PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zekhe Eliden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone has chosen Change The World as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Eliden
vs
Malone

190 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zekhe Eliden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Malone!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone shoots for a double leg takedown but Eliden sprawls well. He's pushed Malone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eliden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malone should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Malone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliden.

Malone gets the takedown into side control.
Malone tries to stand but Eliden is controlling his head.
Eliden is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Malone off and has taken his back!
Malone trying to control the hands but Eliden won't let him.
Malone has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Eliden.
Malone tries to break free.
Eliden controlling the position well here. Malone rolled but Eliden kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Eliden working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eliden is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Malone has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Eliden is looking for the choke from the back position but Malone is controlling his hands well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Eliden's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Malone trying to control but not successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliden trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone is trying to stand back up.

Eliden has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Malone has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliden is hanging on to Malone's back as he tries to escape.

Eliden looking for the choke from the back.
Eliden struggling to land strikes to the head as Malone covers up.
Eliden missing with punches from the back.

Eliden is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Malone is defending well though. Eliden let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Malone defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to escape but Eliden has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Malone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eliden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eliden throws strikes from the back but Malone rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Malone.
Eliden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Malone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Eliden from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zekhe Eliden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Malone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eliden slips under a jab.
Malone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone fails to land with a series of punches.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eliden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eliden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eliden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eliden.
Malone is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eliden. That's going to slow Malone down.
Good leg kick by Eliden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eliden moves out of range as Malone strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone moves in looking to clinch but Eliden pushes him off.
Zekhe Eliden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malone fails to land with a series of punches.
Malone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eliden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malone if he has to take too many more of those.
Eliden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eliden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malone.
Eliden scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eliden. That's going to slow Malone down.
Eliden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eliden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eliden.
Eliden pushes Malone away with a front kick.
Eliden scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carl Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eliden.
Malone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliden thows a body kick. Malone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Eliden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eliden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eliden scoring well with a low kick there.
Eliden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Eliden thows a body kick. Malone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carl Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Eliden.
Eliden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eliden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eliden pushes Malone away with a front kick.
Malone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eliden lands with a slapping head kick.
Malone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eliden.
Eliden thumps Malone with a low kick.
Zekhe Eliden is winning the standup battle so far.
Eliden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eliden is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eliden.
Crunch! Eliden slams his shin into Malone's torso.
Malone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eliden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eliden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Eliden scores with a leg kick.
Eliden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eliden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Eliden.
Eliden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Eliden.
Eliden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eliden lands a head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Eliden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Eliden slams his shin into Malone's torso.
Eliden throws a leg kick which misses Malone's front leg but catches the back leg as Malone tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Eliden.
Malone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eliden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
Eliden dodges the punch combination from Malone.
Eliden lands with a slapping head kick.
Eliden keeps Malone at a distance using the push kick.
Eliden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eliden scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eliden cracks the inside of Malone's front leg.
Crunch! Eliden slams his shin into Malone's torso.
Malone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eliden as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zekhe Eliden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Eliden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eliden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eliden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malone throws a nice looking combination but Eliden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body kick there by Eliden.
Malone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eliden.
Eliden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Eliden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eliden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eliden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malone.
Eliden is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.
Eliden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eliden scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliden scores with a spinning back kick!
Eliden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eliden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
Good leg kick by Eliden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eliden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eliden scores with a nice body kick.
Eliden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malone throws a right and a left that Eliden avoids nicely.
Eliden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eliden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eliden.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Eliden - that will leave a mark!
Eliden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eliden throws a leg kick which misses Malone's front leg but catches the back leg as Malone tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eliden.
Malone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eliden.
Malone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eliden. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eliden lands a nice looking body kick.
Eliden throws a head kick that Malone semi-blocks.
Eliden thumps Malone with a low kick.
Eliden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Eliden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Eliden.
Eliden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malone.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eliden, right into the meat.
Eliden lands a high kick!
Eliden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eliden keeps Malone at a distance using the push kick.
Eliden thumps Malone with a low kick.
Carl Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliden scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eliden.
Malone misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eliden.
Malone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malone misses with a few strikes there.
Eliden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Eliden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Eliden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
Eliden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eliden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eliden is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.
Eliden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick from Eliden.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eliden. That's going to slow Malone down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Malone shoots in but Eliden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eliden scores with a leg kick.
Eliden delivers a nice body kick.
Eliden feints and then cracks Malone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malone down.
Eliden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eliden wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eliden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eliden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eliden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Eliden.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eliden.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eliden. That's going to slow Malone down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eliden.
Malone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zekhe Eliden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eliden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zekhe Eliden!