PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark O Madsen (ranked 3745 p4p, 2908 weight class) and Alphonzo Ball (ranked 478 p4p, 394 weight class). Ball has chosen Zo and Young Lando - Last Days as his entrance music. Alphonzo Ball is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

O Madsen
vs
Ball

180 cm
31
197
11 - 14 - 0

200 cm
24
190
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark O Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphonzo Ball!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Madsen shoots in but Ball avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Madsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ball. O Madsen shrugs it off though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by O Madsen.
O Madsen working the ground and pound.
Ball wants to get back to his feet but O Madsen drags him back down.
O Madsen working the head and body with strikes.
Ball really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Madsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ball is looking to work his way out of this bad position but O Madsen is controlling him well.
Ball is trying to escape the position but O Madsen is controlling the position.
O Madsen grinds an elbow into Ball's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ball takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

O Madsen is trying to get an arm triangle but Ball is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Madsen works to advance to full mount. Ball defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ball is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ball in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ball is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Madsen with the ground and pound from mount.

O Madsen working for a submission but Ball is keeping him at bay.
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!
You get the feeling that Ball really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Ball wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! O Madsen has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Ball taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark O Madsen!
Mark O Madsen made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.