PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley has chosen Dropkick Murphy's - I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jose Chavez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Finn O Malley's chin.

Chavez
vs
O Malley

190 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finn O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

O Malley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Malley cracks Chavez with a solid left hand.
O Malley won't allow Chavez to sweep him here.
O Malley throws a strike but Chavez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chavez stops O Malley from standing up.
Chavez wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.

Chavez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chavez wants to stand but O Malley is controlling his posture from full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if O Malley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chavez stops O Malley from standing up.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but O Malley is retaining full guard.
Chavez won't allow O Malley to get back to his feet.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chavez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chavez wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
Chavez forces his way into half guard.
Chavez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Chavez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, O Malley has managed to free his arm - good work.
O Malley won't allow Chavez to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is working hard here to advance position.
Chavez tries to stand and escape but O Malley is controlling the position.
O Malley is in trouble now - Chavez has advanced to mount!
O Malley has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

O Malley fending off the submission attempt from Chavez.

O Malley showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez wants to control but O Malley is keeping busy.

O Malley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

O Malley defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Chavez's arms.
Chavez misses with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez punches the canvas rather than the man.

Chavez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. O Malley knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften O Malley for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Chavez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

O Malley throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
Chavez throws a series of punches but O Malley avoids them all with ease.
Jose Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Chavez has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for O Malley with that takedown attempt.
Chavez leaves O Malley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab by Chavez.
Chavez wants to clinch.
O Malley closes the distance and clinches up with Chavez, looking for a takedown. O Malley pushes Chavez against the cage but Chavez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jose Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finn O Malley.
Chavez throws a nice looking combination but O Malley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Malley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Chavez is looking to clinch.

O Malley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chavez quickly recovers to half guard.
O Malley wants to take a breather but Chavez is having none of it.
Jose Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Malley trying to control the pace.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
O Malley throwing shots but Chavez is blocking nicely.
Chavez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to pass to mount but Chavez is defending the position.
O Malley throwing shots but Chavez is blocking nicely.
O Malley drops an elbow to the side of Chavez's head.
O Malley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Malley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
O Malley working the head and body with strikes.
Chavez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Malley is working away from the top position though.
O Malley 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chavez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Malley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chavez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chavez taking some punishment here, with O Malley in his half guard.
O Malley wants to take a breather but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez trying to hold on to O Malley's head to control him but O Malley postures up.
O Malley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Malley misses with a head shot. Chavez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chavez is trying to keep O Malley in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as O Malley controls the pace.
Chavez wants to sweep here but O Malley controlling him for the moment.
Chavez trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn O Malley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

O Malley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
O Malley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chavez keeps working.
Chavez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chavez gets back to full guard.
Chavez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Malley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Malley trying to move into half guard but instead Chavez has managed to sweep!
Chavez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Malley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chavez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chavez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Malley keeping full guard, as Chavez tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throwing strikes from guard but O Malley blocks nicely.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but O Malley is retaining full guard.

Chavez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chavez stands and throws O Malley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
O Malley pushes Chavez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chavez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Chavez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chavez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
O Malley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chavez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Chavez has an Americana. O Malley didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Chavez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Chavez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jose Chavez!