PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thooey Malooie (ranked 4442 p4p, 5283 weight class) and Kanil Marco (ranked 565 p4p, 607 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Malooie
vs
Marco

188 cm
18
204
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
201
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thooey Malooie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kanil Marco !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Malooie misses.
Malooie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malooie misses with an uppercut.
Malooie scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Kanil Marco has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malooie.
Malooie throws out a powerful jab.
Malooie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marco .
Marco missing with a left hand there. Malooie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malooie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malooie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malooie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marco .
Malooie misses with a straight right.
Malooie is breathing heavily.
Malooie ducks under a wild hook from Marco .
Malooie is looking to counter the offense by Marco and move into the clinch.
Marco blocks a jab.
Marco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malooie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malooie throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Malooie lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marco cracks Malooie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malooie missing with a left hand there. Marco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malooie missing with a left hand there. Marco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malooie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marco .
A swing and a miss from Marco .
Nice cross by Marco .
Marco throws a hook to the side of Malooie's head but Malooie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Malooie misses.
Malooie misses with a hook.
Malooie stuns Marco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malooie misses with a looping left.
Marco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malooie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malooie thuds a left hand into Marco 's body.
Marco digs a good body shot into Malooie's ribs.
Marco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malooie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marco .
The fighters circling - Malooie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malooie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marco moves out of range of the strikes.
Marco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marco throws a hook to the side of Malooie's head but Malooie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marco slips a straight right by Malooie.
Marco looks to throw the jab but Malooie is out of range.
Marco missing with a left hand there. Malooie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marco moves out of range as Malooie strikes.
Marco looks to land a right hand but Malooie moved out of range.
Malooie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marco on the side of the head.
Marco looks to land a combination. Malooie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malooie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marco moves away.
Marco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malooie lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Marco misses the target.
Malooie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malooie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marco .
Malooie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marco .
Malooie looks to land a left hand but Marco moved out of range nicely.
Marco misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malooie scores with the left hand. Marco knows he should have avoided that one.
Malooie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malooie misses with a straight right.
Marco throws a hook but Malooie blocks it.
Marco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malooie.
Marco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malooie.
Malooie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Malooie misses with a hook.
Malooie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malooie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Malooie throws the left hand but Marco avoids the punch easily.
Marco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Marco misses its intended target.
Malooie looks to land a combination. Marco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Malooie misses with a straight right.
Malooie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malooie cracks Marco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malooie looks to land a right hand but Marco moved out of range.
Marco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malooie throws a hook but Marco blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marco 's corner calls for a 1-2. Marco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marco looks to land a left hand but Malooie moved out of range nicely.
Malooie looks to land a left hand but Marco moved out of range nicely.
Marco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malooie.
Malooie misses with an uppercut. Marco saw that one coming.
Marco moves out of range of the strikes.
Marco misses with the combination.
Marco loads up on a big right hand but Malooie slips the punch.
Malooie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marco moves away from the strike by Malooie.
Malooie lands a jab to the head.
Marco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malooie throws a jab when Marco was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Marco .
Marco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malooie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marco .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thooey Malooie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanil Marco 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Malooie misses.
Marco throws out a counter right but Malooie avoids it with no problem.
Marco takes one to the side of the head.
Malooie works the jab nicely.
Marco throws a looping overhand right but Malooie ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Malooie - just one landing.
Marco scores with a decent looking hook.
Marco lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Malooie does no damage.
A lazy left from Marco finds it's target.
Malooie throws the left hand but Marco avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marco , as that shot connected.
Malooie slips under a jab.
Malooie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marco .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marco slips under a jab.
Marco throws out a counter right but Malooie avoids it with no problem.
Marco throws a hook but Malooie blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Malooie as he connects with a hook.
Marco ducks under a wild hook from Malooie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marco thuds a left hand into Malooie's body.
Malooie throws out a loose jab but Marco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Marco . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marco .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco staying out of range there.
Malooie misses with an uppercut. Marco saw that one coming.
Marco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malooie moves away.
Marco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malooie throws out the jab.
Marco let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malooie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marco .
Malooie tries to counter by clinching up but Marco breaks away and moves out of range.
Marco throws a lazy right hand but Malooie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thooey Malooie is winning the standup battle so far.
Marco slips a straight right by Malooie.
Malooie misses with a straight right.
Marco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marco misses the jab.
Marco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marco misses with an uppercut.
Malooie throws a lazy right hand but Marco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malooie misses with a hook. Marco ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Marco releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Marco misses its intended target.
Malooie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marco manages to circle out of the way.
Marco looks to land a right hand but Malooie moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Malooie misses.
Nice defenses there by Malooie.
The fighters circling - Marco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Malooie.
Marco thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Malooie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malooie takes one on the button.
Malooie looks to throw the jab but Marco is out of range.
Malooie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marco .
