PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Reed
vs
Maddox

188 cm
27
194 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

185 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Maddox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reed pinned against the cage. Reed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Maddox has managed to clinch.
Reed avoids a wild elbow strike from Maddox.
Reed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reed blocks an elbow strike from Maddox.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
Maddox pushes off an throws an elbow but Reed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maddox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Maddox has clasped his hands together around Reed's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Reed is trying to get back to half guard.
Maddox controlling the position.
Reed regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox is trying to control. Reed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reed is trying is best to control the position here.

Reed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maddox pulls his head out easily.
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reed keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Reed actively working from the bottom here.
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reed keeps working.
Reed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maddox.
Reed is looking to control Maddox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reed avoid being mounted?
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Maddox content to control rather than advance.
Reed wants to control but Maddox is keeping busy.

Reed looking for submissions off his back.
Maddox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Maddox is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox preventing the sweep.
Reed trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Maddox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maddox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Reed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed wants to sweep here but Maddox controlling him for the moment.

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.
Reed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maddox manages to get himself to full guard.
Maddox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Maddox wants to sweep but no luck.
Reed wants to control from the top but Maddox keeps moving.
Maddox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reed thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Reed has gone for a leg lock! Maddox slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reed's guard.
Reed pulls Maddox in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Maddox dominated that round.
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.

Reed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maddox tries to clinch there but Reed circles away.

Reed closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Maddox is defending against the submission attempts here by Reed.
Reed is trying to control. Maddox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Reed seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed is looking to work some ground and pound but Maddox has wrist control.
Maddox controls Reed momentarily but Reed frees himself.
Reed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maddox is on top in guard.

Reed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maddox trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reed wants to improve his position but instead Maddox has moved into half guard.
Reed is refusing to be controlled, as Maddox sits in half guard.
Reed is looking to improve his position.
Maddox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maddox tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maddox trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Maddox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maddox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reed wants to sweep here but Maddox controlling him for the moment.
Maddox working some strikes from top position.
Reed is trying to control the position but Maddox postures up.
Maddox won't allow Reed to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Reed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Reed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maddox content to stall in guard here.
Maddox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reed is keeping the position for now.

Maddox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maddox has managed to get both his arms back between Reed's legs - danger averted.
Maddox won't allow Reed to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Reed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Reed throws an off balance right hand

and Maddox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maddox.

Reed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maddox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Reed looking for a guillotine here but Maddox defends easily.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maddox has passed into side control.
Reed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maddox scoring with punches from side control.
Otto Maddox has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox cracks Reed with a big right hand but Reed just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maddox working away.
Reed is trying to get back to half guard.
Reed is not content to let Maddox control the position.
Reed struggling a bit here.
Maddox lands a nice forearm strike.
Maddox grinds an elbow into Reed's temple.
Maddox landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to get back to half guard.
Maddox working the ground and pound.
Maddox working away.
Maddox is working Reed over with some ground and pound from side control.
Reed takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reed holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Maddox is putting a hurting on Reed here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maddox remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Reed taking a bit of punishment here - Maddox scoring with strikes.
Reed tries to improve position but can't.
Maddox controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed wants to control but Maddox postures up.
Reed regains half guard.
Reed is trying to maintain the position but Maddox is very close to passing his half guard.
Reed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maddox stays in close to Reed's body and controls the position.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Otto Maddox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.

Reed gets tackled into the cage by Maddox. Maddox maintains the clinch.
Maddox digs a right hand into Reed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reed's gas tank.

Maddox wants the takedown. Reed is fighting it off but Maddox persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Reed's guard against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Reed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maddox throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Maddox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maddox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Maddox!