PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carson Battistoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone Jr has chosen Who Let the Dogs Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carson Battistoni could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zoey Malone Jr's chin.

Battistoni
vs
Malone Jr

199 cm
28
212 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

195 cm
28
223 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson Battistoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone Jr takes a swing at Battistoni's ribcage but misses.
Malone Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone Jr. Battistoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malone Jr slips a jab from Battistoni.
Battistoni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Battistoni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut.
Malone Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Battistoni throws a looping overhand right but Malone Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Battistoni throws a jab when Malone Jr was well out of range.
Battistoni throws out a powerful jab.
Malone Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malone Jr misses with a wild combination.
Battistoni moves forwards but Malone Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Battistoni fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battistoni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Battistoni digs a good body shot into Malone Jr's ribs.
Malone Jr connects with a body shot.
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Malone Jr's shoulder, as Malone Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Battistoni connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battistoni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malone Jr's hands.
Battistoni slips a jab from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr lands with a good body shot.
Malone Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut.
Malone Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot.
Battistoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malone Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battistoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone Jr.
Battistoni scores with a shot to the body.
Battistoni's corner calls for a 1-2. Battistoni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malone Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malone Jr blocks a jab.
Malone Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
Battistoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Battistoni rather than just go for the knockout.
Battistoni throws a combination. Malone Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Zoey Malone Jr has been cut.
Malone Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone Jr cracks Battistoni with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr throws a body punch but Battistoni moves out of range.
Malone Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Battistoni backs up against the cage.
Battistoni has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice straight punches there by Battistoni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Battistoni.
Battistoni looks to land a left hand but Malone Jr moved out of range nicely.
Battistoni misses with a hook. Malone Jr ducked under it nicely.
Malone Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malone Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Battistoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Battistoni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Battistoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malone Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Battistoni misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Malone Jr misses.
Malone Jr scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Battistoni misses.
Malone Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Battistoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malone Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malone Jr swings for the body but Battistoni moves out of range.
Malone Jr slips a jab from Battistoni.
Malone Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Malone Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Battistoni ducks under a wild hook from Malone Jr.
Battistoni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Battistoni misses with a hook.
Malone Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Malone Jr defending well as Battistoni loads up on a big left hand.
Malone Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Battistoni is just out of range.
Malone Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malone Jr! But no joy.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut. Malone Jr saw that one coming.
Battistoni lands an overhand right.
Malone Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malone Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malone Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Battistoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malone Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battistoni throws a looping overhand right but Malone Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Malone Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malone Jr throws out a loose jab but Battistoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battistoni walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Battistoni counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone Jr. Battistoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malone Jr moves out of range as Battistoni strikes.
Battistoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battistoni swings for the body but Malone Jr moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Battistoni misses the target.
Battistoni slips under a jab from Malone Jr.
It looked like Battistoni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malone Jr takes a swing at Battistoni's ribcage but misses.
Battistoni misses with a hook. Malone Jr ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Battistoni.
Malone Jr moves away from the strike by Battistoni.
Malone Jr jabs Battistoni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malone Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Battistoni missing with a left hand there. Malone Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone Jr blocks a jab.
Battistoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr lands a jab to Battistoni's midsection.
Malone Jr misses the shot to the body.
Battistoni is looking to counter punch.
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 Carson Battistoni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zoey Malone Jr's cut.
That's time! Battistoni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Battistoni throws a big shot that misses.
Battistoni throws the left hand but Malone Jr avoids the punch easily.
Malone Jr avoids the body shot from Battistoni.
Battistoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone Jr.
Battistoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Battistoni.
The fighters circling - Battistoni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malone Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malone Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Malone Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Battistoni misses the target.
Battistoni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malone Jr.
Malone Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battistoni looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone Jr is just out of range.
Malone Jr throws a looping overhand right but Battistoni ducks down to avoid it.
Malone Jr punishes Battistoni's body with a nice straight punch.
Battistoni moves out of range as Malone Jr strikes.
Malone Jr throws the left hand but Battistoni avoids the punch easily.
Battistoni jabs Malone Jr right on the nose. Malone Jr blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carson Battistoni is winning the standup battle so far.
Malone Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battistoni throws a lazy right hand but Malone Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Malone Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Battistoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malone Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malone Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malone Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Battistoni throws a right hand that misses
and Malone Jr counters with a left to the body.
Battistoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone Jr.
Malone Jr throws a counter combo.
Malone Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Battistoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Battistoni tries to work over Malone Jr's front leg with a kick but Malone Jr checks it.
Malone Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone Jr staying out of range there.
Malone Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Battistoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Battistoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr jabs at Battistoni's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Malone Jr misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut.
