PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietkriek Gumbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yancy Malaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Malaki
vs
Gumbi

182 cm
26
143 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

169 cm
28
135 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yancy Malaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pietkriek Gumbi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gumbi. Malaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gumbi misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gumbi, right into the meat.
Yancy Malaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Malaki.
Malaki connects with a crisp jab.
Gumbi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malaki.
Malaki lands a right hook to the body.
Malaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malaki throws a shot from downtown. Gumbi moves away and avoids it.
Malaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gumbi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gumbi, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumbi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Malaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malaki.
Malaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crunch! Gumbi slams his shin into Malaki's torso.
A good leg kick by Gumbi.
Gumbi cracks Malaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gumbi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gumbi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gumbi misses its intended target.
Gumbi throws out a loose jab but Malaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Gumbi.
Gumbi lands the left hand.
Malaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Malaki is rocked!
Gumbi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaki manages to avoid it.
A combination from Malaki does no damage.
Pietkriek Gumbi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaki throws a series of punches but Gumbi avoids them all with ease.
Malaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gumbi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malaki misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Malaki.
Gumbi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gumbi misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumbi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Malaki gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Malaki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Malaki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Malaki does no damage.
Malaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gumbi's head.
Gumbi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malaki's sensitive parts.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Gumbi.
Malaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Gumbi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malaki misses with a double jab
and Gumbi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gumbi swings for the body but Malaki moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumbi misses with a straight left.
Jab by Gumbi.
Malaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gumbi. Gumbi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Malaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh Malaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gumbi jabs Malaki right on the nose. Malaki blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Malaki.
Malaki lands a right hook to the body.
Gumbi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gumbi finds it's way round the side to connect with Malaki's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaki jabs Gumbi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gumbi looks to land a right hand but Malaki moved out of range.
Malaki catches Gumbi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Gumbi tries to bum rush Malaki with a series of wild strikes but Malaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Malaki misses.
Gumbi misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumbi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Malaki throws a hook to the side of Gumbi's head but Gumbi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malaki throws a right and a left that Gumbi avoids nicely.
Malaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gumbi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malaki.
Sloppy strikes from Gumbi. Those never looked like landing.
Gumbi blocks a jab.
Malaki slips under a jab from Gumbi.
Gumbi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gumbi connects with a solid leg kick.
Gumbi throws a right and a left that Malaki avoids nicely.
Malaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gumbi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malaki.
Malaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gumbi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malaki on the side of the head.
Gumbi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietkriek Gumbi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gumbi misses with a low kick.
Yancy Malaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gumbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaki moves away.
Gumbi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malaki scores with a nice head shot.
Gumbi connects with a body shot.
Malaki with a nice cross.
Malaki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Malaki misses with a double jab.
Gumbi throws a head kick but Malaki moves out of range.
Gumbi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gumbi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malaki works Gumbi's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumbi lands a nice shot that snaps Malaki's head back.
Pietkriek Gumbi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malaki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gumbi can pounce on him.
Malaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Gumbi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malaki.
Malaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbi throws a shot from downtown. Malaki moves away and avoids it.
Gumbi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gumbi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malaki. That did some damage!
Gumbi punishes Malaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Malaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gumbi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malaki misses with an uppercut.
Malaki slips a jab and a cross from Gumbi.
Gumbi slips a jab and a cross from Malaki.
Gumbi feints a jab promting Malaki to slip. Gumbi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Malaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gumbi misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaki misses with a low kick as Gumbi jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbi lands a leg kick that knocks Malaki off balance momentarily.
Gumbi throws a hook but Malaki blocks it.
Malaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gumbi.
Gumbi misses with a looping left.
Malaki throws a jab when Gumbi was well out of range.
Gumbi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gumbi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaki.
Gumbi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaki.
Gumbi lands a glancing blow to the side of Malaki's head.
Malaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gumbi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malaki slips a jab and a cross from Gumbi.
Malaki is looking to clinch.
A big left from Gumbi misses.
Malaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gumbi.
Gumbi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gumbi blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki walks into a left hand.
A big right from Gumbi misses.
Malaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gumbi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malaki.
Malaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gumbi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gumbi.
Malaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malaki misses with a left hand
and Gumbi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malaki throws a low kick, looking for Gumbi's leg but Gumbi calmly moves out of range.
Malaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malaki misses with a two punch combination.
Gumbi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaki throws out the jab.
Gumbi slips a jab from Malaki.
Gumbi throws a front kick that sends Malaki stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Malaki.
Malaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumbi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gumbi throws a sloppy body shot
and Malaki counters with a straight right hand.
Gumbi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gumbi lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gumbi. That's going to slow Malaki down.
Gumbi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gumbi throws a shot to the body.
Gumbi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gumbi misses with a few strikes there.
Gumbi lands with a straight right. Malaki didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Gumbi.
Malaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Gumbi tenderised Malaki's leg. Malaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gumbi. Gumbi obviously looking to wear him down.
Gumbi looks to land a combination but Malaki avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gumbi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietkriek Gumbi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Gumbi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Malaki.
Gumbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaki moves away.
Gumbi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gumbi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malaki 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.
Gumbi misses with a wild combination.
Malaki ducks under a wild hook from Gumbi.
A telegraphed right hand from Gumbi misses the target.
Malaki lands with a nice body punch.
Malaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gumbi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gumbi lands a right hook to the body.
Gumbi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gumbi.
A head kick misses from Gumbi.
Gumbi walks into a jab.
Gumbi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malaki loads up on a big right hand but Gumbi slips the punch.
Malaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Malaki misses.
Malaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gumbi. Malaki shrugs it off though.
Gumbi tries a head kick but it misses.
Malaki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gumbi. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gumbi misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Gumbi misses.
Malaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gumbi. Gumbi obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbi throws a right and a left that Malaki avoids nicely.
Malaki throws a one two combo.
Gumbi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gumbi duly obliges.
Malaki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Malaki throws a combination. Gumbi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Malaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gumbi misses with a body shot.
Gumbi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malaki under the eye.
Gumbi throws a lazy right hand but Malaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gumbi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Malaki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gumbi's guard.
Malaki controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Yancy Malaki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Malaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gumbi cracks Malaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gumbi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good work by Gumbi as he checks the leg kick.
Malaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gumbi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gumbi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Malaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Malaki taking a breather here.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malaki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gumbi to his feet.
Malaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gumbi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Malaki eats them both and turns towards Gumbi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gumbi, right into the meat.
Gumbi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gumbi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pietkriek Gumbi.
I've got Gumbi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pietkriek Gumbi!
A victorious Pietkriek Gumbi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.