PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tree Fortay (ranked 1114 p4p, 1024 weight class) and Shane O Malley (ranked 126 p4p, 115 weight class). Fortay comes to the cage accompanied by The Choice Is Yours. O Malley has chosen Someone Like Me - by: Jon Connor as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fortay
vs
O Malley

177 cm
35
146
22 - 11 - 1

171 cm
34
150
12 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Tree Fortay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane O Malley!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley blocks a jab.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortay misses with a low kick as O Malley jumps back.
Fortay jabs at O Malley's body.
Fortay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fortay throws a shot to the body.
Fortay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley slips a jab and a cross from Fortay.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortay.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Fortay.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley with the inside leg kick.
Fortay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Fortay's shoulder, as Fortay tries to avoid the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O Malley has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fortay cracks O Malley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Fortay. That snapped O Malley's head back.
Fortay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Fortay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fortay.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay works O Malley's body with a nice hook.
Fortay slips under a jab.
Fortay misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Fortay lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Fortay ducks down to avoid it.
Fortay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Fortay.
Sloppy strikes from Fortay. Those never looked like landing.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortay slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley staying out of range there.
O Malley catches Fortay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fortay cracks O Malley with a good jab.
Fortay drops his hands momentarily and O Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Fortay misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fortay lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
Fortay throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortay manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Donk. Fortay catches O Malley right on the button with a cross.
Fortay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fortay punishes O Malley's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Malley.
O Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Malley.
Fortay scores with a decent looking hook.
O Malley lands a jab to the nose.
Fortay slips a straight right by O Malley.
Fortay works O Malley's body with a nice hook.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Fortay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Malley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fortay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fortay misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Malley checks it well.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Fortay staying out of range there.
Fortay throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fortay slips a straight right by O Malley.
Fortay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
O Malley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Fortay moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Fortay misses the target.
Fortay throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley misses the jab.
Fortay throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley lands a jab to the head.
Fortay throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortay counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortay throws a leg kick that misses.
Fortay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortay throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
Fortay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Malley scores with a nice head shot.
Fortay misses with a takedown attempt - O Malley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Malley connects with the punch.
O Malley throws a series of punches but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortay scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Malley in his tracks.
O Malley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
Fortay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Malley wants to slow Fortay down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley cracks Fortay with a good jab.
Fortay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tree Fortay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from O Malley misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fortay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Fortay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Fortay checks 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, Fortay has got the better of the exchanges.
Fortay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Fortay.
Fortay lands with an overhand left.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley throws a body punch but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
Fortay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fortay checks it well.
Fortay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fortay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortay counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Fortay. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay lands an overhand right.
Fortay scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Fortay checks a low kick from O Malley.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fortay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Fortay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortay misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Fortay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fortay needs to keep his hands up - O Malley had a free shot at his head there.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fortay throws a low kick but O Malley moves out of range easily.
O Malley tries to work over Fortay's front leg with a kick but Fortay checks it.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fortay throws out a powerful jab.
Fortay misses with a straight right.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fortay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
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!
Nice body kick from Fortay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortay.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortay.
Fortay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Malley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fortay throws a leg kick that misses.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fortay slips a jab from O Malley.
Fortay throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Fortay slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
enabling Fortay to counter with a crisp jab.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortay swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Fortay ducks down to avoid it.
Fortay throws a right and a left that O Malley avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Fortay blocks the low kick.
Fortay throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortay misses with a looping left.
Fortay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Malley.
Fortay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Fortay is out of range.
O Malley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fortay checks it well.
O Malley misses with a two punch combination.
Fortay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Malley doesn't seem bothered though.
Tree Fortay is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley works the jab nicely.
O Malley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortay moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Fortay walks into a stiff left hand from O Malley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fortay connects with a body shot that sends O Malley's belly button to the back.
Fortay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fortay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Malley scores with a head kick. Fortay tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
O Malley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortay.
O Malley scores with a leg kick.
Fortay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley feints a jab promting Fortay to slip. O Malley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fortay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fortay looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fortay.
O Malley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice cross by O Malley.
Fortay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley moves out of range as Fortay strikes.
Fortay cracks a nice hook into O Malley's ribs.
Nice body punch from Fortay.
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 Tree Fortay will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fortay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortay was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
It looked like Fortay was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fortay connects with a body shot.
Fortay connects with an inside leg kick.
O Malley lands with a good body shot.
Fortay checks a leg kick.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
Fortay moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Fortay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
O Malley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Malley takes a swing at Fortay's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fortay scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
O Malley is looking for the big counter here.
Fortay looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Fortay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Malley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fortay.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fortay to score with a decent uppercut.

O Malley is rocked!
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Malley blocks the body kick.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
O Malley misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by O Malley. Beautiful body shot.
Fortay lands a nice hook to O Malley's body. O Malley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fortay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Malley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fortay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortay drops his hands momentarily and O Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.

Fortay gets a double leg takedown into O Malley's guard.
Fortay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Malley is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley managing to control the position.
O Malley trying to control the position.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing Fortay from controlling successfully.
Fortay seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fortay wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fortay controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fortay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fortay thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fortay throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
Fortay slips under a jab.
Fortay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fortay counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortay misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
O Malley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Fortay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fortay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
O Malley throws a front kick aimed at Fortay's knee but Fortay avoids it well.
Fortay shoots in looking for a takedown but O Malley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fortay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tree Fortay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fortay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fortay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Fortay misses.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fortay.
Fortay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fortay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Shane O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley misses with a low kick.
Fortay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tree Fortay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fortay 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tree Fortay!
An out of breath Tree Fortay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.