PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Redert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matty Redert was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Malvo
vs
Redert

175 cm
21
156 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
157 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Four Aces Nutrition

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q
Arcticus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matty Redert!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Redert.
Redert pushes Malvo away with a front kick.
Redert keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redert dips to his left and cracks Malvo with an uppercut!
Redert moves out of range as Malvo throws a body kick.
Redert unleashes a big counter combination but Malvo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Redert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matty Redert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redert takes a jab right on the kisser.
Redert thows a leg kick but Malvo checks it
and Malvo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Redert connects with an inside leg kick.
Redert scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malvo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been told by Malvo's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malvo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Redert pushes Malvo up against the cage in a clinch.
Malvo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Malvo lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Redert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malvo lands an overhand right.

Redert has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malvo tries to throw a body punch but Redert avoids it by throwing Malvo back against the cage.
Redert blocks an uppercut.
Malvo lands with a light punch inside.
Redert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malvo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redert blocks it with crossed arms.
Redert working aggressively here.
Malvo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malvo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Malvo.
Redert gets through Malvo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malvo lands a nice shot to the body.
Malvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malvo gets through Redert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malvo.
Redert working aggressively here.
Redert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redert backwards.
Malvo lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redert.
Malvo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redert backwards.
Malvo lands an uppercut.
Redert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Redert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malvo prevents a body shot from Redert.
Redert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malvo's elbow.
Malvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redert stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Malvo missing with knees to the body.
Malvo lands a nice uppercut.
Redert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malvo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redert.
Malvo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Redert throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo tries to work over Redert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Malvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redert throws a head punch that misses.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Redert.
Malvo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Redert swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malvo as Redert tries to tie him up.
Malvo throws a head punch that misses.
Redert misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Redert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malvo's brow.
Malvo misses with some punches.
A short right from Malvo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.
Malvo looking to throw knees to the head but Redert is blocking nicely.
Malvo lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Malvo.
Redert looking to stall.
Malvo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redert misses with a punch to the body.

Redert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Redert, right into the meat.
Redert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Redert.
Redert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redert misses with a head kick.
Redert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malvo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Redert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malvo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Redert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Redert takes the fight into the clinch.
Redert trying to control the position but instead, Malvo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redert into the cage.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Lorne Malvo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redert trying to stall but Malvo improves his position.
Malvo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Redert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Redert misses with a lunging right hand
and Malvo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redert lands with a hook. Malvo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redert has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Malvo avoids the head kick by Redert.
Malvo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Malvo clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Malvo on the inside.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Redert.
Redert trying to stall but Malvo improves his position.
Malvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malvo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redert is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Redert as Malvo tries to tie him up.
Redert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Redert wants to break free but Malvo has control.
Redert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malvo digs a right hand underneath Redert's ribcage. Redert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Malvo lands an uppercut.
Redert managing to block the knees to the body from Malvo.
Malvo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redert's elbow.
Redert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Redert has Malvo pressed against the cage.
Redert is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Redert.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redert blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malvo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redert is trying to break the clinch but Malvo is controlling him.

Redert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malvo connects with an inside leg kick.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Redert.
Malvo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body kick from Redert.
Redert throws a leg kick but Malvo checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo throws a right and a left that Redert avoids nicely.
Redert throws a head kick but Malvo moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Redert.
A head kick misses from Redert.
Redert blocks a low kick nicely.
Malvo scores with a head kick. Redert tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Redert throws a head kick that misses
and Malvo counters with a two punch combo.
Malvo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Redert throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Malvo closes the distance and pushes Redert back into the cage.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malvo working Redert over with knees to the body.
A short right from Malvo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvo blocks a body shot from Redert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redert avoiding damage as Malvo throws knees to the body.
Redert scores with a shoulder strike.
Malvo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malvo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malvo is trying to stall.
Malvo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Redert stalling in the clinch but Malvo improves position.
Malvo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Redert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redert is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malvo is keeping busy.
Redert blocking some punches.

Redert breaks from the clinch.
Malvo avoids the head kick by Redert.
Malvo misses with a wild body shot.
Malvo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Redert momentarily.
Redert 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.

