PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Malkovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Malkovich
vs
Willis

192 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Malkovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Willis!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Willis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Malkovich throws a head kick that Willis semi-blocks.
Malkovich connects with a high kick.
Malkovich wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Malkovich moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Malkovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malkovich lands a nice looking kick to the body. Willis takes a step back to recover.
Malkovich connects with a high kick.
Malkovich tries to clinch up.
Malkovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Willis circles away.
Malkovich tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malkovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malkovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkovich.
Malkovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malkovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Malkovich throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malkovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Malkovich lands with a slapping head kick.

Willis moves into range and clinches up with Malkovich.
Malkovich tries to break the clinch but Willis is controlling the position.
Willis wants to get back to striking at distance but Malkovich won't allow it.
Malkovich is trying to break the clinch but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Willis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malkovich has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malkovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Willis's brow.
Willis wants to get back to striking at distance but Malkovich won't allow it.
Malkovich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Willis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Malkovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willis.
David Malkovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malkovich tries to clinch up
and Willis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malkovich tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Malkovich tries to clinch
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malkovich wants to clinch.
Malkovich shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Malkovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malkovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malkovich connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Willis. No joy for Malkovich on that attempt.
Willis has a takedown stuffed.
Malkovich moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Willis.
Malkovich fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Malkovich.
Malkovich clinches but Willis breaks the clinch

and Willis counters by moving into the clinch.
Malkovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Willis prevents Malkovich from breaking the clinch.
Willis lands a hook that snaps the head of Malkovich backwards.
Malkovich keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malkovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Malkovich throws an elbow but misses.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Malkovich has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malkovich.
Malkovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Malkovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Willis can't break the clinch.

Malkovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Willis as Malkovich shoots in.
Malkovich scores with a head kick.
Malkovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Willis scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkovich shoots in but Willis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malkovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malkovich closes the distance but Willis moves to the side
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
Malkovich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Willis's head.
Malkovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malkovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Malkovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malkovich throws a head kick that half lands.
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis is having none of it.
Malkovich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malkovich wants to clinch.
Malkovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malkovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Malkovich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Malkovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malkovich wants to break free but Willis has control.
Malkovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis avoids the elbow strike from Malkovich, against the cage.
Willis blocks the elbow strike.
Malkovich throws an elbow that misses.
Malkovich tries to break the clinch but Willis is controlling the position.
Malkovich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Willis blocks an elbow strike from Malkovich.
Malkovich misses with an elbow strike.
Willis is looking to break free of the clinch but Malkovich has double underhooks.
Malkovich wants to break free but Willis has control.
Malkovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malkovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malkovich wants to break free but Willis has control.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Malkovich keeps him there for the moment.
Willis dodges an elbow strike from Malkovich.
Willis blocks the elbow strike.

Malkovich manages to break the clinch.
Malkovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkovich.
Malkovich tries to clinch up.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malkovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malkovich slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malkovich looks for a takedown but Willis sprawls well.
Malkovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malkovich moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Malkovich dominated that round.
That's time! Malkovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Malkovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Malkovich misses with a double jab.
Malkovich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Malkovich wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Malkovich looks to land a combination but Willis avoids it well.
Willis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
David Malkovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Malkovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malkovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Malkovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malkovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malkovich lands with a slapping head kick.
Malkovich scores with a head kick.
Malkovich throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.
Malkovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Willis misses with a wild combination.
Willis looks to land a left hand but Malkovich moved out of range nicely.
Malkovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willis looks to land a combination. Malkovich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Malkovich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Willis throws a nice looking combination but Malkovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis is having none of it.
Malkovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willis throws a jab when Malkovich was well out of range.
Malkovich shoots in looking for a takedown. Willis tries to sprawl out of it but Malkovich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malkovich shoots in for a double leg but Willis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Malkovich could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Malkovich lands a head kick. Willis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Malkovich is looking to clinch.
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis is having none of it.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Malkovich tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Malkovich is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Malkovich looks for a takedown but Willis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Malkovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkovich.
Willis misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Willis misses.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malkovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willis.
Malkovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malkovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Malkovich lands a high kick!
Malkovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Willis misses with a straight left.
Willis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Willis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malkovich tries to avoid it but Willis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malkovich to the ground. Malkovich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Malkovich clinches up with Willis and pushes him back against the cage.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Malkovich has him pressed against the cage.
Willis tries to break the clinch but Malkovich is controlling the position.
Willis wants to break free but Malkovich has control.
Willis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malkovich misses with an elbow strike.
Willis is trying to break free.
Malkovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Willis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malkovich has him pressed against the cage.
Malkovich can't break the clinch.
Willis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malkovich prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
Malkovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Willis has double underhooks.
Willis wants to break free but Malkovich has control.
Willis is looking to break free of the clinch but Malkovich has double underhooks.
Malkovich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Willis is keeping busy.
Malkovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willis.
Willis blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malkovich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkovich wants to break free but Willis has control.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malkovich lands a nice elbow.
Malkovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Willis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malkovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Willis avoids the damage to the body.

