PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Break Stuff. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mallon
vs
Fitzpatrick

184 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
208 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon misses with a double jab.
Mallon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mallon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzpatrick lands with a right hand.
Mallon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch
and Mallon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzpatrick misses with a takedown attempt - Mallon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mallon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fitzpatrick has a takedown stuffed.
Mallon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fitzpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mallon as he jumps to the side.
John Mallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fitzpatrick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mallon stuffs the takedown.

Mallon lands a left and a right that send Fitzpatrick crashing to the mat, dazed. Mallon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Fitzpatrick is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon misses with a double jab.
Fitzpatrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Mallon finish him?
Mallon lands a body shot.

Fitzpatrick moves into range and clinches up with Mallon.
Mallon trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzpatrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Mallon blocks an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick scores a nice knee to the body.
Fitzpatrick wants a takedown.

Fitzpatrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mallon throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Fitzpatrick's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Mallon dives in looking to finish as Fitzpatrick flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Mallon's strikes! Mallon is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Fitzpatrick's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Fitzpatrick was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mallon!
John Mallon managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AnonymouS, into his post fight interview.