PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes into the arena with Loituma TECHNO! blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maldi
vs
Capone

170 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
132 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Capone!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maldi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Capone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maldi's best efforts.
Capone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Capone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Capone keeping full guard, as Maldi tries to pass.

Maldi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Capone is on top in guard.

Capone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Capone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maldi trying to control the position.
Maldi wants to stand up but Capone is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maldi wants to stand and escape but Capone is having none of it.
Capone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maldi is trying to keep Capone in close.
Capone being controlled here momentarily.

Maldi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Capone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Maldi misses with a wild combination.
Maldi misses with a few strikes there.
Maldi is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maldi throws a nice looking combination but Capone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Capone tries to clinch up but Maldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Maldi looks to land a combination but Capone avoids it well.
Capone looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Capone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maldi.
Capone doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldi circles away.
Maldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Capone defending well as Maldi loads up on a big left hand.
Maldi throws a series of punches but Capone avoids them all with ease.
Maldi with a poor takedown

and Capone counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Capone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Capone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldi controlling Capone's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maldi is looking for a triangle but Capone pushes his legs off easily.

Maldi looking for a guillotine here but Capone defends easily.
Maldi keeping moving, preventing Capone from controlling successfully.
Maldi controls Capone momentarily but Capone frees himself.
Capone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maldi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Capone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Maldi pushes Capone off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Maldi gets the takedown into side control.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Capone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Capone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maldi off and has taken his back!
Capone has the hooks in. Maldi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Maldi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Maldi wants to hold on but Capone pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Malvin Maldi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Capone tries to clinch up but Maldi circles away and keeps his distance.

Maldi tries to keep at a distance but Capone has taken the fight into the clinch.

Maldi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Capone tries to clinch there but Maldi circles away.
Maldi connects with a nice looking jab.
Maldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Capone fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Maldi finds it's target.
Maldi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Capone can pounce on him.
Maldi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Capone swivels and escapes.
Maldi looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Maldi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Capone moves in looking to clinch but Maldi pushes him off.
Capone is looking to clinch but Maldi is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Capone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Capone wants to clinch up but Maldi keeps it at a distance.
Maldi thuds a left hand into Capone's body.
Capone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Capone stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malvin Maldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldi lands with a cross.
Maldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capone moves away.
Capone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maldi throws an overhand right that lands on Capone's shoulder, as Capone tries to avoid the shot.
Capone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maldi throws a combination that misses
and Capone counters with a nice leg kick.
Capone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Capone rushes Maldi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Capone.
Capone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Capone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Capone.
A left hand lands to the body for Capone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capone misses with a knee to the head.
Capone missing with knees to the body.
Capone keeps control of Maldi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Capone stalling the fight.
Capone with a knee to the head.
Capone lands a shot to the body.
Maldi takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut.
Maldi trying to stall but Capone improves his position.
Capone avoiding damage as Maldi throws knees to the body.
Maldi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Capone drags the fight down to the ground.

Capone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Capone keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.

Capone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maldi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Capone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Capone 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 three minutes gone in the round.

Maldi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maldi wants to control but Capone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maldi is trying to stand back up but Capone is controlling him
Maldi is refusing to be controlled, as Capone sits in half guard.
Maldi tries to kick Capone off but Capone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Capone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maldi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maldi trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The crowd cheers as Maldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Capone doesn't seem phased though.
Capone is looking to clinch but Maldi is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Capone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maldi.
Capone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maldi misses with a double jab
and Capone counters with a nice body shot.
Capone tries to clinch but Maldi is having none of it.
Maldi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capone wants to clinch.
Capone tries to clinch up but Maldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Maldi swinging wilding here.
Capone tries to clinch there but Maldi circles away.
Maldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Maldi throws a series of punches but Capone avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Capone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Capone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Maldi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Capone is trying to control but can't.
Capone strikes from the bottom but Maldi uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Billy Capone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Capone is trying to improve his position.
Capone is not content to let Maldi control the position.
Capone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Maldi tries to stand and escape but Capone is controlling the position.
Capone is pressing down on Maldi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Maldi is posturing up here but Capone has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Maldi tries to roll out but it's too tight and Maldi has to tap! Slick submission there by Capone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Capone!