Malkovich manages to break the clinch.
Malkovich misses with a takedown attempt - Willis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malkovich throws a hook but Willis avoids it easily.
Malkovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkovich.
Malkovich tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Willis stuffs the takedown.
Malkovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malkovich throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.
Malkovich looks for a takedown but Willis sprawls well.
Malkovich is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malkovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malkovich misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malkovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malkovich is looking to clinch.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malkovich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Willis slow jab from Malkovich misses its intended target.

Malkovich clinches up with Willis and pushes him back against the cage.
Malkovich can't break the clinch.
Malkovich keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malkovich prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
Malkovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.

Malkovich breaks from the clinch.
Malkovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malkovich is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Malkovich lands a head kick. Willis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Willis stuffs the takedown attempt from Malkovich. Malkovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Willis looks to land a combination but Malkovich avoids it well.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
Malkovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Willis as he avoids it easily.
Malkovich lands a high kick!
Willis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malkovich throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Malkovich will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkovich.
Malkovich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Malkovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malkovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malkovich wants to clinch.
Willis throws a series of punches but Malkovich moves out of range.
Willis throws the left hand but Malkovich avoids the punch easily.
Malkovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willis.
Willis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Malkovich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Willis is fending him off so far but Malkovich persists. Nope, Willis circles away and we're back to standing.
David Malkovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malkovich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Malkovich clinches up with Willis and pushes him back against the cage.
Malkovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Malkovich keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malkovich is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malkovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Willis's brow.
Malkovich is trying to break the clinch but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Willis blocks the elbow strike.
Malkovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Malkovich keeps him there for the moment.
Malkovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Willis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malkovich has had enough of the clinch but Willis keeps him there for the moment.
Malkovich prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Malkovich keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willis lands a shot to the body.
Malkovich keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malkovich has him pressed against the cage.
Malkovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Malkovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Malkovich prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Malkovich throws an elbow but misses.
Willis wants to break free but Malkovich has control.
Malkovich tries to break the clinch but Willis is controlling the position.
Malkovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Malkovich has had enough of the clinch but Willis keeps him there for the moment.
Malkovich can't get the takedown.
Malkovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Malkovich breaks the clinch.
Willis lands with a cross.
Malkovich moves out of range as Willis strikes.
Malkovich scores with a head kick.
Malkovich scores with a kick to the body.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkovich.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malkovich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Willis counters with a nice uppercut.
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Malkovich tries to clinch up.
Malkovich tries to clinch up.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Malkovich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkovich slips a jab from Willis.
Malkovich throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.
Willis stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Malkovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis keeps the fight on the outside.
Malkovich shoots in but Willis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Willis blocks a head kick by Malkovich.
Willis blocks a head kick by Malkovich.
Malkovich scores with a head kick.
Malkovich fails to land the takedown.
Malkovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malkovich tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Malkovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malkovich throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Willis - just one landing.
Malkovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Willis as he jumps to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Willis.
Willis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Malkovich needs to keep his hands up - Willis had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Willis does no damage.
Willis throws a big shot that misses.
Malkovich moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Willis blocks a head kick by Malkovich.
Malkovich wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
Malkovich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Willis's head.
A combination from Malkovich does no damage.
Malkovich dodges the punch combination from Willis.
Malkovich shoots in but no luck this time.
Malkovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malkovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malkovich lands with a slapping head kick.
Willis keeps the fight on the outside.
Malkovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Malkovich scores with a head kick.
Malkovich tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Malkovich wants to clinch.
Willis misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkovich throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Malkovich wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Malkovich lands but Willis takes it in his stride.
Malkovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
Malkovich lands a head kick!
Malkovich lands with a slapping head kick.
Willis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eddie Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis is having none of it.
Malkovich tries to clinch but Willis moves away
and Willis counters with a stiff right hand.
Malkovich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Willis tries to avoid it but Malkovich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Willis to the ground. Willis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malkovich moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malkovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malkovich is fending him off so far but Willis persists. Nope, Malkovich circles away and we're back to standing.
Malkovich lands with a kick to the temple. Willis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malkovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkovich.
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Malkovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malkovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Malkovich!