PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel The Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Malkind comes to the cage accompanied by Reckoner. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

The Malkind
vs
Jin

190 cm
22
217 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

185 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel The Malkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Jin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Malkind swings for the body but Jin moves out of range.
The Malkind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from The Malkind misses.
The Malkind throws a leg kick but Jin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Malkind throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Malkind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Malkind throws a big shot that misses.
The Malkind misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from The Malkind.
Jin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Malkind throws a shot from downtown. Jin moves away and avoids it.
Nigel The Malkind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Malkind misses with a double jab.
Jin tries to clinch but The Malkind moves out of range.
The Malkind throws a body kick that misses.
The Malkind misses with a series of wild punches.
The Malkind misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Malkind tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jin wants to clinch up but The Malkind keeps it at a distance.
The Malkind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jin moves out of range of the strikes.
The Malkind looks to throw the jab but Jin is out of range.
Jin ducks under a wild hook from The Malkind.
Jin moves out of range of the strikes.
The Malkind throws a looping overhand right but Jin ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like He Jin has been cut.
The Malkind swats away the attempt to clinch by Jin.
The Malkind throws a looping overhand right but Jin ducks down to avoid it.
The Malkind tries a head kick but it misses.
Jin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Malkind looks to land a combination but Jin avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin doesn't manage to clinch there - The Malkind circles away.
The Malkind works over Jin's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from The Malkind misses its intended target.
The Malkind changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Malkind looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jin takes a shot right to the bread basket.

The Malkind lands a left and a right that send Jin crashing to the mat, dazed. The Malkind thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jin looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Malkind throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jin sees it coming and avoids it easily.

The Malkind lands a big uppercut and Jin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jin looks OK. The Malkind waves Jin back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel The Malkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on He Jin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Malkind throws and low kick but Jin moves out of range easily.

That has opened up He Jin's cut even more.
The Malkind throws out a powerful jab.
Nigel The Malkind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Malkind waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jin.
The Malkind will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Malkind lands a body shot.

The Malkind lands a big uppercut and Jin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jin looks OK. The Malkind waves Jin back to his feet!

The cut above He Jin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Malkind lands a big uppercut and Jin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jin looks OK. The Malkind waves Jin back to his feet!

Jin is rocked!
Nigel The Malkind is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Malkind fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Jin square on the jaw! Damn, Jin is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel The Malkind!