PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cohen Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Kordic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen Maloney has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maloney
vs
Kordic

200 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cohen Maloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Kordic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kordic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maloney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kordic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maloney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Maloney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maloney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kordic blocks it with crossed arms.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Maloney keeps control of Kordic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kordic prevents the takedown attempt.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Kordic is blocking nicely.

Maloney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Maloney moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kordic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maloney.
Kordic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kordic lands a body punch in the clinch.

Maloney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cohen Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maloney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cohen Maloney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kordic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kordic misses with a series of wild punches.
Maloney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maloney is breathing heavily.
Maloney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kordic tries to close the distance and clinch but Maloney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney tries to clinch up.
Kordic works over Maloney's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Cohen Maloney has been cut.
Kordic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maloney swivels and escapes.
Maloney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kordic pinned against the cage. Kordic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kordic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Maloney scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maloney punching from mount but Kordic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maloney throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maloney throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maloney controlling from mount.
BOOM! Maloney connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maloney looking to ground and pound but Kordic is blocking nicely.
Maloney throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Maloney looking to control but Kordic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kordic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maloney.
Maloney misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kordic is trying desperately to improve position.
Kordic is bucking up trying to escape but Maloney cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Kordic is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maloney raining down shots from the mount!
Kordic is still in real trouble! Can Maloney finish him?
Kordic blocking the ground and pound.
Maloney throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maloney throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kordic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maloney.
Kordic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maloney.
Maloney throwing strikes here but Kordic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Maloney looking to finish with strikes here!
Kordic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maloney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maloney throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Maloney unloads with some shots from mount but Kordic bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Maloney there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Maloney thowing shots but they're missing.
Kordic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maloney.
Maloney punching from mount but Kordic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maloney throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kordic because Maloney loaded up on that one.
Maloney thowing shots but they're missing.
Maloney misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Maloney looking to finish with strikes here!
Maloney throws some wild stikes that Kordic manages to avoid easily.
Maloney throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kordic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maloney.
Maloney unloads with some shots from mount but Kordic bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maloney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maloney thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maloney throws some wild stikes that Kordic manages to avoid easily.
Kordic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maloney.
Maloney sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maloney unloads with some shots from mount but Kordic bucks and avoids them well.
Maloney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maloney sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maloney thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maloney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maloney misses with a head shot.
Maloney misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maloney looking to ground and pound but Kordic is blocking nicely.
Maloney punching from mount but Kordic doing a good job of avoiding damage.

(x)
Maloney has control of Kordic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kordic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Maloney misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cohen Maloney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cohen Maloney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maloney darts in and clinches Kordic up against the cage.
Maloney stalling in the clinch.
Maloney is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kordic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kordic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maloney.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kordic's face.
Maloney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Maloney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kordic looks to clinch
and Maloney counters with a big right hand! Oh Kordic is in trouble here! Maloney follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cohen Maloney!

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