PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Zarch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley has chosen Shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zarch
vs
O Malley

205 cm
19
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zarch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Malley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley is looking to clinch.
Zarch shoots for a double leg takedown but O Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Zarch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Malley tries to bum rush Zarch with a series of wild strikes but Zarch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zarch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Malley avoids it really well and circles away.
O Malley tries to close the distance and clinch but Zarch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

O Malley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zarch is looking for a sweep.
O Malley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zarch looking for a sweep but O Malley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Zarch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Zarch working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zarch taking shots to the head.
Zarch tries to reverse the position but O Malley maintains control.
O Malley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Malley wants to control the pace but Zarch is squirming around nicely.
O Malley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zarch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zarch's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
O Malley cracks Zarch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zarch taking shots to the head.
Zarch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zarch is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Zarch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Malley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Malley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zarch is looking to improve his position but O Malley isn't that keen on the idea.
O Malley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zarch hang on?
Zarch is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zarch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Malley is adopting a defensive guard.

Zarch has gone for a leg lock! O Malley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zarch's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zarch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zarch looking for a guillotine here but O Malley defends easily.
O Malley controlling from the top position.

Zarch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Malley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
O Malley is pushing down on Zarch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zarch is fighting to maintain full guard but O Malley has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Malley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zarch keeps working.
Zarch regains full guard. Nicely done.

Zarch had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. O Malley is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zarch Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take O Malley's back instead.
O Malley trying to control but not successfully.

O Malley is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
O Malley trying to get back to his feet but Zarch is in full control for now.
O Malley looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick O Malley dominated that round.
That's time! Zarch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Malley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zarch, pushing him back against the cage.
Zarch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Malley lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Zarch pulls guard effortlessly.
O Malley trying to control but Zarch is working from the bottom.

O Malley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
O Malley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zarch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and O Malley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarch tries to kick O Malley off but O Malley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Malley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zarch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zarch is trying to stand back up but O Malley is controlling him
Patrick O Malley has got the better of the ground game so far.

Zarch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Malley pulls his head out easily.
O Malley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zarch!
O Malley controlling the position easily from mount.
Zarch regains half guard.
Zarch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zarch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Malley content to control rather than advance.

Zarch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Malley pulls his head out easily.

Zarch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Zarch with the active half guard here but O Malley passes nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Malley decides to stand back up. O Malley steps back and let's Zarch get back to his feet.
O Malley tries to clinch up but Zarch circles away and keeps his distance.
O Malley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

O Malley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zarch!
Zarch is looking to get to half guard.
Zarch is trying to stand up.
O Malley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zarch is squirming around, avoiding O Malley's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
O Malley landing shots from mount.
Zarch is desperately trying to improve his position but O Malley has a good base and remains in mount.
Zarch's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Zarch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Malley controlling from the full mount.
O Malley prevents Zarch from getting the reversal.
Zarch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick O Malley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

O Malley misses with a hook.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.

O Malley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Malley lands in his opponent's guard.

Zarch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

O Malley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zarch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Malley has managed to get both his arms back between Zarch's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Zarch looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! O Malley has picked Zarch up and slammed him! Zarch can't keep hold of the triangle and O Malley manages to pass to side control!
O Malley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zarch some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Malley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zarch, who protects the arm well.
Zarch is not content to let O Malley control the position.
Zarch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zarch is looking for a sweep.

O Malley stands up and beckons Zarch to his feet.
O Malley throws a right and a left that Zarch avoids nicely.

Zarch gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zarch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zarch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Zarch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zarch blocks the strikes from O Malley.

Zarch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
O Malley throws a low kick but Zarch avoids it.

O Malley clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley looking for a takedown.

Zarch pulls guard effortlessly.
Zarch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Zarch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Malley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zarch is keeping the position for now.

Zarch is looking for a triangle but O Malley pushes his legs off easily.

Zarch has an active guard here but O Malley has managed to pass into half guard.

Zarch looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is controlling the pace.
O Malley is looking to advance position but Zarch won't allow it.
Patrick O Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Zarch kicks O Malley off and gets back to his feet.
Zarch with a lazy takedown attempt

and O Malley counters with a shoot takedown. Zarch fights it but they end up in guard.
Chris Zarch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick O Malley.
Well O 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick O Malley!