PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malham has chosen John's Walkout as his entrance music. Nero Aurelius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Malham's chin.

Aurelius
vs
Malham

187 cm
29
195 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

195 cm
31
185 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malham connects with an inside leg kick.
Malham lands the left hand.

It looks like Nero Aurelius has been cut.
Malham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malham tries to move into range but Aurelius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Malham throws a looping overhand right but Aurelius ducks down to avoid it.
Malham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aurelius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Malham counters with a left to the body.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses.
Aurelius slips under a jab from Malham.
Aurelius throws a chopping leg kick but Malham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aurelius moves out of range as Malham throws a body kick.
Malham misses the shot to the body.
Malham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malham misses with a body kick.
Malham cracks Aurelius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aurelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malham.
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aurelius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malham is able to avoid easily.
Aurelius delivers a nice body kick.
Malham connects with a jab.
Malham misses with a head kick.
Malham misses with a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a stiff right hand.
Malham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Malham throws a solid leg kick but Aurelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malham.
Malham throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malham's knee momentarily.
Malham moves out of range of the body kick from Aurelius.
Aurelius slips a jab from Malham.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Aurelius.
Malham looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John Malham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aurelius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malham misses with a low kick.
Malham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelius.
Malham throws a leg kick that misses.
Malham misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Malham finds it's target.
Malham slips a jab and a cross from Aurelius.
Aurelius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malham. Malham obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Malham.
Horrible takedown by Malham or perhaps it was just good defense by Aurelius which made him look bad.
Malham throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Malham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aurelius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malham to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Malham misses.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malham's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aurelius.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius walks into a left hand.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Malham throws a head kick that half lands.
Malham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Aurelius.
Malham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Malham.
Malham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aurelius thuds his shin into the meat of Malham's side.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Aurelius.
Malham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelius. Aurelius obviously looking to wear him down.
Aurelius scores with a hook.
Malham slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Aurelius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Malham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelius.
Malham missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nero Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Malham moves out of range of the strikes.
Malham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malham thumps Aurelius with a low kick.
Malham lands an overhand right.
Malham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aurelius blocks a head kick by Malham.
Malham throws a low kick but Aurelius avoids it.
Malham misses with a hook
and Aurelius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malham closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aurelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelius. Malham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelius thuds his shin into the meat of Malham's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Malham moves out of range of the strikes.
Malham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malham is breathing heavily.
Malham throws a head kick that misses.
Malham throws a solid leg kick but Aurelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malham.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aurelius, right into the meat.
Aurelius throws an overhand right that lands on Malham's shoulder, as Malham tries to avoid the shot.
Malham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aurelius is fending him off so far but Malham persists. Nope, Aurelius circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Malham misses
and Aurelius counters with a stiff right hand.
Malham moves out of range of the body kick.
Malham misses with a low kick as Aurelius jumps back.
Malham has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aurelius.
Malham just misses with a punch to the body.
Malham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a good, hard body kick but Malham shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malham misses with a head kick.
Malham misses with a right hand

and Aurelius counters with a head kick that drops Malham to the mat! Malham scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Malham is rocked!
Aurelius misses with a hook. Malham ducked under it nicely.
Malham is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelius finish him?
Aurelius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Aurelius finds it's target.
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malham's sensitive parts.
Malham is aggressively charging in as Aurelius backs up avoiding any damage. Aurelius tosses out a jab and Malham runs right into it face first! Malham is out cold! Aurelius dropped down on all fours and is barking in Malham's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nero Aurelius!
After winning the bout, Nero Aurelius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.