PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kato Cordera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryder Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cordera
vs
Maloney

190 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
181 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kato Cordera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Stryder Maloney!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordera wants to clinch up but Maloney keeps it at a distance.
Maloney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cordera checks a low kick from Maloney.
Cordera throws a sloppy head kick and Maloney moves out of range easily.
Maloney misses with the combination.
Cordera tries to close the distance and clinch but Maloney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Maloney darts in and clinches Cordera up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maloney.
Cordera looking to throw knees to the head but Maloney is blocking nicely.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Cordera is blocking nicely.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cordera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Cordera breaks the clinch.

Maloney has closed the distance and engaged Cordera in a clinch.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
Maloney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Kato Cordera has been cut.
Maloney connects with a knee to the head.
Cordera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cordera tries to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cordera.
Maloney throws an elbow but it misses.
Maloney trying to land knees to the body.
Maloney blocks an elbow strike.
Maloney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maloney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maloney scores a nice knee to the body.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Cordera scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Cordera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maloney's defenses.
Maloney pressing his opponent against the cage.

Cordera manages to break the clinch.
Maloney misses with a low kick.
Cordera walks into a straight right hand from Maloney.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Maloney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Maloney is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cordera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maloney frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordera is working to get back to half guard.

Maloney jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cordera manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cordera parries the strikes from Maloney easily there. Maloney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cordera to escape.

Maloney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cordera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cordera gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Maloney trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maloney goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cordera is on top in guard.

Cordera drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maloney dives on top into guard.
Maloney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maloney is pushing down on Cordera's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cordera is fighting to maintain full guard but Maloney has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordera pushes Maloney off looking to stand but Maloney dives back in and keeps control.
Cordera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cordera keeping moving, preventing Maloney from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maloney is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Maloney is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cordera is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cordera has escaped and now he's on top!

Cordera has gone for a leg lock! Maloney slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cordera's guard.
Cordera is breathing heavily.
Maloney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maloney won't allow Cordera to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stryder Maloney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kato Cordera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maloney fails with the takedown.

Maloney instigates a clinch.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cordera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maloney landing knees to the body.
Cordera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maloney tries to land knees in the clinch but Cordera avoids the damage to the body.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Cordera blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cordera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maloney's brow.
Cordera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maloney's face.
Maloney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cordera crunches a lovely knee into Maloney's ribcage.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cordera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Cordera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maloney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cordera's calf.
Cordera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maloney can pounce on him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maloney.
Cordera doesn't manage to clinch there - Maloney circles away.
Maloney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Maloney forces Cordera back against the cage and clinches.
Cordera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maloney scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maloney.

Cordera breaks from the clinch.
Cordera fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Maloney misses.
Maloney misses with a two punch combination.
Cordera moves in looking to clinch but Maloney pushes him off.
Maloney is looking to chop away at Cordera's legs.
Cordera is looking to clinch.

Cordera instigates a clinch.
Maloney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Cordera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Maloney misses.
Maloney closes the distance and clinches up with Cordera, looking for a takedown. Maloney pushes Cordera against the cage but Cordera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maloney shoots in but Cordera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kato Cordera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stryder Maloney.

Maloney moves into range and clinches up with Cordera.
Cordera pushes off an throws an elbow but Maloney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maloney has a couple of punches blocked by Cordera.
Maloney throws an elbow that misses.
Maloney's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cordera can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney tries to stall but Cordera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cordera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cordera lands a nice elbow.
Cordera misses with a knee to the head.
Maloney's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cordera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cordera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cordera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Cordera is blocking nicely.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Cordera blocks with his arms.
Cordera tries to land a knee to the head but Maloney blocks with his arms.
Cordera tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Maloney leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maloney throws an elbow that misses.

Cordera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maloney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cordera throws a head kick that Maloney semi-blocks.

