PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nambara's choice of entrance music: This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Malaya
vs
Nambara

190 cm
31
180 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

190 cm
30
183 lbs
12 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaya scores with the left hand. Nambara knows he should have avoided that one.
Nambara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nambara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nambara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nambara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malaya counters with a low kick, right behind Nambara 's knee.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nambara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malaya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nambara. Nambara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malaya lands a glancing blow to the side of Nambara's head.
Malaya ducks under a wild hook from Nambara.
Malaya thows a leg kick but Nambara checks it
and Nambara counters with a head kick.
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!
Nambara scores with a punch to the head.
Nambara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaya.

Nambara gets a clinch.
Malaya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nambara tries to land knees in the clinch but Malaya avoids the damage to the body.
Malaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Nambara controls his hands.
Malaya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malaya dodges an elbow strike from Nambara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nambara missing with knees to the body.
Nambara trying to land knees to the body.
Malaya lands with a short shot to the head.

Malaya manages to break the clinch.
Malaya scores with a jab to the body.
Nambara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malaya's hands.
Malaya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nambara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch but Malaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Malaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nambara manages to avoid it.
Malaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaya throws a chopping leg kick but Nambara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nambara misses with a straight right.
Malaya scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nambara wants to land a leg kick but Malaya is out of range.
Malaya 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.
Nambara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nambara tries a low kick but Malaya avoids it.
Malaya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malaya lands with a good body shot.
Malaya lands an overhand right.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Nambara moves out of range easily.
Malaya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nambara counters with a stiff right hand.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Malaya keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nambara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nambara tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nambara misses
and Malaya counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Malaya takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nambara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malaya's brow.
Nambara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Malaya takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Nambara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Malaya fails to land.
Nambara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malaya lands a nice uppercut.
Nambara tries a body shot but Malaya blocks it.
Nambara tries to land knees in the clinch but Malaya avoids the damage to the body.
Nambara blocking some punches.
Malaya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nambara backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara prevents a body shot from Malaya.
Malaya avoiding damage as Nambara throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Nambara.

Malaya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nambara pushes Malaya up against the cage in a clinch.
Malaya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malaya misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nambara prevents a body shot from Malaya.
Malaya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nambara throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nambara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nambara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Malaya scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Simeon Malaya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya'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.

Nambara misses with a wild body shot.
Simeon Malaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Malaya moves out of range as Nambara strikes.
Malaya lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Nambara. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaya.
Malaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malaya throws a body punch but Nambara moves out of range.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. Nambara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nambara tries to clinch up but Malaya circles away and keeps his distance.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Nambara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Nambara blocks the leg kick.
Nambara throws a head kick that misses.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Malaya scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malaya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya scores with the left hand. Nambara knows he should have avoided that one.
Nambara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nambara misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nambara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nambara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malaya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nambara throws a head kick that half lands.
Nambara is looking to clinch but Malaya is avoiding it.
Malaya with a nice cross.
Malaya misses with a straight right.
Nambara scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malaya throws a lazy right hand but Nambara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nambara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaya.
Nambara moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya misses with a body kick.
Malaya cracks Nambara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Nambara.
Malaya throws an off balance right hand
and Malaya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malaya cracks Nambara with an open hand slap.
Nambara dodges the punch combination from Malaya.
A big left from Nambara misses.
Malaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Nambara.
Malaya clobbers Nambara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nambara checks a low kick from Malaya.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malaya.
Nambara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malaya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nambara has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nambara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malaya misses the jab.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nambara throws out a leg kick but Malaya moves out of range and Nambara only half commits.
Nambara connects with a jab.
Nambara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malaya wants to slow Nambara down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheers as Malaya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nambara doesn't seem phased though.
Malaya throws a hook to the side of Nambara's head but Nambara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nambara misses with a body shot.
Malaya throws a head kick but Nambara moves out of range.
Malaya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Malaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nambara manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Malaya wants to land a leg kick but Nambara is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nambara throws a head kick that misses.
Malaya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nambara connects with a leg kick. Malaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nambara connects with a single shot there.
Nambara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nambara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara looks to throw the jab but Malaya is out of range.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malaya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nambara looks to land a right hand but Malaya moved out of range.
Malaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simeon Malaya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A thudding body kick lands there by Malaya!
Nambara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nambara slips a jab from Malaya.
Malaya throws a body punch but Nambara moves out of range.
Malaya misses with a body punch
and Nambara counters with an outside leg kick.
Nambara throws a head kick but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya lunges at Nambara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nambara's hand.
Nambara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malaya counters with a stiff right hand.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.

Nambara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Nambara controls his hands.
Nambara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malaya working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nambara.
Nezu Nambara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nambara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nambara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nambara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaya's elbow.
Nambara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malaya avoids it.
Nambara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nambara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malaya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nambara landing knees to the body.

Malaya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malaya checks a leg kick nicely.
Nezu Nambara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nambara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nambara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Malaya lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nambara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nambara throws a series of punches but Malaya avoids them all with ease.
Malaya throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nambara counters with a big head kick but Malaya shrugs it off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malaya.
Malaya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nambara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malaya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nambara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nambara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nambara misses with a body shot
and Malaya counters with a body kick that stops Nambara in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malaya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nambara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malaya takes a swing at Nambara's ribcage but misses.
Nambara wants to clinch.
Nezu Nambara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malaya, right into the meat.
Malaya throws a lazy uppercut
and Nambara counters with a straight right hand.
Malaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nambara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malaya scores with a punch to the head.
Malaya throws a jab when Nambara was well out of range.
Malaya throws a front kick aimed at Nambara's knee but Nambara avoids it well.
Malaya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malaya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nambara's hands.
Malaya throws a shot from downtown. Nambara moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malaya.
Malaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nambara tries to clinch there but Malaya circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nambara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Malaya.
Malaya throws the left hand but Nambara avoids the punch easily.
Malaya with a jab.
Malaya scores with a kick to the midsection.

Nambara moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malaya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nambara throws a head punch that misses.
Nambara scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nezu Nambara.
I think Malaya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

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