PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jane Malley (ranked 617 p4p, 975 weight class) and Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 95 p4p, 141 weight class). Malley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Malley
vs
Mammadov

190 cm
28
165
12 - 7 - 0

173 cm
29
152
9 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mammadov instigates a clinch.
Mammadov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mammadov.
Mammadov throws a head punch that misses.
Mammadov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mammadov blocking some punches.
Malley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mammadov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Malley to keep the fight standing.
Mammadov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mammadov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mammadov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malleys head.
Mammadov tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Mammadov back against the cage.
Mammadov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malley can't break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mammadov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mammadov misses with the head strike.
Mammadov lands a body punch in the clinch.

Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mammadov.

Mammadov forces Malley back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov blocking some punches.
Mammadov lands a left hand.
Malley misses with a punch to the body.
Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mammadov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malley gets through Mammadov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malley lands an uppercut.
Malley blocks an uppercut.

Malley manages to break the clinch.
Mammadov wants to clinch
and Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mammadov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yusuf Mammadov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammadov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mammadov moves away.
A little jabbing left from Mammadov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mammadov.
Mammadov misses with a looping right.
Mammadov looks to throw the jab but Malley is out of range.
Malley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Malley gets tackled into the cage by Mammadov. Mammadov maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mammadov has Malley pressed against the cage, preventing Malley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Malley is trying to break free.
Malley takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Mammadov.
Mammadov throws a head punch that misses.
Malley prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malley.
Malley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malley misses with a punch to the body.
Mammadov lands a hook that snaps the head of Malley backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mammadov swings wildly with an uppercut but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mammadov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mammadov working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Mammadov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Mammadov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malley staying out of range there.
Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mammadov.
Mammadov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Malley misses the target.
Good exchange - Malley coming out on top.
Mammadov throws a leg kick
and Mammadov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov throws a body kick that misses
and Mammadov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mammadov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mammadov throws a poor cross that misses
and Malley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A lazy body kick from Mammadov
and Malley counters with a huge left! Mammadov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Malley isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mammadov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Malley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jane Malley!
An out of breath Jane Malley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.