PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greyson Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keys OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cleary
vs
OMalley

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greyson Cleary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keys OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleary swings for the body but OMalley moves out of range.
Cleary thuds his right hand into OMalley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
OMalley punishes Cleary's body with a nice straight punch.

OMalley clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cleary throws an elbow but misses.
OMalley blocks an elbow strike from Cleary.
A frustrated look appears on OMalley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cleary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OMalley misses with a hook from the clinch.
OMalley presses Cleary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cleary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OMalley blocks it with crossed arms.
OMalley takes an elbow to the temple.
Cleary takes a shot to the head.
OMalley lands a nice uppercut.
OMalley lands with a light punch inside.
Cleary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OMalley blocks it with crossed arms.
Cleary tries a knee to the head but OMalley blocks it.
OMalley can't break the clinch.
OMalley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Cleary is controlling him.
Cleary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. OMalley is defending well for now.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Cleary is controlling him.
Cleary working OMalley over with knees to the body.
OMalley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cleary just misses with a elbow thrown towards OMalley's brow.
OMalley takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee is keeping an eye on OMalley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cleary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and OMalley avoids it.
Cleary looking to throw knees to the head but OMalley is blocking nicely.
OMalley wants to get back to striking at distance but Cleary won't allow it.
OMalley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cleary backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OMalley.
Cleary tries a knee to the head but OMalley blocks it.
OMalley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleary backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cleary.
OMalley misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cleary missing with knees to the body.
OMalley is trying to push Cleary away but Cleary has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cleary gets underhooks to prevent OMalley's takedown attempt.
OMalley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
OMalley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cleary landing knees to the head.
OMalley has a couple of punches blocked by Cleary.
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!
Cleary misses with a knee to the head.
Cleary lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cleary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cleary lands a nice elbow.
OMalley avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleary.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary throws a knee to the head but misses.
OMalley's coach down at Brick Brawlers MMA (13 Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on OMalley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cleary landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cleary throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OMalley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cleary misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
OMalley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OMalley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
OMalley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cleary crunches a lovely knee into OMalley's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary lands a good knee to the midsection. OMalley won't want to take too many of those.
Cleary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OMalley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cleary prevents OMalley from breaking the clinch.

OMalley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

OMalley pushes Cleary up against the cage in a clinch.
OMalley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clearys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OMalley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary lands an elbow inside that OMalley shrugs off.
Cleary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OMalley.
Cleary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. OMalley is defending well for now.
OMalley avoids the elbow strike from Cleary, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cleary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cleary avoiding damage.
Cleary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OMalley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Greyson Cleary will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cleary tries to clinch but OMalley is having none of it.
OMalley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleary.
Cleary is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for OMalley.
Cleary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleary. OMalley does a little dance to reset his feet.
OMalley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cleary.
OMalley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good standup being displayed there by OMalley as he connects with a hook.

Cleary is rocked!

OMalley clinches up against the cage.
Oh Cleary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OMalley.
Cleary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cleary trying to land knees to the body.
OMalley blocks the elbow strike.
Cleary seems to have got his legs back now.
Cleary with a knee to the head.
Cleary missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by OMalley.
OMalley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cleary comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
OMalley blocks an elbow strike from Cleary.
Cleary looks to throw an elbow but misses.
OMalley missing with knees to the body.
Cleary lands a damaging elbow.
Cleary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleary lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cleary tries to land a knee to the head but OMalley blocks with his arms.
Cleary lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cleary throws an elbow that misses.
Cleary manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from OMalley.
Cleary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.
OMalley tries to break the clinch but Cleary is controlling the position.
Cleary pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
OMalley avoids the elbow strike from Cleary, against the cage.
OMalley is working Cleary over against the cage.
Cleary gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cleary gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OMalley wants to take the fight to the mat but Cleary manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OMalley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
OMalley can't break the clinch.

OMalley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary looks to score with a jab to the body but OMalley is just out of range.
Cleary is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Keys OMalley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cleary tries to clinch there but OMalley circles away.
Cleary looks to score with a jab to the body but OMalley is just out of range.
OMalley throws the left hand but Cleary avoids the punch easily.
A big left from OMalley misses.
OMalley throws a hook to the side of Cleary's head but Cleary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OMalley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OMalley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cleary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleary misses with a wild body shot.
OMalley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cleary pinned against the cage. Cleary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
OMalley blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary throws a sloppy head kick and OMalley moves out of range easily.
A cross from OMalley lands.
Cleary ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
OMalley misses with the combination.
OMalley punishes Cleary's body with a nice straight punch.
OMalley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cleary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cleary is looking to clinch but OMalley is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleary moves in looking to clinch but OMalley pushes him off.

Cleary tries to keep at a distance but OMalley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cleary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OMalley blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OMalley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OMalley wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keys OMalley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cleary tries to clinch up.
OMalley lunges at Cleary with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cleary's hand.
Cleary looks to throw the jab but OMalley is out of range.
Cleary throws a series of punches but OMalley avoids them all with ease.
Cleary throws a nice head kick!
A nice combination there by OMalley.
Cleary looks to land a right hand but OMalley moved out of range.
Keys OMalley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OMalley connects with a body shot that sends Cleary's belly button to the back.
Cleary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cleary takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

OMalley cracks Cleary with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. OMalley has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cleary to stand back up!
Cleary takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OMalley steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Cleary is out on his feet! OMalley sets himself and nearly takes Cleary's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Keys OMalley!
An out of breath Keys OMalley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.