PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 12 weight class) and Yardbird Knox (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Maluga's entrance music is JUNGLE. A fine choice. Knox has chosen Now's The Time | Charlie Parker as his entrance music. Kilo Maluga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Maluga
vs
Knox

197 cm
31
260
29 - 7 - 0

207 cm
30
285
21 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

PWNAGE™
Conviction

KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yardbird Knox!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Maluga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a left to the body.

Maluga rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Maluga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maluga fails to land.
Maluga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knox's efforts to push away.
Maluga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maluga misses with a punch to the body.
Knox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Maluga rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
Maluga has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox gets through Maluga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox tries to work over Maluga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maluga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maluga lands a right hand.
Maluga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Maluga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Maluga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Maluga.
Knox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maluga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knox can turn it around.
Maluga working aggressively here.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Maluga backwards.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maluga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maluga keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maluga with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Maluga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Maluga improves position.
Knox tries to break free but Maluga pushes him back against the cage.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Maluga moves away and avoids it.
Maluga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maluga is looking to land body kicks.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maluga throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Maluga rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Maluga working aggressively here.

Knox manages to break the clinch.

Maluga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Maluga.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maluga tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maluga working Knox over with knees to the body.
Knox looks winded!
Maluga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Maluga as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maluga.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Maluga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maluga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maluga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maluga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maluga backwards.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maluga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maluga backwards.
Knox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maluga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maluga.
Maluga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
Maluga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maluga has him pressed against the cage.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kilo Maluga dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maluga works the jab nicely.

Maluga drops Knox with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Knox looks back up at him and smiles so Maluga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Maluga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maluga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Knox avoids it.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Maluga's belly button to the back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maluga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Maluga.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Maluga counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Knox to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Maluga!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Kilo Maluga, 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.
Yardbird Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.