PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xtreme Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Wont Back Down. 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.

Malek
vs
Mma

196 cm
32
260 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

225 cm
36
300 lbs
24 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xtreme Mma!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma moves in looking to clinch but Malek pushes him off.
Malek is looking to slow Mma down with leg kicks.
Mma just misses with a punch to the body.
Malek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mma jabs at Malek's body.
Malek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malek tries to clinch there but Mma circles away.
Mma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mma scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mma blocks a head kick by Malek.
Malek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malek. Mma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xtreme Mma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mma thuds his right hand into Malek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Mma finds it's way through Malek's defenses.
The fighters circling - Mma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid body kick from Malek.
Malek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Mma. That snapped Malek's head back.
Malek throws out a loose jab but Mma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek throws a big shot that misses.
Malek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malek doesn't manage to clinch there - Mma circles away.
Malek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malek throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma wants to clinch.
Mma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malek feints and then cracks Mma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mma down.
Mma on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malek jabs Mma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malek.
Malek keeps the fight on the outside.
Malek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Malek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mma was well out of range. Poor timing from Malek.
Mma blocks a head kick by Malek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mma.
Mma swats away the attempt to clinch by Malek.
Jai Malek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mma misses with a hook. Malek ducked under it nicely.
Mma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malek. Mma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mma blocks a jab.
Mma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Malek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mma, pushing him back against the cage.
Mma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mma missing with knees to the body.
Malek blocks the elbow strike.
Malek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mma avoids it.
Mma is trying to push Malek away but Malek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mma looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mma can't find room to land a body shot as Malek controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek missing with knees to the body.
Malek looking to slow down the pace here.
Malek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Malek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malek managing to block the knees to the body from Mma.
Malek missing with knees to the body.
Malek trying to land knees to the body.
Malek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek is working Mma over against the cage.
Malek working Mma over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mma fails to land.
Malek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mma smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Malek dominated that round.
That's time! Malek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mma throws a hook to the side of Malek's head but Malek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Malek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mma thuds his right hand into Malek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Mma.
Mma is looking to clinch but Malek is avoiding it.
Mma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maleks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malek.
Mma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma tries to land a leg kick but Malek saw it coming and moves away.
Mma throws a right hand that misses

and Malek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malek trying to land knees to the body.
Malek connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Xtreme Mma has been cut.
Malek looking to throw knees to the head but Mma is blocking nicely.
Mma avoiding damage as Malek throws knees to the body.
Malek working Mma over with knees to the body.
Mma is breathing heavily.
Malek scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malek.
Malek throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Malek.
Malek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malek tries to land a knee to the head but Mma blocks with his arms.
Malek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mma is defending well for now.
Mma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Malek misses with a knee strike.
Malek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malek tries to land knees in the clinch but Mma avoids the damage to the body.
Mma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malek has him pressed against the cage.
Malek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malek trying to land knees to the body.
Malek misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Mma.
Malek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malek lands a knee to the head.
Malek trying to land knees to the body.
Mma has a couple of punches blocked by Malek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malek lands a nice shot to the body.
Malek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Malek presses Mma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malek is defending well for now.
Malek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mma is defending well for now.
Mma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Malek missing with knees to the body.
Malek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mma is keeping busy.
Malek tries to land knees in the clinch but Mma avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malek working Mma over with knees to the body.
Mma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malek scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Malek.
Mma tries to work over Malek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malek landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malek obliges.
Mma avoiding damage as Malek throws knees to the body.
Malek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek lands a shoulder strike.
Mma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malek lands a good knee to the midsection. Mma won't want to take too many of those.
Malek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Malek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xtreme Mma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
Malek tries to clinch up.
Mma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Malek instigates a clinch.
Malek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malek lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malek looking to throw knees to the head but Mma is blocking nicely.
Malek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mma.
Malek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malek tries to pull guard but Mma holds him up against the cage and eventually Malek drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Malek fails to land.
Malek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mma walks away with a smile on his face. Malek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jai Malek is winning the standup battle so far.
Mma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mma moves away.
Malek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mma.
Mma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malek wants to clinch up but Mma keeps it at a distance.
Mma tries to clinch but Malek is having none of it.
A big left from Malek misses.
Mma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mma avoids a kick to the body.
Malek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xtreme Mma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jai Malek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek slips under a jab from Mma.
Malek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malek scrambles back to his feet.
Malek misses with a low kick as Mma jumps back.
Malek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Mma finds it's target.
Mma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malek blocks a jab.
Malek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mma tries to clinch up.
A jab from Mma misses.
Malek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mma can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malek has Mma up against the cage in a clinch.
Malek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mma lands an uppercut.
Mma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mma.
Malek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mma is working Malek over against the cage.
Malek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malek throws a knee to the head but misses.

Mma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Mma.
Malek ducks under a wild hook from Mma.
Mma throws a low kick but Malek moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mma gets a double leg takedown into Malek's guard.

Malek has his foot on Mma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mma works his way back into a safe position though.

Mma got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mma has managed to get both his arms back between Malek's legs - danger averted.
Mma sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mma working some strikes from top position.
Mma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Malek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mma defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek has momentary wrist control but Mma slips an elbow through the middle.

Malek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jai Malek.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malek, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

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