PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor O Mally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Mally's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pandora's choice of entrance music: Gonna Fly Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Mally
vs
Pandora

194 cm
34
185 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

180 cm
31
181 lbs
24 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor O Mally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Mally avoids the head kick by Pandora.
O Mally shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pandora but Pandora pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Mally lunges at Pandora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pandora's hand.

It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandora.
Pandora displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Mally.
Pandora checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pandora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pandora throws a low kick, looking for O Mally's leg but O Mally calmly moves out of range.
Arthur Pandora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Mally checks the leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Pandora
and O Mally counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Mally moves out of range of the body kick from Pandora.
O Mally moves out of range as Pandora throws a body kick.
O Mally throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick
and O Mally makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pandora really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Mally misses with the combination.

O Mally steps into range and cracks Pandora with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Pandora flops backwards and O Mally dives into his guard looking to finish!

Pandora is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
O Mally showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pandora is still in real trouble! Can O Mally finish him?
O Mally trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pandora seems to have recovered his senses.
Pandora looking for a sweep. Not yet Pandora, not yet.
Pandora wants to hit a switch here but O Mally passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pandora there!
O Mally controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is trying desperately to improve position.
Pandora keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora gets back to half guard.
Pandora manages to get to full guard.
O Mally won't allow Pandora to sweep him here.
O Mally has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pandora is proving hard to escape from.
O Mally is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
O Mally won't allow Pandora to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pandora escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Mally gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

O Mally gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pandora tries to clinch there but O Mally circles away.
Pandora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and O Mally moves out of range easily.
Pandora tries to land a front kick but O Mally steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Mally takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Mally blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Pandora slams his shin into O Mally's torso.
Pandora slips under a jab from O Mally.
Pandora misses with the body kick
and O Mally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor O Mally dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pandora is looking to score with low kicks.
Connor O Mally is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Mally.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pandora is looking to chop away at O Mally's legs.
Pandora moves out of range of the strikes.
O Mally throws a big shot that misses.
Pandora lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Mally's sensitive parts.
Pandora takes one to the chin there.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pandora lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick from Pandora lands but O Mally takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Mally misses the jab.
Pandora scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from O Mally. Those never looked like landing.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Pandora.
O Mally takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
O Mally misses with a hook
and Pandora counters with a low kick, right behind O Mally 's knee.
A big left from O Mally misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pandora lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Mally has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Mally and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Pandora has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Mally finds it's way round the side to connect with Pandora's head.
O Mally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Pandora slams his shin into O Mally's torso.
O Mally will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Pandora tries to work over O Mally's front leg with a kick but O Mally checks it.
O Mally throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Mally fails with the takedown.
O Mally avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Mally takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Mally. Pandora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arthur Pandora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Mally throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Mally misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora staying out of range there.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
O Mally is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Mally takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pandora misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pandora.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pandora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Mally throws an overhand right that lands on Pandora's shoulder, as Pandora tries to avoid the shot.
Pandora closes the distance but O Mally moves to the side
and O Mally counters with a left to the body.
Pandora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick
and O Mally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Mally sizes up Pandora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandora throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Pandora.
O Mally misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandora. That's going to slow O Mally down.
O Mally misses with a straight left.
O Mally thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Mally wants to land a leg kick but Pandora is out of range.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pandora tries to clinch up but O Mally circles away and keeps his distance.
Pandora throws a push kick but O Mally slaps the foot to one side.
Pandora lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Mally will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

O Mally misses with a low kick.
O Mally connects with an inside leg kick.
O Mally has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pandora.
Pandora fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Mally avoids the head kick by Pandora.
O Mally takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pandora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pandora thows a body kick. O Mally tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Pandora.
Pandora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Pandora rushes O Mally and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pandora tries to pull guard but O Mally won't allow it.
O Mally doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pandora wants to get back to striking at distance but O Mally won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pandora takes a shot to the head.
Pandora working O Mally over with knees to the body.

O Mally pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pandora lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pandora.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Mally checks a leg kick.
Pandora wants to clinch up but O Mally keeps it at a distance.
Pandora throws the kick towards the body but O Mally avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandora. That's going to slow O Mally down.
O Mally misses with a jab to the body
and Pandora counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Mally misses with a combination
and Pandora counters with a good, hard body kick but O Mally shrugs it off.
Pandora thumps O Mally with a low kick.
O Mally circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandora lands a nice looking body kick.
Pandora delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pandora.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pandora. O Mally shrugs it off though.
O Mally throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Mally swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Mally sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Mally throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandora.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Pandora lands but O Mally takes it in his stride.
Pandora connects with a high kick.
Pandora scores with a kick to the body.
O Mally swings for the body but Pandora moves out of range.
Pandora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Mally throws a jab when Pandora was well out of range.
Pandora scoring well with a low kick there.
Pandora has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pandora there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Mally pushes Pandora away with a front kick.
O Mally on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandora. Pandora obviously looking to wear him down.
Pandora lands a high kick!
O Mally tries to bum rush Pandora with a series of wild strikes but Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Mally blocks the body kick.
O Mally is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from O Mally.
O Mally throws the left hand but Pandora avoids the punch easily.
Pandora tries to clinch there but O Mally circles away.
Pandora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pandora tries to land a front kick but O Mally steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pandora throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Mally throws a big shot that misses.
Pandora gets off balance looking for a body kick
and O Mally counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Mally looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandora is just out of range.
O Mally looks to land a right hand but Pandora moved out of range.
O Mally darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pandora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandora 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pandora!
A very excited looking Arthur Pandora made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.