PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickey Nouse (ranked 5270 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Maloney (ranked 5216 p4p, 0 weight class). Maloney has chosen The Sacred War by Alexandrov Red Army Choir as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nouse
vs
Maloney

207 cm
25
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nickey Nouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Maloney!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney misses with a straight left.

Maloney closes the distance and clinches.

Maloney breaks from the clinch.
Edmund Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Nouse.
Maloney misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Nouse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nouse connects with a right hand. Maloney shakes it off.
Maloney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maloney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maloney wants it to stay on the feet.
Maloney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maloney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nouse throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maloney fails to land with a series of punches.
Nouse misses with a double jab.
Maloney slaps away a takedown attempt from Nouse, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Nouse shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Maloney manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Maloney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Maloney moves into the clinch.

Maloney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maloney has closed the distance and engaged Nouse in a clinch.

Maloney manages to break the clinch.
Maloney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Nouse fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maloney to the ground. Nouse is now in Maloney's guard.
Nouse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maloney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maloney looks winded!

Nouse gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nouse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nickey Nouse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maloney looks to land a combination but Nouse avoids it well.
Maloney misses with an uppercut.
Nouse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maloney misses with a straight right.

Maloney instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maloney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maloney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nouse works over Maloney's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Nouse.
Nouse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nouse ducks under a wild hook from Maloney.
Maloney seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Nouse shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Maloney is backing up but Nouse catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Maloney covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Nouse Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickey Nouse!
Edmund Maloney spoke after the fight, saying 'My opponent is a cheater!'.