PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel The Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Malkind's choice of entrance music: Reckoner. Nigel The Malkind has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rickson Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
The Malkind

190 cm
28
218 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel The Malkind!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Malkind checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva connects with a high kick.

It looks like Nigel The Malkind has been cut.
The Malkind scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
The Malkind swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. The Malkind is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The Malkind keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and The Malkind counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Malkind trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The Malkind loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Malkind throws a big right hand that misses.
The Malkind throwing strikes but missing.
The Malkind missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Malkind lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Malkind has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Malkind landing with the ground and pound.
Silva keeping moving, preventing The Malkind from controlling successfully.
The Malkind in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Malkind with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Malkind tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
The Malkind with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Malkind accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind looking to pass the guard.
The Malkind loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Malkind tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Malkind throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Malkind looking to pass the guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing The Malkind from controlling successfully.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Malkind trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Malkind wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Malkind throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The Malkind drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Malkind has Silva in his guard.
The Malkind doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Malkind looking for a sweep. Not yet The Malkind, not yet.

The Malkind has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The Malkind working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Malkind works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel The Malkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel The Malkind's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva moves in looking to clinch but The Malkind pushes him off.
The Malkind lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Malkind misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have The Malkind backpedaling.
Silva throws a leg kick
and The Malkind counters with a body kick.
The Malkind throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by The Malkind.
The Malkind throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and The Malkind counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but The Malkind moves out of range easily.
The Malkind misses with a looping left.
The Malkind rushes Silva with punches - Silva moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Silva goes down! The Malkind follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel The Malkind!
Nigel The Malkind is the new light heavyweight champion!