PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes to the cage accompanied by Loituma TECHNO!. Chamakh has chosen Robyn - Indestructible as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maldi
vs
Chamakh

170 cm
33
161 lbs
33 - 17 - 0

168 cm
29
160 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi swings for the body but Chamakh moves out of range.
Maldi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maldi loads up on a big right hand but Chamakh slips the punch.
Maldi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chamakh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Maldi thows a body shot but no joy.
Maldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldi misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Maldi misses.
Maldi loads up on a big right hand but Chamakh slips the punch.
Maldi cracks Chamakh with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi lands a jab.
Maldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chamakh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Maldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maldi scores with a nice strike.
Maldi misses with a kick to the body.
Chamakh walks into a left hand.
Maldi swings for the body but Chamakh moves out of range.
Maldi fails to land the takedown.
Maldi misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maldi.
Maldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chamakh checks it well.
Maldi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chamakh's head backwards.
Chamakh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Chamakh moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldi misses with a hook.
Maldi throws a looping overhand right but Chamakh ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldi. Chamakh does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maldi.
Chamakh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Maldi throws the kick towards the body but Chamakh avoids it.
Maldi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maldi throws out a loose jab but Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamakh moves away from the strike by Maldi.
A swing and a miss from Maldi.
Maldi cracks Chamakh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maldi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maldi throws a leg kick but Chamakh sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh slips under a jab from Maldi.
Maldi works Chamakh's body with a nice hook.
Maldi misses the jab.
Maldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chamakh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Maldi.
Maldi misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldi throws a looping overhand right but Chamakh ducks down to avoid it.
Maldi throws a body kick that misses.
Maldi throws an overhand right that lands on Chamakh's shoulder, as Chamakh tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maldi misses with a kick to the body.
Maldi lands a nice looking body kick.
Maldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Maldi.
Maldi tries to land a body kick

and Chamakh moves into the clinch.

Chamakh breaks from the clinch.
Maldi throws a series of punches but Chamakh avoids them all with ease.
Chamakh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. Chamakh moves away and avoids it.
Maldi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chamakh staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi throws an overhand right that lands on Chamakh's shoulder, as Chamakh tries to avoid the shot.
Maldi loads up on a big right hand but Chamakh slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chamakh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maldi - the referee stops the clock and Chamakh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maldi. Chamakh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chamakh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maldi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chamakh swivels and escapes.
Maldi misses the jab.
Maldi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chamakh doesn't seem bothered though.
Chamakh stuffs the takedown attempt from Maldi. Maldi gets slowly back to his feet.
Chamakh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maldi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chamakh.
Maldi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maldi throws a head kick but Chamakh moves out of range.
Maldi misses with a wild body shot.
Maldi scores with a hook.
Maldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Malvin Maldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Maldi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chamakh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chamakh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maldi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Maldi fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chamakh breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi misses with a looping left.
Chamakh walks into a straight right hand from Maldi.
Chamakh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Maldi misses

and Chamakh counters by clinching up.
Chamakh blocking some punches.
Chamakh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldi has a couple of punches blocked by Chamakh.
Maldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldi pushes Chamakh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh blocking some punches.
Chamakh blocking some punches.

Chamakh manages to break the clinch.
Maldi throws a combination that misses

and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chamakh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maldi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chamakh.
Chamakh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maldi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chamakh performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maldi looking for subs from the bottom but Chamakh mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malvin Maldi dominated that second round.
That's time! Maldi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Maldi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chamakh.
Maldi misses with a head kick.
Maldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chamakh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldi throws out the jab.
Chamakh blocks a low kick nicely.
Maldi shoots in for a takedown but Chamakh shows good takedown defense.
Maldi throws a right hand that misses

and Chamakh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Maldi.
Maldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamakh.
Chamakh wants to break the clinch but can't.

Chamakh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. Chamakh moves away and avoids it.
Maldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamakh.
Nice jab there from Maldi.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. Chamakh moves away and avoids it.
Maldi misses with a body shot.
Maldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chamakh circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh moves out of range as Maldi strikes.
Maldi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chamakh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maldi throws a head kick that Chamakh semi-blocks.
Maldi throws a push kick but Chamakh slaps the foot to one side.
Maldi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chamakh slips under a jab.
Chamakh slips under a jab.
Chamakh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maldi throws a hook to the side of Chamakh's head but Chamakh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldi looks to throw the jab but Chamakh is out of range.
A cross from Maldi lands.
Chamakh moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldi scores with a body shot.
Maldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maldi misses the shot to the body.
Maldi throws a big shot that misses.
Maldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Chamakh should have avoided that one.
Maldi with a hook.
Karim Chamakh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chamakh can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi tried to score with a low kick but Chamakh checks it.
Maldi misses with a looping left.
Chamakh moves out of range of the body kick from Maldi.
Malvin Maldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maldi throws a front kick that sends Chamakh stumbling back into the cage.
Maldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chamakh.
Maldi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chamakh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldi swings for the body but Chamakh moves out of range.
Maldi's corner calls for a 1-2. Maldi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maldi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chamakh. Chamakh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malvin Maldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maldi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malvin Maldi!
During a confident post fight interview, Malvin Maldi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.