PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Malovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Kane (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.

Malovic
vs
Kane

185 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Malovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malovic avoids the head kick by Kane.
Malovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Malovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kane throws a series of punches but Malovic avoids them all with ease.
Kane throws a series of punches but Malovic avoids them all with ease.
Malovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane throws a lazy head kick
and Malovic counters with a two punch combo.
Malovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Kane.
Malovic blocks the body kick.
Malovic tries to counter with a takedown but Kane is quick to defend against it.
Malovic closes the distance and clinches up with Kane, looking for a takedown. Malovic pushes Kane against the cage but Kane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Kane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malovic swinging wildly here.

Malovic rushes Kane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Malovic breaks from the clinch.
Malovic misses with a body kick.
Malovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Andy Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Malovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kane's guard.
Kane is controlling Malovic's posture.

Kane has his foot on Malovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malovic works his way back into a safe position though.
Malovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malovic.
Malovic won't allow Kane to sweep him here.
Malovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Malovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Malovic wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane keeping full guard, as Malovic tries to pass.
Malovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Kane has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Malovic should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kane has tightened it up now! Malovic should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andy Kane!