PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quela comes to the cage accompanied by Buchikek. Malham has chosen Jesse Kaikuranta - Vie mut kotiin as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Malham enters the cage!

Quela
vs
Malham

195 cm
25
220 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

195 cm
28
206 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quela tries a low kick but Malham avoids it.
Quela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quela throws a leg kick
and Malham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Malham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Malham won't allow Quela to sweep him here.
Quela keeping full guard, as Malham tries to pass.
Malham stands up over Quela, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Malham throws a big elbow that misses.
Quela working a defensive guard here.
Malham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malham tries to free his leg and advance position but Quela is retaining full guard.
Malham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malham throws a big right hand that misses.
Malham wants to control from the top but Quela keeps moving.
Malham looking to pass the guard.
Malham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela is trying to keep Malham in close.
Malham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Malham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malham connects with a couple of short punches.
Malham wants to control from the top but Quela keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malham postures up.
Malham looking to pass the guard.
Malham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malham slips nicely into half guard.
Quela tries to get to full guard but Malham has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malham is looking for a kimura here.
Malham controlling the action here.

Malham seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Malham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Malham throws a head kick that misses.
Malham sizes up Quela with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quela thows a body kick. Malham tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quela fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quela wants to slow Malham down by chopping away at his legs.
Malham shoots in for a double leg but Quela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Malham blocks a head kick by Quela.
A cross from Malham lands.
Quela fakes the leg kick and cracks Malham in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Quela. That one must have hurt.
Malham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malham is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quela.
Malham tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quela throws a hook but Malham avoids it easily.
Malham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chung Quela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quela throws a body punch but Malham moves out of range.
Quela lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Quela darts in and clinches Malham up against the cage.
Malham tries to land a knee to the head but Quela blocks with his arms.
Quela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Malham blocks an elbow strike.
Quela lands an elbow that stopped Malham in his tracks for a moment.
Quela throws an elbow but it misses.
Quela lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malham tries to circle away but Quela has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Quela.
Quela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Malham's defenses.

It looks like John Malham has been cut.
Malham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quela scores with a shoulder strike.
Malham wants to break free but Quela has control.
A shot in the inside from Malham.
Malham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quela blocks it with crossed arms.
Quela prevents Malham from breaking the clinch.
Malham tries for a takedown but Quela manages to get underhooks.
Quela taking a breather.
Quela scores a nice knee to the body.
Quela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malham avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Malham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quela lands a leg kick that knocks Malham off balance momentarily.

Quela lands a big head kick that sends Malham tumbling to the mat! Quela takes a step backwards and waves Malham back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Malham is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quela throws a wild body kick that Malham sees coming a mile off.
Malham is still on wobbly legs! Can Quela finish him?
Malham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quela.
Malham blocks a head kick by Quela.
Malham seems to have recovered his senses.
Malham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malham slips a jab from Quela.
Quela misses with a kick to the body
and Malham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Quela blocks the low kick.
Quela throws a low kick, looking for Malham's leg but Malham calmly moves out of range.
Malham fails with the takedown.
Chung Quela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Malham.
Quela throws a sloppy head kick

and Malham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Malham slows the pace down in half guard.
Quela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malham stalling away here and it's allowed Quela to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chung Quela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Malham's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Malham lands a high kick!
Malham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malham misses with a hook to the body
and Quela counters with an outside leg kick.
Quela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malham digs a good hook to Quela's body.
Quela takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Quela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malham wants to land a leg kick but Quela is out of range.
Quela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malham was well out of range. Poor timing from Quela.
Quela lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Quela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela misses with a head kick.
Malham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No luck for Malham with that takedown attempt.
Malham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quela takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malham just misses with a punch to the body.
Quela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quela throws a body kick that misses.
Quela jabs Malham right on the nose. Malham blinks but takes it well.
Quela scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham thows a body shot but no joy.
Quela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Quela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quela pinned against the cage. Quela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chung Quela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Malham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malham tries to move into range but Quela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quela. That's going to slow Malham down.
Malham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chung Quela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quela misses with a body shot.
Malham cracks Quela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quela lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malham.
Quela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quela was well out of range. Poor timing from Malham.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Malham. Quela shrugs it off though.
Malham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Quela lands a big uppercut and Malham crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Malham looks OK. Quela waves Malham back to his feet!
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!
Malham throws a leg kick
and Quela counters with a huge left! Malham is in big trouble! He's backing up but Quela isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Malham from any more damage. A dominating finish by Quela!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chung Quela!
Chung Quela made sure to mention his sponsor, RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * in his post fight interview.