PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hartley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonjay Malamar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hartley
vs
Malamar

168 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Hartley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonjay Malamar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malamar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartley circles away quickly and effectively.

Hartley instigates a clinch.

Hartley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonjay Malamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hartley gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hartley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hartley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hartley works over Malamar with some ground and pound from guard.
Hartley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hartley throws a big right hand that misses.
Hartley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Malamar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Malamar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Hartley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hartley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malamar's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malamar controls Hartley momentarily but Hartley frees himself.
Hartley is in close to Malamar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malamar looking for a sweep. Not yet Malamar, not yet.
Hartley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malamar's head.
Hartley wants to stand but Malamar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hartley pushing down on Malamar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Malamar trying to control here.
Hartley slips a nice elbow through Malamar's hands, connecting with Malamar's forehead.
Malamar is looking to control Hartley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malamar avoid being mounted?
Malamar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartley tries to pass to full mount but Malamar defends it.
Hartley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hartley looking to control but Malamar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hartley is landing with some decent strikes but Malamar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hartley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Malamar is looking to escape.
Malamar is trying to escape the mount.
Hartley looking to finish Malamar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malamar!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malamar gets back to half guard.
Malamar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hartley lands a nice short elbow.
Hartley slips a nice elbow through Malamar's hands, connecting with Malamar's forehead.
Malamar tries to roll over but Hartley keeps him under control.
Hartley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hartley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Malamar is pressing down on Hartley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hartley landing some decent shots from guard.
Hartley trying to control but Malamar is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malamar trying to strike off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malamar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hartley landing with the ground and pound.

Hartley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malamar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hartley has managed to get both his arms back between Malamar's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hartley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hartley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hartley wants to control from the top but Malamar keeps moving.
Hartley lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartley postures up and lands a big shot to Malamar's brow.
Hartley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hartley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Malamar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hartley pinned against the cage. Hartley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Hartley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Malamar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Hartley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Malamar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hartley has Malamar in his guard.
Hartley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hartley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Malamar is controlling him.
Hartley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malamar wants to stand and escape but instead Hartley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley is in close to Malamar's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Malamar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hartley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andrew Hartley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hartley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malamar is keeping the position for now.
Malamar wants to sweep but no luck.
Hartley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hartley preventing the sweep.
Malamar controls Hartley momentarily but Hartley frees himself.
Hartley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malamar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hartley chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malamar keeping full guard, as Hartley tries to pass.

Malamar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hartley defends it easily.
Hartley scoring with some ground and pound.
Malamar trying to keep a closed guard but Hartley is proving a slippery customer.
Hartley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hartley trying to control the position from guard on top but Malamar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartley landing some decent shots from guard.
Hartley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hartley looking to pass the guard.
Malamar working a defensive guard here.
Hartley tries to free his leg and advance position but Malamar is retaining full guard.
Malamar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hartley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Malamar looking for a sweep. Not yet Malamar, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sonjay Malamar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Malamar moves in looking to clinch but Hartley pushes him off.
Malamar fails with the takedown

and Hartley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malamar tries to circle away but Hartley has him pinned against the cage.
Malamar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hartley jumps guard.

Malamar drops back looking for a leg! Hartley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hartley manages to kick Malamar off! Malamar jumps back into Hartley's guard.
Hartley throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hartley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malamar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hartley haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hartley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Malamar darts in looking for a takedown but Hartley gets double underhooks and turns Malamar into the cage.
Malamar is trying to push Hartley away but Hartley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malamar is looking to control Hartley's arms but Hartley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malamar has his back to the cage.

Hartley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Malamar is trying to keep an underhook but Hartley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hartley working over Malamar with some ground and pound. Malamar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Malamar moves into full guard.
Hartley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hartley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hartley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hartley postures up and lands a big shot to Malamar's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley controlling from the top position.

Malamar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hartley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hartley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hartley passes Malamar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Malamar wants to control the action here but instead Hartley manages to pass to full mount!
Hartley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Malamar's face.
Hartley trying to control but Malamar is having none of it.
Hartley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hartley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malamar can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hartley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malamar is desperately trying to improve his position but Hartley has a good base and remains in mount.
Malamar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malamar tries to hold on but Hartley postures up.
Hartley dominating with strikes here.
Malamar tries to hold on but Hartley postures up.
Hartley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Malamar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Malamar wants to hold on but Hartley pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hartley controlling from mount.
Hartley with a couple of short strikes.
Hartley working the ground and pound effectively.
Hartley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Hartley jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Malamar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Malamar and Hartley has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Malamar taking a bit of punishment here - Hartley scoring with strikes.
Hartley wants to control but Malamar is keeping him busy.
Andrew Hartley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hartley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Malamar some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malamar tries to bench press Hartley off him but Hartley keeps the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartley takes a little break here. Malamar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Malamar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Malamar tries to buck Hartley off but Hartley is having none of it.
Hartley moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Malamar taking a bit of punishment here - Hartley scoring with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malamar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hartley off and has taken his back!
Hartley is trying to break free.
Sonjay Malamar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartley is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Hartley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Hartley!