PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Smarky Malarkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malarkey's entrance music is LL Cool J -- Momma said knock you out.. A fine choice. King has chosen Lucretia, My Reflection as his entrance music. Nikolai King will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Malarkey
vs
King

178 cm
23
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smarky Malarkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai King!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malarkey misses with a straight left.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by King.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Malarkey there.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malarkey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King scores with a shot to the body.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malarkey misses with a body shot.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Malarkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King digs a good body shot into Malarkey's ribs.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malarkey.
King looks to land a right hand but Malarkey moved out of range.
King swings for the body but Malarkey moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to throw the jab but Malarkey is out of range.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malarkey scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malarkey. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malarkey misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Malarkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malarkey swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King misses with a looping right.
King slips under a jab from Malarkey.
Malarkey scores with a nice right hand.
Smarky Malarkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malarkey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King misses the shot to the body.

That's two 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.
Malarkey slips a jab from King.
Nikolai King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malarkey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malarkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malarkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
A cross from Malarkey lands.
Malarkey misses with a body shot.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malarkey was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Malarkey misses with a hook to the body
and King counters with a right hand to the body.

Malarkey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
Malarkey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Malarkey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malarkey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Malarkey throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malarkey is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Malarkey is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Malarkey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Malarkey thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Malarkey misses with a head shot. King uses the momentum to regain guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King is adopting a defensive guard.

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.
Malarkey is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Malarkey looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Malarkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malarkey throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
Malarkey loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Malarkey misses with a body shot.
Malarkey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Malarkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King works Malarkey's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malarkey manages to avoid it.
Malarkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Malarkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malarkey is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malarkey connects with a nice looking jab.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malarkey.
King lands a jab to the nose.
King misses with a hook. Malarkey ducked under it nicely.
King ducks under a wild hook from Malarkey.
King ducks under a wild hook from Malarkey.
King with a hook.
The fighters circling - Malarkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King staying out of range there.
Malarkey throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a wild combination.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malarkey shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malarkey throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
Malarkey throws a sloppy body shot
and King counters with a left to the body.
Malarkey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
King stuffs the takedown.
King misses with a straight right.
Malarkey looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smarky Malarkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malarkey throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Malarkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malarkey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malarkey throws a sloppy body shot
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malarkey thinking.
Malarkey moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malarkey misses with a body shot.
Malarkey misses with a hook to the body
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Malarkey misses.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malarkey.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malarkey.
King lands a right hook to the body.
Malarkey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malarkey there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Malarkey takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Malarkey throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Nice cross by King.

Malarkey is rocked!
Malarkey throws a big shot that misses.
Malarkey misses with a wild body shot.
Malarkey throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malarkey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
Oh Malarkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King cracks a nice hook into Malarkey's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Malarkey falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai King!