PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mahomes (ranked 671 p4p, 968 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 98 p4p, 134 weight class). Malley has chosen Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano 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.

Mahomes
vs
Malley

172 cm
29
155
18 - 10 - 1

190 cm
30
165
16 - 11 - 1

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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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Malley feints a counter leg kick.

Mahomes moves into the clinch.
Mahomes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malley backwards.

Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malley avoids the head kick by Mahomes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mahomes.
A nice leg kick from Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mahomes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malley, pushing him back against the cage.
Malley struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahomes controls his hands.
Malley can't find room to land a body shot as Mahomes controls the action.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Malley manages to break the clinch.
Malley moves forwards but Mahomes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahomes tries to clinch but Malley is having none of it.
Malley scores with a head kick. Mahomes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahomes misses with a body punch
and Mahomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahomes needs to keep his hands up - Malley had a free shot at his head there.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes misses with a looping right.
Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mahomes's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mahomes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Malley lands with a left to the head.
Malley misses with some punches.
Malley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahomes taking a breather.
Mahomes scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahomes tries a body shot but Malley blocks it.
Nice body punch from Mahomes.
Malley lands a shoulder strike.
Mahomes gets through Malley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahomes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Malley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mahomes works on Malley's body with a couple of short punches.
Mahomes misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Mahomes.
Malley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Mahomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahomes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Mahomes moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Mahomes fails to land.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Malley controls his hands.
Mahomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahomes throws a head punch that misses.
Malley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahomes blocks an elbow strike.
Mahomes misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mahomes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malley lands a shoulder strike.
Mahomes misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahomes.
Mahomes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malley is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahomes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malley lands with a hook. Mahomes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malley lands with a straight right. Mahomes didn't see that one coming.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Malley misses.
Malley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Malley scores with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malley scores with the left hand. Mahomes knows he should have avoided that one.
Mahomes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malley checks it well.
Mahomes misses with a straight left.
Mahomes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahomes loads up on a big right hand but Malley slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mahomes!
Mahomes throws a leg kick
and Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Malley as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mahomes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes blocks a jab.
Mahomes lands a front kick.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Malley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahomes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahomes jabs at Malley's body.
Malley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mahomes cracks a nice hook into Malley's ribs.
Malley keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahomes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mahomes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahomes. That's going to slow Malley down.
Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Mahomes is looking to wear down Malley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mahomes to counter with a crisp jab.
Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Patrick Mahomes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mahomes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mahomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malley manages to avoid it.
Mahomes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jane Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahomes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
Mahomes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mahomes checks a leg kick.
Mahomes clobbers Malley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malley throws a hook to the side of Mahomes's head but Mahomes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mahomes is out of range and Malley settles back down.
Malley defending well as Mahomes loads up on a big left hand.
Mahomes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mahomes's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malley lands a slapping body shot.
Malley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mahomes.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mahomes misses with a two punch combination.
Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Malley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malley throws out a powerful jab.
Malley throws a good cross that connects.
A solid body kick from Mahomes.
Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahomes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes misses with a kick to the body.
Mahomes throws a right and a left that Malley avoids nicely.
Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malley misses with a body shot.
Mahomes looks to land a body kick but Malley moved away.
Mahomes checks a low kick from Malley.
Mahomes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malley is out of range and Mahomes settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mahomes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahomes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No joy there for Mahomes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malley swings for the body but Mahomes moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Malley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mahomes doesn't seem phased though.
Malley misses with an uppercut
and Mahomes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahomes lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malley.
Mahomes swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.
Mahomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mahomes throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahomes checks a low kick from Malley.
Mahomes stuns Malley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahomes wants to clinch.
Mahomes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Mahomes.
Malley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mahomes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malley scrambles back to his feet.
Mahomes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malley.
A lazy left from Malley finds it's target.

Mahomes closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Malley.
Mahomes can't find room to land a body shot as Malley controls the action.
Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malley's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Malley controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahomes backwards.
Malley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahomes's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a punch to the body.
Malley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malley is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahomes has double underhooks.
Patrick Mahomes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mahomes can't find room to land a body shot as Malley controls the action.
Malley misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahomes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahomes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mahomes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahomes throws a hook to the side of Malley's head but Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jane Malley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mahomes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahomes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
A slow jab from Mahomes misses its intended target.
Malley is looking to chop away at Mahomes's legs.
Mahomes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malley.
Malley lands a nice shot to the body.
Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Mahomes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malley thuds his right hand into Mahomes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Malley misses the body punch
and Mahomes counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes jabs at Malley's body.
Mahomes tries to land a body kick
and Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malley throws a leg kick which misses Mahomes's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahomes tries to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Malley.
Mahomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malley throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley connects with a right hand. Mahomes shakes it off.
Mahomes is looking to clinch but Malley is avoiding it.
Mahomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahomes throws a hook but Malley avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahomes misses the target.
Mahomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Mahomes misses its intended target.
Malley with a nice cross.
Mahomes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Mahomes.
Malley lands a body shot.
Mahomes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
The fighters circling - Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes throws a wild body kick that Malley sees coming a mile off.
Mahomes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahomes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Malley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes jabs Malley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malley manages to avoid it.
Malley throws a front kick aimed at Mahomes's knee but Mahomes avoids it well.
It looked like Mahomes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Malley.
Mahomes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malley is out of range and Mahomes settles back down.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Malley is just out of range.
Mahomes swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.
Mahomes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malley to score with a decent uppercut.
Mahomes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mahomes tried to counter with a leg kick but Malley avoided it.

Mahomes rushes Malley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Malley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malley scores with a leg kick.
Mahomes misses with a wild body shot.
Malley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahomes.
Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a leg kick
and Mahomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malley with the inside leg kick.
Mahomes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mahomes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malley avoids a kick to the body.
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malley cracks a nice hook into Mahomes's ribs.
Jab from Malley.
Nice shot by Malley.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick.
Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malley lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahomes throws a head kick but Malley moves out of range.
Malley misses the shot to the body.
Mahomes with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a shot to the body.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Mahomes.
Mahomes avoids the head kick by Malley.
Some bone on bone action there as Mahomes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mahomes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mahomes wants to clinch up but Malley keeps it at a distance.
Mahomes looks to land a body kick but Malley moved away.
Malley throws a leg kick but Mahomes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mahomes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malley catches Mahomes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahomes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Malley feints a counter leg kick.
Mahomes swinging wildly here.
Malley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mahomes's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jane Malley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jane Malley!
After winning the bout, Jane Malley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.