PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Sell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sell
vs
Malaki

171 cm
23
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
27
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 2

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Sell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yancy Malaki!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malaki staying out of range there.
Malaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sell.
Malaki scores with a jab.
Sell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Sell. Those never looked like landing.
Malaki lands a jab to Sell's midsection.

Malaki cracks Sell with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Malaki has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sell to stand back up!

Sell is rocked!

It looks like George Sell has been cut.
Malaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sell throws out the jab.
Oh Sell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sell tries to clinch up but Malaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sell leaves his chin hanging out and Malaki seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sell crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yancy Malaki!
Yancy Malaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.