|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 901 p4p, 1019 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 105 p4p, 119 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
23
148
6 - 3 - 0 |
|
181 cm
23
145
8 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley throws a leg kick but Van Asch checks it.
Van Asch 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.
Van Asch connects with a right hand. O Malley shakes it off.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Asch.
O Malley slips a jab from Van Asch.
Van Asch slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Asch to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Asch throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley misses with a hook.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A low kick from Van Asch is predictable there
and O Malley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Asch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Malley - the referee stops the clock and Van Asch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Malley. Van Asch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Asch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Van Asch saw that one coming.
Van Asch tries to work over O Malley's front leg with a kick but O Malley checks it.
Van Asch throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
O Malley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch misses the shot to the body.
O Malley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Van Asch is out of range.
O Malley thows a leg kick but Van Asch checks it
and Van Asch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Asch.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Van Asch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Asch scores with a leg kick.
O Malley connects with a nice looking jab.
O Malley lands with a straight right. Van Asch didn't see that one coming.
Van Asch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Van Asch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Asch misses its target.
O Malley misses with a hook.
Van Asch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Asch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Van Asch's shoulder, as Van Asch tries to avoid the shot.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the liver by Van Asch. Beautiful body shot.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Asch lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Malley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Asch cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Asch moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
O Malley slips under a jab.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley thuds a left hand into Van Asch's body.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as O Malley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Asch doesn't seem phased though.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Van Asch's head but Van Asch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a right hand to the body.
O Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Malley circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Malley misses with a shot to the body
and Van Asch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Malley thows a leg kick but Van Asch checks it
and Van Asch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Malley misses with a body punch
and Van Asch counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley thows a leg kick but Van Asch checks it
and Van Asch counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Malley there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Asch throws a solid leg kick but O Malley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Asch.
Nice shot by Van Asch.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
O Malley throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a low kick, right behind O Malley 's knee.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Asch.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Asch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Asch misses the target.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Asch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Malley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Asch with a body shot.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Asch throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Koos Van Asch is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Asch cracks a nice hook into O Malley's ribs.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
O Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley throws a body kick that misses.
Van Asch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Van Asch misses.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Asch manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but O Malley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Asch has got the better of the exchanges.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
Van Asch moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from O Malley is predictable there
and Van Asch counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Asch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Malley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Asch scrambles back to his feet.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Asch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Asch lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
Van Asch throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Van Asch lands with an overhand left.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Malley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Asch connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Asch misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from O Malley.
A punch lands to the side of O Malley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from O Malley does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Van Asch is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Asch looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
O Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Asch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Asch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Van Asch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Van Asch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Asch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Malley misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
O Malley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Asch. Van Asch obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Asch swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Asch connects with an inside leg kick.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Asch throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Asch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Asch swings widly with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Asch is looking to score with low kicks.
O Malley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Asch.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Van Asch scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley defending well as Van Asch loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley throws a counter combo.
Van Asch throws a poor cross that misses
enabling O Malley to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Van Asch blocks the low kick.
Van Asch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
Van Asch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Malley checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from O Malley misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Asch.
O Malley swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
O Malley swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Malley lands a jab to the nose.
O Malley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley slips a jab from Van Asch.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Asch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Asch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Koos Van Asch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Malley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Asch misses with a hook
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Asch defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Van Asch.
O Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Asch.
Van Asch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
Van Asch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
O Malley throws a hook but Van Asch avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Asch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Van Asch.
A low kick from O Malley is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Van Asch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch lands to the side of O Malley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Asch scores with a nice head shot.
Van Asch connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Van Asch misses
and O Malley counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from O Malley misses.
O Malley throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
Van Asch throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Asch. That snapped O Malley's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Asch lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch thumps O Malley with a low kick.
Van Asch avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Van Asch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Van Asch.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a hook.
O Malley slips a straight right by Van Asch.
O Malley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Asch's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Malley under the eye.
Van Asch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Asch scores with a sloppy right hand. O Malley should have avoided that one.
O Malley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Asch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Malley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Asch connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Van Asch. Beautiful body shot.
Van Asch scores with a hook.
Van Asch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Malley. That did some damage!
Van Asch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Van Asch connects with a single shot there.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koos Van Asch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from O Malley is predictable there
enabling Van Asch to counter with a crisp jab.
O Malley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Asch counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Malley's knee momentarily.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Asch throws a jab but it's blocked by O Malley.
O Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch jabs O Malley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Asch under the eye.
Van Asch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Asch connects with a single shot there.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Asch lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Asch.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Asch is just out of range.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Asch.
O Malley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Asch looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
Van Asch has closed the distance and engaged O Malley in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koos Van Asch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Asch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
A very excited looking Koos Van Asch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
81% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
