PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor O Mally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Handsome B Wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Mally comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

O Mally
vs
B Wonderful

194 cm
33
186 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

178 cm
26
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Steel Penn's All 160

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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor O Mally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome B Wonderful!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonderful looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wonderful avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Mally catches Wonderful with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wonderful misses with a looping left.
O Mally looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Wonderful shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wonderful prevents O Mally from improving his position.
Wonderful is trying to control. O Mally wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wonderful throwing shots but O Mally is blocking nicely.
Wonderful wants to pass the guard but O Mally is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Mally is refusing to be controlled, as Wonderful sits in half guard.
O Mally wants to control but Wonderful is keeping busy.
Wonderful throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing O Mally to regain full guard.
O Mally wants to sweep here but Wonderful controlling him for the moment.
Wonderful trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Mally looking to control.
Wonderful wants to control from the top but O Mally keeps moving.
Wonderful is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wonderful stopping the sweep attempt from O Mally.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonderful wants to control from the top but O Mally keeps moving.
Wonderful controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wonderful with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Mally seems keen to control Wonderful's posture.
O Mally will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Mally preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wonderful with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wonderful looking to sit in guard and control but O Mally gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wonderful holds on and takes a little breather.
Wonderful trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Handsome B Wonderful has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wonderful feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Mallys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wonderful throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Mally sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handsome B Wonderful dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Mally throws out a leg kick but Wonderful moves out of range and O Mally only half commits.
Wonderful tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Mally was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonderful.
O Mally slips a jab and a cross from Wonderful.
A punch combination from Wonderful misses.
O Mally slips under a jab.
Wonderful lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wonderful.
A good leg kick by O Mally.
Wonderful shoots for a takedown but O Mally saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wonderful displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Mally throws out the jab.
Wonderful throws a nice looking combination but O Mally bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wonderful throws a lazy right hand but O Mally sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Mally takes a swing at Wonderful's ribcage but misses.
Wonderful dodges the punch combination from O Mally.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wonderful checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderful shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Mally defends it nicely.
O Mally misses with a wild body shot.
Handsome B Wonderful is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonderful looks for a takedown but O Mally sprawls well.
Connor O Mally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Handsome B Wonderful.
O Mally tried to score with a low kick but Wonderful checks it.
Wonderful drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Mally looks to throw the jab but Wonderful is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Mally.
Wonderful misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wonderful misses with a wild combination.
Wonderful shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Mally as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Mally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Mally connects with a right hand. Wonderful shakes it off.
O Mally throws a big shot that misses.
O Mally defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wonderful.

Wonderful throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Mally tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wonderful is in O Mally's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Mally working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wonderful.
Wonderful stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Mally swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wonderful trying to control the position from guard on top but O Mally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Mally wants to sweep here but Wonderful controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Mally keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
Wonderful preventing the sweep.
Wonderful throws a big right hand that misses.
Wonderful throws a strike but O Mally rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
O Mally won't allow Wonderful to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Mally is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Mally wants to stand but Wonderful has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
O Mally preventing the sweep.
O Mally has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Mally wants to get up but he can't break Wonderful's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Handsome B Wonderful will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - O Mally throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wonderful closes the distance and clinches up with O Mally, looking for a takedown. Wonderful pushes O Mally against the cage but O Mally circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Mally. Wonderful does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Mally sizes up Wonderful with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Handsome B Wonderful seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonderful takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Mally moves out of range as Wonderful strikes.
Connor O Mally is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonderful shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Mally defends it nicely.
Wonderful shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Connor O Mally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Handsome B Wonderful.
Nice jab there from O Mally.
O Mally misses the jab.
O Mally lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wonderful circles away quickly and effectively.
Wonderful lands with a hook. O Mally tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Mally is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wonderful shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wonderful showed some decent athleticism there.
Wonderful has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Mally blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wonderful.
O Mally moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Mally keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
O Mally seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wonderful trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful trying to control the position from guard on top but O Mally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonderful wants to pass the guard but O Mally is keeping the position.
O Mally wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Handsome B Wonderful was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Mally lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - O Mally throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Wonderful changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Mally looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Connor O Mally has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful with the ground and pound but O Mally regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wonderful not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wonderful is controlling the pace.
O Mally tries to roll over but Wonderful keeps him under control.
Wonderful throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handsome B Wonderful is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wonderful 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.
Wonderful throwing shots but O Mally is blocking nicely.
Handsome B Wonderful has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Mally trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Mally manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Handsome B Wonderful.
I've got Wonderful winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handsome B Wonderful!
A victorious Handsome B Wonderful thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.