PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Po
vs
O Malley

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Malley rushes Po and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by O Malley.
A short right from O Malley.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Malley.
O Malley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pos head.
A body shot lands from O Malley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Malley.
O Malley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Po.
O Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Malley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Po landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Malley is defending well for now.
O Malley digs a right hand into Po's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Po's gas tank.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Malley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po has O Malley pressed against the cage, preventing O Malley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Malley lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Po definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.
O Malley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Po working aggressively here.
O Malley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Po backwards.
O Malley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but O Malley is blocking nicely.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but O Malley is blocking nicely.
O Malley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Malley can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Malley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po landing knees to the head.
O Malley looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Po misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Malley.
O Malley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Malley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Malley is defending well for now.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
O Malley wants to get back to striking at distance but Po won't allow it.
O Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Malley blocking some punches.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Malley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Malley.
O Malley blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from O Malley.
Po lands a knee to the head.
O Malley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from O Malley.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Po lands a knee to the head.
O Malley throws a head punch that misses.
Po blocking some punches.
Po scores with a knee to the head.
O Malley works on Po's body with a couple of short punches.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po misses with the head strike.
O Malley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
O Malley trying to control the position but instead, Po has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Malley into the cage.
Po missing with knees to the body.
O Malley is pushing Po up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
O Malley taking a breather.
Po working aggressively here.
O Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Po.
O Malley blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po landing knees to the body.
Po lands a knee to the head.
O Malley takes a knee to the side of the body.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po lands a knee to the head.
O Malley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Po landing knees to the head.
Po landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Po rushes O Malley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Malley struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Po crunches a lovely knee into O Malley's ribcage.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Malley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po lands a knee to the head.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Malley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
O Malley blocking some punches.
O Malley blocks an uppercut.
O Malley is breathing heavily.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Malley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Malley blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Malley blocking some punches.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by O Malley.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. O Malley won't want to take too many of those.
Po landing knees to the head.
O Malley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Po is keeping busy.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po landing knees to the head.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Malley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po with a knee to the head.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
O Malley trying to stall but Po improves his position.
O Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po landing knees to the head.
O Malley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Po with a knee to the head.
Tong Po has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Po with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
O Malley misses with a punch to the body.
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a punch but it's blocked by Po.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Malley lands a left hand.
O Malley scores with a shot to the side of Po's head.
O Malley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Malley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Malley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Malley blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Po as O Malley tries to tie him up.
O Malley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Malley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. O Malley won't want to take too many of those.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Malley blocking some punches.
Po throws a punch but it's blocked by O Malley.
Po scores with a knee to the head.
Po gets through O Malley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Malley takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Malley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. O Malley won't want to take too many of those.
Po lands a nice knee to the body.
Po lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po looking to throw knees to the head but O Malley is blocking nicely.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Malley avoids it.
Po is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
O Malley works on Po's body with a couple of short punches.
Po misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

O Malley clinches.
Po lands a knee to the head.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by O Malley.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Malley scores with a shoulder strike.
O Malley takes a knee to the side of the body.
O Malley stalling in the clinch but Po improves position.
Po misses with a knee strike.
O Malley misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing O Malley back against the cage.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Po misses with some punches.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but O Malley avoids the damage to the body.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley blocks an uppercut.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Malley throws a punch but it's blocked by Po.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Malley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Malley scores with a shot to the side of Po's head.
Po tries a knee to the head but O Malley blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Malley.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley is trying to maintain a safe position but Po gets an underhook and turns O Malley into the cage.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Malley tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Malley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Malley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Malley working aggressively here.
Po misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Malley's face.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Malley lands a nice uppercut.
O Malley misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
O Malley lands a left hand.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Po obliges.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Malley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Po is keeping busy.
O Malley is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po misses with some punches.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Po has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Po.
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Malley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by O Malley.
O Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Po obliges.
Po with a knee to the head.
O Malley trying to control the position but instead, Po has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Malley into the cage.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Po.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po misses with some punches.
O Malley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Malley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po lands a knee to the head.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po looking to stall.
O Malley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Po connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Malley's face.
O Malley lands a shot to the body.
Tong Po is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Malley tries to work over Po's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Malley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Po, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!