PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Summer Wheatly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongo Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wheatly
vs
Malone

173 cm
23
209 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Summer Wheatly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mongo Malone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with an uppercut. Wheatly saw that one coming.
Malone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
Wheatly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wheatly is looking to clinch but Malone is avoiding it.
Malone takes a swing at Wheatly's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Wheatly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wheatly.
Wheatly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wheatly was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone.
Malone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Malone avoids a kick to the body.
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malone missing with a left hand there. Wheatly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Malone counters with a two punch combo.
Malone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wheatly on the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Wheatly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wheatly.
Left hook, right uppercut from Malone.
Malone throws a hook but Wheatly avoids it easily.
Malone missing with a left hand there. Wheatly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Malone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone misses with a straight right.
Wheatly throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
Malone cracks Wheatly with a good jab.
Wheatly looks for the body kick but Malone saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wheatly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malone thuds his right hand into Wheatly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wheatly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick and Wheatly moves out of range easily.
Wheatly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malone takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Mongo Malone has been cut.
Malone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malone throws a head kick that misses.
Wheatly lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mongo Malone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mongo Malone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Malone cracks Wheatly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wheatly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wheatly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Malone.
Wheatly tries to land a front kick but Malone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.
Malone catches Wheatly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malone blocks a head kick by Wheatly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Malone.
Malone blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
Malone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wheatly.
Malone moves out of range as Wheatly throws a body kick.
Malone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wheatly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two 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.
Wheatly tries to land a front kick but Malone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wheatly slips under a jab.
Malone throws the left hand but Wheatly avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Malone.
Wheatly tries to clinch up.
Wheatly throws a leg kick but Malone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wheatly avoids the body shot from Malone.
Mongo Malone seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wheatly throws a body kick the misses
and Malone counters with a two punch combo.
Wheatly ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
Wheatly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Malone counters with a stiff right hand.
Malone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick
and Wheatly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Wheatly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a right hook to the body.
Malone misses with a wild combination.
Malone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick by Wheatly misses
and Malone counters with a two punch combo.
Malone scores with a head kick.
Wheatly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mongo Malone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mongo Malone's cut.
That's time! Wheatly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wheatly throws a head kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Malone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Malone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wheatly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wheatly is looking to clinch but Malone is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheatly is looking to clinch.
Malone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wheatly throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wheatly lands with a nice body kick.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick and Wheatly moves out of range easily.
Malone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wheatly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malone. That's going to slow Wheatly down.
Wheatly tries to clinch there but Malone circles away.
Crunch! Wheatly slams his shin into Malone's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wheatly throws a leg kick
and Malone counters with a one-two to the body.

Wheatly darts in and clinches Malone up against the cage.
Malone blocks an elbow strike.
Wheatly trying to land knees to the body.
Wheatly throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wheatly.
Malone avoids a wild elbow strike from Wheatly.
Wheatly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Malone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone blocks an elbow strike from Wheatly.
Malone blocks the elbow strike.
Wheatly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Malone's defenses.
Malone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wheatly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malone.
Wheatly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wheatly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Malone blocks an elbow strike.
Malone wants to get back to striking at distance but Wheatly won't allow it.
Wheatly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malone takes an elbow to the forehead.

Malone manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wheatly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheatly misses with a kick to the body.
Wheatly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wheatly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone.
Wheatly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wheatly misses with a kick to the body.
Summer Wheatly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wheatly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wheatly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mongo Malone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wheatly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Summer Wheatly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malone 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

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