PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon has chosen im not afraid as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Waul
vs
Mallon

203 cm
30
265 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

200 cm
26
300 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Resistance

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon swinging wildly here.
Mallon slips a straight right by Waul.
Mallon misses with a hook
letting Waul counter with a right hand.
Mallon ducks under a wild hook from Waul.
Waul explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Waul avoids the body shot from Mallon.
Waul darts in trying to clinch
and Mallon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Waul lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon misses with a hook
and Mallon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mallon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Waul misses.
Waul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mallon.
Mallon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mallon blocks a leg kick.
Waul throws a series of strikes that have Mallon backpedaling.
Waul wants to clinch.
Waul misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Waul.
Waul is looking to clinch.
Waul throws a poor cross that misses
and Mallon counters with a straight right hand.
Waul misses with a body kick.
Waul misses with a left hand
and Mallon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waul thinking.
Waul is breathing heavily.
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!
Waul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mallon misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon misses with an uppercut. Waul saw that one coming.
Mallon throws an off balance right hand

and Waul counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallon.
Mallon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mallon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mallon has Waul pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mallon.
A short left from Waul.
Waul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mallon working aggressively here.
Waul misses with the head strike.
Mallon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mallon lands with a left to the head.
Waul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waul lands a shoulder strike.
Mallon throws a head punch that misses.
Mallon working aggressively here.
Mallon blocks an uppercut.
Mallon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mallon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waul throws a punch but it's blocked by Mallon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mallon.
Waul working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul tries to work over Mallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waul misses with some punches.
Waul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mallon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waul backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waul.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waul.
Mallon blocks a body shot from Waul.
Waul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waul blocks an uppercut.
Waul takes a shot to the head.
Waul has Mallon pressed against the cage, preventing Mallon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waul.
Waul misses with some punches.
Mallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mallon.
A nice left hand lands by Mallon.
Waul cracks Mallon with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waul.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waul.
Waul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Waul lands with a light punch inside.
Waul presses Mallon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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 Paul Waul will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mallon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waul counters with an outside leg kick.
Waul scores with a sloppy right hand. Mallon should have avoided that one.
Waul sizes up Mallon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waul cracks Mallon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waul thows a body shot but no joy.
Waul lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Waul.

It looks like John Mallon has been cut.
Waul thows a body shot but no joy.
Waul wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Waul.
Waul throws a body kick that misses.
Waul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mallon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waul motions for Mallon to come forward. Waul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mallon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waul throws a lazy right hand but Mallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mallon keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul Waul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waul tries to land a leg kick but Mallon saw it coming and moves away.
Mallon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Waul throws a front kick aimed at Mallon's knee but Mallon avoids it well.
Waul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mallon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
John Mallon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Waul. That's going to slow Mallon down.
Mallon throws a hook to the side of Waul's head but Waul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waul misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul staying out of range there.
Mallon throws an off balance right hand
and Waul counters with a right hand to the body.
Waul misses with a two punch combination.
Waul has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Waul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mallon.
Waul throws a combination. Mallon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mallon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waul.
Waul throws a series of punches but Mallon moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mallon misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul looks to throw the jab but Mallon is out of range.
Mallon avoids the body shot from Waul.
Mallon throws a right hand that misses
and Waul counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mallon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Waul stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Waul is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mallon swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Waul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Mallon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Mallon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mallon avoids the body shot from Waul.
Waul misses with a kick to the body.
Waul avoids the body shot from Mallon.
Mallon moves out of range of the strikes.
Waul misses with a jab to the body
and Mallon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mallon throws a jab when Waul was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Waul. That's going to slow Mallon down.
Mallon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waul tries to close the distance and clinch but Mallon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul moves out of range of the strikes.
Waul swings for the body but Mallon moves out of range.
Waul punishes Mallon's body with a nice straight punch.
Mallon throws a hook but Waul avoids it easily.
Waul misses the body punch
and Mallon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mallon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waul.
Mallon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waul.
Mallon slips under a jab.
Waul throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul misses with an uppercut.
Waul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waul misses with an uppercut.
Waul is looking to clinch but Mallon is avoiding it.
Waul cracks Mallon with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mallon swings widly with a right hand
and Waul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waul keeps Mallon at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waul.
Waul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mallon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mallon connects with a body shot.
Waul connects with a body shot.
Waul misses with a hook to the body
enabling Mallon to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mallon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waul throws out the jab.
Mallon moves out of range of the leg kick from Waul.
Mallon lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mallon misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Waul.
Waul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mallon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mallon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waul misses with a jab to the body
and Mallon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mallon moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Waul.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Mallon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mallon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mallon!