PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whelan Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quid comes into the arena with The Wicker Man blaring out of the sound system. Mahoney has chosen KISS - Unholy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quid
vs
Mahoney

178 cm
23
145 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

163 cm
24
132 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Whelan Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quid.
Mahoney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnny Quid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quid lands a slapping body shot.
Mahoney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahoney misses with a low kick.
Mahoney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahoney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Quid counters with a good, hard body kick but Mahoney shrugs it off.
Mahoney loads up on a big right hand but Quid slips the punch.
Mahoney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mahoney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mahoney throws a series of punches but Quid moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Quid. Mahoney shrugs it off though.
Quid tries a head kick but it misses.
Quid scores with a head kick. Mahoney tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A solid body kick from Quid.
Quid is looking to chop away at Mahoney's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quid counters with a good low kick that Mahoney was not able to check.
Quid connects with an inside leg kick.
Quid takes one on the button.
Mahoney on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahoney checks a low kick from Quid.
Quid misses with a straight left.
Quid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quid misses with a leg kick.
Quid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahoney sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body punch from Quid.
Quid cracks Mahoney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid lands a leg kick that knocks Mahoney off balance momentarily.
Mahoney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quid. Quid obviously looking to wear him down.
Quid is looking to wear down Mahoney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quid throws a leg kick but Mahoney sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mahoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahoney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahoney throws the left hand but Quid avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney looks for the body kick but Quid saw that one coming.
Quid throws a shot to the body.
Quid is looking to clinch.
Mahoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Quid.
Mahoney is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Quid slips under a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Mahoney misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quid cracks Mahoney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahoney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mahoney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahoney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahoney misses with a low kick.
Quid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quid tries to clinch up.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Quid as he connects with a hook.
Mahoney throws out a loose jab but Quid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahoney slips under a jab.
Quid misses with a wild body shot.
Quid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mahoney is able to avoid easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mahoney checks a leg kick.
Mahoney lands a jab to the head.
Mahoney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahoney throws a hook but Quid blocks it.
A punch combination from Mahoney misses.
Quid slips under a jab from Mahoney.
Nice straight punches there by Quid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quid.
Quid misses with a hook to the body
and Mahoney counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahoney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quid looks to clinch
and Mahoney counters with a straight right hand.
Mahoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Quid has Mahoney up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Mahoney misses its intended target.
Mahoney circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mahoney counters with a straight right hand.
Mahoney lands with an uppercut that bounces Quid off the cage and back into rage.
Mahoney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahoney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quid can pounce on him.
Mahoney lands with an overhand left.
Mahoney throws a shot from downtown. Quid moves away and avoids it.
That kick from Quid tenderised Mahoney's leg. Mahoney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahoney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid throws a low kick but Mahoney avoids it.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahoney moves out of range of the body kick from Quid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a kick to the body
and Quid counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Quid.
Mahoney throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
Quid thows a leg kick but Mahoney checks it
and Mahoney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahoney blocks a head kick by Quid.

Quid closes the distance and pushes Mahoney back into the cage.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mahoney gets tackled into the cage by Quid. Quid maintains the clinch.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Mahoney wants to break free but Quid has control.
Mahoney wants to get back to striking at distance but Quid won't allow it.
Mahoney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mahoney working hard to break the clinch.

Mahoney breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quid rushes Mahoney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quid misses with the head strike.

Mahoney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quid lands with a good body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Quid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quid throws a leg kick
and Mahoney counters with a nice uppercut.
Quid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
Mahoney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahoney scores with a jab to the head.
Mahoney takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Quid misses with a kick to the body.
Quid lands with a nice body kick.
Quid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mahoney under the eye.
Mahoney lands a nice hook to Quid's body. Quid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Quid misses.
Quid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mahoney misses with a straight left.
Mahoney misses with a body shot.
Mahoney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quid throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mahoney counter with a right hand.
Quid thumps Mahoney with a low kick.
Quid looks to land a body kick but Mahoney moved away.
Mahoney checks the leg kick.
Mahoney attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Quid moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Mahoney digs a right hand into Quid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quid's gas tank.
Quid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahoney pushes Quid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quid is defending well for now.
Quid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahoney can't break the clinch.
Quid swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quid misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahoney.
Mahoney wants to break free but Quid has control.
Quid tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quid has Mahoney pressed against the cage, preventing Mahoney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahoney is trying to push Quid away but Quid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whelan Mahoney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Mahoney misses.
Quid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahoney.
Mahoney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mahoney has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Quid.
Quid lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Mahoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Quid digs a good body shot into Mahoney's ribs.
Quid misses with a low kick.
Quid tried to score with a low kick but Mahoney checks it.
Quid lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quid throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney throws a leg kick but Quid checks it.
Quid defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Quid!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quid scores with a spinning back kick!
Mahoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Quid clinches with his opponent.
Quid taking a breather.

Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
Mahoney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Quid.
Mahoney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahoney missing with a left hand there. Quid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quid connects with a body shot.
Quid jabs Mahoney right on the nose. Mahoney blinks but takes it well.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut. Quid saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney with a nice cross.
Quid catches Mahoney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahoney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quid.
Quid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mahoney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mahoney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quid cracks Mahoney with a good jab.
Quid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mahoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quid was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a leg kick
and Mahoney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
Quid throws the kick towards the body but Mahoney avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Quid clobbers Mahoney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahoney walks into a stiff left hand from Quid.
Mahoney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahoney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quid throws a lazy right hand but Mahoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahoney misses with a straight right.
Mahoney throws a front kick aimed at Quid's knee but Quid avoids it well.
Mahoney connects with a body shot that sends Quid's belly button to the back.
Mahoney connects with a right hand. Quid shakes it off.
Quid connects with a high kick.
Quid moves out of range as Mahoney strikes.
Quid scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Quid misses.
Quid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahoney.
Quid swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Quid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
Quid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahoney.
Quid misses with a shot to the body
and Mahoney counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahoney throws a series of punches but Quid avoids them all with ease.
Quid throws out a loose jab but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quid lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahoney misses the target.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut.
Quid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Whelan Mahoney just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mahoney lands a nice shot that snaps Quid's head back.
The fighters circling - Mahoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahoney manages to avoid it.
Mahoney lands a nice shot that snaps Quid's head back.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quid.
Mahoney staying out of range there.
Mahoney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quid on the side of the head.
Quid throws the left hand but Mahoney avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quid tries to work over Mahoney's front leg with a kick but Mahoney checks it.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut. Quid saw that one coming.
Mahoney takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Quid misses with a straight right.
Mahoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quid sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Quid.
Mahoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Quid.
Mahoney with a nice cross.
Mahoney throws a body punch but Quid moves out of range.
Mahoney takes one to the side of the head.
Mahoney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quid manages to avoid it.
Quid swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney wants to slow Quid down by chopping away at his legs.
Quid is looking to clinch but Mahoney is avoiding it.
Quid misses with a low kick.
Mahoney takes one to the side of the head.
Mahoney throws a looping overhand right but Quid ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid scores with a hook to the body. Mahoney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahoney throws a sloppy body shot
and Quid counters with a low kick, right behind Mahoney 's knee.

Quid closes the distance and clinches.
Quid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Quid tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Quid can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Quid misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney is trying to force a seperation but Quid has the dominant position.
Mahoney just leaning against Quid, taking a breather.
Mahoney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quid has Mahoney pressed against the cage, preventing Mahoney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahoney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mahoney is trying to push Quid away but Quid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quid lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Mahoney is trying to break free.
Mahoney working hard to break the clinch.

Mahoney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Mahoney misses
and Quid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahoney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quid walks into a straight right hand from Mahoney.
Quid looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
Quid misses with a body punch
and Mahoney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Quid misses
and Mahoney counters with a leg kick.
Mahoney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quid counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahoney blocks a leg kick.
Mahoney looks to land a left hand but Quid moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Mahoney finds it's target.
A big left from Mahoney misses.
Quid lands with a slapping head kick.
Mahoney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mahoney misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quid.
Quid does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mahoney scores with a punch to the head.
Quid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quid misses with a low kick as Mahoney jumps back.
Mahoney throws a leg kick but Quid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mahoney loads up on a big right hand but Quid slips the punch.
Quid tries to clinch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney thows a body shot but no joy.
Quid cracks the inside of Mahoney's front leg.
Mahoney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mahoney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mahoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Quid is just out of range.
Mahoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quid throws a front kick aimed at Mahoney's knee but Mahoney avoids it well.
Mahoney throws a sloppy body shot
and Quid counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahoney swings for the body but Quid moves out of range.

Quid moves into range and clinches up with Mahoney.
Quid tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Quid back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mahoney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney moves out of range of the body kick from Quid.
Mahoney slips a jab from Quid.
Quid slips under a jab.
Quid pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney throws a hook to the side of Quid's head but Quid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Quid misses.
Mahoney throws a hook but Quid avoids it easily.
Quid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mahoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quid moves in looking to clinch but Mahoney pushes him off.
Quid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quid blocks a jab.
Mahoney tries to score with a low kick but Quid moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Quid slips under a jab.
Quid tries to clinch there but Mahoney circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Mahoney blocks the leg kick.
Quid throws a leg kick but Mahoney checks it.
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney throws a jab when Quid was well out of range.
Quid moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Quid misses the shot to the body.
Quid slips under a jab.
Mahoney misses with a body shot.
Quid looks to land a body kick but Mahoney moved away.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Quid is just out of range.
Mahoney motions for Quid to come forward. Mahoney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Quid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney misses the jab.
Mahoney catches Quid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahoney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quid, right into the meat.
Quid misses with a body kick.
Quid closes the distance but Mahoney moves to the side
and Quid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahoney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quid.
Quid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahoney lands with an overhand left.
Quid tries to land a body kick
and Mahoney counters with a leg kick.
Johnny Quid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Mahoney tenderised Quid's leg. Quid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahoney misses with a hook.
Quid staying out of range there.
A big left from Mahoney misses.
A low kick from Mahoney is predictable there
and Quid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab, jab by Quid - just one landing.
Mahoney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quid. That did some damage!
Quid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quid throws the kick towards the body but Mahoney avoids it.
Quid lands a slapping body shot.
Quid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whelan Mahoney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Mahoney does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Whelan Mahoney.
I think Mahoney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whelan Mahoney!
Whelan Mahoney is the new bantamweight champion!