PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seylotoma Frend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone has chosen up with the Cock as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Frend
vs
Malone

187 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seylotoma Frend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Malone!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Frend.
Frend lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frend tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone wants to clinch up but Frend keeps it at a distance.
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Frend.
Frend misses with a two punch combination.
Malone slips under a jab.
Malone is looking to clinch but Frend is avoiding it.
Malone avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frend pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malone fails with an attempt to clinch.

Malone instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Malone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Malone.
Malone lands an elbow that stopped Frend in his tracks for a moment.
Malone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frend is defending well for now.
Malone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frend is breathing heavily.
Frend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frend's face.
Malone lands a nice uppercut.
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malone stalls.
Malone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malone lands an elbow that stopped Frend in his tracks for a moment.
Malone connects with a knee to the head.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but Frend blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Malone.
Malone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malone connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Seylotoma Frend has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone slowing the pace effectively.
Malone lands a body shot.
Malone crunches a lovely knee into Frend's ribcage.
Malone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frend takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malone scores with a knee to the head.
Malone is pushing Frend up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Malone working Frend over with knees to the body.
Malone lands a damaging elbow.
Malone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frend blocks an elbow strike from Malone.
Malone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frend's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frend lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frend avoiding damage as Malone throws knees to the body.
Malone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frend's defenses.
Malone misses with a knee to the head.
Frend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frend.
Come on Malone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malone.
Malone working Frend over with knees to the body.
Malone avoiding damage.
Frend wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.
Frend working hard to break the clinch.
Malone lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Malone lands an elbow that stopped Frend in his tracks for a moment.
Frend blocks an elbow strike from Malone.

Frend manages to break the clinch.
Frend works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malone lands a front kick.
Frend misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Frend.
Frend throws a right and a left that Malone avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frend moves away.
Some wild striking there from Frend.
Malone dodges the punch combination from Frend.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seylotoma Frend's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Frend misses with a few strikes there.
Frend throws a right and a left that both miss.

Malone darts in and clinches Frend up against the cage.
Frend wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Malone.
Malone lands a nice knee to the body.
Frend managing to block the knees to the body from Malone.
Malone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malone looking to throw knees to the head but Frend is blocking nicely.
Malone scores with a knee to the head.
Malone lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frend wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Malone.
Malone just leaning against Frend, taking a breather.
Malone landing knees to the head.
Malone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malone with a knee to the head.
Frend takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frend tries to break the clinch but Malone is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Malone.
Malone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frend is defending well for now.
Malone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Malone.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malone obliges.
Malone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frend is trying to force a seperation but Malone has the dominant position.
Mick Malone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Malone.
Come on Malone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Malone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malone tries to land knees in the clinch but Frend avoids the damage to the body.
Malone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malone working Frend over with knees to the body.
Frend blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frend working hard to break the clinch.

Frend breaks from the clinch.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frend paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frend.
Malone fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frend tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Frend misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Frend lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malone backs up against the cage.
Malone scores with a kick to the body.
Frend throws a series of punches but Malone moves out of range.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Malone dodges the punch combination from Frend.
Malone leaves Frend with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone throws a head kick but Frend moves out of range.
No luck for Frend with that takedown attempt.
Malone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malone tries to clinch but Frend moves out of range.
Seylotoma Frend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frend misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Frend.
Frend misses with a few strikes there.
Frend keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Malone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seylotoma Frend's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Frend misses with a body punch

and Malone moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Malone.
Malone lands an elbow inside.
Malone crunches a lovely knee into Frend's ribcage.
Malone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frend.
Malone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frend's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malone obliges.
Malone lands an elbow just above Frend 's eye.
Malone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Malone trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Malone.
A knee to the head by Malone.
A right hook to the body lands for Malone.
Malone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frend takes a knee right on the jaw!

Frend is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but Frend blocks with his arms.
Malone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frend blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frend avoiding damage as Malone throws knees to the body.
Malone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malone working Frend over with knees to the body.
Malone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frend is defending well for now.
Frend wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malone effectively controlling the action here.
Frend blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frend wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Frend uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two 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.
Frend can't break the clinch.
Malone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frend has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frend.
Frend blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frend prevents a body shot from Malone.
Malone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Malone tries to land knees in the clinch but Frend avoids the damage to the body.

Frend breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frend throws a leg kick but Malone moved away.
Danga de danga de dang - Frend scores with a four punch combination!
Malone throws a head kick but Frend moves out of range.
Frend swinging wildly here.
Frend throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Frend really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone throws a low kick, looking for Frend's leg but Frend calmly moves out of range.
Malone tries to clinch there but Frend circles away.
Frend throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Malone counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Frend!
Malone cracks Frend with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone thowing shots but they're missing.
Mick Malone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frend on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frend tries to get out of the position.
Malone tries to control but Frend wriggling away.
Malone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Malone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malone 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Malone!