PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rayford Petty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Moloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Moloney is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Petty
vs
Moloney

212 cm
23
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rayford Petty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Moloney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Petty with that takedown attempt.
Moloney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moloney tries a head kick but it misses.

Petty darts in and clinches Moloney up against the cage.
Moloney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moloney tries to circle away but Petty has him pinned against the cage.

Petty jumps guard.
Moloney wanted to stand there but Petty had control of the position.
Petty controls Moloney momentarily but Moloney frees himself.
Petty has control of Moloney's left arm, preventing Moloney from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petty is on top in guard.
Moloney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petty stops Moloney from standing up.
Petty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Petty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Petty is looking to clinch but Moloney is avoiding it.
Petty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moloney sprawls well. Moloney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petty gets slowly back to his feet.
Rayford Petty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moloney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petty was well out of range. Poor timing from Moloney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moloney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moloney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petty tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moloney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Petty somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayford Petty. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Petty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moloney, pushing him back against the cage.
Petty tries to pull guard but Moloney holds him up against the cage and eventually Petty drops back down to his feet.
Petty jumps guard but Moloney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moloney wants to get back to striking at distance but Petty won't allow it.
Moloney working hard to break the clinch.

Petty ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Petty no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Petty looking to control.
Moloney wanted to stand there but Petty had control of the position.
Petty trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Petty lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Petty stands up from Moloney's guard - Petty perhaps looking for a knockout.
Moloney lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moloney.
Petty shoots in for a double leg but Moloney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moloney defends it nicely.
Moloney swats away the attempt to clinch by Petty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayford Petty dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moloney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good leg kick by Moloney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moloney misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Petty or perhaps it was just good defense by Moloney, which made it look bad.
Moloney misses with a head kick.
Petty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moloney as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayford Petty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petty moves forwards but Moloney connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moloney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Petty.
Petty walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moloney.
Petty shoots for a takedown but Moloney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moloney connects with a right hand. Petty shakes it off.
Moloney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petty circles away quickly and effectively.
Moloney throws a right hand that Petty ducks under and follows up with a left that Petty also avoids with ease.

Petty closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moloney quickly recovers to half guard.

Petty is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moloney has managed to free his arm - good work.
Petty lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petty stops Moloney from getting back to his feet.
Petty winds up and cracks Moloney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moloney wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Petty decides to stand and escape the position.
Petty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moloney but Moloney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petty misses with a takedown
and Moloney counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petty's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moloney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moloney throws a sloppy head kick and Petty moves out of range easily.
Petty fails with a takedown attempt.
Moloney lands with a good body shot.
Moloney misses with a jab, cross combination.

Petty darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moloney is trying to stand back up but Petty is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petty is working for a kimura but Moloney is defending it quite comfortably.
Rayford Petty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petty prevents Moloney from standing back up.

Moloney is defending against the submission attempts here by Petty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Petty decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sean Moloney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Petty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moloney but Moloney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moloney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petty.

Petty instigates a clinch.
Petty has Moloney pressed against the cage, preventing Moloney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moloney walks away with a smile on his face. Petty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Moloney.
Petty darts in looking for a takedown but Moloney gets double underhooks and turns Petty into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayford Petty. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moloney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petty has him pressed against the cage.
Moloney has had enough of the clinch but Petty keeps him there for the moment.

Moloney breaks the clinch.
Petty moves out of range of the body kick.
Moloney wants to slow Petty down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Petty is defended easily by Moloney.
Petty shoots in looking for a takedown. Moloney tries to sprawl out of it but Petty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Petty tries to close the distance and clinch but Moloney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moloney takes a swing at Petty's ribcage but misses.
Sean Moloney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moloney lands a two punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moloney.
Petty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petty fails with the takedown
and Moloney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moloney misses with the combination.
Moloney misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Moloney misses.
Moloney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moloney misses with the combination.
Moloney throws a sloppy head kick and Petty moves out of range easily.
Moloney throws a solid leg kick but Petty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moloney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moloney throws a lazy right hand but Petty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Moloney. Those never looked like landing.
Moloney throws a sloppy head kick and Petty moves out of range easily.
Moloney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moloney sprawls well. Moloney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petty gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Moloney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moloney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sean Moloney!