PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Malib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenya Begemot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenya Begemot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Malib
vs
Begemot

185 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Malib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lenya Begemot!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malib stalks Begemot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Begemot's face. Begemot staggers backwards, shaken.
Malib walks into a left hand.
Malib throws a body punch but Begemot moves out of range.
Begemot lands a body shot.
Malib throws out a loose jab but Begemot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begemot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Malib pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Begemot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malib throws a hook to the side of Begemot's head but Begemot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malib misses the shot to the body.
Begemot avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malib throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malib takes a swing at Begemot's ribcage but misses.
Begemot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malib throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Begemot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begemot throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malib.
Begemot misses with a wild combination.
Begemot looks winded!
Begemot moves forwards but Malib connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malib misses with an uppercut. Begemot saw that one coming.
No joy there for Begemot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Begemot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malib is looking to wear down Begemot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malib lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malib misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Malib misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Begemot misses.
Some wild striking there from Malib.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malib throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Begemot drops his hands momentarily and Malib takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malib falls off balance throwing a combination
and Begemot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Begemot drops his hands momentarily and Malib takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Begemot coming out on top.
Begemot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James Malib seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Malib.
Begemot misses with an uppercut. Malib saw that one coming.
Malib ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Begemot moves away.
Malib scores with a nice right hand.
Begemot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Begemot. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Malib.
Malib stalks Begemot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Begemot's face. Begemot staggers backwards, shaken.
Begemot slaps away a takedown attempt from Malib, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Begemot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Malib manages to break the clinch.
Malib works Begemot's body with a nice hook.
Malib throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Begemot.
Begemot unleashes a big counter combination but Malib bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Malib throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lenya Begemot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malib moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malib throws out a loose jab but Begemot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begemot is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Begemot avoids the body shot from Malib.
Begemot dodges the punch combination from Malib.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malib looks to land a combination but Begemot avoids it well.
Begemot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Malib goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Begemot throws a right hand that Malib ducks under and follows up with a left that Malib also avoids with ease.
Malib is looking for a counter combo.
Malib misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Begemot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Malib. Beautiful body shot.
Begemot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malib lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Malib dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Malib misses with a series of wild punches.
Begemot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malib fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Malib slips under a jab.
Malib swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Begemot throws a right and a left that Malib avoids nicely.
Malib throws a body punch but Begemot moves out of range.
Malib ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Begemot moves away.
Begemot swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malib throws a series of punches but Begemot avoids them all with ease.
Begemot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malib is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Begemot can do to turn this around?
Begemot is breathing heavily.
Malib misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malib dodges the punch combination from Begemot.
Malib drops down looking for a counter takedown but Begemot sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malib just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Malib has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Begemot avoids the body shot from Malib.
Begemot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Begemot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malib lands a jab-cross combination.
Begemot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malib.
Despite the aggression on Begemot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Malib misses with a wild combination.
Begemot unleashes a big counter combination but Malib bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Begemot avoids the body shot from Malib.
Begemot throws a counter combo.
Begemot swinging wildly here.
A jab from Malib does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Malib.
Malib is looking to counter punch.
Begemot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malib circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Malib misses.
Malib needs to keep his hands up - Begemot had a free shot at his head there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Malib.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malib fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Begemot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malib scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malib is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begemot throws a right and a left that Malib avoids nicely.
Malib is looking for a counter combo.
A combination from Malib does no damage.
Malib fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Begemot! But no joy.
Malib tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Begemot was well out of range. Poor timing from Malib.
A shot to the liver by Begemot. Beautiful body shot.
Malib tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Begemot was well out of range. Poor timing from Malib.
Begemot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malib throws a leg kick but Begemot moved away.
Begemot ducks right into an uppercut from Malib.
Begemot throws a right hand that Malib ducks under and follows up with a left that Malib also avoids with ease.
Malib tries to counter by clinching up but Begemot breaks away and moves out of range.
Malib swings for the body but Begemot moves out of range.
Begemot swings widly with a right hand

and Malib counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malib breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malib ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Begemot moves away.
Malib slips a jab and a cross from Begemot.
Malib scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malib scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Begemot avoids the body shot from Malib.
Malib lands a nice looking body shot.
Malib tries to bum rush Begemot with a series of wild strikes but Begemot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Malib. Beautiful body shot.
Malib slips a jab and a cross from Begemot.
Malib shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Begemot but Begemot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Malib dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Malib misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Begemot.
Malib looks to score with a jab to the body but Begemot is just out of range.
Malib throws a series of punches but Begemot moves out of range.
Malib has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Begemot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malib.
Begemot fails to land with a series of punches.

Malib clinches.

Malib breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Malib gets a clinch.

Malib breaks the clinch.
Malib throws a body shot but no joy.
Begemot throws out a counter right but Malib avoids it with no problem.
Begemot throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Malib, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Begemot throws a nice looking combination but Malib bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Begemot misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malib darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Begemot tries to keep at a distance but Malib has taken the fight into the clinch.

Begemot manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Malib.
Malib just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Begemot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Begemot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begemot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Begemot misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Malib scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Malib!
A combination from Malib does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Begemot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Malib does no damage.
Begemot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malib swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Begemot counters with a series of strikes. Malib will be more careful next time no doubt.
Begemot slips a straight right by Malib.
A jab from Malib misses.
Malib connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malib missing with a left hand there. Begemot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Begemot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malib moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Begemot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malib digs a good body shot into Begemot's ribs.
Begemot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malib throws a nice looking combination but Begemot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Begemot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Malib closes the distance and pushes Begemot back into the cage.

Begemot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malib throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Begemot on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malib throws a series of punches but Begemot avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Malib misses.
Begemot lands a two punch combo.
Malib lands with an overhand left.
Lenya Begemot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malib throws a left and a right that both miss
and Begemot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malib clobbers Begemot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malib throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Begemot misses.
Begemot ducks under a wild hook from Malib.
Begemot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Begemot slips a jab and a cross from Malib.
James Malib is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malib throws a body punch but Begemot moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Malib showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malib has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Malib!