PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Wiaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malloy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hallo Wereld. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wiaz
vs
Malloy

170 cm
21
166 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

194 cm
19
169 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateusz Wiaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Malloy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiaz throws a body punch but Malloy moves out of range.

Malloy gets tackled into the cage by Wiaz. Wiaz maintains the clinch.

Malloy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malloy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiaz. Wiaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wiaz moves in looking to clinch but Malloy pushes him off.

Wiaz closes the distance and clinches.
Wiaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiaz is pushing Malloy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiaz is working Malloy over against the cage.
Wiaz tries to throw a body punch but Malloy avoids it by throwing Wiaz back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz lands a body shot.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Wiaz slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiaz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mateusz Wiaz.
Wiaz wants to clinch.

Wiaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malloy's efforts to push away.
Wiaz misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
Wiaz tries to work over Malloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiaz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wiaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wiaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malloy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wiaz tries to throw a body punch but Malloy avoids it by throwing Wiaz back against the cage.
Wiaz digs a right hand underneath Malloy's ribcage. Malloy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiaz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Malloy up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malloy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wiaz misses with a punch to the body.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Wiaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiaz lands a body shot.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
Wiaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Malloy controls his hands.
Malloy tries to pull guard but Wiaz won't allow it.
Wiaz stalling in the clinch.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz tries to throw a body punch but Malloy avoids it by throwing Wiaz back against the cage.
Wiaz cracks Malloy with a nice body shot.
Wiaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malloy blocks a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy blocks a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
Wiaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Wiaz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Wiaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malloy being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateusz Wiaz dominated that 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.

Wiaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wiaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Malloy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malloy finds it's way round the side to connect with Wiaz's head.
Wiaz tries to clinch but Malloy moves out of range.
Thomas Malloy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malloy moves away.
Malloy scores with the left hand. Wiaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Malloy keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malloy can do to turn this around?
Wiaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malloy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malloy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wiaz sprawls well. Wiaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malloy gets slowly back to his feet.
Malloy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malloy's corner calls for a 1-2. Malloy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wiaz swings for the body but Malloy moves out of range.
Wiaz swings for the body but Malloy moves out of range.
Wiaz tries to clinch there but Malloy circles away.
Malloy throws a head kick but Wiaz moves out of range.
Wiaz moves in looking to clinch but Malloy pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiaz is looking to clinch but Malloy is avoiding it.
Malloy swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malloy.
Wiaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malloy moves away.

Wiaz clinches with his opponent.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.
Wiaz tries to throw a body punch but Malloy avoids it by throwing Wiaz back against the cage.
Wiaz leaning against his opponent.
Malloy jumps guard but Wiaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Wiaz leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mateusz Wiaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Malloy.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
Wiaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Wiaz tries to work over Malloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Wiaz stalling against the cage.

Malloy pulls guard.
Wiaz tries to stand but Malloy is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malloy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wiaz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Malloy.
Malloy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Malloy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Wiaz decides to stand back up. Wiaz steps back and let's Malloy get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malloy connects with a crisp jab.
Mateusz Wiaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiaz is looking to clinch.
Wiaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malloy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Malloy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malloy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malloy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malloy throws out a leg kick but Wiaz moves out of range and Malloy only half commits.
Malloy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiaz darts in trying to clinch
and Malloy counters with a right hand to the body.
Wiaz is looking to clinch but Malloy is avoiding it.
Wiaz lands a body shot.

Wiaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Malloy 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!

Malloy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiaz circles away quickly and effectively.

Wiaz has closed the distance and engaged Malloy in a clinch.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Malloy prevents a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy tries to pull guard but Wiaz won't allow it.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malloy wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malloy can't get the takedown.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Wiaz tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Wiaz tries to work over Malloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malloy's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wiaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wiaz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wiaz misses with a body punch.
Wiaz leaning against his opponent.
Mateusz Wiaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wiaz controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mateusz Wiaz.
Malloy throws a head kick that Wiaz semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Malloy circles away.
Wiaz misses with a body punch
and Malloy counters with a straight right hand.
Wiaz tries to clinch up but Malloy circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas Malloy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malloy shoots in but Wiaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mateusz Wiaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Malloy.
Wiaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Malloy. That one must have hurt.

Wiaz darts in and clinches Malloy up against the cage.
Wiaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Malloy prevents a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz tries to work over Malloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiaz digs a right hand into Malloy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malloy's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiaz is stalling here.
Malloy wants a takedown but no success here.
Wiaz stalling the fight.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.
Wiaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malloy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wiaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiaz can't find room to land a body shot as Malloy controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wiaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malloy jumps guard but Wiaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Malloy blocks a body shot from Wiaz.
Wiaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Malloy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malloy stalling.
Wiaz is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malloy wants to take a breather but Wiaz is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mateusz Wiaz.
I think Wiaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateusz Wiaz!
After winning the bout, Mateusz Wiaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.