii walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maddox.
Maddox tries to clinch but Minoru Ii moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maddox lands a head kick!
Maddox lands a high kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kohinata Minoru Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Minoru Ii 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kohinata Minoru Ii!