PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Maleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Greatest song ever made. Sergei Romanov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Maleh
vs
Romanov

177 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdullah Maleh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergei Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maleh cracks Romanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romanov moves out of range as Maleh strikes.
Maleh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Maleh and sends Romanov crashing to the mat! Maleh follows him down to the mat - Romanov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Romanov is rocked!

It looks like Sergei Romanov has been cut.

Maleh stands up from half guard.
Romanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Maleh finish him?
Maleh throws a hook but Romanov blocks it.
Romanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maleh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maleh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanov tries to clinch there but Maleh circles away.
Maleh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maleh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Maleh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maleh swats away the attempt to clinch by Romanov.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maleh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Maleh.
Romanov is looking to clinch.
Romanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maleh keeps the fight on the outside.
Sergei Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov tries to clinch there but Maleh circles away.
Maleh misses with a body shot.
Maleh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maleh.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Maleh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maleh.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maleh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maleh loads up on a big right hand but Romanov slips the punch.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maleh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maleh throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Romanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Maleh circles away.
Maleh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maleh circles away from the clinch attempt.

Romanov drives through and clinches with Maleh against the cage.
Romanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romanov slows down the pace here.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Maleh in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Abdullah Maleh has been cut.

Maleh breaks from the clinch.
Romanov tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maleh misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Romanov gets a clinch.
Maleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
Romanov landing knees to the body.
Romanov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romanov.
Maleh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maleh has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
Romanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maleh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Maleh shrugs off.
Maleh is breathing heavily.
Maleh lands a nice uppercut.
Maleh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanovs head.
Romanov avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Romanov.
Romanov taking a breather.
Romanov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd are getting on Romanov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Maleh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maleh's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleh takes an elbow to the temple.
Maleh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maleh takes an elbow to the temple.
Romanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maleh misses with a punch to the body.
Maleh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romanov keeps control of Maleh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Maleh wants to get back to striking at distance but Romanov won't allow it.
Romanov trying to land knees to the body.
Romanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maleh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romanov's elbow.
Romanov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romanov stalling the fight.
Maleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanov keeps control of Maleh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Romanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Romanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maleh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
Maleh takes an elbow to the temple.
Maleh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Romanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanov lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Romanov.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Maleh in his tracks for a moment.

Maleh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maleh scores with a leg kick.
Romanov takes one to the chin there.
Romanov tries to clinch there but Maleh circles away.
Romanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maleh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maleh circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Romanov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Maleh follows Romanov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Maleh!
Abdullah Maleh retains his welterweight title!