PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikoshima Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malloy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hallo Wereld. Thomas Malloy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikoshima Watanabe's chin.

Malloy
vs
Watanabe

194 cm
17
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Merciless Gladiators

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Malloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikoshima Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malloy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Malloy shoots in looking for a takedown. Watanabe tries to sprawl out of it but Malloy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watanabe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Watanabe has managed to clinch.
Malloy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malloy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watanabe fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Watanabe has Malloy up against the cage in a clinch.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Malloy blocks with his arms.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Thomas Malloy has been cut.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Malloy managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe.
Watanabe working Malloy over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malloy wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Malloy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe is pressed up against the cage. Malloy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watanabe down to the mat. Watanabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick and Malloy moves out of range easily.
Malloy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malloy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Malloy misses.
Malloy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malloy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malloy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watanabe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Malloy is breathing heavily.

Watanabe has closed the distance and engaged Malloy in a clinch.
Malloy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malloy wants a takedown.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malloy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malloy is working for takedown but Watanabe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe lands an elbow inside.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malloy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe is pressed up against the cage. Malloy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watanabe down to the mat. Watanabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Watanabe clinches up against the cage.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malloy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malloy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malloy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watanabe is defending well.
Malloy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Malloy won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Malloy avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Malloy wants to take the fight to the mat but Watanabe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Malloy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malloy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malloy has Watanabe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watanabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Malloy wants to take the fight to the mat but Watanabe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malloy's face.
Malloy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malloy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy has Watanabe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watanabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Malloy is blocking nicely.
Malloy looking for a takedown.
Malloy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Watanabe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Malloy avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malloy.
Malloy tries to score a body lock takedown but Watanabe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Malloy is trying to drag Watanabe to the mat but Watanabe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Malloy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Malloy won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malloy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malloy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watanabe is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Malloy avoids a wild elbow strike from Watanabe.
Malloy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watanabe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malloy avoids a wild elbow strike from Watanabe.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malloy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watanabe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malloy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watanabe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Malloy is trying to drag Watanabe to the mat but Watanabe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikoshima Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Malloy's cut.
That's time! Malloy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice straight punches there by Malloy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malloy.

Watanabe takes the fight into the clinch.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Malloy is blocking nicely.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malloy.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Malloy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watanabe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malloy's face.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Watanabe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Malloy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malloy wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malloy is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Malloy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe is pressed up against the cage. Malloy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watanabe down to the mat. Watanabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malloy shoots in but Watanabe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watanabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe tries a head kick but it misses.
Malloy thows a body shot but no joy.
Malloy misses with a takedown attempt - Watanabe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malloy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watanabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Malloy circles away.
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malloy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watanabe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malloy fails to land with a series of punches.
Malloy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Malloy.
Malloy goes for a double leg but Watanabe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watanabe continues to drive forward.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malloy's face.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Malloy wants to take the fight to the mat but Watanabe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malloy blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malloy avoids it.
Malloy tries to score a body lock takedown but Watanabe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watanabe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malloy can't get the takedown.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Malloy wants a takedown.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Malloy avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malloy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Watanabe prevents it.
Malloy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Watanabe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Malloy tries to score a body lock takedown but Watanabe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malloy managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe.
Watanabe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Malloy goes for a takedown attempt but Watanabe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watanabe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watanabe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malloy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watanabe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watanabe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malloy is looking to wear down Watanabe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malloy digs a good body shot into Watanabe's ribs.
Watanabe leaves Malloy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malloy tries for a takedown but Watanabe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malloy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watanabe tries to clinch but Malloy moves out of range.
Malloy looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
Malloy misses with a body shot.
Malloy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watanabe dodges the punch combination from Malloy.

Watanabe instigates a clinch.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Malloy won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malloy has Watanabe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watanabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikoshima Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Malloy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Watanabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malloy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Watanabe. No joy for Malloy on that attempt.

Malloy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Watanabe quickly recovers to half guard.

Malloy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Watanabe sees it coming and defends easily.

Malloy is working for a kimura but Watanabe is defending it quite comfortably.

Malloy is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Malloy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watanabe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malloy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malloy tries to pass to full mount but Watanabe defends it.

Watanabe is defending against the submission attempts here by Malloy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Malloy is trying to work for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.

Malloy is working for a kimura but Watanabe is defending it quite comfortably.

Malloy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malloy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watanabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malloy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Malloy is trying to work for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Malloy is looking for a kimura but Watanabe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Malloy to get the leverage.
Thomas Malloy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Malloy seems to be looking for submissions.

Malloy is trying to work for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.

Malloy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Malloy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watanabe 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikoshima Watanabe!