PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 772 p4p, 752 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 65 p4p, 62 weight class). O Malley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Sean O Malley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fuguego
vs
O Malley

165 cm
28
145
14 - 9 - 1

181 cm
33
145
23 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fuguego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
Fuguego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Malley throws a body punch but Fuguego moves out of range.
O Malley feints a jab promting Fuguego to slip. O Malley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fuguego slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Malley moves out of range as Fuguego strikes.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuguego.
Fuguego changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Fuguego scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley is refusing to be controlled, as Fuguego sits in half guard.
Fuguego sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Malley defending well though.
O Malley is staying active underneath Fuguego, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fuguego perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
O Malley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Fuguego there.
Fuguego trying to control the action but O Malley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuguego thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that Fuguego has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fuguego is nestled in close to O Malley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fuguego trying to control from O Malley's half guard. O Malley has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fuguego is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Malley is keeping the position for now.
Fuguego has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fuguego throws an elbow that misses. O Malley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fuguego's guard. Nice move by O Malley!

Fuguego looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Fuguego is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Malley defends well.
O Malley wanted to stand there but Fuguego had control of the position.

Fuguego looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! O Malley has picked Fuguego up and slammed him! Fuguego can't keep hold of the triangle and O Malley manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is trying to control O Malley's posture but O Malley avoids it.

O Malley stands up.
O Malley misses with a hook

and Fuguego counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Malley won't be happy with that.
O Malley pushes Fuguego away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fuguego gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
O Malley is not content to let Fuguego control the position.
Fuguego is chipping away with strikes.
Fuguego is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down O Malley's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Malley regains half guard there - taking advantage of Fuguego's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fuguego lands a nice short elbow.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fuguego sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Malley defending well though.
Well, if Fuguego is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fuguego is stalling here. O Malley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fuguego seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and O Malley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuguego is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean O Malley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fuguego is landing a low percentage of strikes.
O Malley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fuguego scores with a nice right hand.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
Fuguego throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Fuguego lands with a shot to the body.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Fuguego.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Fuguego misses the shot to the body.
Fuguego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fuguego.
A big right from O Malley misses.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuguego.
Fuguego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuguego.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Fuguego uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuguego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a leg kick

and Fuguego counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for O Malley!
O Malley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fuguego.
O Malley dodges the ground and pound from Fuguego.
Fuguego controls the position.
Fuguego wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Malley keeps working.
Fuguego is trying to ground and pound but O Malley uses the momentary lack of control by Fuguego to regain half guard.
O Malley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuguego.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head.
Fuguego thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head.
Fuguego is just content to waste time from the top position. O Malley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fuguego throws a strike but O Malley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Fuguego is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuguego pulls O Malley in close to his closed guard and prevents O Malley from doing any damage or advancing position.
O Malley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fuguego working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Malley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Malley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fuguego trying to keep a closed guard but O Malley is proving a slippery customer.

Fuguego is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but O Malley frees his head nicely. Oh but Fuguego has switched to an armbar! O Malley is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alphonse Fuguego!
Alphonse Fuguego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.