PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maddox's choice of entrance music: Frontines by Diabolic ft. Immortal Technique. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hei
vs
Maddox

202 cm
28
212 lbs
22 - 4 - 0

197 cm
25
211 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domenic Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maddox can pounce on him.
Hei scores with a decent looking hook.
Maddox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Maddox misses.
Hei misses with a jab to the body
and Maddox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hei just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maddox defends it nicely.
Maddox ducks under a wild hook from Hei.

Maddox closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maddox lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hei manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maddox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hei thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hei trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hei unloading with bombs!
Hei sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maddox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hei fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hei unloads with some shots from mount but Maddox bucks and avoids them well.
Maddox is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maddox is looking to escape.
Hei working Maddox over with strikes here.
Maddox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Hei there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hei trying to control but Maddox is having none of it.
Hei throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maddox because Hei loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hei with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hei looking to ground and pound but Maddox is blocking nicely.
Maddox is trying desperately to improve position.
Hei is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hei thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maddox blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Hei.
Hei avoids the attempt from Maddox to control.
Hei has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poor strikes thrown by Hei there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aima Hei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maddox. That did some damage!
Hei throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hei throws out a powerful jab.
Hei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maddox swivels and escapes.
Hei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maddox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maddox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Maddox scores with a takedown into Hei's guard.
Hei has Maddox pulled in close to control his posture.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Hei keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hei wants to hit a switch here but Maddox passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hei there!
Hei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maddox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hei is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hei is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hei is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hei working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Domenic Maddox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Maddox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maddox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maddox doesn't manage to clinch there - Hei circles away.
Maddox moves away from the strike by Hei.
Maddox jabs Hei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Hei misses its intended target.

Hei tries to sprawl but Maddox drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Maddox wants to take a breather but Hei is having none of it.
Hei moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hei has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maddox has passed into side control.
Hei manages to get back to half guard.
Hei tries to get to full guard but Maddox has control of the leg.
Hei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maddox is one step ahead there.
Domenic Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hei is trying to keep Maddox in close.
Hei manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei with a couple of short strikes.
Aima Hei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hei misses with a head shot.
Hei tries to control but Maddox wriggling away.
Hei with a couple of short strikes.
Hei working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox is working to get back to half guard.
Hei lands a big shot there that rocks Maddox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aima Hei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Aima Hei!

Aima Hei wins by unanimous decision!
Aima Hei took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.