PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddox's entrance music is Frontines by Diabolic ft. Immortal Technique. A fine choice. Domenic Maddox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maddox
vs
Vandalay

197 cm
28
218 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

195 cm
31
233 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domenic Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox throws a hook to the side of Vandalay's head but Vandalay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vandalay misses with a body kick.
Vandalay throws a low kick, looking for Maddox's leg but Maddox calmly moves out of range.
Vandalay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vandalay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Vandalay avoids the head kick by Maddox.
Maddox throws a lazy right hand but Vandalay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vandalay throws a leg kick
and Maddox counters with a thumping low kick.
Maddox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vandalay under the eye.
Maddox tries for a takedown but Vandalay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vandalay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandalay.
Vandalay looks to land a body kick but Maddox moved away.
Maddox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vandalay.
Vandalay slips a straight right by Maddox.
Vandalay tries to work over Maddox's front leg with a kick but Maddox checks it.
Maddox throws a body punch but Vandalay moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vandalay. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vandalay throws a push kick but Maddox slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandalay misses with a shot to the body
and Maddox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maddox.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maddox.
An inside leg kick from Vandalay misses.
Vandalay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maddox rather than just go for the knockout.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Vandalay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maddox blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vandalay.
Maddox is looking to slow Vandalay down with leg kicks.
Art Vandalay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vandalay.
Vandalay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vandalay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
Vandalay misses with a hook. Maddox ducked under it nicely.
Vandalay throws a big shot that misses.
Maddox misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandalay throws a series of punches but Maddox avoids them all with ease.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay blocks the body kick.
Maddox misses with a two punch combination.
Vandalay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vandalay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maddox.
Vandalay tries to land a body kick

and Maddox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maddox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vandalay working hard to break the clinch.
Maddox stalling.
Maddox trying to control the position but instead, Vandalay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maddox into the cage.
Vandalay lands a hook that snaps the head of Maddox backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Maddox.
Vandalay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maddox up against the cage.
Vandalay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maddox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vandalay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Vandalay breaks from the clinch.
Vandalay throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maddox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vandalay digs a good body shot into Maddox's ribs.
Vandalay checks the leg kick.
Maddox walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Vandalay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maddox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maddox pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maddox throws a hook to the side of Vandalay's head but Vandalay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vandalay digs a good body shot into Maddox's ribs.
Vandalay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vandalay misses with a low kick as Maddox jumps back.
Nice shot lands for Maddox.
Maddox tries to clinch up but Vandalay circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox shoots in looking for a takedown. Vandalay tries to sprawl out of it but Maddox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vandalay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maddox lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Vandalay 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.

Vandalay tries to land a front kick but Maddox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vandalay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vandalay. That's going to slow Maddox down.
Vandalay misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a jab.
Vandalay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maddox is able to avoid easily.
Vandalay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vandalay moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandalay throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Maddox counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maddox loads up on a big right hand but Vandalay slips the punch.
Vandalay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Maddox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Maddox throws a head kick that misses.
Vandalay missing with a left hand there. Maddox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maddox moves away from the strike by Vandalay.
Vandalay misses with a hook
and Maddox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maddox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vandalay makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maddox moves out of range of the leg kick from Vandalay.
Vandalay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vandalay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maddox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Vandalay.
Maddox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vandalay throws a leg kick

and Maddox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vandalay wants a takedown but no success here.
Maddox tries a body shot but Vandalay blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vandalay can't find room to land a body shot as Maddox controls the action.
Maddox stalls.
Maddox throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandalay.
Vandalay stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maddox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maddox taking a breather.
Vandalay can't find room to land a body shot as Maddox controls the action.
Maddox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vandalay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vandalay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vandalay.

Vandalay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vandalay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vandalay misses with a low kick.
Maddox is looking to chop away at Vandalay's legs.
Maddox misses with a body shot.
Maddox wants to clinch up but Vandalay keeps it at a distance.
Vandalay misses with a hook
and Maddox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vandalay throws a shot from downtown. Maddox moves away and avoids it.
Vandalay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandalay connects with an inside leg kick.
Maddox misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Maddox.
Maddox slips a straight right by Vandalay.
A jab from Maddox finds it's way through Vandalay's defenses.
Vandalay tried to score with a low kick but Maddox checks it.
Art Vandalay seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandalay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but Vandalay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maddox scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A low kick from Vandalay is predictable there

and Maddox counters by clinching up.
Vandalay blocking some punches.
Vandalay working aggressively here.
Maddox misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vandalay fails to land.
Vandalay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maddox or not.
Maddox is trying to maintain a safe position but Vandalay gets an underhook and turns Maddox into the cage.
Maddox tries a body shot but Vandalay blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox tries to work over Vandalay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Art Vandalay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Vandalay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maddox clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Vandalay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Vandalay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Vandalay throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Maddox misses.
Maddox slips under a jab from Vandalay.
Maddox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maddox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandalay moves away.
Vandalay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vandalay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maddox's calf.
A lazy body kick from Maddox
and Vandalay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vandalay is looking to score with low kicks.
Maddox moves out of range as Vandalay throws a body kick.
Maddox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maddox there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vandalay's waist but Vandalay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maddox off to one side.
Vandalay lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox blocks the body kick.
Vandalay lands a nice shot that snaps Maddox's head back.
Vandalay scores with a body shot.
Vandalay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maddox.
Maddox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vandalay.
Maddox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vandalay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maddox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vandalay. Vandalay obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandalay lands a head shot.
Vandalay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vandalay throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maddox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vandalay.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay throws a hook but Maddox blocks it.
Vandalay cracks Maddox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maddox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vandalay misses with an uppercut. Maddox saw that one coming.
A left lands for Vandalay.
Nice straight punches there by Maddox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maddox.
Maddox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vandalay misses with a leg kick.
Vandalay throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Domenic Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maddox lands a two punch combo.
Maddox cracks Vandalay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vandalay looks for the body kick but Maddox saw that one coming.
Maddox throws a lazy right hand but Vandalay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vandalay scores with a jab. Maddox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay scores with a hook to the body. Maddox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Art Vandalay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vandalay's corner calls for a 1-2. Vandalay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vandalay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Maddox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vandalay scores with a nice head shot.
Maddox walks into a jab.
Vandalay tries to work over Maddox's front leg with a kick but Maddox checks it.
Vandalay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maddox in his tracks.
Maddox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vandalay.
Vandalay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vandalay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandalay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Vandalay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maddox doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maddox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Art Vandalay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vandalay thows a body kick. Maddox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maddox misses with a head kick.
Vandalay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maddox.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Maddox tries to clinch but Vandalay moves out of range.
Vandalay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maddox misses with an uppercut
and Vandalay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vandalay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vandalay manages to avoid it.
Vandalay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maddox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maddox throws a wild body kick that Vandalay sees coming a mile off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Art Vandalay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vandalay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Vandalay!
As Art Vandalay got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Pathetic! Is that the best you can do Virtuouz?'.