PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 91 p4p, 123 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 14 p4p, 18 weight class). Blaydes comes into the arena with Black Sunshine - White Zombie blaring out of the sound system. Malley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano . Jane Malley has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Blaydes
vs
Malley

171 cm
33
158
17 - 7 - 1

190 cm
34
165
23 - 16 - 1

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World class boxer
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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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaydes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malley but Malley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaydes checks it well.
Malley throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Malley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaydes misses with a body kick.
Blaydes moves out of range as Malley strikes.
Blaydes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blaydes is looking to clinch.
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malley misses with a low kick as Blaydes jumps back.
Blaydes checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaydes.
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaydes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Blaydes.
Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
Jane Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaydes tries to clinch but Malley moves out of range.
Blaydes swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blaydes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blaydes counters with a stiff right hand.
Malley missing with a left hand there. Blaydes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaydes lands the left hand.
Jane Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaydes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malley's head backwards.
Malley loads up on a big right hand but Blaydes slips the punch.
Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blaydes slips a jab from Malley.
Good work by Blaydes as he checks the leg kick.
Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blaydes scrambles back to his feet.
Blaydes misses with a looping left.
Blaydes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malley.
Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
Malley throws an off balance right hand
letting Blaydes counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blaydes, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaydes tries to score with a low kick but Malley moves his leg out of the way.
Blaydes throws a head kick but Malley moves out of range.
Malley misses with a straight right.
Blaydes is looking to counter the offense by Malley and move into the clinch.
A low kick from Malley is predictable there

and Blaydes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blaydes is nestled in close to Malley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blaydes lands strikes from half guard.

Malley manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Blaydes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Malley lands with a right to the head.
Blaydes swings wildly with an uppercut but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaydes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blaydes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Malley on the inside.

Blaydes manages to break the clinch.
Malley tries to score with a low kick but Blaydes moves his leg out of the way.
Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaydes.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blaydes checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a lazy uppercut

and Blaydes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Malley kicks Blaydes off and gets to his feet.

Blaydes drives through with a takedown into Malley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Malley wants to stand but Blaydes is controlling the position.
Blaydes looking to sit in guard and control but Malley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaydes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Blaydes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blaydes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blaydes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blaydes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malley is trying to maintain the position but Blaydes is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malley keeping control of the position.
Blaydes slips a nice elbow through Malley's hands, connecting with Malley's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malley taking some punishment here, with Blaydes in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaydes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blaydes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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 Oscar Blaydes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Malley misses with a looping right.
Blaydes connects with a solid leg kick.
Malley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
Blaydes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blaydes is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malley, as that shot connected.
Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Blaydes seems unphased.
Malley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blaydes misses with a wild body shot.
Blaydes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malley.
Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malley checks the leg kick nicely there.

Blaydes has Malley up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malley can't find room to land a body shot as Blaydes controls the action.
Malley working aggressively here.
Malley throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaydes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malley.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malley breaks from the clinch.
Jane Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Blaydes.
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaydes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
Jab by Malley.
Blaydes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Malley.
Sloppy strikes from Blaydes. Those never looked like landing.
Malley looks to land a body kick but Blaydes moved away.
Malley scores with a head kick.
Malley swings for the body but Blaydes moves out of range.
Malley slips a jab from Blaydes.
Malley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Malley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blaydes doesn't manage to clinch there - Malley circles away.
Malley looks to land a right hand but Blaydes moved out of range.
Blaydes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malley is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaydes slips a straight right by Malley.
Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley tries to work over Blaydes's front leg with a kick but Blaydes checks it.

Malley moves into range and clinches up with Blaydes.
Blaydes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Malley is defending well.

Blaydes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malley. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malley misses with an uppercut.
Blaydes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malley.
Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaydes moves out of range as Malley strikes.

Blaydes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blaydes lands in his opponent's guard.
Blaydes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Malley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blaydes is controlling him.
Blaydes stopping the sweep attempt from Malley.
Malley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blaydes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malley is looking to stand up but Blaydes isn't so interested in that idea.
Blaydes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blaydes with a nice head shot there.
We've been hearing that Blaydes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Blaydes lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley working a defensive guard here.
Malley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blaydes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blaydes 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.
Blaydes chips away with some ground and pound.
Blaydes won't allow Malley to get back to his feet.
Blaydes postures up and lands a big shot to Malley's brow.
Blaydes landing some decent shots from guard.
Malley wants to stand but Blaydes is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jane Malley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Blaydes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malley closes the distance but Blaydes moves to the side
and Blaydes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blaydes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blaydes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaydes is just out of range.
Blaydes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses the jab.
Malley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blaydes wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Malley gets caught flat footed, as Blaydes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Malley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Blaydes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Malley.
A head punch on the inside from Blaydes fails to land.
Malley blocks a body shot from Blaydes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Blaydes - that landed with a thud.
Malley prevents the takedown attempt.
Blaydes tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Blaydes back against the cage.
Blaydes cracks Malley with a nice body shot.
Blaydes can't find room to land a body shot as Malley controls the action.
Malley throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Blaydes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Blaydes seems unphased.
Malley digs a good hook to Blaydes's body.

Blaydes clinches up with Malley and pushes him back against the cage.
Blaydes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jane Malley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blaydes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Blaydes.
Malley blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malley.
A shot in the inside from Blaydes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Malley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Malley fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaydes.
Blaydes lands with a short shot to the head.
Blaydes scores with a shot to the side of Malley's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malley.
Blaydes blocking some punches.
Blaydes swings wildly with an uppercut but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Blaydes on the inside.
Malley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaydes throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Malley fails to land.
Blaydes lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Malley fails to land.
Malley can't find room to land a body shot as Blaydes controls the action.
Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaydes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaydes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malley's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes cracks Malley with a nice body shot.
Blaydes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blaydes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malley's efforts to push away.

Malley breaks the clinch.
Blaydes slips under a jab from Malley.
Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Malley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Malley duly obliges.
Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malley with a hook.
Blaydes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaydes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malley.
The fighters circling - Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Blaydes clinches up with Malley and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Blaydes fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaydes.

Blaydes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Malley is trying to keep an underhook but Blaydes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Blaydes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oscar Blaydes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malley wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blaydes connects with a nice short shot to Malley's temple.
Blaydes working the head and body with strikes.
Malley taking some punishment here, with Blaydes in his half guard.
Blaydes winds up and cracks Malley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Malley is rocked!
Blaydes lands strikes from half guard.
Malley is still in real trouble! Can Blaydes finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley wants to get back to his feet.

Malley kicks off Blaydes and gets to his feet.
Malley cracks Blaydes with a good jab.
Malley seems to have recovered his senses.
Malley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oscar Blaydes.
I think Blaydes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!