PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 37 p4p, 228 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 4 p4p, 34 weight class). Malley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arroyo
vs
Malley

176 cm
31
155
21 - 9 - 1

190 cm
33
165
20 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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NARCOS

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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Malley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Malley motions for Arroyo to come forward. Malley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Malley wants to clinch
and Arroyo counters with a head kick.
Arroyo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Malley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Malley misses
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo checks the leg kick.
Malley blocks a low kick nicely.
Malley feints a counter leg kick.
Malley defending well as Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malley slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Arroyo.
Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malley looks to land a combination but Arroyo avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley connects with a nice looking jab.

Malley has closed the distance and engaged Arroyo in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Malley fails to land.

Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arroyo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malley.
Malley misses with a low kick.

Malley moves into the clinch.
Arroyo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Arroyo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malley misses with the head strike.
Malley blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arroyo.
Arroyo tries to break free but Malley pushes him back against the cage.
Malley misses with a punch on the inside.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Malley won't allow it.

Arroyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jane Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
Arroyo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley doesn't manage to clinch there - Arroyo circles away.
Malley misses with a hook.
Arroyo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Malley clinches up with Arroyo and pushes him back against the cage.
Arroyo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arroyo's efforts to push away.
Malley working aggressively here.

Arroyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malley swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malley just manages to avoid it.
Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.

Malley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arroyo, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malley.

Arroyo breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley misses with a hook to the body
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Malley cracks Arroyo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malley misses with a body shot.
Arroyo lands with an overhand left.
Arroyo lunges at Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malley's hand.
A good leg kick by Malley.
Arroyo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arroyo swats away the attempt to clinch by Malley.
Malley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arroyo rather than just go for the knockout.
Malley connects with a body shot that sends Arroyo's belly button to the back.
Malley throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Malley blocks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Malley misses.
Arroyo scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley misses with an uppercut
and Arroyo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malley doesn't manage to clinch there - Arroyo circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo checks the leg kick.
Arroyo keeps the fight on the outside.
Malley tries to clinch up.
Malley is looking to clinch but Arroyo is avoiding it.
Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malley misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo checks the leg kick.

Malley rushes Arroyo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malley misses with some punches.
Malley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Malley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Malley.
Malley misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jane Malley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Arroyo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Malley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arroyo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Arroyo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot by Malley.
Arroyo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arroyo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malley's head.
Malley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arroyo doesn't seem bothered though.

Malley closes the distance and pushes Arroyo back into the cage.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Arroyo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malley misses with a punch to the body.

Arroyo breaks from the clinch.
Malley tries to clinch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Malley takes one on the button.
Malley throws a solid leg kick but Arroyo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malley throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley throws a low kick but Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malley.
Malley throws a leg kick but Arroyo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arroyo throwing a counter right hand but Malley manages to avoid it.
Malley tries to land a leg kick but Arroyo saw it coming and moves away.
Malley cracks Arroyo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Malley.
Jane Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arroyo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malley throws out the jab.
Arroyo 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.
Malley throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo lands a jab to the head.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malley misses with a looping right.

Malley moves into range and clinches up with Arroyo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley misses with a body punch.
Malley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Malley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo wants to break the clinch but can't.

Arroyo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malley misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Malley.
Malley misses the body punch
and Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arroyo blocks a low kick nicely.
Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Arroyo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arroyo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malley takes a swing at Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malley misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley cracks Arroyo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arroyo moves away from the strike by Malley.
Malley tries to clinch up.
It looked like Arroyo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Malley.
Arroyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malley throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Malley.
Malley slips a jab from Arroyo.
Malley throws a hook but Arroyo avoids it easily.
Arroyo connects with an inside leg kick.
Arroyo blocks a leg kick.
Malley misses the body punch
and Arroyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arroyo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
Malley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malley avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Malley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a looping overhand right but Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Arroyo.
A swing and a miss from Malley.
Malley digs a good hook to Arroyo's body.
Malley moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.

Malley clinches up against the cage.
Arroyo tries to circle away but Malley has him pinned against the cage.

Arroyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Malley misses.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut. Malley saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malley. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Malley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arroyo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Malley misses the shot to the body.
Malley tries to clinch up
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Malley lands a slapping body shot.
Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley throws a sloppy body shot
and Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Arroyo gets tackled into the cage by Malley. Malley maintains the clinch.
Arroyo tries to break the clinch but Malley is controlling the position.
Malley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Arroyo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malley misses with a shot to the body
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malley is out of range and Arroyo settles back down.
Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malley walks into a left hand.
Arroyo scores with a jab. Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Malley has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Malley.
Malley lands with a short shot to the head.
Malley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Jane Malley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Malley to keep the fight standing.
Malley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Arroyo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley is looking to clinch.
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arroyo throws a shot from downtown. Malley moves away and avoids it.

Malley instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malley.
Malley lands a shot to the body.
Malley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Arroyo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Arroyo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo looks to land a right hand but Malley moved out of range.
Malley feints a counter leg kick.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Arroyo.
It looked like Arroyo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Malley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malley.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malley. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malley misses the jab.
Malley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Malley throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo throws a quick counter head kick but Malley was just out of range.
Malley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arroyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arroyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Malley tenderised Arroyo's leg. Arroyo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malley scores with a decent looking hook.
Arroyo lands a high kick!
Malley looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Arroyo.
Arroyo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick from Malley is predictable there
and Arroyo counters with a nice leg kick.
Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Arroyo throws a shot from downtown. Malley moves away and avoids it.
Malley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Malley swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arroyo takes a swing at Malley's ribcage but misses.
Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arroyo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arroyo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malley avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jane Malley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malley tries to clinch up
and Arroyo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malley wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Arroyo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jane Malley.
I've got Malley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jane Malley!
A relieved looking Jane Malley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.