PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Malhoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gold T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Malhoney
vs
T

190 cm
21
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Malhoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold T!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malhoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from T.
Malhoney wants to clinch up but T keeps it at a distance.
T fails with a takedown attempt.
Malhoney tries to clinch but T moves out of range.
T shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malhoney sprawls well. Malhoney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. T gets slowly back to his feet.

T changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Malhoney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
T is looking to take a break and control but Malhoney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malhoney is looking to reverse the position.
Malhoney is working hard here to advance position.
Malhoney is trying to control T's posture but T avoids it.
Malhoney is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from T are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
T grinds an elbow into Malhoney's temple.
T working away.
Malhoney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Malhoney wants to control but T postures up.
T tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Malhoney manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
T is trying to control. Malhoney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
T looks gassed!
Malhoney wants to improve his position but T is controlling well.
T seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Malhoney makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malhoney.
T postures up.

Malhoney pushes T off and scrambles back to his feet.
Malhoney tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malhoney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Malhoney lands strikes from half guard.
Malhoney working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Malhoney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks T with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
T on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Malhoney slips a nice elbow through T's hands, connecting with T's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malhoney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks T with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
T is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Malhoney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Malhoney working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
T tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Malhoney stands up out of the half guard.
Malhoney wants to clinch up but T keeps it at a distance.
Malhoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gold T seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malhoney throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malhoney tries to clinch but T is having none of it.
T has his takedown stuffed

and Malhoney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mike Malhoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gold T.

T wants the takedown. Malhoney is fighting it off but T persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Malhoney's guard against the cage.
T pushing down on Malhoney's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
T lands with a punch from half guard.
T lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
T missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. T lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
T wants to pass to mount but Malhoney is defending the position.
T not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Malhoney will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Malhoney closes the distance and clinches.
T is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Malhoney is trying to maintain a safe position but T gets an underhook and turns Malhoney into the cage.
T goes for a takedown attempt but Malhoney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
T keeps the fight on the outside.
Malhoney wants to clinch up but T keeps it at a distance.

Malhoney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in T's guard.
Malhoney wants to control from the top but T keeps moving.
Malhoney stands up over T, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Malhoney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
T has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malhoney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of T's head.
T bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malhoney's guard.

Malhoney pushes T off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Malhoney counters with a nice double leg into side control. T won't be happy with that.
Mike Malhoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gold T.
Malhoney is putting a hurting on T here, landing some big shots from side control.
Malhoney is putting a hurting on T here, landing some big shots from side control.
T taking punishment in the form of punches.
T is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
T is working to avoid the ground and pound but Malhoney connects with a decent elbow.
T sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
T slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malhoney pushing down on T's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Malhoney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Malhoney is trying to control the action in half guard but T is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Malhoney lands a nice short elbow.
Malhoney working the head and body with strikes.
Malhoney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
T is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Malhoney's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Malhoney's back!
T doesn't have the hooks in and Malhoney manages to turn into his guard.
Malhoney lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now T is on top in guard.
T stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malhoney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
T stops Malhoney from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
T tries to free his leg and advance position but Malhoney is retaining full guard.
Malhoney wants to sweep here but T controlling him for the moment.
Malhoney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in T's guard.
Malhoney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malhoney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malhoney stands and throws T's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
T is looking for a sweep.
T gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Malhoney thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing T to regain full guard.
Malhoney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Malhoney is in close to T's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mike Malhoney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
T has control of Malhoney's left arm, preventing Malhoney from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malhoney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malhoney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malhoney stopping the sweep attempt from T.
T will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Malhoney dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

T drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malhoney working a defensive guard here.
T looking to sit in guard and control but Malhoney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Malhoney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Malhoney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Malhoney is working T over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malhoney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Malhoney tries to free his leg and advance position but T is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malhoney trying to control but T is working from the bottom.
Malhoney throwing strikes from guard but T blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malhoney scoring with some ground and pound.
Malhoney landing with the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Malhoney throws a sloppy head kick and T moves out of range easily.
Malhoney tries to clinch up.
T shoots in and drives through. Malhoney sprawls well.
Malhoney tries a head kick but it misses.

T looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Malhoney is trying to maintain the position but T is very close to passing his half guard.
Gold T has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malhoney is not content to let T control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malhoney manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malhoney keeping moving, preventing T from controlling successfully.
T looking to pass the guard.
Malhoney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malhoney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in T's guard.
Malhoney stopping the sweep attempt from T.
T throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Malhoney is in close to T's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malhoney connects with a couple of short punches.
T manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malhoney manages to get himself to full guard.
T preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
T wants to pass the guard but Malhoney is keeping the position.
T won't allow Malhoney to get back to his feet.
Malhoney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
T with a flurry of punches that miss.
T chips away with some ground and pound.
Tis looking to pass into half guard but Malhoney pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Malhoney is in guard.
T keeping moving, preventing Malhoney from controlling successfully.
Mike Malhoney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if T can do anything to dispel that myth.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
T tries to bum rush Malhoney with a series of wild strikes but Malhoney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gold T comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malhoney 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 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!