PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malfacine's entrance music is His Own Fight Video. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Malfacine
vs
Alves

165 cm
23
142 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

182 cm
30
148 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Alves!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malfacine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alves scrambles back to his feet.
Malfacine throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Alves lands a head shot.
Malfacine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alves counters with a right hand to the body.
Malfacine misses with a left hand
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves swings for the body but Malfacine moves out of range.
Malfacine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruno Malfacine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malfacine thuds a left hand into Alves's body.
Malfacine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alves if he has to take too many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Alves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malfacine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfacine throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Malfacine throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Malfacine connects with a body shot that sends Alves's belly button to the back.
Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malfacine throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malfacine throws an overhand right that lands on Alves's shoulder, as Alves tries to avoid the shot.
Alves misses with a body shot.
A big right from Malfacine misses.
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malfacine throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Malfacine moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malfacine.
Alves jumps guard but Malfacine stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malfacine lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Malfacine.
Alves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bruno Malfacine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Alves.
Alves looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves jumps guard but Malfacine stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Malfacine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malfacine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Malfacine.
Malfacine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Malfacine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malfacine smiles and moves away.
Malfacine misses with a head kick.
Alves moves away from the strike by Malfacine.
Bruno Malfacine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine scores with a nice right hand.
Alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch lands to the side of Alves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malfacine throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
Malfacine throws a leg kick which misses Alves's front leg but catches the back leg as Alves tries to avoid it.
Malfacine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malfacine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Malfacine.

Malfacine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Malfacine.
Malfacine leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves jumps guard but Malfacine stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Malfacine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malfacine lands a body punch.
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!
Malfacine lands a shot to the body.
Malfacine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malfacine dips a shoulder and cracks Alves with a mighty uppercut! Alves falls back against the ropes and Malfacine unloads with a barrage of strikes! Alves is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Malfacine screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Malfacine!