PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Whelan Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahoney comes to the cage accompanied by KISS - Unholy. Whelan Mahoney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Equinox's chin.

Mahoney
vs
Equinox

163 cm
22
132 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
146 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Whelan Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Equinox.

Mahoney tries to keep at a distance but Equinox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox prevents Mahoney from breaking the clinch.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahoney effectively controlling the action here.

Mahoney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahoney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mahoney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Equinox.
Equinox scores with a decent looking hook.
Equinox throws a nice looking combination but Mahoney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahoney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Equinox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Equinox slips under a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Equinox misses with a combination
and Mahoney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Equinox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Equinox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Equinox slips under a jab.
Equinox tries to clinch but Mahoney is having none of it.

Equinox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahoney, pushing him back against the cage.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Equinox.
Equinox cracks Mahoney with a nice body shot.

Mahoney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Equinox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahoney, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahoney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Equinox.
A right handed body shot lands from Equinox.
Nice body punch from Mahoney - that landed with a thud.

Mahoney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox slips a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney ducks under a wild hook from Equinox.
Equinox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahoney at a distance.
Mahoney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Equinox.
Equinox cracks Mahoney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Equinox missing with a left hand there. Mahoney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahoney throws the left hand but Equinox avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney connects with a solid leg kick.
Equinox misses with an uppercut.
Equinox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney throws a lazy right hand but Equinox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahoney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahoney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Equinox slips a jab from Mahoney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mahoney is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Equinox's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Equinox misses the jab.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
Equinox digs a good hook to Mahoney's body.
Mahoney throws a shot from downtown. Equinox moves away and avoids it.
Equinox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.
Equinox slips under a jab.
Equinox scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Equinox misses.
Equinox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Equinox.
Equinox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the body
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Equinox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahoney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a jab to the body
and Mahoney counters with a leg kick.
Equinox connects with a looping right hand.
Equinox doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahoney circles away.
Equinox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahoney is looking to land body kicks.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the body
and Equinox counters with a stiff right hand.
Equinox avoids the body shot from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws out a loose jab but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Mahoney keeps it at a distance.
Mahoney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahoney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Equinox looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Equinox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahoney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Equinox.
Mahoney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whelan Mahoney dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mahoney throws a hook but Equinox avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Mahoney.
Equinox moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Mahoney misses with a looping left.
Mahoney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Equinox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Equinox swinging wildly here.
Mahoney misses the shot to the body.
Mahoney ducks under a wild hook from Equinox.
Mahoney circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mahoney counters with a good low kick that Equinox was not able to check.
Mahoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Equinox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney throws a shot to the body.
Mahoney throws a hook but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox is breathing heavily.
Mahoney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Equinox.
Mahoney looks to land a right hand but Equinox moved out of range.
Mahoney just misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox slips a straight right by Mahoney.
Mahoney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahoney keeps the fight on the outside.
Equinox doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahoney circles away.
Mahoney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Equinox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mahoney counters with an outside leg kick.
Mahoney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Equinox staying out of range there.
Mahoney lands a nice hook to Equinox's body. Equinox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whelan Mahoney is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney lands a slapping body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Mahoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Equinox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahoney throws a looping overhand right but Equinox ducks down to avoid it.
Equinox misses with an uppercut.
Mahoney throws a nice looking combination but Equinox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Equinox drops his hands momentarily and Mahoney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Equinox misses with a shot to the body
and Mahoney counters with a nice body shot.
Mahoney clobbers Equinox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Equinox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Equinox is rocked!
Mahoney misses with a body shot.
Equinox is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahoney finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Mahoney.
Equinox seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney throws a sloppy body shot
and Equinox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahoney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Equinox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahoney.
Mahoney scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahoney throws a hook but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox misses with a double jab
and Mahoney counters with a nice body shot.
Mahoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Equinox.
Mahoney lands with an uppercut that bounces Equinox off the cage and back into rage.
Equinox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahoney lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mahoney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahoney throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Equinox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Mahoney finds it's way through Equinox's defenses.
Equinox slips under a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Equinox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Mahoney misses its intended target.
Equinox defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
Mahoney looks to throw the jab but Equinox is out of range.
Equinox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahoney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Equinox just misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox moves out of range as Mahoney strikes.
Equinox misses with a double jab
and Mahoney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whelan Mahoney dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mahoney lands a lovely overhand right.
Equinox misses with a jab to the body
letting Mahoney counter with a right hand.
Mahoney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Equinox throws a combination that misses

and Mahoney counters with a crisp one two that drops Equinox! Mahoney thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Equinox to his feet! Equinox is in big trouble!
Equinox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mahoney counters with a crisp right that sends Equinox to the canvas! Mahoney follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whelan Mahoney!