PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Malone (ranked 2211 p4p, 2776 weight class) and Kyle Kuzma (ranked 306 p4p, 381 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Boys - Inner Circle. Kuzma has chosen Tarararara as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Malone
vs
Kuzma

181 cm
38
190
16 - 8 - 0

195 cm
32
202
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mad Dog Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Kuzma!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuzma tries to clinch up.
Malone throws a wild body kick that Kuzma sees coming a mile off.
Malone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle Kuzma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Malone gets tackled into the cage by Kuzma. Kuzma maintains the clinch.
Kuzma prevents a body shot from Malone.

Kuzma manages to break the clinch.
Malone lands a really nice looking cross but Kuzma seems unphased.

It looks like Kyle Kuzma has been cut.
Malone is looking to land body kicks.
Kuzma tries to clinch but Malone moves out of range.
Malone scores with a nice head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Kuzma scores with a four punch combination!
Kuzma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuzma misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
Kuzma throws a right and a left that Malone avoids nicely.
Kuzma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuzma wants to counter the offense by Malone and move into the clinch position.
Malone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malone checks a low kick from Kuzma.
Malone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuzma doesn't manage to clinch there - Malone circles away.
Kuzma is looking to clinch.
Kuzma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuzma looks to land a body kick but Malone moved away.
Malone lands a jab to the nose.
Malone lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuzma's head.

Kuzma is rocked!
Kuzma walks straight into a right hand from Malone - that's dropped him! Malone jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kuzma from any more punishment! Kuzma complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mad Dog Malone!
Mad Dog Malone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Kyle Kuzma had this to say: 'I will back stronger'.