Lorne Malvo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good leg kick by Malvo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Redert explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malvo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Redert is able to avoid easily.
Malvo backing away here, and Redert unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Redert throws a wild body kick that Malvo sees coming a mile off.
Malvo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Redert sprawls and moves away.
Redert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redert throws a jab when Malvo was well out of range.
Malvo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Redert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malvo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malvo scores with a jab. Redert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Redert pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malvo is out of range and Redert settles back down.
Malvo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redert throws a head kick that misses

and Malvo counters with a shoot takedown. Redert fights it but they end up in guard.
Redert keeping moving, preventing Malvo from controlling successfully.
Malvo slips nicely into half guard.
Malvo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Redert trying to control here.
Redert is looking for a sweep. Malvo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malvo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redert can do to turn this around?
Malvo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Redert moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redert wants to control the position but Malvo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Redert trying to control here.
Malvo works his way into side control.
Malvo wants to control for a moment but Redert uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Malvo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Redert wants to improve his position but Malvo is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Redert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malvo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Redert wants to control but Malvo is keeping busy.
Redert is trying to stand back up but Malvo is controlling him
Malvo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Malvo trying to mount his opponent but Redert defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Redert can do anything to dispel that myth.
Redert wants to control but Malvo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Malvo catches Redert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Redert throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Redert, right into the meat.
Malvo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malvo lands with a good body shot.
Malvo scores with a sloppy right hand. Redert should have avoided that one.
Malvo misses with a wild body shot.
Redert throws a head kick that misses
and Malvo counters with a straight right hand.
Redert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malvo tries to counter with a takedown but Redert is quick to defend against it.
Malvo tries to bum rush Redert with a series of wild strikes but Redert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malvo sets himself, and Redert steps forward looking for the clinch! Malvo avoids it this time.
Redert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redert lands a head kick. Malvo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Malvo wants to slow Redert down by chopping away at his legs.
Redert tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Redert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Malvo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malvo.
Redert lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malvo takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Redert.
Redert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Redert attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malvo throws a right hand that Redert ducks under and follows up with a left that Redert also avoids with ease.
Redert throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo misses the shot to the body.
Malvo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malvo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Malvo clinches with his opponent.
Malvo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Redert or not.
Redert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redert is trying to maintain a safe position but Malvo gets an underhook and turns Redert into the cage.
Malvo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redert backwards.
Malvo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Redert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Redert blocks an uppercut.
Redert swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redert lands a body shot in the clinch.

Redert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Redert.
Malvo works Redert's body with a nice hook.
Malvo throws a front kick aimed at Redert's knee but Redert avoids it well.
Malvo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Redert can pounce on him.
Malvo looks to score with a jab to the body but Redert is just out of range.
Redert throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malvo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Redert is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redert is still on wobbly legs! Can Malvo finish him?
A head kick misses from Redert.

Malvo has managed to clinch.
Redert seems to have recovered his senses.
Redert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malvo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redert backwards.
Redert swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Redert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malvo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Redert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malvo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Malvo lands a shoulder strike.
Malvo is trying to stall.
Redert leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Redert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo gets through Redert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Redert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malvo letting Redert take a breather here.
Redert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malvo takes a shot to the head.
Redert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Malvo.
Malvo lands a right hand.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Redert misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redert.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo scores with a shot to the side of Redert's head.

Redert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malvo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redert on the side of the head.
Malvo throws a jab when Redert was well out of range.
A head kick by Redert misses

and Malvo counters with a crisp one two that drops Redert! Malvo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Redert to his feet! Redert is in big trouble!
Malvo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malvo defending well as Redert loads up on a big left hand.

Malvo has closed the distance and engaged Redert in a clinch.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redert.
Redert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malvo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Redert on the inside.
Malvo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Redert breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo had his way with Matty Redert in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Redert checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Redert. No joy for Malvo on that attempt.
Redert lands with a kick to the temple. Malvo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Redert lands with an overhand left.
Malvo slips a jab from Redert.
Malvo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Redert throws a leg kick
and Malvo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Redert's knee momentarily.
Malvo misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redert thows a leg kick but Malvo checks it

and Malvo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Redert won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malvo is putting a hurting on Redert here, landing some big shots from side control.
Malvo tries to move to mount but Redert blocks the move with his legs.
Redert is looking to regain half guard here but Malvo keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redert keeps trying to improve his position.
Malvo taking a breather here.
Malvo trying to control the position but Redert is working away.
Redert can't do much from the bottom here.
Malvo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matty Redert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Check out the look on Malvo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Redert manages to work his way to half guard, despite Malvo's best efforts.
Redert is trying to get back to full guard.
Malvo slips a nice elbow through Redert's hands, connecting with Redert's forehead.
Malvo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Redert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malvo controlling the action here.
Malvo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redert's head.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo trying to mount his opponent but Redert defends it.
Lorne Malvo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Redert lands with a kick to the ribs.
Redert misses with a body kick.
Redert throws a push kick but Malvo slaps the foot to one side.
Malvo is looking to score with low kicks.
Redert lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Malvo misses.
Lorne Malvo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malvo. Malvo obviously looking to wear him down.
Malvo misses with a head kick.
Redert lands with a thumping leg kick.

Malvo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malvo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Redert is trying to break the clinch but Malvo has him pressed against the cage.
Redert lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redert pushes Malvo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Redert.
Redert misses with an elbow over the top.
Redert misses with an elbow strike.
Redert misses with the head strike.
Redert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matty Redert.
I think Malvo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorne Malvo!
Lorne Malvo took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.