PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Maleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevee Cee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cee has chosen RENEGADE MASTER as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stevee Cee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Maleh
vs
Cee

177 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

178 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abdullah Maleh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevee Cee!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cee walks into a stiff left hand from Maleh.
Cee throws a body punch but Maleh moves out of range.
Maleh moves away from the strike by Cee.
Maleh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cee is out of range.
Cee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maleh cracks Cee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cee blocks a head kick by Maleh.

Maleh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cee, pushing him back against the cage.
Maleh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cee is keeping busy.
Cee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cee has had enough of the clinch but Maleh keeps him there for the moment.
Maleh controlling the action here for a moment.
Cee avoids the elbow strike from Maleh, against the cage.
Maleh lands an elbow inside.
Cee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maleh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cee avoids a wild elbow strike from Maleh.
Cee wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maleh lands a nice shot to the body.
Maleh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cee backwards.
Cee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maleh has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maleh scores with a shoulder strike.
Maleh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Maleh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Maleh to work.
Maleh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cee avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maleh obliges.
Cee takes an elbow to the temple.
Maleh keeps control of Cee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cee is trying to force a seperation but Maleh has the dominant position.
Maleh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maleh throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maleh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Maleh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleh lands with a right to the head.
Maleh lands a damaging elbow.
Maleh landing knees to the head.
Maleh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maleh lands a knee to the head.
Maleh lands an uppercut.
Cee is trying to force a seperation but Maleh has the dominant position.
Maleh controlling the action here for a moment.
Maleh lands a nice shot to the body.
Cee taking a breather.
Cee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maleh lands a nice uppercut.
Maleh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maleh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cee's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Maleh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cee is trying to break the clinch but Maleh has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Maleh.
Maleh with a knee to the head.
Cee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maleh lands an elbow inside that Cee shrugs off.
Cee takes an elbow to the temple.
Maleh effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Maleh.
Maleh lands with a right to the head.
Maleh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maleh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cee blocks it with crossed arms.
Maleh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cee is defending well for now.
Cee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maleh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cee backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Maleh.
Maleh lands a good knee to the midsection. Cee won't want to take too many of those.
Cee lands a shoulder strike.
Cee looking to stall.
The referee calls for Maleh to work.
Maleh lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maleh.
Cee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maleh cracks Cee with a nice body shot.
Maleh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Maleh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cee wants to get back to striking at distance but Maleh won't allow it.
Cee stalling in the clinch but Maleh improves position.
Nice body punch from Maleh - that landed with a thud.
Cee looks gassed!
A short left from Maleh.
Maleh working Cee over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Maleh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maleh tries to clinch up but Cee circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Maleh - just one landing.
Maleh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maleh wants to clinch.
Maleh fails to land with a series of punches.
Cee misses with an uppercut.
Maleh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slow jab from Maleh misses its intended target.
Cee throws a series of punches but Maleh avoids them all with ease.
Maleh tries to clinch but Cee moves out of range.
Maleh looks to land a combination. Cee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maleh misses with a head kick.
Cee misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cee throws a lazy head kick
and Maleh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cee's knee momentarily.
Cee scores with a nice strike.
Maleh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cee's calf.
Cee on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Maleh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Maleh as the two fighters clinch.
Maleh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cee trying to land knees to the body.
Cee tries to circle away but Maleh has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Maleh.
Maleh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cee is breathing heavily.
Maleh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cee is trying to break the clinch but Maleh has him pressed against the cage.
Cee is trying to break the clinch but Maleh has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleh misses with an elbow strike.
Cee tries to land knees in the clinch but Maleh avoids the damage to the body.
Maleh scores a nice knee to the body.
Maleh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maleh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maleh lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cee misses with a knee to the head.
Maleh presses Cee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maleh lands a knee to the body.
Maleh lands a nice elbow.
Maleh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cee's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Maleh.
Abdullah Maleh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maleh prevents Cee from breaking the clinch.
Cee throws a punch but it's blocked by Maleh.
Maleh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Maleh.
Maleh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Maleh.
Maleh lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleh has Cee pressed against the cage, preventing Cee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Maleh - that landed with a thud.
Maleh lands a nice elbow.
Maleh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maleh lands a right hand.
Maleh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maleh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Cee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maleh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cee letting Maleh take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Maleh.
Maleh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maleh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cees head.
Maleh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Maleh.
Cee takes an elbow to the temple.
Cee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maleh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maleh crunches a lovely knee into Cee's ribcage.
Maleh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Maleh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maleh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cee takes an elbow to the temple.
Maleh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maleh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Maleh.
A nice left hand lands by Maleh.
Cee wants to break free but Maleh has control.
Cee is looking to control Maleh's arms but Maleh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cee has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Maleh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Maleh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Maleh swings for the body but Cee moves out of range.
Maleh doesn't manage to clinch there - Cee circles away.
Maleh is looking to clinch.
Cee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maleh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maleh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maleh is looking to slow Cee down with leg kicks.
Abdullah Maleh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cee blocks a head kick by Maleh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maleh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maleh duly obliges.
Maleh throws a leg kick
and Cee counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maleh is looking to slow Cee down with leg kicks.
Cee misses with a combination
and Maleh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Maleh misses its intended target.
Cee misses with a two punch combination.
Cee throws a head kick that misses
enabling Maleh to counter with a crisp jab.
Cee misses with a low kick.
Cee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cee. Maleh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maleh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Maleh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cee, pushing him back against the cage.
Maleh has Cee pressed against the cage, preventing Cee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maleh scores with a shot to the side of Cee's head.
Maleh slowing the pace effectively.
Cee is trying to break the clinch but Maleh has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maleh.
Maleh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maleh stalling in the clinch but Cee improves position.
Maleh misses with some punches.
Cee misses with a knee strike.
Maleh lands an elbow that stopped Cee in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Maleh.
Maleh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cee up against the cage.
Maleh tries to land knees in the clinch but Cee avoids the damage to the body.
Stevee Cee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cee is trying to force a seperation but Maleh has the dominant position.
Cee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maleh is trying to maintain a safe position but Cee gets an underhook and turns Maleh into the cage.
Maleh scores with a knee to the head.

Cee breaks from the clinch.
Maleh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cee misses with an uppercut. Maleh saw that one coming.
Abdullah Maleh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cee scores with a jab to the head.
Cee swinging wildly here.
Maleh wants to clinch but Cee slips to the side
and Cee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maleh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maleh wants to clinch
and Cee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maleh tries to close the distance and clinch but Cee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cee in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maleh tries to close the distance and clinch but Cee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maleh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdullah Maleh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Maleh as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maleh.
A head kick misses from Maleh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maleh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maleh.
A right-left combo lands from Cee.
A good leg kick by Maleh.
Cee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maleh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maleh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cee throws a sloppy head kick
and Maleh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maleh throws a head kick but Cee moves out of range.
Maleh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cee throws a head kick that misses
and Maleh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maleh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cee's knee momentarily.
Maleh blocks a low kick nicely.
Maleh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Maleh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maleh 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Maleh!