PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Fok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Time is Now. Fok has chosen Para Salud as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dmonray Malapitan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Malapitan
vs
Fok

180 cm
30
140 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

160 cm
24
141 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Fok!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fok misses with a wild combination.

Fok shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fok thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fok throwing shots but Malapitan is blocking nicely.
Malapitan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malapitan is trying to get back to full guard.
Malapitan trying to hold on to Fok's head to control him but Fok postures up.
Fok misses with a head shot. Malapitan uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fok working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fok is pushing down on Malapitan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Malapitan is fighting to maintain full guard but Fok has managed to sneak the leg through.
Malapitan punching from the bottom.
Fok prevents Malapitan from improving his position.
Fok winds up and cracks Malapitan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Malapitan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fok with the ground and pound but Malapitan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fok forces his way into half guard.
Malapitan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fok scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malapitan defending well though.
Malapitan gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fok throwing strikes but missing.
Fok keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malapitan's head.
Fok is in close to Malapitan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fok is in close to Malapitan's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Malapitan is rocked!
Malapitan controls Fok momentarily but Fok frees himself.

Malapitan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fok defends well.
Malapitan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fok manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan stopping the sweep attempt from Fok.
Fok is pulling down on Malapitan's head to control his posture.
Fok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malapitan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malapitan tries to free his leg and advance position but Fok is retaining full guard.

Fok has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Malapitan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fok fails to land with a series of punches.
Malapitan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fok feints a jab promting Malapitan to slip. Fok then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Malapitan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Dmonray Malapitan has been cut.

Fok shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malapitan is trying to defend but Fok finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fok winds up and cracks Malapitan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Fok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmonray Malapitan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fok tries to clinch up but Malapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Fok tries to clinch but Malapitan is having none of it.
A punch combination from Fok misses.
Fok fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Fok has Malapitan up against the cage in a clinch.
Fok gets underhooks to prevent Malapitan's takedown attempt.
Malapitan wants a takedown but no success here.
Fok drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malapitan is pressed up against the cage. Fok has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malapitan down to the mat. Malapitan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dmonray Malapitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Fok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Malapitan both land. Nice combination.
Fok misses with a wild body shot.
Fok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fok misses with a wild body shot.

Fok rushes Malapitan and presses him up against the cage.

Fok turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Malapitan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Malapitan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fok.
Fok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fok.
Malapitan is looking for a sweep.
Fok lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fok in the domination position with Malapitan hanging on.
Check out the look on Fok's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fok tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Malapitan regains half guard, as Fok was trying to land strikes.
Fok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malapitan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malapitan.
Malapitan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fok.
Malapitan is looking to stand up but Fok isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fok chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malapitan is on top in guard.
Malapitan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malapitan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fok is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan trying to control but Fok is working from the bottom.
Malapitan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malapitan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Malapitan stops Fok from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dmonray Malapitan.
Fok misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fok takes a swing at Malapitan's ribcage but misses.
Fok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Fok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmonray Malapitan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malapitan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fok misses with a hook to the body

and Malapitan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fok!

Malapitan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fok manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Malapitan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fok is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fok dodges the ground and pound from Malapitan.
Fok tries to buck Malapitan off but Malapitan is having none of it.
Malapitan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fok regains half guard there - taking advantage of Malapitan's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Fok is not content to let Malapitan control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malapitan is working for a submission of some sort.
Fok tries to roll over but Malapitan keeps him under control.
Malapitan is trying to control the action in half guard but Fok is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malapitan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Malapitan is looking for a kimura but Fok is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Malapitan to get the leverage.
Fok is in trouble now - Malapitan has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fok is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fok slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Malapitan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malapitan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fok's head.
Malapitan is trying to control. Fok wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Malapitan wants to work for an arm triangle but Fok is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Malapitan is trying to control the action in half guard but Fok is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malapitan prevents Fok from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fok moves into full guard.
Malapitan tries to free his leg and advance position but Fok is retaining full guard.
Fok is pulling down on Malapitan's head. It's preventing any offense from Malapitan, at least for the moment.
Malapitan stands and throws Fok's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Malapitan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Malapitan throws a strike aimed at the side of Fok's head but Fok avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan trying to control the action but Fok is working from the bottom.
Malapitan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fok is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Adrian Fok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malapitan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Malapitan laying and praying for a moment but Fok takes advantage and regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Malapitan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fok sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmonray Malapitan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Fok!
In his post fight interview, Adrian Fok started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.