PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

York
vs
Malik

178 cm
27
177 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

173 cm
29
185 lbs
12 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Robert York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad Malik!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
York looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Malik avoids a kick to the body.
Malik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. York defends it nicely.
Malik connects with the punch.

It looks like Robert York has been cut.
No joy there for York, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malik shoots in but York avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robert York has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammad Malik.
Malik lands with a cross.
Malik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but York swivels and escapes.
Malik misses with a takedown
and York counters with an outside leg kick.
Malik fails with an attempt to clinch.
York slips a jab and a cross from Malik.
York uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malik has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with York but York pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malik throws out a powerful jab.
Robert York is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Malik.
Malik with a poor takedown
and York counters with a body kick.
Malik tries to clinch up but York circles away and keeps his distance.
York with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Malik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and York counters with a nice uppercut.
Malik moves to clinch but York breaks away
and York counters with a solid body kick.
Malik shoots in but no luck this time.
Malik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
York scores with the left hand. Malik knows he should have avoided that one.
Mohammad Malik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
York keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malik.
Malik tries to clinch there but York circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik tries to clinch up but York circles away and keeps his distance.
York feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maliks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
York connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malik tries for a takedown but York circles away easily
and York counters with a three punch combo that has Malik backing up. Malik nods at York to acknowledge the strikes.
Malik tries for a takedown but York circles away easily
and York counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malik is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. York catches Malik right on the button with a cross.
Malik shoots for a takedown but York saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
York connects with a nice looking jab.

Malik gets a clinch.
Malik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malik stalling in the clinch but York improves position.

York breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
York delivers a nice body kick.
York goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Malik closes the distance and clinches up with York, looking for a takedown. Malik pushes York against the cage but York circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Malik with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malik with a lazy takedown attempt
and York counters with a body kick that stops Malik in his tracks momentarily.
A punch combination from York misses.
Malik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as York sprawls well. York wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malik gets slowly back to his feet.
York feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maliks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body kick there by York.
Malik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. York manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
York takes a shot to the body in his stride.
York slaps away a takedown attempt from Malik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Malik misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik falls off balance throwing a combination
and York counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malik thinking.
York misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malik.
York lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Malik closes the distance looking to clinch
and York cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malik tries to clinch up but York circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York throws a head kick that misses.
York is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Malik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has York pinned against the cage. York gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mohammad Malik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert York's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Malik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before York can pounce on him.
No luck for Malik with that takedown attempt.
Malik moves in looking to clinch but York pushes him off.

Malik fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. York sprawls well initially but Malik persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Malik in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. York tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Malik!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mohammad Malik!
In his post fight interview, Mohammad Malik started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.