PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Paixao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Maleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paixao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Death by Blonde" by Devotchka. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Paixao
vs
Maleh

177 cm
24
180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

177 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Octavio Paixao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abdullah Maleh!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paixao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paixao scores with a nice head shot.
Maleh throws a leg kick but Paixao sees it coming and moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Paixao blocks the low kick.
Octavio Paixao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Paixao misses its intended target.
Maleh is looking to chop away at Paixao's legs.
Paixao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paixao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paixao throws a looping overhand right but Maleh ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Paixao misses
and Maleh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maleh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paixao scores with a jab. Maleh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maleh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maleh misses with a head kick.
Maleh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maleh drops his hands momentarily and Paixao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maleh throws a head kick but Paixao moves out of range.
Paixao moves out of range of the body kick.
Maleh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paixao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maleh in his tracks.
Paixao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paixao throws a hook but Maleh blocks it.
Paixao connects with a crisp jab.
Maleh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Maleh misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paixao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Paixao. That's going to slow Maleh down.
Paixao moves out of range as Maleh throws a body kick.
Paixao jabs Maleh right on the nose. Maleh blinks but takes it well.
Paixao walks into a stiff left hand from Maleh.
Paixao scores with the left hand. Maleh knows he should have avoided that one.
Maleh throws a body punch but Paixao moves out of range.
Paixao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maleh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maleh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maleh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paixao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maleh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paixao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paixao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maleh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paixao swings for the body but Maleh moves out of range.
Maleh looks to land a combination but Paixao avoids it well.
Paixao jabs Maleh right on the nose. Maleh blinks but takes it well.
Maleh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Maleh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paixao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paixao thuds his shin into the meat of Maleh's side.
Nice body kick there by Maleh.
A lazy left from Paixao finds it's target.
Paixao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maleh tries to work over Paixao's front leg with a kick but Paixao checks it.
Maleh misses with a head kick.
Maleh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paixao is out of range and Maleh settles back down.
Paixao misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A shot to the liver by Maleh. Beautiful body shot.
Paixao jabs Maleh right on the nose. Maleh blinks but takes it well.
Maleh misses the shot to the body.
Maleh lands a jab to the head.
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!
Maleh wants to land a leg kick but Paixao is out of range.
Maleh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paixao moves out of range of the strikes.
Paixao throws a series of punches but Maleh moves out of range.
Paixao misses the jab.
Paixao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maleh throws a wild body kick that Paixao sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleh cracks the inside of Paixao's front leg.
Paixao lands a glancing blow to the side of Maleh's head.
Maleh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paixao.
Maleh misses the shot to the body.
Paixao lands a really nice looking cross but Maleh seems unphased.
Paixao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maleh.
Maleh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paixao.
Paixao loads up on a big right hand but Maleh slips the punch.
A big right from Paixao misses.
Maleh throws a head kick but Paixao moves out of range.
Paixao moves out of range of the body kick.
Maleh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maleh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maleh looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paixao.
Paixao moves out of range as Maleh throws a body kick.
Maleh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paixao to score with a decent uppercut.
Maleh tries a low kick but Paixao avoids it.
Maleh throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Paixao.
Maleh throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paixao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maleh slips a straight right by Paixao.
A swing and a miss from Paixao.
Maleh looks to score with a jab to the body but Paixao is just out of range.
Maleh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maleh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paixao moves out of range of the body kick.
Paixao misses with a hook.
Paixao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maleh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paixao throws a leg kick which misses Maleh's front leg but catches the back leg as Maleh tries to avoid it.
Paixao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maleh momentarily.
Maleh misses with an uppercut.
Paixao tests Maleh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paixao misses with a shot to the body
and Maleh counters with a leg kick.
Paixao lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paixao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maleh misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Paixao.
Maleh misses with a wild body shot.
Maleh lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Maleh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maleh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maleh tries to work over Paixao's front leg with a kick but Paixao checks it.
Maleh throws an overhand right that lands on Paixao's shoulder, as Paixao tries to avoid the shot.
Paixao tries to bum rush Maleh with a series of wild strikes but Maleh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paixao lands the left hand.
Paixao walks into a jab.
Paixao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maleh.
Maleh throws a head kick that misses.
Paixao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abdullah Maleh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maleh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maleh cracks Paixao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maleh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maleh moves out of range as Paixao strikes.
Paixao loads up on a big right hand but Maleh slips the punch.
Paixao misses with a hook. Maleh ducked under it nicely.
Maleh misses with the combination.
Maleh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maleh is breathing heavily.
Paixao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paixao misses with a hook. Maleh ducked under it nicely.
Maleh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paixao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maleh's head backwards.
Paixao lands a head kick. Maleh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paixao.
Paixao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maleh manages to avoid it.
Maleh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Paixao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maleh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maleh throws a lazy head kick
and Paixao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maleh needs to keep his hands up - Paixao had a free shot at his head there.
