PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malachy Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carey comes to the cage accompanied by March of Cambreadth. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Carey
vs
Maxwell

170 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malachy Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Maxwell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maxwell connects with a solid leg kick.
Maxwell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maxwell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maxwell.
Maxwell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maxwell lands with a kick to the temple. Carey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Malachy Carey has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maxwell throws a wild body kick that Carey sees coming a mile off.
Carey tries to counter by clinching up but Maxwell breaks away and moves out of range.
Carey fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maxwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maxwell circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carey shoots in for a takedown but Maxwell shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Maxwell.
Nice sprawl there from Maxwell as Carey shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachy Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Maxwell lands but Carey takes it in his stride.
Carey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maxwell cracks the inside of Carey's front leg.
Glenn Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell connects with a high kick.
Maxwell misses with a low kick.
Carey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maxwell can pounce on him.
Carey blocks the body kick.
Carey fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey closes the distance and clinches up with Maxwell, looking for a takedown. Carey pushes Maxwell against the cage but Maxwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maxwell!
A nice inside leg kick there by Maxwell. That's going to slow Carey down.
Maxwell scores with a head kick. Carey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maxwell lands a front kick.
Maxwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maxwell scores with a nice body kick.
Maxwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maxwell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carey will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maxwell connects with a solid leg kick.
Maxwell scores with a head kick.
Carey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maxwell throws a push kick but Carey slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Maxwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malachy Carey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maxwell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maxwell throws a sloppy head kick and Carey moves out of range easily.
Maxwell misses with a body kick.
Maxwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carey avoids the head kick by Maxwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell throws a sloppy head kick and Carey moves out of range easily.
Carey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maxwell tries to score with a low kick but Carey moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maxwell. That's going to slow Carey down.
A clash of legs there as Carey blocks the low kick.
Maxwell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good work by Carey as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Carey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maxwell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carey.
Nice takedown defense from Maxwell. No joy for Carey on that attempt.
Carey moves out of range as Maxwell throws a body kick.
A head kick from Maxwell lands but Carey takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maxwell, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maxwell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maxwell.
Maxwell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carey.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carey is defended easily by Maxwell.
Maxwell flicks out a counter leg kick but Carey steps away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachy Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey goes for a double leg but Maxwell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maxwell continues to drive forward.
Carey moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaxwell.
Carey blocks a head kick by Maxwell.
Carey avoids the head kick by Maxwell.
Carey tries to counter by clinching up but Maxwell breaks away and moves out of range.
Carey checks a low kick from Maxwell.
Maxwell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glenn Maxwell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maxwell. That's going to slow Carey down.
Nice sprawl there from Maxwell as Carey shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell connects with a high kick.
Maxwell scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maxwell.
Maxwell lands a leg kick that knocks Carey off balance momentarily.
Maxwell is looking to slow Carey down with leg kicks.
Maxwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Carey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maxwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maxwell, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Maxwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malachy Carey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Carey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maxwell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Maxwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Maxwell.
Carey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maxwell throws the kick towards the body but Carey avoids it.
Carey throwing a counter right hand but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Carey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maxwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carey takes a step back to recover.
Maxwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell scores with a leg kick.
Maxwell throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Carey. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Maxwell misses with a head kick.
Maxwell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maxwell throws a sloppy head kick and Carey moves out of range easily.
Carey attempts a counter takedown but Maxwell avoids it well and moves away.
Maxwell throws a head kick but Carey moves out of range.
Carey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick from Maxwell lands but Carey takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maxwell.
Carey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maxwell misses with a head kick.
Carey shoots and misses
and Maxwell counters with a low kick, right behind Carey 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachy Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maxwell. That's going to slow Carey down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Carey might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Maxwell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell scoring well with a low kick there.
Maxwell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maxwell throws a head kick but Carey moves out of range.
Maxwell cracks the inside of Carey's front leg.
Carey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maxwell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carey's knee momentarily.
Maxwell connects with a leg kick. Carey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malachy Carey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carey shoots in but no luck this time.
Maxwell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Maxwell connects with an inside leg kick.
Maxwell misses with a head kick.
Maxwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glenn Maxwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Carey as he checks the leg kick.
Maxwell throws a head kick but Carey moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maxwell connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Maxwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maxwell 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Maxwell!