PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Dowling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryder Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowling comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne: Bark At The Moon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dowling
vs
Maloney

180 cm
25
179 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
181 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Dowling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Stryder Maloney!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowling throws a right hand that misses
and Maloney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maloney misses with a body shot.
Dowling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maloney counters with a stiff right hand.
Dowling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maloney avoids it really well and circles away.
Maloney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dowling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maloney.
Maloney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dowling.
A head kick by Dowling misses
and Maloney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dowling thinking.
Dowling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maloney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dowling misses with a takedown attempt
and Maloney counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Dowling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maloney throws a series of punches but Dowling moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Maloney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dowling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maloney counters with a one-two to the body.
Dowling misses with a left hand
and Maloney counters with a stiff right hand.
Dowling misses with a leg kick
and Maloney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maloney throws a right hand that misses
and Dowling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maloney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dowling throws a combination that misses
and Maloney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dowling misses with a hook
and Maloney counters with a two punch combo.
Dowling with a poor takedown
and Maloney counters with a straight right hand.
Maloney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dowling.
An inside leg kick lands from Maloney.
Maloney lands a jab to the head.
Maloney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dowling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Maloney to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Maloney.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowling throws a lazy body kick
and Maloney counters with a one-two to the body.
A slow jab from Maloney misses its intended target.

Dowling scores a takedown into full mount!
Dowling punching from mount but Maloney doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maloney wants to control but Dowling is having none of it.
Dowling working Maloney over with strikes here.
Maloney holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dowling tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney is trying desperately to improve position.
Dowling working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maloney manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Maloney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dowling.

Dowling is working for a kimura but Maloney is defending it quite comfortably.
Maloney pushes Dowling off looking to stand but Dowling dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowling landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dowling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maloney is trying to stand.
Maloney is staying active underneath Dowling, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dowling tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maloney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stryder Maloney will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dowling throws a right hand that misses
and Maloney counters with an outside leg kick.
Dowling fails with the takedown
and Maloney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dowling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dowling throws a big shot that misses.
Dowling needs to keep his hands up - Maloney had a free shot at his head there.
Dowling with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maloney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Dowling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dowling gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maloney counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maloney misses with a double jab.
Kenny Dowling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maloney scores with a punch to the head.
Stryder Maloney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maloney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dowling with a poor takedown
and Maloney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dowling misses with a left hand
and Maloney counters with a nice body kick.
Dowling swings widly with a right hand
and Maloney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dowling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Maloney. Those never looked like landing.
Maloney lands the left hand.
Dowling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maloney counters with a nice body shot.
Maloney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stryder Maloney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maloney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dowling swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maloney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dowling misses with a left hand
and Maloney counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Maloney.

Dowling drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maloney stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Maloney is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowling misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Maloney regains half guard, as Dowling was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maloney tries to kick Dowling off but Dowling keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dowling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maloney does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maloney is trying to stand back up but Dowling is controlling him
Dowling is trying to control the action in half guard but Maloney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dowling throwing shots but Maloney is blocking nicely.
Dowling 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.
Dowling trying to mount his opponent but Maloney defends it.

Dowling is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dowling stalling away here and it's allowed Maloney to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dowling looking to sit in guard and control but Maloney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dowling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dowling working over Maloney with some ground and pound. Maloney looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Maloney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dowling's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Dowling misses
and Dowling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maloney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dowling throws out the jab.
Dowling misses with a left hand
and Maloney makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Maloney does it's job there.
Dowling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maloneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dowling looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maloney slips a jab from Dowling.
Dowling fails to land the takedown.
Maloney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dowling shoots and misses
and Maloney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dowling throws a lazy uppercut
and Maloney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maloney scores with a three punch combo!
Maloney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dowling misses with a takedown attempt
and Maloney counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Dowling. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowling throws a lazy uppercut
and Maloney counters with a straight right hand.
Dowling takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowling misses with a takedown attempt
and Maloney counters with a right hand to the body.
Maloney connects with the punch.
Maloney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dowling misses with a takedown
and Maloney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dowling takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Maloney. That snapped Dowling's head back.
Maloney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maloney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dowling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dowling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maloney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dowling walks into a stiff left hand from Maloney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maloney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dowling.
Dowling has his takedown stuffed
and Maloney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maloney's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maloney duly obliges.
Maloney connects with a looping right hand.

Dowling is rocked!
Maloney connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Dowling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maloney drops Dowling with a big left hand! Dowling is injured, injured bad! Maloney jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stryder Maloney!