PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Craig Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adamson
vs
Malavino

186 cm
27
160 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

168 cm
25
167 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Adamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arroyo Malavino!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamson ducks under a wild hook from Malavino.
Malavino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adamson on the side of the head.
Craig Adamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Malavino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malavino lands a jab to Adamson's midsection.

Adamson moves into the clinch successfully.
Malavino managing to block the knees to the body from Adamson.
Adamson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malavino is keeping busy.
Malavino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamson landing knees to the body.
Malavino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adamson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Malavino effectively controlling the action here.
Adamson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Malavino tries to keep at a distance but Adamson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Adamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malavino throws a head kick that misses.
Malavino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino tries to clinch there but Adamson circles away.

Malavino tries to keep at a distance but Adamson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adamson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malavino blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Malavino throws an elbow but misses.
Adamson prevents a body shot from Malavino.
Malavino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adamson trying to land knees to the body.
Malavino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malavino.
Adamson looking to throw knees to the head but Malavino is blocking nicely.
Adamson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adamson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malavino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adamson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Adamson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malavino avoids it.
Adamson crunches a lovely knee into Malavino's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malavino.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malavino managing to block the knees to the body from Adamson.
Malavino lands a damaging elbow.
Adamson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Adamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malavino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malavino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adamson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adamson scores with a nice body kick.
Adamson tries to clinch but Malavino is having none of it.
Malavino throws a sloppy head kick and Adamson moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamson tries to clinch but Malavino is having none of it.
Malavino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malavino counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Adamson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Adamson takes the fight into the clinch.
Malavino managing to block the knees to the body from Adamson.
Adamson is trying to maintain a safe position but Malavino gets an underhook and turns Adamson into the ropes.
Malavino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malavino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Adamson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malavino avoids it.
Adamson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Malavino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Malavino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adamson tries a knee to the head but Malavino blocks it.

Adamson breaks the clinch.
Malavino lands with a cross.
Malavino wants to clinch up but Adamson keeps it at a distance.
Adamson tries to clinch up.
Adamson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamson tries to close the distance and clinch but Malavino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malavino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malavino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adamson.
Arroyo Malavino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malavino. Adamson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adamson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adamson tries to close the distance and clinch but Malavino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malavino moves out of range of the body kick from Adamson.
Adamson tries to clinch but Malavino moves out of range.
Malavino takes a kick to the side of the head.
Adamson doesn't manage to clinch there - Malavino circles away.
Adamson lands a head kick. Malavino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adamson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Adamson moves into the clinch.
Malavino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adamson lands a knee to the body.
Adamson looking to stall.
Adamson missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
Malavino misses with an elbow strike.
Malavino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adamson blocks it with crossed arms.
Malavino throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamson.

Adamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malavino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malavino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malavino.
Adamson throws a head kick that misses.
Adamson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adamson tries to close the distance and clinch but Malavino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamson wants to clinch
and Malavino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malavino.
Adamson wants to clinch up but Malavino keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Adamson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Adamson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Malavino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adamson closes the distance but Malavino moves to the side
and Malavino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malavino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adamson tries to clinch up
and Malavino counters with a good, hard body kick but Adamson shrugs it off.
Malavino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malavino.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malavino misses with an uppercut.
Adamson moves out of range of the body kick from Malavino.
Malavino just misses with a punch to the body.

Adamson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Malavino.
Adamson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malavino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adamson manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Adamson lands but Malavino takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Malavino.
Malavino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adamson. Adamson obviously looking to wear him down.
Malavino swats away the attempt to clinch by Adamson.
Adamson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malavino. Adamson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Adamson.
Malavino blocks a head kick by Adamson.
Malavino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malavino stuns Adamson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Malavino does no damage.

Adamson instigates a clinch.
Malavino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malavino swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malavino is keeping busy.
Malavino misses with a punch to the body.
Adamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malavino is defending well for now.
Adamson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adamson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malavino working aggressively here.
Adamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Malavino avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malavino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adamson.
Adamson blocks the elbow strike.
Malavino wants to stall.
Malavino is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Adamson has denied him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamson scores with a knee to the head.
Adamson missing with knees to the body.
Malavino throws a head punch that misses.
Adamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Malavino avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Adamson clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adamson tries to clinch but Malavino moves out of range.
Adamson tries to close the distance and clinch but Malavino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adamson wants to clinch.

Adamson gets a clinch.
Malavino swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Malavino.
Adamson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malavino lands an elbow just above Adamson 's eye.

It looks like Craig Adamson has been cut.
Malavino misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malavino.
Malavino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adamson looking to throw knees to the head but Malavino is blocking nicely.
Adamson scores a nice knee to the body.
Adamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malavino is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson takes a shot to the head.
Adamson trying to land knees to the body.
Adamson missing with knees to the body.
Adamson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malavino.
Malavino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adamson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malavino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adamson avoids it.
Adamson blocks the elbow strike.
Adamson is trying to push Malavino away but Malavino has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Malavino.

Adamson breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malavino.
Malavino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamson scores with a knee to the head.
Craig Adamson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malavino looking to slow down the pace here.
Adamson missing with knees to the body.
Malavino avoiding damage as Adamson throws knees to the body.
Malavino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Malavino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adamson managing to block the knees to the body from Malavino.
Adamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Malavino as the two fighters clinch.
Malavino avoiding damage as Adamson throws knees to the body.
Malavino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adamson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Adamson had his way with Arroyo Malavino in that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Adamson's cut.
That's time! Adamson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Adamson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Malavino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo Malavino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Adamson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adamson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malavino avoids it.
Adamson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adamson working Malavino over with knees to the body.
Adamson connects with a knee to the head.
Malavino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
Malavino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adamson avoids a wild elbow strike from Malavino.
Malavino tries a body shot but Adamson blocks it.
Malavino avoiding damage as Adamson throws knees to the body.
Malavino tries a body shot but Adamson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malavino.
Adamson is trying to stall.
Malavino avoiding damage as Adamson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino misses with a punch on the inside.
Malavino avoiding damage as Adamson throws knees to the body.
Adamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malavino is defending well for now.
Malavino lands a hook that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
Adamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malavino is defending well for now.
Adamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Malavino avoids the damage to the body.
Malavino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adamson.
Adamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Malavino avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Malavino.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adamson.
Adamson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malavino's face.
Adamson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malavino blocks it with crossed arms.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Malavino lands a nice elbow.
Malavino lands an elbow that stopped Adamson in his tracks for a moment.
Adamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malavino misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adamson missing with knees to the body.
Adamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Malavino avoids the damage to the body.
Malavino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adamson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malavino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Malavino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adamson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malavino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adamson's knee momentarily.
Adamson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Adamson is rocked!
Malavino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh Adamson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malavino throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Adamson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arroyo Malavino!