PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 94 p4p, 274 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 10 p4p, 28 weight class). O Malley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Malley
vs
Otori

181 cm
28
145
15 - 7 - 1

178 cm
27
145
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Neon Zombie
Fantasy Threads

Shadow Realm Apparel
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otori.
O Malley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Malley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Malley throws a right and a left that Otori avoids nicely.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Otori is out of range and O Malley settles back down.
O Malley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Otori finds it's way round the side to connect with O Malley's head.
O Malley connects with a single shot there.
Otori's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Malley under the eye.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
Otori lands an overhand right.
Otori digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
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!
Otori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Otori scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Otori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Otori moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Otori.
Otori throws a chopping leg kick but O Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Otori wants to clinch.
Otori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley walks into a left hand.
Otori throws an off balance right hand
and O Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Otori thumps O Malley with a low kick.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
Otori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Otori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
Otori slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Otori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Malley throwing a counter right hand but Otori manages to avoid it.
We've been told by O Malley's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
O Malley misses with a hook.
Otori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Otori misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Otori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Malley swings for the body but Otori moves out of range.
Otori tries a quick counter leg kick but O Malley is wise to it.
O Malley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Otori counters with a leg kick.
Otori lands a head shot.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Otori checks a low kick from O Malley.
A shot to the body from Otori misses
and O Malley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Malley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Otori throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Otori tenderised O Malley's leg. O Malley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Otori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from O Malley misses.
It seemed like Otori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Otori misses with a straight left.
O Malley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Malley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Malley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Otori's corner calls for a 1-2. Otori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Otori throws out a powerful jab.
Otori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Otori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Otori checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sean O Malley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Otori moves out of range of the strikes.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
Otori throws a head kick but O Malley moves out of range.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Otori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Otori.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
Otori looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
O Malley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Otori misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Otori slips a jab from O Malley.
Otori with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Malley doesn't seem bothered though.
Otori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Otori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Malley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Malley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Otori's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Otori throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
O Malley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
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!
Otori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Otori misses with a head kick.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw.
Otori slips a jab from O Malley.
Otori is looking to chop away at O Malley's legs.
O Malley lands with a good body shot.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
O Malley lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
Otori moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Otori connects with the punch.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Otori just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with an inside leg kick.
Otori scores with a decent looking hook.
Otori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori cracks O Malley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Otori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Otori does it's job there.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Otori throws a good cross that connects.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a stiff right hand.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Otori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Otori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Otori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Otori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Otori looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Malley.
O Malley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shigeru Otori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Malley misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Otori throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
Otori misses with a right hand
and O Malley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Otori throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
O Malley 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 left hand
and Otori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Otori.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Otori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
A big right from Otori misses.
Otori connects with a body shot that sends O Malley's belly button to the back.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Otori's sensitive parts.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Otori misses the target.
O Malley blocks a head kick by Otori.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Malley.
A low kick from Otori is predictable there
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Otori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otori manages to avoid it.
Otori cracks O Malley with an open hand slap.
Otori loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
O Malley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Otori.
Otori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley slips a jab from Otori.
Nice jab there from Otori.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
O Malley is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Malley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Otori cracks O Malley with a good jab.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by O Malley.
Otori moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Otori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Otori checks a leg kick.
Otori lands a high kick!
Otori connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Malley misses with a kick to the body.
Otori looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Otori.
It looked like O Malley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Otori.
Otori scores with a nice head shot.
Otori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head.
Otori throws a poor cross that misses
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
Otori throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
O Malley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Malley throws a low kick, looking for Otori's leg but Otori calmly moves out of range.
Otori throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
Otori scores with a nice right hand.
O Malley throws a hook but Otori blocks it.
O Malley throws a nice looking combination but Otori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Otori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Otori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Otori does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Otori lands a jab to the nose.
O Malley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Otori tries to work over O Malley's front leg with a kick but O Malley checks it.
Otori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Otori as he connects with a hook.
O Malley walks into a left hand.
Otori misses with a looping left.
Otori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Otori walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Otori lands the left hand.
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.
Jab from Otori.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
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.

Shigeru Otori really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Otori connects with a right hand. O Malley shakes it off.
O Malley checks the leg kick.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley jabs Otori right on the nose. Otori blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Otori.
Otori misses with a looping left.
O Malley walks into a left hand.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
A jab from Otori misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori throws a sloppy body shot
and O Malley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Otori is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Otori is rocked!
Otori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Otori is still on wobbly legs! Can O Malley finish him?
O Malley 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.
Otori seems to have recovered his senses.
O Malley with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley checks a low kick from Otori.
A jab from O Malley misses.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

O Malley lands a big right hand that sends Otori crashing to the mat! O Malley stays standing though and waves Otori back to his feet!
O Malley misses with a hook
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley drops Otori with a big left hand! Otori is injured, injured bad! O Malley jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley retains his featherweight title!
Sean O Malley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.