PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddox Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Thai
vs
Malone

180 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
24
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maddox Malone!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Malone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Malone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thai sprawls well. Thai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Thai feints and then cracks Malone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malone down.
Thai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malone shoots in for a double leg but Thai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Malone's front leg but catches the back leg as Malone tries to avoid it.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai tries to clinch up but Malone circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Malone's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai feints and then cracks Malone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malone down.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thai tries to work over Malone's front leg with a kick but Malone checks it.
Thai is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.
Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thai is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.
Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Malone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thai. Thai obviously looking to wear him down.
Thai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malone keeps the fight on the outside.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Malone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thai scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Thai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Thai - just one landing.
Malone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Thai has managed to clinch.
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Malone's ribcage.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malone avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Malone avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.

Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai pushes Malone away with a front kick.
Thai is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.
Thai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malone takes a step back to recover.
Thai scores with a leg kick.
Thai cracks the inside of Malone's front leg.
Thai motions for Malone to come forward. Thai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Thai.
Thai throws a low kick but Malone moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai throws a solid leg kick but Malone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thai.
Malone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thai can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thai throws a leg kick but Malone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Malone's front leg but catches the back leg as Malone tries to avoid it.
Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thai throws a chopping leg kick but Malone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malone blocks a leg kick.
Thai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thai.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thai.
Thai cracks the inside of Malone's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Thai slams his shin into Malone's torso.
Nice body kick there by Thai.
Thai thumps Malone with a low kick.
Malone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.
Muay Thai is winning the standup battle so far.
Malone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thai.
Thai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
Thai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
Thai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thai throws a front kick aimed at Malone's knee but Malone avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thai, right into the meat.
Malone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malone takes a step back to recover.
Thai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maddox Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.

Malone tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai stalling in the clinch but Malone improves position.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malone.
Thai lands a knee to the head.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Thai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thai.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai scores with a leg kick.
Thai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malone.
Thai delivers a nice body kick.
Thai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malone.

Thai clinches with his opponent.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Malone avoids the damage to the body.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai controlling the action here for a moment.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Malone avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Thai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malone avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Thai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Thai tries a low kick but Malone avoids it.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Thai. No joy for Malone on that attempt.
Malone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai throws out a leg kick but Malone moves out of range and Thai only half commits.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Malone circles away.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Malone's head.
Thai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malone. That did some damage!
Thai thumps Malone with a low kick.
Thai feints and then cracks Malone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malone down.
Malone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thai.
Malone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Thai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thai. Thai obviously looking to wear him down.
Thai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malone is fending him off so far but Thai persists. Nope, Malone circles away and we're back to standing.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
Malone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thai avoids the body shot from Malone.
Thai is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.
Thai is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.
Thai throws a low kick but Malone avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai cracks the inside of Malone's front leg.
Thai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
Malone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Malone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thai. Thai obviously looking to wear him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thai - the referee stops the clock and Malone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thai. Malone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thai feints and then cracks Malone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malone down.
Malone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thai. Thai obviously looking to wear him down.
Thai tries to clinch but Malone is having none of it.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Malone's front leg but catches the back leg as Malone tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai thumps Malone with a low kick.
Thai feints and then cracks Malone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malone down.
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thai slaps away a takedown attempt from Malone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Malone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thai.
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Thai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thai is looking to clinch but Malone is avoiding it.
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muay Thai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Malone's head.
A head kick from Thai lands but Malone takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Malone tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Malone avoids the damage to the body.
Thai slowing the pace effectively.
Thai working Malone over with knees to the body.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maddox Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Thai manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai!