PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Just For (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Mallory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

For
vs
Mallory

225 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 15 - 0

166 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 1 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just For!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Mallory!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallory misses with a body shot.
For throws a series of punches but Mallory moves out of range.
Mallory looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mallory misses with a left hand
and For counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
For fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mallory manages to avoid it.
For uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mallory.
Mallory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
For really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
For swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mallory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left and a right from For both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
For throws a combination. Mallory tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mallory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but For moves away.
No joy there for For, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
For lands a nice looking body shot.
For fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mallory throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mallory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by For.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mallory! But no joy.
Mallory takes a swing at For's ribcage but misses.
Mallory takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mallory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but For moves away.
Mallory loads up on a big right hand but For slips the punch.
For looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
For looks to score with a jab to the body but Mallory is just out of range.
For throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mallory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from For.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
For ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mallory moves away.
For misses with the combination.
Mallory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
For is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
For throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mallory.
Mallory misses with a lunging right hand
and For counters with a left to the body.
For is looking to wear down Mallory with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from For. Those never looked like landing.
Mallory unleashes a big counter combination but For bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
For staying out of range there.
For uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mallory.
For is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mallory misses with a right hand
and For makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
For lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
For is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
For misses with a double jab.
Mallory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mallory misses with a hook. For ducked under it nicely.
Mallory misses with a left hand
and For counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
For misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
For throws a series of punches but Mallory moves out of range.
Mallory let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Just For dominated that round.
That's time! For's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

For digs a good hook to Mallory's body.
For slips under a jab.
For throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mallory counters with a left and a right that stings For.
Mallory moves out of range of the strikes.
For staying out of range there.
Mallory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. For sees it coming and avoids it easily.
For swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
For misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mallory just misses with a punch to the body.
For went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mallory throws a poor cross that misses
and For counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallory misses with a looping left.
As Mallory looks to move away, For throws a big counter combo bu Mallory just gets out of the way.
For swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mallory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
For pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mallory back to the cage. For follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
For lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A slow jab from For misses its intended target.
Mallory misses with a straight right.
Mallory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from For misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mallory might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, For has got the better of the exchanges.
Mallory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but For moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
For fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mallory looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mallory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
For throws a big counter combination but Mallory scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
For throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
For misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mallory throws out a counter right but For avoids it with no problem.
Mallory throws an ugly left hook that misses
and For counters with a nice body shot.
For blocks a jab.
Mallory throws a combination that misses
and For counters with a left to the body.
For swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
For keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
For appears to be looking for a big counter.
For misses with a series of wild punches.
Just For is winning the standup battle so far.
For swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mallory throws a right hand that For ducks under and follows up with a left that For also avoids with ease.
For misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mallory.
Mallory jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Just For is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
For looks to score with a jab to the body but Mallory is just out of range.
Mallory throws out a counter right but For avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from For.
For will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
For throws a series of punches but Mallory moves out of range.
No joy there for For, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mallory misses with a double jab
and For counters with a left and a right that stings Mallory.
For ducks under a wild hook from Mallory.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Just For 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!

Mallory misses with an uppercut
letting For counter with a right hand.
For staying out of range there.
For is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mallory.
For was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mallory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from For.
Nice defenses there by For.
For swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mallory to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
For misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mallory misses with a straight left.
For bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallory falls off balance throwing a combination
and For makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mallory misses with a wild combination.
Mallory misses with a telegraphed body shot
and For counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mallory throws a hook to the side of For's head but For sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
For appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
For swinging wildly here.
Just For is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from For misses.
Mallory cracks For with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
For swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mallory counter with a right hand.
For misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Mallory misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from For. Mallory does a little dance to reset his feet.
For misses with a combination
and Mallory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
For avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brett Mallory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
For will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mallory! But no joy.
For fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
For misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mallory.
Mallory doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
For throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mallory.
For listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mallory misses.
Nice defenses there by For.
For dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
For just misses with a punch to the body.
Mallory throws out a counter right but For avoids it with no problem.
Mallory takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
For just misses with a punch to the body.
For is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mallory can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mallory misses with a wild body shot.
For misses the shot to the body.

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 Just For.
Well For 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just For!