PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 763 p4p, 106 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 780 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bimbotinque
vs
Mahoney

181 cm
29
172 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

185 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mahoney closes the distance and clinches.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.
Mahoney leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mahoney is pressed up against the cage. Bimbotinque has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahoney down to the mat. Mahoney avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bimbotinque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahoney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mahoney wants it to stay on the feet.
Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bimbotinque.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Bimbotinque is having none of it.
Mahoney slips under a jab.
Bimbotinque thows a left - swing and a miss!

Mahoney has Bimbotinque up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Meltroco Bimbotinque has been cut.
Mahoney is pushing Bimbotinque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Bimbotinque.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bimbotinque breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahoney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bimbotinque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bimbotinque closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mahoney did well to prevent Bimbotinque getting side control.
Bimbotinque is trying to control the action in half guard but Mahoney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bimbotinque controlling the action here.
Bimbotinque not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bimbotinque seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mahoney does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bimbotinque wants to free his trapped foot but Mahoney is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney trying to hold on to Bimbotinque's head to control him but Bimbotinque postures up.
Bimbotinque missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bimbotinque controlling the pace.
Bimbotinque not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mahoney trying to control from the bottom.
Bimbotinque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bimbotinque swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bimbotinque swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney wants to clinch.
It looked like Bimbotinque was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carey Mahoney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahoney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Bimbotinque misses.
Bimbotinque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bimbotinque takes a swing at Mahoney's ribcage but misses.
Mahoney moves in looking to clinch but Bimbotinque pushes him off.
Bimbotinque's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bimbotinque duly obliges.
Mahoney misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahoney.
Mahoney appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mahoney slips a jab from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!

Mahoney moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mahoney fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with some punches.
Bimbotinque has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Mahoney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahoney is stalling here.
Bimbotinque has Mahoney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahoney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meltroco Bimbotinque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimbotinque tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.
Bimbotinque is looking for a takedown.
Bimbotinque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bimbotinque drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mahoney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bimbotinque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
Mahoney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Bimbotinque circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meltroco Bimbotinque dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meltroco Bimbotinque's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mahoney tries to clinch there but Bimbotinque circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bimbotinque misses the target.
Mahoney cracks Bimbotinque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahoney misses with a body shot.
Carey Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bimbotinque scores with a punch to the head.
Bimbotinque takes a swing at Mahoney's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahoney! But no joy.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut. Bimbotinque saw that one coming.
Mahoney tries to clinch up but Bimbotinque circles away and keeps his distance.
Bimbotinque slips a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Bimbotinque is having none of it.
Bimbotinque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahoney.
Meltroco Bimbotinque is winning the standup battle so far.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bimbotinque.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahoney is looking for a sweep.
Mahoney keeps trying to improve his position.
Bimbotinque connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mahoney some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bimbotinque throws a strike aimed at the side of Mahoney's head but Mahoney avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bimbotinque lands a nice forearm strike.
Mahoney wants to control but Bimbotinque postures up.
Meltroco Bimbotinque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bimbotinque working the ground and pound but Mahoney is defending the strikes.
Bimbotinque trying to control the position but Mahoney is working away.
Bimbotinque looking to control but instead Mahoney has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bimbotinque lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mahoney trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque working the head and body with strikes.
Bimbotinque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mahoney defending well though.
Bimbotinque is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bimbotinque wants to control but Mahoney is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bimbotinque connects with a nice short shot to Mahoney's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bimbotinque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bimbotinque works his way into side control.
Mahoney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bimbotinque wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mahoney is not content to let Bimbotinque control the position.
Bimbotinque working away.
Mahoney is not content to let Bimbotinque control the position.
Bimbotinque looks up at the clock and then as Mahoney takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bimbotinque smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

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.
Mahoney is trying to get back to half guard.
Bimbotinque sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mahoney is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bimbotinque throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mahoney can't do much from the bottom here.
Mahoney is not content to let Bimbotinque control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bimbotinque is staying tight to Mahoney's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meltroco Bimbotinque dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Meltroco Bimbotinque's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bimbotinque just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney lands an overhand right.
Mahoney looks to land a left hand but Bimbotinque moved out of range nicely.

Mahoney has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Bimbotinque's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bimbotinque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bimbotinque misses with some punches.

Bimbotinque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bimbotinque closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mahoney quickly recovers to half guard.
Bimbotinque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mahoney keeps working.
Bimbotinque throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mahoney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bimbotinque.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque is trying to control. Mahoney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mahoney gets back to full guard.
Mahoney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mahoney keeping full guard, as Bimbotinque tries to pass.
Bimbotinque with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bimbotinque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bimbotinque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahoney can do to turn this around?
Bimbotinque is stalling in the full guard.
Carey Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bimbotinque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahoney circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Bimbotinque misses.
A jab from Bimbotinque does it's job there.
Mahoney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bimbotinque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahoney tries to clinch up.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Bimbotinque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Bimbotinque tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bimbotinque.
Mahoney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bimbotinque staying out of range there.
Bimbotinque seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bimbotinque misses with a body shot.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bimbotinque.
Mahoney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bimbotinque.
Mahoney digs a good body shot into Bimbotinque's ribs.
Bimbotinque gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot lands for Bimbotinque.
Mahoney moves away from the strike by Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bimbotinque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney takes a swing at Bimbotinque's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Bimbotinque misses its intended target.
Bimbotinque moves out of range as Mahoney strikes.
Meltroco Bimbotinque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a looping left.
Bimbotinque fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bimbotinque swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Bimbotinque swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Bimbotinque misses with an uppercut.
Bimbotinque blocks a jab.
Bimbotinque takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Mahoney drops Bimbotinque with a beautiful combination! Bimbotinque stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mahoney is looking for the KO!

Bimbotinque is rocked!
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bimbotinque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Bimbotinque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bimbotinque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
BOOM! Mahoney lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bimbotinque. Bimbotinque tries to recover but Mahoney is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bimbotinque lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carey Mahoney!
Carey Mahoney decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.