PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and peter tremain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Malley
vs
tremain

185 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

167 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, peter tremain!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tremain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

tremain tries to keep at a distance but O Malley has taken the fight into the clinch.
tremain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Malley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
O Malley throws a knee to the head but misses.

O Malley drags the fight down to the ground.

O Malley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. tremain is aware though and is defending well.
tremain pushing down on O Malley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
tremain looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
tremain wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Malley looking for submissions off his back.
tremain trying to control from half guard but O Malley is working away.
tremain frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
O Malley tries to improve his position but instead tremain has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A lull in the action here.
tremain has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of O Malley's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley trying to get back to his feet but tremain is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
tremain has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
O Malley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

tremain has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, O Malley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

O Malley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Malley rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
O Malley is pressing down on tremain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

O Malley has an active guard here but tremain has managed to pass into half guard.
tremain stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

peter tremain dominated that 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.

tremain looks to clinch
and O Malley counters with a flying knee. Nice.

O Malley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Malley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
tremain is looking to get to half guard.
tremain is squirming around, avoiding O Malley's attempts to control the action.
tremain is trying to escape the mount.
O Malley wants to control the pace but tremain is squirming around nicely.
O Malley punching from mount but tremain doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tremain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Malley tries to control but tremain wriggling away.

O Malley is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But tremain has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from tremain!
tremain trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
tremain looking to sit in guard and control but O Malley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Malley trying to control but tremain is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

O Malley stands and steps away. tremain gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sean O Malley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Malley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Malley connects with a high kick.

O Malley tries to keep at a distance but tremain has taken the fight into the clinch.

O Malley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

tremain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. O Malley sprawls well initially but tremain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tremain lands strikes from half guard.
O Malley tries to roll over but tremain keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tremain looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
tremain is trying to control. O Malley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
tremain uses his free foot to push down on O Malley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for O Malley.
tremain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Malley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
O Malley is wriggling around trying to escape.
tremain landing shots from mount.
The referee warns O Malley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

tremain stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
tremain shoots in for a double leg but O Malley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

peter tremain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

O Malley misses with a head kick.
tremain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Malley tries to clinch

and tremain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
tremain trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but O Malley manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
O Malley preventing the sweep.
O Malley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

O Malley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
O Malley tries for a takedown but tremain circles away easily

and tremain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for O Malley!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
tremain trying to control but O Malley is having none of it.
tremain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

tremain decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a takedown

and tremain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for O Malley!
tremain looking to finish O Malley with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Malley!
tremain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Malley is looking to escape.
tremain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
tremain landing strikes from the mount and O Malley is in trouble!
peter tremain has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
tremain controlling his opponent.
tremain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
tremain unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
tremain looking to control but O Malley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Malley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

tremain stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
tremain stuffs the takedown attempt from O Malley. O Malley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean O Malley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tremain darts in trying to clinch
and O Malley counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley lands a head kick!
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
peter tremain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
tremain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
peter tremain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got tremain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... peter tremain!