PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Abueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Malone
vs
Abueva

184 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Conviction

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sylvester Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calvin Abueva!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Malone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Abueva sprawls well initially but Malone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Abueva tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
Abueva punching from the bottom.
Abueva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Abueva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Abueva tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Abueva has his foot on Malone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malone works his way back into a safe position though.
Malone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abueva punching from the bottom - just letting Malone know he's still in a fight.
Abueva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Malone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Malone throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Abueva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abueva keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abueva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Abueva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Malone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Malone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abueva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Malone wants to control from the top but Abueva keeps moving.
Abueva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Abueva looking for a guillotine here but Malone defends easily.
Abueva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Malone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abueva tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Abueva is looking for a sweep. Malone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malone is trying to control the action in half guard but Abueva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abueva is looking to improve his position.
Abueva lands a couple of sideways elbows.
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!
Malone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Abueva to regain full guard.
Abueva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abueva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Abueva is striking but Malone is not phased and passes to half guard.
Malone stalling.
Malone seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Abueva for as long as he can get away with.
Abueva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Malone.

Abueva actively working from the bottom here.
Abueva punching from the bottom.
Abueva is refusing to be controlled, as Malone sits in half guard.
Abueva throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Malone manages to pass to side control.
Abueva tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abueva striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Abueva taking a bit of punishment here - Malone scoring with strikes.
Abueva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Malone misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abueva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Malone is working Abueva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Malone is looking to take a break and control but Abueva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abueva is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abueva keeps working.
Abueva is trying to escape the position but Malone is controlling the position.
Malone trying to control the action but Abueva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Malone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Malone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Abueva was covering up waiting for the punch and Malone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Abueva keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone passes Abueva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abueva tries to roll over but Malone keeps him under control.
Abueva wants to control but Malone is keeping busy.
Malone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sylvester Malone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone is keen to just control but Abueva is a slippery customer.
Malone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abueva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Malone wants to take a breather but Abueva is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sylvester Malone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abueva throws an overhand right that lands on Malone's shoulder, as Malone tries to avoid the shot.
Abueva misses with a hook. Malone ducked under it nicely.
Malone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abueva.
Malone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malone misses with a body shot.
Abueva misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abueva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
Abueva throws a low kick, looking for Malone's leg but Malone calmly moves out of range.
Malone throws a hook but Abueva avoids it easily.
Abueva looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone is just out of range.
Abueva avoids the body shot from Malone.
Malone throws a series of punches but Abueva avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Malone as he checks the leg kick.
Abueva throws a hook but Malone blocks it.
Malone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abueva.
Abueva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abueva.
Malone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abueva was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone.
Malone is looking to wear down Abueva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Malone misses.
Malone swings for the body but Abueva moves out of range.
Abueva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malone throws a big shot that misses.
Abueva loads up on a big right hand but Malone slips the punch.

Malone gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Abueva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Abueva striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Abueva wants to control but Malone postures up.
Abueva tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Malone working the ground and pound but Abueva is defending the strikes.
Abueva can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abueva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Malone haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abueva keeps working.
Malone content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abueva is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Malone dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Malone misses the shot to the body.
Abueva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malone.
Abueva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Malone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abueva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Abueva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Malone defends it easily.
Malone postures up.
Abueva has momentary wrist control but Malone slips an elbow through the middle.
Abueva controls Malone momentarily but Malone frees himself.
Malone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Abueva is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone trying to control the position but Abueva is working away.
Abueva tries to bench press Malone off him but Malone keeps the position.
Abueva defending against the ground and pound.
Malone controls the position.
Abueva throws up a few punches.
Abueva is trying to improve his position.
Abueva defending against the ground and pound.
Malone trying to control the action but Abueva is working from the bottom.
Malone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abueva struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Abueva tries to bench press Malone off him but Malone keeps the position.
Malone content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone trying to control the action but Abueva is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abueva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abueva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is putting a hurting on Abueva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Malone working away.
Abueva seems a little lost for a moment, as Malone dominates the positioning.
Abueva is trying to control Malone's posture but Malone avoids it.
Abueva tries to improve position but can't.
Abueva is trying to control Malone's posture but Malone avoids it.
Abueva is looking to regain half guard here but Malone keeps moving and retains side control.
Abueva is being controlled here.
Abueva regains half guard, as Malone was trying to land strikes.
Abueva tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone working the head and body with strikes.
Abueva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Malone.
Malone not doing much here.
Abueva trying to control but Malone postures up.
Malone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calvin Abueva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abueva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sylvester Malone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malone 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylvester Malone!
After winning the bout, Sylvester Malone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.