PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Paradise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malenko comes to the cage accompanied by Dean Malenko- Theme Music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Malenko
vs
Paradise

173 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Paradise!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paradise fails with a takedown attempt.
Alex Paradise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Malenko. No joy for Paradise on that attempt.
Paradise looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malenko is fending him off so far but Paradise persists. Nope, Malenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean Malenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Paradise.
Paradise keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paradise's waist but Paradise gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malenko off to one side.

Paradise has managed to clinch.

Paradise has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Malenko uses from the top position.

Malenko drops back looking for a leg! Paradise is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paradise manages to kick Malenko off! Malenko jumps back into Paradise's guard.

Malenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Malenko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Malenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Malenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Malenko has an Americana. Paradise didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Malenko is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Malenko hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dean Malenko!