Malone Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Battistoni with a body shot.
Malone Jr scores with the left hand. Battistoni knows he should have avoided that one.
Malone Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr jabs Battistoni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malone Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Battistoni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malone Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Battistoni is just out of range.
Battistoni throws a big shot that misses.
Malone Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malone Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Battistoni misses with a hook
and Malone Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Malone Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Battistoni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Malone Jr moves away from the strike by Battistoni.
Battistoni connects with a crisp jab.
Battistoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone Jr.
Malone Jr drops his hands momentarily and Battistoni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malone Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Battistoni. Malone Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni throws a shot from downtown. Malone Jr moves away and avoids it.
Malone Jr throws a counter combo.
Battistoni misses with a right hand
and Malone Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battistoni throws a body shot but no joy.
Battistoni misses with a leg kick
and Malone Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Battistoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Battistoni.
Battistoni throws a hook but Malone Jr avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone Jr. Battistoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battistoni throws a right hand that misses
letting Malone Jr counter with a right hand.
Battistoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malone Jr.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battistoni.
Battistoni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malone Jr slips a jab from Battistoni.
Battistoni moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMalone Jr.
Malone Jr defending well as Battistoni loads up on a big left hand.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Malone Jr slips the punch.
Battistoni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malone Jr.
Malone Jr connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Malone Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battistoni throws out the jab.
Malone Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Malone Jr connects with a body shot that sends Battistoni's belly button to the back.
A big left from Battistoni misses.
Malone Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battistoni moves away.
Battistoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone Jr moves away.
Malone Jr cracks a nice hook into Battistoni's ribs.
Malone Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malone Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Battistoni on the side of the head.
Malone Jr swings for the body but Battistoni moves out of range.
Malone Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battistoni.
Malone Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Malone Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Battistoni misses with a straight right.
Malone Jr lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battistoni.
Battistoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malone Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battistoni avoids the body shot from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr stuns Battistoni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoey Malone Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zoey Malone Jr's cut.
That's time! Battistoni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Battistoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone Jr.
Malone Jr cracks Battistoni with a good jab.
Battistoni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malone Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Malone Jr misses with an uppercut.
Malone Jr scores with a hook to the body. Battistoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Battistoni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Battistoni. Those never looked like landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Battistoni might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Malone Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Battistoni.
Battistoni works Malone Jr's body with a nice hook.
Malone Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Battistoni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malone Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Battistoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Malone Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malone Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Battistoni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malone Jr lands a nice hook to Battistoni's body. Battistoni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malone Jr lands with a hook. Battistoni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr swinging wildly here.
Malone Jr digs a good hook to Battistoni's body.
Malone Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Battistoni.
Malone Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malone Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Malone Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Malone Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Battistoni is just out of range.
Malone Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Malone Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Malone Jr misses the target.
Battistoni misses the jab.
Malone Jr throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Battistoni misses its intended target.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut. Malone Jr saw that one coming.
Battistoni throws a lazy uppercut
and Malone Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Battistoni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Malone Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malone Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malone Jr connects with a jab.
Battistoni lunges at Malone Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malone Jr's hand.
Malone Jr misses the shot to the body.
Battistoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battistoni throws out a leg kick but Malone Jr moves out of range and Battistoni only half commits.
Battistoni throws a hook but Malone Jr blocks it.
Malone Jr throws a head kick but Battistoni moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone Jr. Battistoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battistoni ducks under a wild hook from Malone Jr.
Battistoni was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Battistoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone Jr.
Battistoni swinging wildly here.
Malone Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battistoni doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Malone Jr connects with a body shot that sends Battistoni's belly button to the back.
Battistoni throws an off balance right hand
and Malone Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battistoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malone Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Battistoni dodges the punch combination from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battistoni moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Battistoni misses the target.
Battistoni avoids the body shot from Malone Jr.
Battistoni slips a jab from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battistoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone Jr.
Battistoni throws a hook but Malone Jr blocks it.
Malone Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battistoni misses with a low kick.
Malone Jr slips a jab from Battistoni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone Jr moves away.
Battistoni motions for Malone Jr to come forward. Battistoni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Malone Jr slips the punch.
Battistoni moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone Jr throws a nice looking combination but Battistoni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Battistoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malone Jr.
Malone Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A left lands for Malone Jr.
Malone Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Battistoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malone Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Battistoni misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Battistoni.
Malone Jr slips under a jab.
Malone Jr takes a swing at Battistoni's ribcage but misses.
Malone Jr scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoey Malone Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malone Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoey Malone Jr!
Zoey Malone Jr took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.