PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bartholemeaux
vs
Malloy

187 cm
20
226 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

199 cm
20
291 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Malloy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartholemeaux scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like James Malloy has been cut.
Bartholemeaux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malloy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bartholemeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Malloy.
Malloy tries a head kick but it misses.
Malloy moves out of range of the strikes.
Malloy throws a head kick but Bartholemeaux moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartholemeaux. Malloy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartholemeaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malloy tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartholemeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Malloy is just out of range.
Malloy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malloy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malloy tries to clinch there but Bartholemeaux circles away.
Malloy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malloy tries to clinch there but Bartholemeaux circles away.
Bartholemeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Malloy.
Malloy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malloy looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartholemeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malloy misses with a head kick.
Bartholemeaux keeps the fight on the outside.
Malloy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartholemeaux avoids the head kick by Malloy.
Bartholemeaux swinging wildly here.
Bartholemeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bartholemeaux cracks Malloy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Malloy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bartholemeaux finish him?
Bartholemeaux missing with a left hand there. Malloy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bartholemeaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Bartholemeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malloy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malloy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartholemeaux misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartholemeaux.
Malloy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bartholemeaux cracks Malloy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Malloy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bartholemeaux pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Malloy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingston Bartholemeaux!