PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cookie Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Monster might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cookie Monster Eating Cookie. Malham has chosen Jesse Kaikuranta - Vie mut kotiin as his entrance music. John Malham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Monster
vs
Malham

179 cm
30
200 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

195 cm
26
206 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cookie Monster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monster misses with a two punch combination.
Malham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monster.
Malham lands a nice hook to Monster's body. Monster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malham. Malham obviously looking to wear him down.
Malham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malham misses with a body kick.
Malham throws a head kick that misses.
Monster scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Monster.
Monster throws a lazy right hand but Malham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monster throws a shot to the body.
Malham throws a body kick that misses.
Malham throws a nice looking combination but Monster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Malham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Monster leaves Malham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malham misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monster. Monster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malham manages to avoid it.
Malham dodges the punch combination from Monster.
Malham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monster misses the shot to the body.
Monster throws a right hand that misses
and Malham counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monster. Malham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malham swings for the body but Monster moves out of range.
Malham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monster avoids the body shot from Malham.
Malham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monster's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malham throws a shot from downtown. Monster moves away and avoids it.
Malham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monster just misses with a punch to the body.
Malham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monster is able to avoid easily.
Malham tries to land a front kick but Monster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malham looks to land a right hand but Monster moved out of range.
Monster blocks a head kick by Malham.
Monster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malham.
Monster takes a swing at Malham's ribcage but misses.
Malham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Monster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malham misses with a right hand
and Monster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
Monster avoids the body shot from Malham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
Malham avoids the body shot from Monster.
Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malham was well out of range. Poor timing from Monster.

Malham closes the distance and pushes Monster back into the cage.
Monster working aggressively here.
Malham misses with a knee strike.
Monster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malham lands a hook to the side of the head.

Monster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monster misses with a two punch combination.
Monster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malham.
A head kick by Malham misses
and Monster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malham takes a swing at Monster's ribcage but misses.
Monster wants to slow Malham down by chopping away at his legs.
Malham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham shoots in for a takedown but Monster shows good takedown defense.
Monster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malham was well out of range. Poor timing from Monster.
Monster moves out of range of the strikes.
Malham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malham.
Cookie Monster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Malham.
Monster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malham.
Malham connects with a right hand. Monster shakes it off.
Monster stuffs the takedown attempt from Malham. Malham gets slowly back to his feet.
Malham throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monster connects with a right hand. Malham shakes it off.
Malham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malham throws a head kick but Monster moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Malham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Monster swivels and escapes.
Malham looks to land a right hand but Monster moved out of range.
Monster throws a lazy uppercut
and Malham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malham thows a body shot but no joy.
Monster misses with a lunging right hand
and Malham counters with a straight right hand.
Malham shoots in for a double leg but Monster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malham.
Malham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malham.

Monster lands a left and a right that send Malham crashing to the mat, dazed. Monster thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Malham is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malham wants to land a leg kick but Monster is out of range.
Malham throws a lazy uppercut
and Monster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malham was well out of range. Poor timing from Monster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Monster there.
Malham is still on wobbly legs! Can Monster finish him?
Monster throws an off balance right hand
and Malham counters with a head kick.
Malham seems to have recovered his senses.
Monster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malham.
Monster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malham tried to score with a low kick but Monster checks it.
Malham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monster.
Nice uppercut lands for Malham. That snapped Monster's head back.
Malham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monster is looking to wear down Malham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Monster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Malham looking to score a takedown here. Monster is defending well but Malham drives through and ends up in Monster's guard.
Malham throws a big elbow that misses.
Malham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malham advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham moves nicely into side control.
Malham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malham lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Monster down.
Monster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monster keeps working.
Malham controls the position.
Malham working the head and body with strikes.
Malham working away.
Malham in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Malham staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Malham tries for a kimura but Monster is defending well.
An elbow from Malham crashes against the mat.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monster keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Malham working the body and head with strikes.

Monster is rocked!
Malham lands a strong strike to the head of Monster. That's dazed him! Malham looking to finish here. Monster is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Malham lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Malham!
John Malham is the new light heavyweight champion!
John Malham really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.