PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between king bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waleed Malik is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

bell
vs
Malik

198 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, king bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waleed Malik!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Malik slaps away a takedown attempt from bell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Malik throws a right hand that bell ducks under and follows up with a left that bell also avoids with ease.
Waleed Malik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bell fails to land the takedown.
Malik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bell circles away quickly and effectively.
bell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malik but Malik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for king bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Malik pushes bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Malik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
bell is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Malik looking to throw knees to the head but bell is blocking nicely.
Malik scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malik obliges.
Malik crunches a lovely knee into bell's ribcage.
bell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Malik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Malik.
Malik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Malik crunches a lovely knee into bell's ribcage.
Malik landing knees to the head.
Malik unloads a knee to the mid-section. bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malik.
Malik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from bell.
Malik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malik is pressed up against the cage. bell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malik down to the mat. Malik avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to bell's calf.
Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malik tries to bum rush bell with a series of wild strikes but bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
bell shoots in for a double leg but Malik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
bell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
bell tries for a takedown but Malik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
bell misses with a takedown attempt - Malik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malik misses with a head kick.

Malik has closed the distance and engaged bell in a clinch.
Malik missing with knees to the body.
bell avoiding damage as Malik throws knees to the body.
bell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Malik looking to throw knees to the head but bell is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bell wants a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malik obliges.
bell managing to block the knees to the body from Malik.
Malik misses with a knee strike.
Malik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Malik misses with a knee strike.
bell avoiding damage as Malik throws knees to the body.
bell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
bell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Malik gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Malik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malik tries a knee to the head but bell blocks it.
bell managing to block the knees to the body from Malik.
Malik trying to land knees to the body.
bell wants to get back to striking at distance but Malik won't allow it.
Malik tries to land knees in the clinch but bell avoids the damage to the body.
bell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
bell tries to score a body lock takedown but Malik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
bell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Malik pulls his leg out and moves away.
bell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malik tries to avoid it but bell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malik to the ground. Malik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bell throws out a loose jab but Malik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malik throws a one two combo.
bell misses with a takedown attempt - Malik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malik avoids the body shot from bell.
Malik tries to clinch but bell is having none of it.
bell keeps the fight on the outside.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch but bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

bell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

bell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

bell is trying to get an arm triangle but Malik is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waleed Malik dominated that round.
That's time! bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from bell.

bell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malik to the mat! Malik manages to get full guard.
bell trying to control but Malik is working from the bottom.
bell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
bell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
bell controls from within his opponent's guard.
bell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bell stays in close to Malik's body and controls the position.

bell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Malik, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malik circles away.
Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bell.

bell tries to keep at a distance but Malik has taken the fight into the clinch.
bell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for king bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malik scores a nice knee to the body.
Malik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. bell is defending well for now.
Malik tries a knee to the head but bell blocks it.
bell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Malik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Malik misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Malik.
bell has a takedown stuffed.
bell looks to throw the jab but Malik is out of range.
Malik tries to bum rush bell with a series of wild strikes but bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malik misses with the combination.
bell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malik stuffs the takedown attempt from bell. bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Malik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
king bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

bell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Malik did well to prevent bell getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malik won't allow bell to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

bell stands up from half guard.
Malik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malik moves in looking to clinch but bell pushes him off.
Malik takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
bell fails to land the takedown.
Malik misses with a shot to the body

and bell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by bell.
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!
bell wants to control from the top but Malik keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

king bell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Malik throws a head kick that misses.
Malik lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Malik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from bell.
bell avoids a kick to the body.
Malik pushes bell away with a front kick.
bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Malik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

bell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Malik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from bell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bell gets to his feet - Malik follows without any prompting.
Malik tries to clinch up.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch but bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bell throws a wild body kick that Malik sees coming a mile off.

bell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malik sprawls well initially but bell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
bell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

bell stands up out of the half guard.
Malik wants to clinch

and bell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bell thows a big elbow that misses.
king bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bell throwing strikes from guard but Malik blocks nicely.
Malik wants to get back to his feet but bell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

bell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Malik dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik thows a big elbow that misses.
Malik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
bell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
bell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
bell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

bell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

bell is working for a kimura but Malik is defending it quite comfortably.

bell stands up from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
king bell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think bell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... king bell!