PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hardcore Legend Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legend Jr has chosen get up-50 cent as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Malavino
vs
Hardcore Legend Jr

168 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arroyo Malavino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardcore Legend Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Malavino has Legend Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Malavino stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Legend Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Malavino.
Legend Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Legend Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malavino's face.
Legend Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Malavino is blocking nicely.
Legend Jr wants to stall.
Malavino scores with a shoulder strike.
Malavino takes an elbow to the temple.
Legend Jr misses with a knee strike.
Legend Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malavino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Legend Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Hardcore Legend Jr has been cut.
Legend Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Malavino.
Legend Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legend Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malavino blocks it with crossed arms.
Legend Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Malavino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend Jr is trying to stall.
Legend Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Legend Jr looks gassed!
Legend Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Malavino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Legend Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Legend Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malavino digs a right hand underneath Legend Jr's ribcage. Legend Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Malavino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legend Jr backwards.
Legend Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Malavino taking a breather.
Malavino lands an elbow inside that Legend Jr shrugs off.

That has opened up Hardcore Legend Jr's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malavino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malavino lands an uppercut.
Malavino'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.
Malavino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Legend Jr is rocked!

The cut above Hardcore Legend Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A left hand lands to the body for Malavino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malavino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malavino.
Stalling in the clinch from Malavino.
Malavino lands an elbow inside that Legend Jr shrugs off.

Hardcore Legend Jr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hardcore Legend Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arroyo Malavino!