PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Eveans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eveans comes to the ring accompanied by One Step Into A World. Malik has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Waleed Malik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rashad Eveans's chin.

Eveans
vs
Malik

180 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
205 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Eveans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eveans throws a right hand that Malik ducks under and follows up with a left that Malik also avoids with ease.
Malik throws a head kick that half lands.
Malik misses with a double jab.
Eveans misses with a double jab

and Malik counters by moving into the clinch.

Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eveans throws a head kick that misses.
Eveans blocks a head kick by Malik.
Eveans blocks a head kick by Malik.
Malik wants to clinch but Eveans slips to the side
and Eveans counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eveans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eveans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malik gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Malik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eveans avoids the head kick by Malik.
Malik throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Malik throws a front kick that sends Eveans stumbling back into the ropes.
Eveans is breathing heavily.
Malik wants to clinch up but Eveans keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Malik.
A solid body kick from Malik.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eveans is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Malik Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Eveans is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Waleed Malik! Waleed Malik retains his light heavyweight title!
Waleed Malik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.