PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Malek
vs
Samoth

196 cm
28
260 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

192 cm
35
278 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malek misses the shot to the body.
Samoth is looking to land body kicks.
Malek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek moves out of range as Samoth strikes.

Malek moves into the clinch.
Samoth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malek blocks a body shot from Samoth.
A short uppercut from Malek.
Malek is looking to control Samoth's arms but Samoth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malek has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Malek.
Malek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malek has Samoth pressed against the cage.
Samoth misses with the head strike.
Samoth blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Malek.
Malek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Samoth can't find room to land a body shot as Malek controls the action.
Malek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malek is struggling to control the position.
Samoth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samoth being controlled against the cage.
Samoth lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek effectively controlling the action here.
Samoth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malek.
Malek misses with a punch to the body.
Malek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malek lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samoth has Malek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Malek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Samoth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Samoth letting Malek take a breather here.
Samoth with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malek tries to throw a body punch but Samoth avoids it by throwing Malek back against the cage.
Samoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samoth's elbow.
Samoth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malek working aggressively here.
Malek is stalling here.
Malek blocks a body shot from Samoth.
Samoth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Malek lands with a light punch inside.
Malek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Samoth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth takes a shot to the head.
Samoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Malek controls his hands.
Samoth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samoth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malek is defending well for now.
Malek stalls.
A shot in the inside from Malek.
Samoth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malek lands a nice uppercut.
Samoth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malek lands a shot to the body.
Samoth tries to throw a body punch but Malek avoids it by throwing Samoth back against the cage.
Samoth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samoth throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Malek 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.

Samoth checks the leg kick.
Mikael Samoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samoth misses with a takedown attempt - Malek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samoth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malek lands a body shot.
Samoth keeps the fight on the outside.
Samoth is looking to clinch.
Malek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samoth misses with a body shot.
Samoth tries a low kick but Malek avoids it.
Samoth tries to close the distance and clinch but Malek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samoth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Malek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malek missing with a left hand there. Samoth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth works over Malek's head and body with a nice combination.
Malek checks a leg kick.
Malek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samoth at a distance.
Samoth is breathing heavily.
Malek throws a head kick but Samoth moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Malek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jai Malek is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Malek moves into the clinch.
Samoth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jai Malek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Malek scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Samoth misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek jumps guard but Samoth stands there with Malek around his waist. Malek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Samoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malek taking a breather.
Malek lands a left hand.
Samoth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samoth.
Samoth scores with a shoulder strike.
Malek trying to stall but Samoth improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek is leaning against Samoth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Samoth lands a hook that snaps the head of Malek backwards.
Malek misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Malek as the two fighters clinch.
Samoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Malek controls his hands.
Malek looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Malek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samoth backwards.
Samoth misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samoth.
Samoth has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Malek after a bit of a struggle.
Come on Malek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Samoth wants a takedown but no success here.
Jai Malek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Samoth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth misses with a body punch.
Malek tries to work over Samoth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Samoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samoth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malek gets through Samoth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malek leaning against his opponent.
Samoth lands with a right to the head.
Samoth misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek avoiding damage as Samoth throws knees to the body.
Samoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Malek controls his hands.
Malek lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Malek dominated that second round.
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!

Malek moves out of range of the body kick from Samoth.
Samoth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malek.
Malek lands the left hand.
Samoth fails with a takedown attempt.
Malek thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malek.
Samoth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malek.
Samoth moves to clinch but Malek breaks away
and Malek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malek throws a hook to the side of Samoth's head but Samoth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Malek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malek lands a jab.

Malek pushes Samoth up against the cage in a clinch.
Malek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samoths head.
A bit of stalling here from Malek.
Malek is looking to control Samoth's arms but Samoth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malek has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek managing to block the knees to the body from Samoth.
Samoth blocking some punches.
Malek is working Samoth over against the cage.
Malek tries to throw a body punch but Samoth avoids it by throwing Malek back against the cage.
Malek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samoth can do to turn this around?
Samoth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Malek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samoth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikael Samoth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malek.
Malek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Samoth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malek blocks it with crossed arms.
Malek lands an uppercut.
Malek lands with a light punch inside.
Malek lands with a short shot to the head.
Samoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Malek.
Malek is stalling here.
Malek seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Malek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malek prevents a body shot from Samoth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Samoth on the inside.
Samoth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samoth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malek stalling against the cage.
Samoth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malek leaning against his opponent.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Malek.
Malek lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Malek.
Samoth misses with a body punch.
Malek is trying to pull guard but Samoth has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Malek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Samoth blocking some punches.
Samoth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Samoth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malek.
Malek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samoth lands a shoulder strike.
Samoth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Malek.
Malek prevents a body shot from Samoth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malek lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jai Malek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Malek!
After the fight, Jai Malek was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.