Marco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malooie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marco throws a shot to the body.
Marco tries to move into range but Malooie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marco throws the left hand but Malooie avoids the punch easily.
Marco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malooie cracks Marco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco misses with an uppercut.
Malooie tries to counter by clinching up but Marco breaks away and moves out of range.
Good shot there by Malooie.
Malooie lands with a good body shot.
Malooie moves away from the strike by Marco .
Marco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malooie looks to land a combination. Marco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malooie.
A big left from Marco misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Malooie misses the target.
Malooie blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Malooie.
Malooie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marco .
Marco moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Marco misses the target.
Malooie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malooie lands a head shot.
A jab from Marco misses.
Malooie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marco lands with a hook. Malooie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malooie lands with a hook. Marco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malooie.
Malooie slips under a jab from Marco .
A jab from Malooie does it's job there.
Malooie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marco .
Malooie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Marco misses.
Malooie scores with a nice head shot.
Marco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malooie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malooie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Malooie throws out a loose jab but Marco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marco connects with a body shot.
Marco walks into a stiff left hand from Malooie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marco slips under a jab from Malooie.
Marco ducks under a wild hook from Malooie.
Malooie throws a jab when Marco was well out of range.
Good exchange - Marco coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thooey Malooie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kanil Marco 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Malooie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malooie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marco can do to turn this around?
Malooie throws a hook but Marco blocks it.
Marco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malooie moves away from the strike by Marco .
Malooie slips a jab from Marco .
Malooie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malooie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marco misses with an uppercut.
Marco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malooie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Malooie.
Malooie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malooie throws out the jab.
A big right from Marco misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malooie throws out a loose jab but Marco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marco 's corner calls for a 1-2. Marco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malooie's corner calls for a 1-2. Malooie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Marco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Malooie has got the better of the exchanges.
Marco lands with a hook. Malooie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Marco looks to throw the jab but Malooie is out of range.
Malooie lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malooie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marco 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malooie under the eye.
Marco loads up on a big right hand but Malooie slips the punch.
Marco misses with a straight right.
Malooie missing with a left hand there. Marco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malooie.
Malooie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malooie cracks a nice hook into Marco 's ribs.
Marco throws a hook but Malooie avoids it easily.
Malooie tries to counter by clinching up but Marco breaks away and moves out of range.
Marco throws a hook but Malooie blocks it.
Marco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malooie scores with a sloppy right hand. Marco should have avoided that one.
Malooie misses with a straight left.
Marco throws a counter combo.
Marco throws an overhand right that lands on Malooie's shoulder, as Malooie tries to avoid the shot.
Marco walks into a stiff left hand from Malooie.
Marco throws a jab but it's blocked by Malooie.
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!
The fighters circling - Marco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malooie missing with a left hand there. Marco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kanil Marco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thooey Malooie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marco throws an overhand right that lands on Malooie's shoulder, as Malooie tries to avoid the shot.
Marco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malooie ducks under a wild hook from Marco .
Marco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malooie.
A big left from Marco misses.
Marco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malooie.
Marco throws a shot from downtown. Malooie moves away and avoids it.
Marco drops his hands momentarily and Malooie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malooie scores with a decent looking hook.
Malooie loads up on a big right hand but Marco slips the punch.
Malooie slips a straight right by Marco .
No joy there for Marco , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malooie lands with a hook. Marco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Marco misses.
Malooie is looking to counter the offense by Marco and move into the clinch.
Marco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marco ducks under a wild hook from Malooie.
Marco connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco needs to keep his hands up - Malooie had a free shot at his head there.
Malooie moves away from the strike by Marco .
A telegraphed right hand from Marco misses the target.
As Marco tries to get set, Malooie tries to push him back and clinch up but Marco manages to avoid the attempt.
Malooie lands a right hook to the body.
Malooie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marco .
Marco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marco slips a straight right by Malooie.
A jab lands there for Marco .
Malooie slips a jab from Marco .
Nice uppercut there from Marco .
Marco ducks right into an uppercut from Malooie.
Marco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marco misses with a looping left.
Malooie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Malooie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Marco misses.
Marco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malooie is looking to counter the offense by Marco and move into the clinch.
Marco walks into a stiff left hand from Malooie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malooie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marco 's hands.
Marco lands a jab to the nose.
Marco needs to keep his hands up - Malooie had a free shot at his head there.
Malooie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Malooie misses with an uppercut. Marco saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Malooie.
Marco looks to throw the jab but Malooie is out of range.
Marco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malooie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Malooie.
Malooie throws a hook but Marco blocks it.
Malooie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Malooie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malooie tests Marco 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marco throws an overhand right that lands on Malooie's shoulder, as Malooie tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Marco .
A big left from Marco misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thooey Malooie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malooie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thooey Malooie!
Our winner, Thooey Malooie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.