PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ozzy McKane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKane's entrance music is SAIL - AWOLNATION. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McKane
vs
Malvo

170 cm
32
158 lbs
36 - 11 - 0

175 cm
31
153 lbs
31 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Aspire Clothing

House of Valor
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ozzy McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malvo moves out of range as McKane strikes.
Malvo misses with an uppercut.
Malvo throws a solid leg kick but McKane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malvo.
Malvo blocks a leg kick.
And Malvo responds with a good body kick, but McKane manages to step out the way in time.
Malvo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McKane is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Malvo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McKane scores with a kick to the body.
McKane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McKane avoids a kick to the body.
McKane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
McKane slips a jab from Malvo.
McKane is looking to counter punch.
Malvo throws a nice looking combination but McKane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malvo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malvo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malvo misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKane throws a looping overhand right but Malvo ducks down to avoid it.
Malvo lands a front kick.
McKane blocks a low kick nicely.
McKane misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malvo. McKane does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malvo.
Malvo tries a head kick but it misses.
McKane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malvo lands with a good body shot.
Malvo misses with a looping right.
Malvo misses with a kick to the body
and McKane counters with a low kick, right behind Malvo 's knee.
McKane scores with a leg kick.
Malvo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKane moves away.
McKane throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKane moves out of range as Malvo throws a body kick.
McKane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
McKane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malvo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McKane lands a right hook to the body.
Malvo blocks the body kick.
McKane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Malvo misses the target.
Lorne Malvo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Malvo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McKane.
Ozzy McKane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Malvo. McKane shrugs it off though.
McKane tries a head kick but it misses.
McKane looks to land a left hand but Malvo moved out of range nicely.
McKane throws a front kick aimed at Malvo's knee but Malvo avoids it well.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKane throws a lazy right hand but Malvo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McKane checks a leg kick.
McKane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malvo misses with an uppercut
and Malvo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malvo throws a looping overhand right but McKane ducks down to avoid it.

Malvo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McKane to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McKane is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malvo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McKane defends it easily.

McKane has gone for a leg lock! Malvo slips out almost immediately though and dives into McKane's guard.

Malvo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

McKane has an active guard here but Malvo has managed to pass into half guard.
McKane taking some punishment here, with Malvo in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malvo slows the pace down in half guard.

McKane actively working from the bottom here.
McKane gets back to full guard.
Malvo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McKane looking for a sweep. Not yet McKane, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lorne Malvo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McKane misses with a body shot
enabling Malvo to counter with a crisp jab.
Malvo throws a leg kick but McKane checks it.
Malvo lands a leg kick that knocks McKane off balance momentarily.
McKane is looking to chop away at Malvo's legs.
McKane lands a nice looking body shot.
McKane misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McKane throws a low kick, looking for Malvo's leg but Malvo calmly moves out of range.
McKane moves away from the strike by Malvo.
Malvo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McKane misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malvo.
McKane thows a left - swing and a miss!

McKane looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Malvo has his feet on McKane's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by McKane. That's going to slow Malvo down.
Malvo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKane's calf.
McKane throws a leg kick that misses.
McKane blocks a head kick by Malvo.
Malvo looks for the body kick but McKane saw that one coming.
McKane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malvo throws the kick towards the body but McKane avoids it.
Lorne Malvo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malvo slips under a jab.
Malvo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like McKane was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McKane lands with a straight right. Malvo didn't see that one coming.
Malvo motions for McKane to come forward. Malvo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKane is able to avoid easily.
McKane just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malvo.
Nice shot lands for Malvo.
Malvo throws a wild body kick that McKane sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo ducks right into an uppercut from McKane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malvo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from McKane is predictable there
enabling Malvo to counter with a crisp jab.
McKane misses with a wild body shot.
McKane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McKane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ozzy McKane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malvo.
McKane misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Malvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malvo moves out of range as McKane strikes.
McKane misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McKane looks to throw a body kick
and Malvo counters with an outside leg kick.
Malvo moves out of range of the body kick from McKane.
Malvo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKane's calf.
McKane lands a nice shot to the body.
Malvo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Malvo.
Malvo throws a low kick, looking for McKane's leg but McKane calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malvo scores with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malvo.
McKane throws a push kick but Malvo slaps the foot to one side.
McKane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malvo delivers a nice body kick.
Malvo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Malvo checks a leg kick.
Malvo scores with a kick to the midsection.
McKane misses with the combination.
Malvo scores with a push kick.
McKane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvo looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from McKane misses its target.
Malvo lands a jab to the nose.
Malvo is looking to chop away at McKane's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Malvo.
McKane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malvo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McKane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malvo clobbers McKane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malvo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McKane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malvo has time to react.
McKane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McKane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McKane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malvo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McKane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malvo. Malvo obviously looking to wear him down.
McKane throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvo swinging wildly here.
McKane is looking to score with low kicks.
And Malvo responds with a good body kick, but McKane manages to step out the way in time.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McKane misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorne Malvo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malvo 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Lorne Malvo!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Lorne Malvo!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Lorne Malvo!

Lorne Malvo wins by unanimous decision!