PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jane Malley (ranked 611 p4p, 229 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 88 p4p, 36 weight class). Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano . Rai has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Malley
vs
Rai

190 cm
32
165
18 - 13 - 1

180 cm
30
155
22 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jane Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malley lands an overhand right.
Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rai throws the left hand but Malley avoids the punch easily.
Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Malley.

Malley drives through and clinches with Rai against the cage.
Rai misses with a body punch.
Malley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rai takes a shot to the head.
Rai lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Rai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai tries to work over Malley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rai lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Malley breaks from the clinch.
Malley thuds his shin into the meat of Rai's side.
Malley throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malley.
Rai throws a hook but Malley avoids it easily.
Malley throws a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Rai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rai misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley throws a good cross that connects.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Malley is looking to clinch but Rai is avoiding it.
Rai feints a counter leg kick.
Rai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rai blocks a jab.

Rai shoots in and gets a takedown into Malley's guard.

Malley pushes Rai off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Malley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malley as he avoids it easily.
Rai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malley to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai misses with a hook.
Malley moves forwards but Rai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malley misses with a body shot.

Malley darts in and clinches Rai up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Malley.
Rai throws a punch but it's blocked by Malley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rai.
Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Rai.
Malley is trying to stall.
Rai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malley backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malley.
Malley throws a head punch that misses.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malley misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rai.
Malley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malley backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rai misses with a punch on the inside.

Rai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Malley uses from the top position.
Malley trying to control the position from guard on top but Rai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rai working for a triangle but Malley defends it easily.
Rai controls Malley momentarily but Malley frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley passes Rai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rai is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Malley stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rai to get to his feet.
Malley slips a straight right by Rai.
And Malley counters with a quick kick to the body but Rai blocks it.
Rai throws a leg kick that misses.
Malley scores with a three punch combo!
Rai tries to land a leg kick but Malley saw it coming and moves away.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malley throws a push kick but Rai slaps the foot to one side.
Malley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malley tries to avoid it but Rai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malley to the ground. Malley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malley scores with a jab to the head.
Malley tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malley has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malley manages to avoid it.
Malley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jab from Rai.
Rai swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.
Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Rai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rai with a nice calf kick.
Malley slips a jab and a cross from Rai.
Malley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
A punch combination from Rai misses.

Malley moves into the clinch.

Rai pulls guard successfully.
Rai has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Malley has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jane Malley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Malley lands a head shot.
Rai needs to keep his hands up - Malley had a free shot at his head there.
Rai shoots in but no luck this time.
Malley lands a jab to the nose.
Rai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
Malley moves out of range as Rai strikes.
Rai lands with a cross.
Malley throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
Rai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jane Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Rai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malley.
A big left from Malley misses.
Rai throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.
Malley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Rai misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rai throws a chopping leg kick but Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
Rai throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.
Malley moves away from the strike by Rai.
Malley feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai tries a head kick but it misses.
Rai throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.
Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malley punishes Rai's body with a nice straight punch.
Rai misses the shot to the body.
Rai slips under a jab.
Malley misses with a two punch combination.
Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Malley misses the target.
Malley punishes Rai's body with a nice straight punch.
Malley looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Rai flicks out a counter leg kick but Malley steps away.
Rai throws a hook but Malley blocks it.
Jane Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rai slips under a jab from Malley.
Malley moves in looking to clinch but Rai pushes him off.
Rai throws a hook but Malley avoids it easily.
Rai checks a leg kick.
Rai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rai fails with the takedown.
Malley half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rai to score with a decent uppercut.
Rai cracks a nice hook into Malley's ribs.
A jab from Malley finds it's way through Rai's defenses.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Rai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rai misses the jab.
Rai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rai 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.
Malley misses with a hook. Rai ducked under it nicely.
Malley blocks a low kick nicely.
Malley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Malley.
Rai works the jab nicely.
Rai throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.
Rai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malley is looking to land body kicks.
Malley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley with a nice calf kick.
Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rai. That did some damage!
Rai looks for a takedown but Malley sprawls well.
Jane Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agansing Rai.
Rai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malley can pounce on him.
Malley loads up on a big right hand but Rai slips the punch.
Malley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rai.
Rai avoids the body shot from Malley.
Malley avoids the body shot from Rai.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Malley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rai.
Malley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malley.
Malley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rai.
Rai scores with the left hand. Malley knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rai jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai blocks a jab.
Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malley circles away quickly and effectively.
Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
Rai throws out a powerful jab.
Malley blocks a jab.

Malley moves into the clinch.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rai.
Malley misses with some punches.
Malley lands with a left to the head.
Malley is leaning against Rai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malley presses Rai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Malley breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
Rai checks a low kick from Malley.
Malley throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Rai takes one on the button.
Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jane Malley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Malley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jane Malley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rai has Malley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Malley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Malley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malley digs a right hand underneath Rai's ribcage. Rai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good body shot from Malley.
A shot in the inside from Malley.
Malley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rai swings wildly with an uppercut but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Malley is defending well.
Malley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Malley.
Still in the clinch, Malley scores with a nice short uppercut.

Malley breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rai looks to score with a jab to the body but Malley is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rai blocks the leg kick.
Rai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Malley.
Malley slips a jab from Rai.
That kick from Rai tenderised Malley's leg. Malley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rai can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley scores with a hook to the body. Rai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Malley leaves Rai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jane Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agansing Rai.
Malley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai checks a low kick from Malley.
Rai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Rai.
Rai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
Rai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malley.
Rai keeps the fight on the outside.
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Malley moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Rai misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.
Agansing Rai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malley.
Malley lands a nice hook to Rai's body. Rai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rai misses with a low kick.
Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Rai cracks Malley with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Malley.
Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rai doesn't seem bothered though.
Malley checks a low kick from Rai.
Rai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
Rai scores with a body shot.
Malley lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Rai.
Malley scores with a leg kick.
Rai 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.
Malley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malley. That's going to slow Rai down.
Malley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Malley.
Rai looks to throw the jab but Malley is out of range.
Malley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
A punch lands to the side of Rai 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Rai darts in and clinches Malley up against the cage.
Malley blocking some punches.
Rai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Malley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Malley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malley scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rai.
Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rai.
Malley cracks Rai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malley's corner calls for a 1-2. Malley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malley lands a head kick!
Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jane Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rai misses with a looping left.
Rai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malley. Malley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malley blocks a jab.
Rai throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Rai tries to keep at a distance but Malley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malley can't find room to land a body shot as Rai controls the action.

Malley breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jane Malley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malley 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jane Malley!
A very excited looking Jane Malley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.