PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Malone (ranked 2539 p4p, 2963 weight class) and Red Cup (ranked 324 p4p, 362 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Boys - Inner Circle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Malone
vs
Cup

181 cm
37
190
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
39
191
11 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Core Combat

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mad Dog Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone keeps the fight on the outside.
Malone 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.
Cup jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malone lunges at Cup with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cup's hand.
Cup moves out of range of the body kick from Malone.
Despite the aggression on Cup's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cup looks to land a right hand but Malone moved out of range.
Cup throws a poor cross that misses
and Malone counters with a leg kick.
Malone throws a right and a left that Cup avoids nicely.
Malone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cup in his tracks.
Cup misses with a body punch
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
Cup stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malone counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malone.
Malone lands a slapping body shot.
Cup takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cup.
Cup doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malone scoring well with a low kick there.
Cup with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malone scores with a nice strike.
Malone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cup's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cup duly obliges.
Cup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malone.
Malone lands a right hook to the body.

Cup fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malone, pushing him back against the cage.
Cup blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cup misses with a double jab
and Malone counters with a low kick, right behind Cup 's knee.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cup waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone.
Cup throws a looping overhand right but Malone ducks down to avoid it.
Malone blocks a head kick by Cup.
Cup jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cup throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Malone connects with a crisp jab.
Cup dodges the punch combination from Malone.
Malone is looking to slow Cup down with leg kicks.
Cup connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cup scores with a nice strike.
Malone lands a head shot.
Cup throws a leg kick but Malone moved away.
Malone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
Malone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cup. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Cup misses.
Cup misses with a right hand
and Malone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malone lands a lovely overhand right.
Malone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Cup is rocked!
We've been informed that Cup has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Malone steps in with a hook that catches Cup right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Malone follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cup looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Dog Malone!
Mad Dog Malone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Red Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.