PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 516 p4p, 789 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 75 p4p, 106 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gozen
vs
Mahoney

176 cm
34
155
14 - 6 - 0

185 cm
34
168
21 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney defending well as Gozen loads up on a big left hand.

Mahoney clinches up with Gozen and pushes him back against the cage.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Mahoney has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Mahoney clinches.
Gozen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gozen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Mahoney fails to land.
Gozen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a nice uppercut.

Gozen manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Gozen finds it's way through Mahoney's defenses.
Gozen scores with a sloppy right hand. Mahoney should have avoided that one.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahoney tries to clinch up.
Mahoney scores with a shot to the body.
Gozen throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gozen 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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Gozen circles away.
Gozen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Tomoe Gozen has been cut.
Mahoney moves out of range as Gozen throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gozen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahoney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Mahoney misses.
Gozen is looking to counter the offense by Mahoney and move into the clinch.
Gozen misses with a body shot.
Gozen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gozen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mahoney walks into a straight right hand from Gozen.
Gozen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gozen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carey Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mahoney clinches up with Gozen and pushes him back against the cage.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Gozen lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gozen.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Gozen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahoney wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gozen.
Mahoney misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mahoney breaks the clinch.
Gozen misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahoney tries to counter with a clinch but Gozen shakes him off and moves away.
Gozen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gozen.
Gozen lands an overhand right.
Gozen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Mahoney clinches up with Gozen and pushes him back against the cage.
Mahoney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gozen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahoney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahoney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gozens head.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Gozen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahoney.
Nice body punch from Mahoney.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahoney tries to work over Gozen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahoney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gozen has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Mahoney lands with a left to the head.
Mahoney digs a right hand underneath Gozen's ribcage. Gozen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gozen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gozen misses with a punch on the inside.
Gozen lands a shoulder strike.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
Gozen has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a right hand.
Mahoney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Gozen blocks it.
Mahoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney misses with the head strike.
Gozen blocks the elbow strike.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Gozen blocks an elbow strike from Mahoney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mahoney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahoney wants to clinch.
Mahoney checks a leg kick.
Gozen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen misses the jab.
Gozen misses with a body kick.
Mahoney avoids the body shot from Gozen.
Mahoney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gozen.
Gozen throws a shot to the body.

Mahoney has closed the distance and engaged Gozen in a clinch.
Gozen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Gozen avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahoney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Mahoney lands with a light punch inside.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gozen circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carey Mahoney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomoe Gozen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gozen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mahoney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gozen finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahoney's head.
Tomoe Gozen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Gozen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gozen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mahoney manages to circle out of the way.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Gozen misses.
Mahoney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gozen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Gozen is just out of range.
Gozen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gozen throws a leg kick but Mahoney sees it coming and moves out of range.

Mahoney closes the distance and pushes Gozen back into the cage.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Gozen blocks with his arms.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Mahoney misses with the head strike.
Gozen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Gozen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gozen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gozen throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gozen.
Gozen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gozen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahoney. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahoney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahoney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gozen misses with a looping left.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gozen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mahoney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gozen.
Mahoney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gozen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gozen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Mahoney closes the distance and pushes Gozen back into the cage.
Mahoney lands a knee to the body.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
Mahoney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gozen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gozen fails to land.

Mahoney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Gozen.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gozen.

Mahoney closes the distance and pushes Gozen back into the cage.
Gozen is trying to push Mahoney away but Mahoney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gozen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mahoney's head.
Gozen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
Gozen keeps the fight on the outside.

Mahoney has Gozen up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Gozen blocks it.
Mahoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozen.
Gozen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gozen.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahoney can't find room to land a body shot as Gozen controls the action.
Mahoney scores with a shoulder strike.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gozen lands with a right to the head.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gozen tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carey Mahoney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mahoney lands a nice shot to the body.

Mahoney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahoney tries to clinch there but Gozen circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahoney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gozen tries to bum rush Mahoney with a series of wild strikes but Mahoney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mahoney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gozen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gozen connects with a solid leg kick.
Mahoney tries to clinch up but Gozen circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is looking to clinch but Gozen is avoiding it.

Mahoney moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Gozen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
Mahoney misses the shot to the body.
Mahoney tries to clinch up but Gozen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Gozen circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mahoney gets through Gozen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gozen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney lands with a right to the head.
Mahoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozen.
Mahoney can't find room to land a body shot as Gozen controls the action.
Gozen lands with a left to the head.
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahoney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gozen's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carey Mahoney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tomoe Gozen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gozen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahoney.
Mahoney is looking to clinch.
Mahoney dips to his left and cracks Gozen with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Gozen.
Gozen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahoney. That did some damage!
Gozen cracks Mahoney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahoney moves in looking to clinch but Gozen pushes him off.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gozen.
Mahoney tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahoney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gozen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Gozen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Mahoney moves into the clinch successfully.
Gozen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahoney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Gozen manages to break the clinch.
Mahoney wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney moves out of range of the strikes.
Gozen looks to throw the jab but Mahoney is out of range.
Gozen lands a front kick.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Gozen is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahoney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Gozen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahoney misses the target.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Gozen is having none of it.
Mahoney wants to clinch up but Gozen keeps it at a distance.
Gozen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A lazy left from Mahoney finds it's target.
Mahoney tries to clinch up but Gozen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahoney wants to clinch up but Gozen keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Gozen misses its target.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Gozen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gozen scores with a decent looking hook.
Mahoney tries to clinch up but Gozen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomoe Gozen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mahoney checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gozen slips a jab from Mahoney.
As Mahoney backs away, Gozen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mahoney is looking to clinch but Gozen is avoiding it.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gozen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gozen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gozen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahoney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Mahoney misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Gozen misses the target.

Mahoney has managed to clinch.
Gozen lands an uppercut.
Mahoney tries to throw a body punch but Gozen avoids it by throwing Mahoney back against the cage.
Gozen working aggressively here.
Gozen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoneys head.
Mahoney digs a right hand underneath Gozen's ribcage. Gozen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mahoney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gozen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahoney lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Gozen on the inside.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gozen.
Mahoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney tries to throw a body punch but Gozen avoids it by throwing Mahoney back against the cage.
Mahoney misses with the head strike.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carey Mahoney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gozen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gozen.
Gozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gozen throws a head punch that misses.
Gozen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Gozen.
A head punch on the inside from Gozen fails to land.
Gozen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gozen fails to land.
Gozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Gozen avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Gozen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Gozen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Mahoney.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomoe Gozen showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carey Mahoney!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Carey Mahoney waved his t-shirt featuring FUClothing's logo in front of the cameras.