PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Striker Accurate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Maly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Maly looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Accurate
vs
Maly

225 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

170 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Accurate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Maly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maly throws a head kick that misses.
Maly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Accurate blocks a head kick by Maly.
Accurate is looking to clinch.

Accurate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Accurate trying to land knees to the body.
Accurate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maly avoids it.

Maly breaks from the clinch.
Accurate scores with a kick to the body.

Maly forces Accurate back against the cage and clinches.

Maly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Accurate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Accurate throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Maly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Accurate wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maly manages to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Accurate is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Accurate is trying to escape back to his feet but Maly uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Accurate has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Accurate tries to escape but Maly is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Maly stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Accurate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Accurate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Accurate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maly throws a head kick that misses
and Accurate counters with a head kick. That will keep Maly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Michal Maly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maly looks winded!
Accurate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maly swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Accurate lands with a kick to the temple. Maly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Accurate - the referee stops the clock and Maly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Accurate. Maly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maly swats away the attempt to clinch by Accurate.
Maly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Accurate blocks the leg kick.
Accurate is looking to clinch.
Accurate throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Accurate is looking to clinch.
Accurate moves in looking to clinch but Maly pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Maly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maly throws a lazy head kick
and Accurate counters with a nice kick to the body.
Accurate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Accurate lands but Maly takes it in his stride.
Accurate wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Accurate. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Accurate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Accurate darts in trying to clinch
and Maly counters with a two punch combo.
Accurate lands a high kick!
Accurate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid body kick from Accurate.
Accurate doesn't manage to clinch there - Maly circles away.
Accurate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Accurate blocks a head kick by Maly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Accurate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Striker Accurate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maly circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Striker Accurate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Maly closes the distance and pushes Accurate back into the cage.
Accurate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maly.
Accurate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maly's face.
Accurate misses with a knee strike.
Maly lands with a short shot to the head.
Accurate missing with knees to the body.
Maly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Accurate walks away with a smile on his face. Maly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maly throws a head kick that misses
and Accurate counters with a head kick. That will keep Maly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Accurate is looking to clinch but Maly is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Accurate tries to close the distance and clinch but Maly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Accurate tries to clinch there but Maly circles away.
Accurate tries to close the distance and clinch but Maly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Accurate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Maly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maly is breathing heavily.
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!
Accurate wants to stand and escape but Maly is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Accurate can't keep his opponent in guard - Maly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maly in particular looking to stall.
Accurate is trying to stand back up but Maly is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Accurate is trying to stand back up but Maly is controlling him

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two 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.
Accurate tries to clinch but Maly is having none of it.
Accurate moves in looking to clinch but Maly pushes him off.
Maly unleashes a big counter combination but Accurate bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maly keeps the fight on the outside.
Accurate connects with a high kick.
Accurate wants to clinch.

Maly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maly showed some decent athleticism there.
Accurate is trying to escape back to his feet but Maly uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Accurate wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Accurate wants to get back to his feet but Maly is dominant here and he's now got Accurate's back!
Accurate is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I would not like to be Accurate right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Maly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Maly throws a head kick that misses.
Accurate scores with a head kick.

Maly looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Accurate!
Accurate is pushing Maly's head away, looking to escape. Maly manages to hold on to the position though.
Accurate is looking to get back to his feet here but Maly is keeping cool and he's managed to take Accurate's back.
Accurate is trying to get back to his feet but Maly has full control of the position and if anything, Accurate has just worked his way into a worse spot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Accurate trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Maly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maly is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Accurate is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I would not like to be Accurate right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Accurate is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maly is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Accurate is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Maly biding his time, controlling Accurate.

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.
Accurate is trying to get back to his feet but Maly has full control of the position and if anything, Accurate has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Accurate showing good submission defense here.

Maly looking for the choke but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Accurate wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Maly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maly 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Maly!
A relieved looking Michal Maly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.