PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pika Paulo Malia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Akiyama
vs
Paulo Malia

198 cm
35
257 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

190 cm
22
240 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pika Paulo Malia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malia connects with a body shot.
Akiyama misses with a looping left.
Malia lands a glancing blow to the side of Akiyama's head.

It looks like Akira Akiyama has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malia. Akiyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malia connects with a looping right hand.
Malia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akiyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malia connects with a body shot.
Malia stuns Akiyama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malia swings for the body but Akiyama moves out of range.
Akiyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malia manages to avoid it.
Akiyama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akiyama scrambles back to his feet.
Malia scores with a shot to the body.
Akiyama takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akiyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malia.
Malia throws a jab but it's blocked by Akiyama.
Malia misses with a hook to the body
and Akiyama counters with a nice uppercut.
Malia cracks a nice hook into Akiyama's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malia. Akiyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akiyama avoids the body shot from Malia.
Malia just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Akiyama clinches up against the cage.
Malia lands a right hand.
Malia misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Malia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akiyama jumps guard but Malia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Malia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Malia.
Akiyama is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Malia.
Malia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Malia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malia works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malia lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Malia. That snapped Akiyama's head back.
Malia scores with a jab to the body.
Malia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malia scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malia cracks a nice hook into Akiyama's ribs.
Malia scores with a body shot.
Malia lands a right hook to the body.
Malia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Akiyama is rocked!
Malia is stalking Akiyama. Akiyama circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Malia, and it's lights out! Akiyama really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pika Paulo Malia!
Pika Paulo Malia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.