PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Weese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smarky Malarkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weese kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pop Goes the Weasel. Malarkey has chosen LL Cool J -- Momma said knock you out. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Weese
vs
Malarkey

172 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

UCF Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Weese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smarky Malarkey!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weese throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Malarkey was covering up waiting for the punch and Weese finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Weese wants to control from the top but Malarkey keeps moving.
Weese pushes down on Malarkey's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malarkey is trying to control but can't.
Malarkey is trying to get back to full guard.
Weese landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Weese thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malarkey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weese.
Malarkey trying to control here.
Malarkey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Weese 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.
Weese thows a huge punch but Malarkey dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weese shoots in looking for a takedown. Malarkey tries to sprawl out of it but Weese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malarkey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malarkey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weese.
Malarkey jabs at Weese's body.
Malarkey misses with a looping right.
Weese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malarkey.
Malarkey misses with an uppercut.
Malarkey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Weese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malarkey.

Weese looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Malarkey!
Malarkey is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weese landing strikes from the mount and Malarkey is in trouble!
Malarkey wants to hold on but Weese pushes him away.
Weese throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Weese punching from mount but Malarkey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Malarkey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Weese landing strikes from the mount and Malarkey is in trouble!
Malarkey can't escape the position.
Malarkey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Weese.
Malarkey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Weese with good strikes from the mount here!
Malarkey is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weese is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Weese content just to control the position here.
Weese is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Malarkey wants to hold on but Weese pushes him away.
Weese landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malarkey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weese throws some wild stikes that Malarkey manages to avoid easily.
Weese wants to control but instead Malarkey manages to regain half guard.

Malarkey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Weese pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weese missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malarkey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weese.
Weese wants to take a breather but Malarkey is having none of it.
Malarkey is looking for a sweep. Weese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Weese.
Weese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malarkey.
Malarkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malarkey cracks Weese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Weese looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malarkey is fending him off so far but Weese persists. Nope, Malarkey circles away and we're back to standing.
Weese fails with a takedown attempt.
Smarky Malarkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malarkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Weese dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Malarkey leaves Weese with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weese shoots in but Malarkey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Weese shoots in but Malarkey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Weese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malarkey leaves Weese with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malarkey loads up on a big right hand but Weese slips the punch.
Malarkey throws out a loose jab but Weese uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weese fails to land the takedown.
Malarkey misses with a body shot.
Malarkey works Weese's body with a nice hook.
Weese shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malarkey sprawls well. Malarkey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weese gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weese misses with a takedown attempt - Malarkey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weese takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malarkey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Malarkey slaps away a takedown attempt from Weese, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Malarkey lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malarkey stuns Weese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malarkey lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Malarkey.
Malarkey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Malarkey throws a looping overhand right but Weese ducks down to avoid it.
Weese staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weese gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weese will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malarkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weese was well out of range. Poor timing from Malarkey.
Malarkey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weese shoots in looking for a takedown. Malarkey tries to sprawl out of it but Weese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malarkey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malarkey tests Weese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malarkey misses with a body shot.
Weese misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malarkey thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malarkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malarkey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Malarkey does it's job there.
Malarkey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weese takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malarkey throws a right hand that Weese ducks under and follows up with a left that Weese also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Malarkey misses the target.
Malarkey throws an overhand right that lands on Weese's shoulder, as Weese tries to avoid the shot.
Malarkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malarkey.
Malarkey loads up on a big right hand but Weese slips the punch.
Weese gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malarkey.
Malarkey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Malarkey. No joy for Weese on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Weese looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Malarkey is looking to improve his position.
Malarkey wants to control but Weese is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Weese missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Weese is trying to control the action in half guard but Malarkey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malarkey trying to control here.
Malarkey taking some punishment here, with Weese in his half guard.
Malarkey wants to control but Weese is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malarkey is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Weese is staying active.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Malarkey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malarkey scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smarky Malarkey 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Malarkey.
Malarkey with a hook.

Weese shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Weese throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Weese tries to control but Malarkey wriggling away.
Weese cracks Malarkey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Malarkey tries to hold on but Weese pushes him away.
Malarkey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Weese preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Weese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malarkey.
Weese seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malarkey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Weese manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malarkey manages to get himself to full guard.
Weese is looking to work some ground and pound but Malarkey has wrist control.
Malarkey wants to improve his position but instead Weese has moved into half guard.
Malarkey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Malarkey keeping moving, preventing Weese from controlling successfully.
Malarkey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weese is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weese drops back, looking for a kneebar! Malarkey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Malarkey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Malarkey!
Malarkey working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Malarkey postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Weese on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Malarkey cracks Weese with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Weese wants to control but Malarkey postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Malarkey trying to control the position but Weese is working away.

Malarkey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Weese managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Malarkey.
Malarkey working the strikes but Weese uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Malarkey working the head and body with strikes.
Randy Weese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Weese on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Malarkey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Malarkey throwing shots but Weese is blocking nicely.
Weese has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malarkey is working away from the top position though.
Weese moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Malarkey throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smarky Malarkey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malarkey 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smarky Malarkey!