Maloney pushes Cordera up against the cage in a clinch.
Maloney avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cordera tries a knee to the head but Maloney blocks it.
Maloney avoiding damage.
Maloney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cordera is defending well for now.
Cordera misses with a knee to the head.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cordera avoids it.
Maloney prevents Cordera from breaking the clinch.
Maloney working Cordera over with knees to the body.
Maloney with a knee to the head.
Maloney's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
Cordera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maloney is defending well for now.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Maloney - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maloney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cordera blocks it with crossed arms.
Cordera scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Cordera is blocking nicely.
Maloney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cordera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maloney connects with a knee to the head.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Cordera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cordera clinches.
Cordera misses with a knee strike.
Maloney pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Cordera blocks with his arms.

Cordera breaks the clinch.
Cordera blocks a jab.
Maloney throws a nice looking combination but Cordera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Maloney.
Maloney fails with a takedown attempt.
Cordera avoids the body shot from Maloney.

Cordera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stryder Maloney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kato Cordera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Maloney takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Maloney takes the fight into the clinch.
Maloney blocks an elbow strike.
Cordera lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Stryder Maloney has been cut.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cordera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Cordera blocks with his arms.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Cordera is blocking nicely.
Cordera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cordera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cordera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maloney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cordera avoids it.
Maloney taking a breather.
Cordera tries to land a knee to the head but Maloney blocks with his arms.
Maloney presses Cordera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Cordera blocks with his arms.
Stryder Maloney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maloney just leaning against Cordera, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Cordera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maloney misses with the head strike.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cordera lands a nice knee to the body.
Cordera misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maloney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cordera blocks it with crossed arms.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Cordera blocks with his arms.
Cordera connects with a knee to the head.
Cordera misses with a knee to the head.
Maloney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cordera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cordera misses with a knee to the head.
Maloney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cordera tries to land knees in the clinch but Maloney avoids the damage to the body.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
Cordera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maloney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maloney landing knees to the head.
Maloney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
Cordera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maloney blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maloney.
Cordera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Cordera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maloney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cordera.

Maloney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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.
Cordera tries to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling the position.
Cordera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maloney is defending well for now.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Cordera is blocking nicely.
Cordera avoiding damage as Maloney throws knees to the body.
Maloney takes an elbow to the temple.

Cordera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maloney.
Maloney throws a lazy head kick

and Cordera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maloney blocks an uppercut.
Maloney stalling.
Maloney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cordera lands an elbow inside that Maloney shrugs off.
Maloney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cordera lands a knee to the head.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cordera.

Cordera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cordera moves in looking to clinch but Maloney pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Maloney.
Maloney throws the kick towards the body but Cordera avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordera throws a head kick that misses.
Maloney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maloney takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cordera tries to clinch there but Maloney circles away.
Maloney keeps the fight on the outside.
Maloney swinging wildly here.
Maloney misses with a looping left.
Cordera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kato Cordera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Maloney.
Cordera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maloney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maloney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maloney scoring well with a low kick there.
Maloney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cordera was well out of range. Poor timing from Maloney.
Maloney fails to land with a series of punches.
Maloney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maloney tries to bum rush Cordera with a series of wild strikes but Cordera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordera slips a straight right by Maloney.
Cordera tries to clinch up but Maloney circles away and keeps his distance.
Kato Cordera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Cordera blocks the low kick.
Stryder Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maloney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maloney connects with a nice looking jab.
Cordera moves in looking to clinch but Maloney pushes him off.
Maloney tries to clinch up.
Maloney shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maloney throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cordera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maloney's knee momentarily.
Cordera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maloney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maloney tries to score with a low kick but Cordera moves his leg out of the way.
Maloney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maloney throws a leg kick
and Cordera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maloney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maloney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cordera checks it well.
Kato Cordera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cordera darts in and clinches Maloney up against the cage.
Cordera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cordera tries to land a knee to the head but Maloney blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maloney - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cordera scores with a knee to the head.

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 Kato Cordera.
Well Maloney 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stryder Maloney!