PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Easy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Malone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Easy
vs
Malone

184 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Easy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keith Malone!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with a low kick.
Malone tries for a takedown but Easy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick and Easy moves out of range easily.
Easy throws a series of strikes that have Malone backpedaling.
Easy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Malone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Easy checks it well.
Easy avoids a kick to the body.
Easy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malone swings for the body but Easy moves out of range.
Easy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keith Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Easy looks to land a combination but Malone avoids it well.
Easy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Easy misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malone rushes Easy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Easy stalling in the clinch but Malone improves position.
The referee calls for Malone to work.
Malone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malone keeps control of Easy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Easy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Easy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Easy is trying to push Malone away but Malone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Malone manages to break the clinch.
Malone closes the distance and clinches up with Easy, looking for a takedown. Malone pushes Easy against the cage but Easy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone is looking to clinch.
Easy throws a head kick that Malone semi-blocks.
Malone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Dan Easy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Malone.
No luck for Malone with that takedown attempt.
Malone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Easy.
Easy looks to land a body kick but Malone moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Easy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Easy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Easy.
Easy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Malone throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malone closes the distance and clinches up with Easy, looking for a takedown. Malone pushes Easy against the cage but Easy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Malone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Easy can pounce on him.
Malone shoots and misses
and Easy counters with a nice uppercut.
Malone looks gassed!
Easy lands with a kick to the temple. Malone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Malone pushes Easy up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easy is trying to break the clinch but Malone has him pressed against the cage.
Easy is trying to push Malone away but Malone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malone keeps control of Easy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Easy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malone has him pressed against the cage.

Malone manages to break the clinch.
Easy tries a head kick but it misses.
Easy throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
Malone misses with a body kick.
Malone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Easy sprawls well. Easy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Easy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Dan Easy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Malone. Those never looked like landing.
Dan Easy is winning the standup battle so far.

Malone has Easy up against the cage in a clinch.
Malone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Easy's efforts to push away.
Easy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Easy working aggressively here.

Malone breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Malone is defended easily by Easy.
Dan Easy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Easy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Malone.

Malone takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Easy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Malone.
Malone shoots in looking for a takedown. Easy tries to sprawl out of it but Malone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Easy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan Easy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Malone.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but Easy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Easy throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease.
Easy slaps away a takedown attempt from Malone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Easy.

Malone drives through and clinches with Easy against the cage.
Easy is trying to force a seperation but Malone has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Easy is looking to break free of the clinch but Malone has double underhooks.
Easy wants to break free but Malone has control.

Malone breaks the clinch.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Malone takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easy fails to land with a series of punches.
Malone dives in and grabs Easy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Easy pushes down on Malone's head and hops out.
Easy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Easy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Malone.
Easy throws a front kick that sends Malone stumbling back into the cage.
Easy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Easy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but Easy shows good takedown defense.
Malone blocks a head kick by Easy.
Easy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Easy lands a body shot.
Easy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Easy throws a series of punches but Malone moves out of range.
Easy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Easy. No joy for Malone on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Easy dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Easy scores with a head kick.
Easy throws a lazy head kick

and Malone counters by moving into the clinch.
Malone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Easy's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Malone.
Easy tries to break free but Malone pushes him back against the cage.
Easy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Malone blocks a body shot from Easy.

Malone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone shoots in but no luck this time.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid body kick from Easy.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Easy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Easy wants it to stay on the feet.
Dan Easy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Malone.
Easy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Easy misses with a wild combination.
Malone is trying desperately to land a takedown but Easy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Malone.
Easy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dan Easy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Malone tenderised Easy's leg. Easy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick and Easy moves out of range easily.
Malone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Easy scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malone. That did some damage!
Easy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Easy lands a glancing blow to the side of Malone's head.
Easy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Malone shoots for a takedown but Easy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Easy throws a nice looking combination but Malone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Easy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Easy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Easy.
Easy looks to land a combination but Malone avoids it well.
Easy lands a nice shot to the body.

Malone moves into range and clinches up with Easy.
Easy tries to break free but Malone pushes him back against the cage.
Easy tries to break free but Malone pushes him back against the cage.
Easy misses with a hook to the ribs.

Malone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone tries for a takedown but Easy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Easy.
Easy lands a front kick.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch but Easy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone. Easy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone tries to clinch but Easy moves out of range.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Easy moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone misses with a takedown attempt - Easy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Keith Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malone avoids the head kick by Easy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Easy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Easy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Easy!