|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 1574 p4p, 1421 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 209 p4p, 192 weight class). Kanaani comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Jane Malley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
26
170
13 - 8 - 0 |
|
190 cm
24
165
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kanaani misses its intended target.
Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kanaani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malley tries to score with a low kick but Kanaani moves his leg out of the way.
Kanaani tries to clinch up
and Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mehdi Kanaani has been cut.
Malley swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanaani.
Kanaani tries to clinch but Malley moves away
and Malley counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kanaani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malley.
Malley misses with a hook.
Kanaani scores with a nice head shot.
Kanaani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Malley tenderised Kanaani's leg. Kanaani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malley throws a head kick but Kanaani moves out of range.
Kanaani misses the jab.
Malley misses with a body shot.
Kanaani misses with an uppercut. Malley saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Malley misses.
Malley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kanaani to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Kanaani's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Malley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malley keeping moving, preventing Kanaani from controlling successfully.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kanaani throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani throwing strikes from guard but Malley blocks nicely.
Malley wants to stand but Kanaani is controlling the position.
Malley pushes Kanaani off and scrambles back to his feet.
A nice leg kick from Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanaani.
Kanaani tries to land a leg kick but Malley saw it coming and moves away.
Kanaani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kanaani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kanaani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanaani avoids the body shot from Malley.
Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanaani's sensitive parts.
Kanaani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malley. Malley obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Kanaani misses.
A clash of legs there as Kanaani blocks the low kick.
Malley misses the shot to the body.
Mehdi Kanaani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Malley misses the target.
Kanaani is looking to clinch.
Malley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanaani doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley lands a glancing blow to the side of Kanaani's head.
Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanaani.
Kanaani dives in for a single leg takedown but Malley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mehdi Kanaani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Malley.
Malley tries a body shot but Kanaani blocks it.
Kanaani goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malley prevents it.
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!
Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kanaani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jane Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Kanaani.
A big left from Kanaani misses.
Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jane Malley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mehdi Kanaani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Kanaani misses.
Kanaani fails with a takedown attempt.
Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kanaani feints and then cracks Malley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malley down.
Kanaani throws a lazy uppercut
and Malley counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley slips under a jab from Kanaani.
Malley tries to score with a low kick but Kanaani moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Kanaani misses.
Kanaani moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMalley.
Kanaani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malley feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani misses with a lunging right hand
and Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanaani swings widly with a right hand
and Malley counters with a straight right hand.
Jane Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanaani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malley.
Kanaani throws a big shot that misses.
Malley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malley throws a leg kick
and Kanaani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malley misses with a head kick.
Malley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malley connects with a single shot there.
Malley lands a right hook to the body.
Kanaani throws a lazy uppercut
and Malley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanaani throws a hook to the side of Malley's head but Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani darts in trying to clinch
and Malley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kanaani thinking.
Kanaani 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.
Jab from Malley.
Kanaani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malley throws a big counter head kick but Kanaani avoids it with no problem.
Kanaani closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kanaani is trying to ground and pound but Malley uses the momentary lack of control by Kanaani to regain half guard.
Kanaani thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malley's head.
Malley wants to get back to full guard.
Kanaani with the ground and pound but Malley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanaani makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kanaani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanaani trying to control the position from guard on top but Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kanaani stops Malley from standing up.
Kanaani throwing strikes from guard but Malley blocks nicely.
Kanaani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malley is on top in guard.
Malley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanaani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kanaani wants to stand but Malley is controlling the position.
Malley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kanaani pulls Malley in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jane Malley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mehdi Kanaani's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Malley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malley misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanaani misses the target.
Malley lands with a cross.
Malley throws a sloppy body shot
and Kanaani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
Malley checks a leg kick.
Malley slips under a jab from Kanaani.
Malley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanaani closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malley to the mat! Malley manages to get full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Malley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanaani has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Malley after a bit of a struggle.
Malley prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Malley.
Kanaani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malley.
A leg kick checked by Malley.
Malley circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Malley.
Kanaani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kanaani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malley.
Kanaani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malley misses with a double jab
letting Kanaani counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malley! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mehdi Kanaani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malley. That's going to slow Kanaani down.
Malley tries a low kick but Kanaani avoids it.
Kanaani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malley wants to slow Kanaani down by chopping away at his legs.
Malley checks a low kick from Kanaani.
Malley thows a leg kick but Kanaani checks it
and Kanaani counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanaani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malley slips a jab and a cross from Kanaani.
Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well,Kanaani is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Kanaani dives in for a single leg takedown but Malley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Malley breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanaani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malley.
Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanaani. That did some damage!
Kanaani misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malley! But no joy.
Kanaani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kanaani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kanaani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malley.
Malley tries to score with a low kick but Kanaani moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Kanaani blocks the leg kick.
Malley throws a low kick but Kanaani avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
Malley throws out a powerful jab.
Malley throws a solid leg kick but Kanaani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malley.
Kanaani thuds his right hand into Malley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanaani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malley cracks Kanaani with an open hand slap.
Mehdi Kanaani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Kanaani tenderised Malley's leg. Malley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kanaani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malley counters with a head kick that drops Kanaani to the mat! Kanaani scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kanaani is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Malley.
Jane Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Kanaani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanaani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanaani.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jane Malley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Jane Malley!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jane Malley!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Jane Malley!
Jane Malley wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Jane Malley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
