PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaeso Vanderlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes to the ring accompanied by up with the Cock. 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.

Malone
vs
Vanderlee

189 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaeso Vanderlee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malone.
Vanderlee jabs Malone right on the nose. Malone blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanderlee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone.
Malone moves out of range of the body kick from Vanderlee.
Mick Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Malone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vanderlee sprawls well initially but Malone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Vanderlee looking for submissions off his back.
Malone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vanderlee manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderlee has his hands on Malone's head, controlling the position.

Vanderlee has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Malone is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vanderlee.
Vanderlee being controlled for a moment.
Vanderlee is trying to control Malone's posture but Malone avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vanderlee is trying to work for a sweep but Malone has mounted him!
Malone controlling from the full mount.
Malone trying to control but Vanderlee is having none of it.
Vanderlee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vanderlee tries to hold on but Malone pushes him away.
Malone wants to control the pace but Vanderlee is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderlee tries to hold on but Malone pushes him away.
Vanderlee is trying to escape the mount.
Malone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vanderlee tries to lock up and control but Malone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vanderlee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vanderlee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vanderlee wants to control but Malone is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kaeso Vanderlee just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vanderlee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanderlee circles away quickly and effectively.
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Malone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vanderlee!
Malone trying to control but Vanderlee is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vanderlee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Malone blocks Vanderlee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Malone dominated that round.
That's time! Malone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Malone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Malone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vanderlee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vanderlee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vanderlee is trying to get back to full guard.
Vanderlee throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Malone manages to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vanderlee keeps working.
Malone remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Vanderlee is trying to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vanderlee is out of range.
Malone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vanderlee throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malone tries to clinch there but Vanderlee circles away.
No joy there for Vanderlee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Malone misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderlee lands a two punch combo.
Malone misses with a body punch

and Vanderlee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vanderlee thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Malone to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanderlee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vanderlee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Malone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vanderlee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vanderlee throwing strikes from guard but Malone blocks nicely.
Vanderlee connects with a couple of short punches.
Vanderlee throws and elbow that misses. Malone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vanderlee's guard. Nice move by Malone!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone won't allow Vanderlee to sweep him here.
Vanderlee is trying to control the position but Malone postures up.
Malone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vanderlee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Vanderlee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaeso Vanderlee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vanderlee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malone fails to land with a series of punches.
Malone throws a head kick but Vanderlee moves out of range.
Malone moves in looking to clinch but Vanderlee pushes him off.
Vanderlee blocks a head kick by Malone.
Vanderlee misses the shot to the body.
Vanderlee blocks a head kick by Malone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malone.

Vanderlee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malone's guard.
Malone is trying to control the position but Vanderlee postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderlee wants to pass the guard but Malone is keeping the position.
Vanderlee looking to sit in guard and control but Malone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vanderlee isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Malone stacks Vanderlee on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Malone!
Vanderlee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malone working away.
Vanderlee is looking to reverse the position.
Malone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Malone working the ground and pound but Vanderlee is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malone working the ground and pound but Vanderlee is defending the strikes.
Vanderlee misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Malone wants to control but Vanderlee is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vanderlee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malone misses with a straight left.
A head kick by Malone misses
and Vanderlee counters with an outside leg kick.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanderlee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vanderlee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Vanderlee does no damage.
Vanderlee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanderlee tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanderlee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malone leaves Vanderlee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malone looks to clinch
letting Vanderlee counter with a right hand.
Vanderlee circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mick Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malone throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Vanderlee to counter with a crisp jab.
Malone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vanderlee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Malone.
Vanderlee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vanderlee misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Malone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Malone!