PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklyn Vass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Malakhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vass's entrance music is Highway to Hell (AC/DC). A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vass
vs
Malakhov

181 cm
25
220 lbs
9 - 18 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklyn Vass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Malakhov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Malakhov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vass, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Malakhov lands an elbow inside that Vass shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikhail Malakhov.
Vass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malakhov scores with a three punch combo!
Malakhov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vass misses with a few strikes there.
Malakhov punishes Vass's body with a nice straight punch.
Malakhov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Malakhov has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Malakhov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Malakhov.
Malakhov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malakhov is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikhail Malakhov.
Malakhov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Malakhov has managed to clinch.
Malakhov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Malakhov.
Malakhov looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Malakhov.
Malakhov is stalling here.
Malakhov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Malakhov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vass backwards.
Vass is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malakhov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vass backwards.
Malakhov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Malakhov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vass jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malakhov walks away with a smile on his face. Vass gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malakhov throws a combination. Vass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Malakhov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Malakhov closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Vass is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Malakhov forces Vass back against the cage and clinches.
Malakhov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malakhov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vass avoids it.
Malakhov misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Malakhov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Malakhov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Malakhov lands with a right hand.

Malakhov moves into the clinch.
Malakhov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mikhail Malakhov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikhail Malakhov.
Malakhov lands the left hand.
Vass throws a head kick that misses.
Malakhov stuffs the takedown attempt from Vass. Vass gets slowly back to his feet.
Vass takes one to the chin there.

Malakhov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vass is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Malakhov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Malakhov.
Malakhov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vass is defending well for now.
Malakhov cracks Vass with a nice body shot.
Malakhov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Malakhov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Malakhov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikhail Malakhov.
Vass takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malakhov scores with a body shot.
Vass tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malakhov throws a combination. Vass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Malakhov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vass looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vass walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malakhov moves into range and connects with a jab.

Malakhov moves into range and clinches up with Vass.
Malakhov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Malakhov missing with knees to the body.
Malakhov slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malakhov digs a right hand underneath Vass's ribcage. Vass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vass tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malakhov just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklyn Vass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malakhov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vass or not.
Malakhov slows down the pace here.
Malakhov has Vass pressed against the cage, preventing Vass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malakhov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malakhov has Vass pressed against the cage.
Malakhov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malakhov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vass.
A right hand to the body from Malakhov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malakhov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Malakhov manages to break the clinch.

Vass tries to keep at a distance but Malakhov has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Malakhov.

Malakhov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malakhov scores with a nice strike.
Malakhov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malakhov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Malakhov 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!

Malakhov lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malakhov.
Malakhov lands a jab to the head.

Malakhov gets a clinch.
Malakhov scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Vass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malakhov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malakhov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Malakhov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Malakhov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Malakhov lands an elbow inside that Vass shrugs off.
Malakhov digs a right hand underneath Vass's ribcage. Vass let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Malakhov breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Look low, kick high! Malakhov uses the oldest trick in the book to send Vass tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Malakhov is absolutely delighted - when Vass wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mikhail Malakhov!
After winning the bout, Mikhail Malakhov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.