Maleh slips under a jab from Paixao.
Paixao fails to land with a series of punches.
Paixao misses with a hook.
Maleh moves forwards but Paixao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maleh misses with a body shot.
Maleh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paixao moves away.
Maleh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paixao misses the jab.
Paixao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maleh.
Maleh tries to land a front kick but Paixao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maleh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maleh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paixao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paixao lands with a cross.
Paixao lands a glancing blow to the side of Maleh's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Paixao misses.
Paixao lands with a shot to the body.
Maleh is looking to land body kicks.
Maleh lands a nice looking body shot.
Paixao lands a jab.
Paixao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maleh.
Paixao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paixao tests Maleh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paixao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paixao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paixao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paixao throws a looping overhand right but Maleh ducks down to avoid it.
Maleh fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Maleh misses
and Paixao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maleh's knee momentarily.
Paixao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paixao missing with a left hand there. Maleh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maleh.
Paixao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paixao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maleh has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paixao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maleh keeps Paixao at a distance using the push kick.
Paixao avoids the head kick by Maleh.
Jab, jab by Paixao - just one landing.
Paixao connects with a nice looking jab.
Paixao lands a slapping body shot.
Paixao scores with a nice right hand.
Paixao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maleh's calf.
Maleh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abdullah Maleh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paixao's corner calls for a 1-2. Paixao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paixao throws the left hand but Maleh avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Paixao.
Maleh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paixao counters with a nice uppercut.
Maleh drops his hands momentarily and Paixao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maleh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paixao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maleh's head backwards.
Paixao misses the jab.
Maleh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paixao.
Maleh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maleh avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paixao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maleh.
Maleh misses with a body kick.
A cross from Paixao lands.
Maleh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maleh throws a jab when Paixao was well out of range.
Maleh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paixao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paixao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paixao connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Paixao misses.
Paixao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maleh momentarily.
Maleh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paixao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paixao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paixao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maleh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paixao.
Maleh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Paixao finds it's target.
Paixao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maleh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Octavio Paixao dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Maleh. Paixao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maleh takes one on the button.
Paixao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maleh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paixao blocks a head kick by Maleh.
A left lands for Paixao.
Paixao throws a good cross that connects.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paixao. That's going to slow Maleh down.
Paixao throws a right hand that Maleh ducks under and follows up with a left that Maleh also avoids with ease.
Maleh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paixao was well out of range. Poor timing from Maleh.
Maleh misses with a hook. Paixao ducked under it nicely.
Maleh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paixao.
Paixao throws a head kick that Maleh semi-blocks.
Maleh moves out of range as Paixao strikes.
Maleh misses with a looping left.
Maleh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paixao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maleh manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Paixao.
Maleh slips a jab from Paixao.
Maleh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maleh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paixao misses with a hook. Maleh ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Paixao catches Maleh right on the button with a cross.
Maleh takes a swing at Paixao's ribcage but misses.
Maleh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maleh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paixao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paixao scoring well with a low kick there.
Maleh moves forwards but Paixao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paixao tests Maleh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paixao lands a nice looking body shot.
Paixao throws a jab when Maleh was well out of range.
Maleh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paixao scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Paixao.
Paixao cracks Maleh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paixao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maleh. Maleh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maleh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maleh misses with a head kick.
Maleh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paixao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Maleh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Paixao lands.
Nice body punch from Paixao.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paixao.
Maleh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paixao with a hook.
Maleh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paixao can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Paixao.
Paixao tests Maleh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Paixao.
Maleh misses with a body kick.
Paixao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maleh.
Paixao lands with a cross.
Paixao cracks the inside of Maleh's front leg.
Paixao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maleh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paixao, right into the meat.
Maleh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maleh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maleh misses with a head kick.
Paixao lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paixao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paixao tests Maleh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maleh is looking to land body kicks.
Maleh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paixao looks to score with a jab to the body but Maleh is just out of range.
Paixao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paixao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maleh takes a step back to recover.
Paixao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maleh at a distance.
Paixao throws a jab when Maleh was well out of range.
Maleh looks to land a right hand but Paixao moved out of range.
Paixao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Paixao blocks the low kick.
Paixao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maleh's calf.
A head kick misses from Paixao.
Maleh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paixao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maleh doesn't seem bothered though.
Paixao lands with a right hand.
Maleh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paixao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maleh.
Nice jab there from Paixao.
Paixao jabs at Maleh's body.
Paixao with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Paixao misses its intended target.
Paixao jabs at Maleh's body.
Paixao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maleh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paixao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paixao, right into the meat.
Paixao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maleh misses with a body punch
and Paixao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maleh misses with a body kick.
Maleh throws a right and a left that Paixao avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Paixao.
Paixao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paixao lands the left hand.
Paixao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maleh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paixao.
Maleh ducks under a wild hook from Paixao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Octavio Paixao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paixao 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 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Octavio Paixao!