PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erin Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil MacMoir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil MacMoir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Malone
vs
MacMoir

150 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erin Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil MacMoir!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMoir misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for MacMoir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MacMoir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Erin Malone has been cut.
MacMoir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from MacMoir.
MacMoir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
MacMoir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MacMoir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MacMoir tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
MacMoir throws a combination that misses

and Malone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Malone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone tries to pull guard but MacMoir forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Malone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacMoir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
MacMoir throws a series of punches but Malone avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from MacMoir does it's job there.
MacMoir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacMoir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
MacMoir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
MacMoir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MacMoir.
MacMoir throws a left and a right that both miss

and Malone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
MacMoir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MacMoir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MacMoir is trying to force a seperation but Malone has the dominant position.
Malone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. MacMoir smiles and moves away.
MacMoir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

MacMoir gets caught napping as Malone dives in and scores a takedown. MacMoir manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Malone stands and steps away. MacMoir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMoir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacMoir looks winded!
Malone keeps the fight on the outside.
MacMoir throws a leg kick but Malone moved away.
Danga de danga de dang - MacMoir scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by MacMoir.
Malone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacMoir to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for MacMoir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
MacMoir misses with a combination

and Malone moves into the clinch.
Malone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erin Malone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacMoir's elbow.
Malone tries to pull guard but MacMoir forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacMoir working hard to break the clinch.

Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by MacMoir there.
MacMoir looks to land a combination but Malone avoids it well.
Malone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from MacMoir.
Neil MacMoir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone tries for a takedown but MacMoir sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Malone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on MacMoir's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Malone throws a strike aimed at the side of MacMoir's head but MacMoir avoids it well.
MacMoir tries to bench press Malone off him but Malone keeps the position.
Malone grinds an elbow into MacMoir's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacMoir takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Malone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacMoir throws a left and a right that both miss

and Malone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Malone decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone pulls MacMoir in close to prevent any damage.
Malone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
MacMoir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MacMoir won't allow Malone to sweep him here.
Malone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil MacMoir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erin Malone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

MacMoir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from MacMoir does no damage.
Malone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from MacMoir.
Malone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
MacMoir tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Malone counters with a single leg into guard. MacMoir didn't expect that.

Malone stands up and waves to MacMoir to follow him.

MacMoir shoots in and gets a takedown into Malone's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone seems keen to control MacMoir's posture.
Malone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Erin Malone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMoir is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
MacMoir is fighting to break Malone's control of his arms but Malone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
MacMoir trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Malone managing to control the position.
MacMoir trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MacMoir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MacMoir stopping the sweep attempt from Malone.
MacMoir wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malone pulls MacMoir in close to his closed guard and prevents MacMoir from doing any damage or advancing position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Malone.
Malone continues to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is looking to clinch.
MacMoir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MacMoir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from MacMoir misses.
MacMoir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from MacMoir.
Erin Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacMoir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacMoir scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neil MacMoir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacMoir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malone under the eye.
MacMoir tries to bum rush Malone with a series of wild strikes but Malone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacMoir is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacMoir misses with a wild combination.
MacMoir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Malone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Malone has his feet on MacMoir's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
MacMoir misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacMoir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil MacMoir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erin Malone's cut.
That's time! Malone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

MacMoir misses with a few strikes there.
Malone tries to clinch there but MacMoir circles away.
Malone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from MacMoir.
MacMoir throws a series of punches but Malone avoids them all with ease.
Malone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
MacMoir throws a series of punches but Malone moves out of range.
MacMoir tries a low kick but Malone avoids it.
MacMoir misses with a body punch

and Malone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Malone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Malone pulls guard.
Malone is pulling down on MacMoir's head to control his posture.
Malone doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Malone keeping moving, preventing MacMoir from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMoir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacMoir with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacMoir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malone managing to control the position.
Malone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from MacMoir.

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.
No joy there for MacMoir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MacMoir misses with a series of wild punches.
MacMoir misses with the combination.
As MacMoir tries to get set, Malone tries to push him back and clinch up but MacMoir manages to avoid the attempt.
MacMoir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malone appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

MacMoir shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malone's guard.

Malone has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. MacMoir is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Malone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. MacMoir just stands there and leans against the cage.

Malone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacMoir fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacMoir looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacMoir tries to clinch up.
MacMoir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Malone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Malone decides to stand up.
Malone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacMoir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MacMoir throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease.
Malone tries to counter by clinching up but MacMoir breaks away and moves out of range.
Malone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacMoir.
Malone moves out of range of the leg kick from MacMoir.
MacMoir throws a right and a left that Malone avoids nicely.
MacMoir misses with a wild combination.
Neil MacMoir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacMoir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from MacMoir does no damage.
Malone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
MacMoir throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease.

MacMoir gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Malone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erin Malone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Malone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Erin Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Malone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neil MacMoir.
I've got MacMoir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil MacMoir!