PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Zend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malmsteen comes to the cage accompanied by Yngwie Malmsteen - Rise up. Zend has chosen Get Up as his entrance music. Man Zend will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Malmsteen
vs
Zend

182 cm
22
235 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

205 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Malmsteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Man Zend!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zend throws a head kick that Malmsteen semi-blocks.
Malmsteen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zend.
Zend changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zend tries to bum rush Malmsteen with a series of wild strikes but Malmsteen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zend digs a good body shot into Malmsteen's ribs.
Malmsteen scores with a shot to the body.
Malmsteen misses with the combination.
Zend connects with a leg kick. Malmsteen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malmsteen throws a sloppy body shot
and Zend counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malmsteen misses the body punch
and Zend counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malmsteen scores with a jab to the body.
Zend keeps Malmsteen at a distance using the push kick.
Malmsteen moves out of range of the strikes.
Zend ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malmsteen moves away.
James Malmsteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Malmsteen misses
and Zend counters with a stiff right hand.
Malmsteen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malmsteen scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses the body punch
and Zend counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malmsteen is breathing heavily.
Zend throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malmsteen throws a sloppy body shot
and Malmsteen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zend bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Zend lands with a shot to the body.
Zend scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Zend lands but Malmsteen takes it in his stride.
Zend scores with a shot to the body.
Zend is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zend throws a head kick that Malmsteen semi-blocks.
Zend connects with an inside leg kick.
Zend throws a head kick that half lands.
Zend lands a head kick!

Zend knocks Malmsteen to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Malmsteen looking for a sweep but Zend has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Zend takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zend.
Malmsteen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zend looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zend punching from mount but Malmsteen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zend tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zend has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zend looking to control but Malmsteen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Malmsteen working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen tries to lock up and control but Zend gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zend controlling from the full mount.
Malmsteen is working to get back to half guard.
Zend thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Zend is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Malmsteen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Malmsteen!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Zend throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Malmsteen gets to his feet. Zend looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Good standup being displayed there by Malmsteen as he connects with a hook.
Zend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malmsteen is looking to wear down Zend with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Malmsteen finds it's way through Zend's defenses.
Malmsteen jabs at Zend's body.
Zend thows a body shot but no joy.
Zend throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Malmsteen moves away from the strike by Zend.
A shot to the body from Malmsteen misses
and Zend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malmsteen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malmsteen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zend counters with a good, hard body kick but Malmsteen shrugs it off.
Zend lands a high kick!
Malmsteen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zend.
Zend uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malmsteen.
Zend has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zend throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malmsteen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malmsteen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zend lands a nice hook to Malmsteen's body. Malmsteen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zend throws a head kick that misses.
Zend pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malmsteen swings widly with a right hand
and Zend counters with a big head kick but Malmsteen shrugs it off.
Zend shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Malmsteen eats them both and turns towards Zend to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Malmsteen misses with a body punch
and Zend counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zend tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zend.
Malmsteen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zend lands a nice hook to Malmsteen's body. Malmsteen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malmsteen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malmsteen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zend can pounce on him.
Zend scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malmsteen avoids the head kick by Zend.
Zend lands a jab to the nose.
Zend uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malmsteen.
Zend ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zend fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malmsteen.
Zend comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zend scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Zend.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zend moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zend connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man Zend seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zend lands with an uppercut that bounces Malmsteen off the cage and back into rage.
Malmsteen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zend to score with a decent uppercut.
Zend stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zend dips to his left and cracks Malmsteen with an uppercut!
Zend lands a glancing blow to the side of Malmsteen's head.

Zend throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Malmsteen stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Zend follows into mount!
Malmsteen tries to reverse the position but Zend maintains control.
Malmsteen is squirming around, avoiding Zend's attempts to control the action.
Zend with shots to the head and body - Malmsteen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zend misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zend trying to control but Malmsteen is having none of it.
Zend throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zend sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Malmsteen working to try and regain half guard.
Zend misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Malmsteen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zend.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zend punching from mount but Malmsteen doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Zend looking to secure an arm triangle but Malmsteen defends it well.
Zend trying to control but Malmsteen is having none of it.
Zend looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zend misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Zend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Malmsteen misses with a jab to the body
and Zend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malmsteen digs a good hook to Zend's body.
Malmsteen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zend.
Zend throws a head kick but Malmsteen moves out of range.
A head kick from Zend lands but Malmsteen takes it in his stride.
Zend has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malmsteen misses with a hook to the body
and Zend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Malmsteen. Beautiful body shot.
Malmsteen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malmsteen misses with a series of wild punches.
Zend fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malmsteen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zend keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zend lands a nice shot that snaps Malmsteen's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malmsteen. Zend does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Malmsteen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malmsteen throws a sloppy body shot
and Zend counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Zend misses.
Zend pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malmsteen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zend counters with a stiff right hand.
Malmsteen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malmsteen misses with a wild combination.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
Zend throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malmsteen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zend throws a head kick but Malmsteen moves out of range.
Malmsteen misses with a hook to the body
enabling Zend to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zend misses with a hook
and Malmsteen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zend misses with a head kick.
Malmsteen lands a nice shot to the body.
Malmsteen throws the left hand but Zend avoids the punch easily.
Zend lands with a kick to the temple. Malmsteen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Man Zend is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Zend pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zend dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malmsteen. That did some damage!
A shot to the body from Malmsteen misses
and Zend counters with a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Malmsteen.
Zend throws the left hand but Malmsteen avoids the punch easily.
Zend connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot
and Zend counters with a stiff right hand.
Zend drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malmsteen looks to score with a jab to the body but Zend is just out of range.
Malmsteen lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zend lands with a shot to the body.
Zend lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zend throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zend.
Malmsteen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zend counters with a head kick.
Zend lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Malmsteen misses the body punch
and Zend counters with a nice body kick.
Zend looks to score with a jab to the body but Malmsteen is just out of range.
Zend lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malmsteen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Malmsteen avoids the head kick by Zend.
Zend lands a really nice looking cross but Malmsteen seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malmsteen misses with a shot to the body
and Zend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zend misses with a hook
and Malmsteen counters with a three punch combo that has Zend backing up. Zend nods at Malmsteen to acknowledge the strikes.
Malmsteen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zend counters with a stiff right hand.
Zend closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Zend lands.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Zend moves out of range.
Zend dips to his left and cracks Malmsteen with an uppercut!
Malmsteen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Man Zend is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malmsteen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Zend catches Malmsteen right on the button with a cross.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zend manages to avoid it.
Malmsteen scores with a hook to the body. Zend takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malmsteen misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Malmsteen. Zend does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zend misses with a jab, cross combination.
James Malmsteen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malmsteen throws a right and a left that Zend avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Man Zend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zend has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man Zend!