PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cohen Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senor Squinchito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maloney
vs
Squinchito

200 cm
21
255 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

200 cm
21
278 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cohen Maloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Senor Squinchito!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Squinchito with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Maloney.
Squinchito avoids the head kick by Maloney.
A big right from Maloney misses.
A solid body kick from Maloney.
Squinchito has a takedown stuffed.
Maloney misses with a takedown attempt

and Squinchito counters with a single leg into guard. Maloney didn't expect that.
Squinchito tries to free his leg and advance position but Maloney is retaining full guard.

Maloney scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Squinchito misses with a takedown attempt
and Maloney counters with a stiff right hand.
Cohen Maloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senor Squinchito.
Maloney throws a sloppy head kick and Squinchito moves out of range easily.
Squinchito throws a head kick that misses.
Maloney tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Squinchito decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maloney's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squinchito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maloney is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Squinchito is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maloney is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maloney has escaped and now he's on top!

Maloney stands up from Squinchito's guard - Maloney perhaps looking for a knockout.
Maloney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Maloney.

Squinchito closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Squinchito lands in his opponent's guard.

Maloney scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney scores with a head kick.
Maloney lands with an overhand left.
Maloney connects with a high kick.
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!
A left and a right from Maloney both land. Nice combination.
Squinchito changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maloney tries to avoid it but Squinchito manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maloney to the ground. Maloney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maloney looks to land a body kick but Squinchito moved away.
Maloney throws a hook but Squinchito avoids it easily.
Maloney shoots in for a double leg but Squinchito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maloney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maloney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squinchito misses with a takedown
and Maloney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maloney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Squinchito misses with a takedown
and Maloney counters with a nice kick to the body.
Squinchito looks gassed!
Maloney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Squinchito.
Maloney throws a shot to the body.
Cohen Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maloney changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Squinchito looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Maloney decides to stand back up.
Maloney misses with a wild body shot.

Maloney clinches up against the cage.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Squinchito's face.

Maloney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maloney wants to clinch but Squinchito slips to the side

and Squinchito counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maloney wants to stand but Squinchito is controlling the position.

Squinchito drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maloney dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Squinchito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Maloney stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Maloney connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maloney scores with a decent looking hook.
Squinchito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

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

Cohen Maloney dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Maloney misses.

Maloney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Squinchito fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Squinchito tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maloney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maloney landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Maloney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maloney misses with a body shot.
Maloney lands a head kick!
Maloney darts in trying to clinch

and Squinchito counters with a shoot takedown. Maloney fights it but they end up in guard.
Squinchito is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maloney wants to stand up but Squinchito is controlling him.
Maloney keeping full guard, as Squinchito tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maloney scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Squinchito avoids a kick to the body.
Maloney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Squinchito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maloney with a nice cross.
Maloney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Maloney misses

and Squinchito counters with a single leg into guard. Maloney didn't expect that.

Maloney wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maloney looks to land a right hand but Squinchito moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Maloney.
Maloney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Maloney misses the target.
Squinchito closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maloney circles away.
Cohen Maloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senor Squinchito.
Maloney throws a lazy head kick

and Squinchito counters with a single leg into guard. Maloney didn't expect that.
Squinchito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maloney wants to stand up but Squinchito is controlling him.

Maloney kicks Squinchito off and gets to his feet.
Squinchito shoots in looking for a takedown. Maloney tries to sprawl out of it but Squinchito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maloney.
Maloney throws a head kick but Squinchito moves out of range.
Squinchito gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maloney counters with a stiff right hand.
Maloney throws a lazy head kick

and Squinchito counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Squinchito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Squinchito is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maloney is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maloney has escaped and now he's on top!

Squinchito looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maloney passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maloney decides to stand up, so the ref orders Squinchito to his feet.
Squinchito tries to close the distance and clinch but Maloney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Squinchito has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squinchito walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maloney.
A telegraphed right hand from Maloney misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cohen Maloney dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Squinchito blocks a head kick by Maloney.
Maloney misses with a combination

and Squinchito counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maloney's guard now.
Squinchito won't allow Maloney to get back to his feet.
Senor Squinchito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Squinchito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maloney is keeping the position for now.

Squinchito drops back, looking for a kneebar! Maloney looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Maloney looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Maloney!
Squinchito is looking to regain half guard here but Maloney keeps moving and retains side control.
Squinchito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squinchito is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maloney off and has taken his back!

Squinchito has his opponent's back but Maloney is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Squinchito.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maloney, right into the meat.
Maloney throws a lazy right hand but Squinchito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maloney here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Squinchito defending well as Maloney loads up on a big left hand.
Squinchito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maloney lands the left hand.
Maloney throws a head kick but Squinchito moves out of range.
Squinchito blocks a head kick by Maloney.
Maloney doesn't manage to clinch there - Squinchito circles away.
Squinchito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squinchito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Squinchito ducks under a wild hook from Maloney.
A head kick by Maloney misses

and Squinchito counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maloney won't be happy with that.

Squinchito is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maloney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maloney wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Squinchito is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maloney has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Squinchito asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Senor Squinchito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Squinchito looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cohen Maloney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Maloney throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maloney misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maloney.
Maloney thows a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maloney - that will leave a mark!
Nice cross by Maloney.
Maloney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maloney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Squinchito. That did some damage!
Maloney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maloney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Senor Squinchito.
I think Maloney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cohen Maloney!