PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malfacine comes to the cage accompanied by His Own Fight Video. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Malfacine
vs
Cavalera

165 cm
22
142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

160 cm
24
148 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Malfacine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Cavalera!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cavalera moves into range and clinches up with Malfacine.

Cavalera gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Malfacine tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Cavalera decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Cavalera has closed the distance and engaged Malfacine in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Malfacine - that landed with a thud.
Cavalera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cavalera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malfacine lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Malfacine on the inside.
Malfacine lands a left hand.
A short left from Malfacine.
Malfacine scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Malfacine.
Malfacine missing with knees to the body.
Cavalera tries a body shot but Malfacine blocks it.
Malfacine throws a punch but it's blocked by Cavalera.
Cavalera wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Malfacine.
Malfacine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malfacine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malfacine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Max Cavalera has been cut.
Malfacine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Malfacine as the two fighters clinch.
Cavalera looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malfacine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malfacine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cavalera avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfacine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malfacine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cavalera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malfacine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Malfacine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malfacine lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Malfacine.
Nice elbow from Malfacine.
Malfacine cracks Cavalera with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Malfacine.
Malfacine lands a hook that snaps the head of Cavalera backwards.
Malfacine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cavalera backwards.
Malfacine scores with a hook to the body.
Malfacine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cavalera backwards.
Malfacine scores with a shoulder strike.
Malfacine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malfacine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malfacine lands an elbow just above Cavalera 's eye.
Malfacine presses Cavalera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malfacine scores with a shoulder strike.

Cavalera is rocked!
Malfacine lands a shoulder strike.
Cavalera is still on wobbly legs! Can Malfacine finish him?
Malfacine scores with a shoulder strike.
Malfacine lands a shoulder strike.
Malfacine creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cavalera with a big uppercut! Cavalera tries to clinch up but Malfacine pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cavalera to the mat! Cavalera covers up and Malfacine unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruno Malfacine!