PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane O Malley (ranked 2684 p4p, 3742 weight class) and Anderson Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Someone Like Me - by: Jon Connor. Anderson Martins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

O Malley
vs
Martins

171 cm
30
150
7 - 6 - 1

177 cm
22
155
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Martins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Malley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Martins misses.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
Martins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Malley. That one must have hurt.
Martins misses with a straight left.

O Malley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martins quickly recovers to half guard.
O Malley lands with a punch from half guard.

O Malley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Martins is looking to improve his position.
O Malley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Malley working Martins over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins pushes O Malley off looking to stand but O Malley dives back in and keeps control.
O Malley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martins keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Malley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Malley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martins is looking to control O Malley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martins avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from O Malley.
Martins wants to get back to his feet.
O Malley winds up and cracks Martins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Malley lands with a punch from half guard.
O Malley is thwarting Martins's attempts to control the position.

O Malley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Martins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Malley.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martins can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martins taking some punishment here, with O Malley in his half guard.
O Malley 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to free his trapped foot but Martins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
O Malley working over Martins with some ground and pound. Martins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
O Malley slips a nice elbow through Martins's hands, connecting with Martins's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martins is looking to improve his position.
O Malley winds up and cracks Martins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Malley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
O Malley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Malley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
O Malley scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
O Malley works his way into side control.
Martins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
O Malley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
O Malley lands a nice forearm strike.
O Malley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Martins is rocked!
Martins tries to bench press O Malley off him but O Malley keeps the position.
O Malley wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
O Malley lands a nice forearm strike.
Martins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
O Malley looks up at the clock and then as Martins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Malley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

O Malley tries for a kimura but Martins is defending well.
O Malley is putting a hurting on Martins here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

O Malley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martins has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martins wants to get back to his feet but O Malley is dominant here and he's now got Martins's back!

O Malley looking to break Martins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Martins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise O Malley will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
O Malley is not going to allow Martins to sit and survive in this position.
O Malley scores with strikes from the back.
Martins trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
O Malley is riding his opponent, not letting Martins buck him off.
O Malley avoiding Martins 's attempts to control his hands.
Martins is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get O Malley off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

O Malley looking for the choke but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

O Malley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martins's head.
O Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martins misses with a wild combination.
O Malley lands with a right hand.
Martins fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by O Malley's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Malley backs up against the cage.
Martins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martins fails to land with a series of punches.
Martins swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
Martins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Malley circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Malley.
Martins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martins misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martins.

O Malley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Martins pushes O Malley off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by O Malley.
A combination from Martins does no damage.
Martins 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.
O Malley lands with a nice body punch.
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!
O Malley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martins misses with the combination.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley lands a jab to Martins's midsection.
Jab by O Malley.
Shane O Malley is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by O Malley.
O Malley 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.
Martins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson Martins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martins momentarily.
O Malley lands a two punch combo.
Martins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Anderson Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from O Malley.
O Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martins can do to turn this around?
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.

O Malley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Malley showed some decent athleticism there.
Martins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Malley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martins moves into full guard.
O Malley is in close to Martins's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley lands a couple of elbows.
O Malley lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martins is on top in guard.

Martins wants to stand and escape but instead O Malley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

O Malley drops back looking for a leg! Martins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martins manages to kick O Malley off! O Malley jumps back into Martins's guard.

O Malley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
O Malley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shane O Malley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Malley is in close to Martins's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martins's head.
O Malley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martins wants to stand and escape but O Malley is having none of it.
O Malley connects with a couple of short punches.
O Malley cracks Martins with a solid left hand.
O Malley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martins wants to stand up but O Malley is controlling him.
O Malley landing with the ground and pound.
Martins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley works over Martins with some ground and pound from guard.
O Malley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martins's guard.
Martins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Martins tries to get to full guard but O Malley has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that second round.
That's time! O Malley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Martins misses with a double jab.
Martins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Malley stuns Martins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Martins gets caught napping as O Malley dives in and scores a takedown. Martins manages to retain guard.
Martins wants to get back to his feet but O Malley passes into half guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley is nestled in close to Martins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Malley lands with a punch from half guard.
O Malley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martins is trying to maintain the position but O Malley is very close to passing his half guard.
Martins wants to get back to his feet.
Martins taking some punishment here, with O Malley in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martins is still in real trouble! Can O Malley finish him?
Martins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
O Malley works his way into full mount!
Martins seems to have recovered his senses.
O Malley with shots to the head and body - Martins looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Malley working away from the top, dropping strikes.

O Malley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Martins to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Martins shrugs it off.
O Malley with a couple of short strikes.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from O Malley! Martins is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shane O Malley!
In his post fight interview, Shane O Malley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.