PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cohen Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen Maloney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Whelan
vs
Maloney

208 cm
22
277 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
255 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Laundromat

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cohen Maloney!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney looks to land a left hand but Whelan moved out of range nicely.
Maloney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whelan's calf.
Maloney throws a head kick that misses.
Maloney lands with a slapping head kick.
Maloney throws a sloppy head kick and Whelan moves out of range easily.
Whelan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maloney is looking to slow Whelan down with leg kicks.
Whelan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whelan works over Maloney's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Cohen Maloney has been cut.
A slow jab from Whelan misses its intended target.
Whelan misses with a few strikes there.
Whelan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maloney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maloney clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whelan.
A knee to the head by Maloney.

It looks like Matthew Whelan has been cut.
Whelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Whelan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whelan can't break the clinch.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maloney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whelan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch but Maloney keeps him there for the moment.
Whelan wants to break free but Maloney has control.
Maloney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch but Maloney keeps him there for the moment.
Maloney landing knees to the body.
Whelan is breathing heavily.
Maloney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maloney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maloney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maloney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maloney connects with a knee to the head.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whelan's face.
Maloney connects with a knee to the head.
Maloney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Whelan is blocking nicely.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Maloney lands a good knee to the midsection. Whelan won't want to take too many of those.
Whelan takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Maloney.
Whelan lands with a light punch inside.
Whelan gets through Maloney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Whelan is blocking nicely.

Whelan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whelan looks to land a combination but Maloney avoids it well.
Maloney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maloney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whelan throws a body punch but Maloney moves out of range.
Whelan throws a nice looking combination but Maloney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whelan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maloney at a distance.
Whelan misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Whelan misses its intended target.

Maloney clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Maloney.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whelan's face.
Whelan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whelan is trying to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling him.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Maloney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whelan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whelan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whelan stalling in the clinch but Maloney improves position.
Whelan working hard to break the clinch.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whelan avoids it.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whelan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whelan is trying to break the clinch but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Whelan tries to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling the position.

Whelan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whelan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maloney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan looks to throw the jab but Maloney is out of range.
Whelan throws a jab when Maloney was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Whelan there.
Maloney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whelan.
A telegraphed right hand from Whelan misses the target.
Whelan misses with an uppercut. Maloney saw that one coming.
Whelan takes a swing at Maloney's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whelan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Maloney moves into the clinch.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Whelan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cohen Maloney dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Whelan throws a hook but Maloney blocks it.
Whelan misses with a few strikes there.

Maloney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maloney 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.
Maloney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.

Whelan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maloney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whelan's sensitive parts.

Maloney clinches.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike.
Whelan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maloney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whelan avoiding damage as Maloney throws knees to the body.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Whelan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maloney is breathing heavily.
Maloney with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maloney.
Whelan avoiding damage as Maloney throws knees to the body.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Maloney scores a nice knee to the body.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Whelan.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maloney. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Whelan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whelan tries to break free but Maloney pushes him back against the cage.
Whelan is trying to maintain a safe position but Maloney gets an underhook and turns Whelan into the cage.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Whelan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cohen Maloney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whelan looking to slow down the pace here.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maloney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Maloney.
Maloney has Whelan pressed against the cage, preventing Whelan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Whelan avoiding damage as Maloney throws knees to the body.
Whelan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maloney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whelan working hard to break the clinch.
Whelan is looking to break free of the clinch but Maloney has double underhooks.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Whelan blocks with his arms.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Maloney keeps control of Whelan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whelan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whelan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whelan working hard to break the clinch.

Whelan breaks the clinch.
Whelan thuds a left hand into Maloney's body.
Whelan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maloney counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whelan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Whelan misses with a hook. Maloney ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Whelan misses.
Maloney tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Whelan does no damage.
Good shot there by Maloney.
Maloney doesn't manage to clinch there - Whelan circles away.
Whelan throws a jab when Maloney was well out of range.

Maloney clinches up with Whelan and pushes him back against the cage.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Maloney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whelan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maloney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whelan is defending well for now.
Maloney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whelan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whelan wants to get back to striking at distance but Maloney won't allow it.
Maloney connects with a knee to the head.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Maloney throws an elbow that misses.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Whelan trying to control the position but instead, Maloney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whelan into the cage.
Whelan digs a right hand into Maloney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maloney's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan effectively controlling the action here.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Maloney lands a good knee to the midsection. Whelan won't want to take too many of those.
Whelan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Whelan blocks with his arms.
Whelan is trying to force a seperation but Maloney has the dominant position.
Maloney prevents Whelan from breaking the clinch.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whelan is trying to break the clinch but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Maloney missing with knees to the body.
Whelan wants to break free but Maloney has control.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Whelan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Whelan.
Whelan working hard to break the clinch.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.

Whelan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Whelan misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cohen Maloney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Maloney tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
Maloney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whelan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whelan blocks a head kick by Maloney.
A punch combination from Maloney misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maloney.
Maloney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maloney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maloney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whelan misses with a hook.
Whelan throws a hook but Maloney avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney staying out of range there.
Matthew Whelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maloney lands a head kick. Whelan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Whelan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Whelan does no damage.
A combination from Whelan does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maloney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Maloney darts in and clinches Whelan up against the cage.
Maloney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
Maloney being controlled against the cage.
Whelan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney prevents Whelan from breaking the clinch.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maloney landing knees to the head.
Whelan lands a hook that snaps the head of Maloney backwards.
Maloney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whelan lands a hook to the side of the head.

Whelan manages to break the clinch.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maloney.
Whelan thuds a left hand into Maloney's body.
Whelan misses with a shot to the body
and Maloney counters with a nice leg kick.
Whelan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Whelan catches Maloney right on the button with a cross.
Maloney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maloney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whelan misses with the combination.
Maloney throws a head kick but Whelan moves out of range.
Whelan fails to land with a series of punches.
Maloney avoids the body shot from Whelan.
Whelan missing with a left hand there. Maloney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cohen Maloney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan is trying to force a seperation but Maloney has the dominant position.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whelan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whelan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whelan's face.
Maloney lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Whelan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maloney has Whelan pressed against the cage, preventing Whelan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch but Maloney keeps him there for the moment.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch but Maloney keeps him there for the moment.
Whelan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whelan is trying to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling him.

Whelan breaks from the clinch.
Whelan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthew Whelan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whelan looks to land a left hand but Maloney moved out of range nicely.
Whelan circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cohen Maloney.
I've got Maloney winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cohen Maloney!