PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aemon Oezid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Malkova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Oezid
vs
Malkova

176 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
163 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aemon Oezid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxim Malkova!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oezid connects with a leg kick. Malkova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oezid lands a leg kick that knocks Malkova off balance momentarily.
Oezid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malkova takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oezid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Oezid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malkova takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Oezid misses

and Malkova counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Malkova.

Malkova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oezid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oezid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malkova takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oezid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malkova counters with a right hand to the body.
Malkova misses with a shot to the body
and Oezid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkova throws a big shot that misses.
Malkova throws a hook but Oezid blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Oezid misses the target.
Oezid blocks a jab.
Oezid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oezid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oezid ducks under a wild hook from Malkova.
Oezid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oezid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oezid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malkova's calf.
Oezid lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Oezid tenderised Malkova's leg. Malkova is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oezid fakes the leg kick and cracks Malkova in the body.
Malkova jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkova throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oezid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oezid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malkova was well out of range. Poor timing from Oezid.
Malkova wants to counter with a clinch but Oezid pushes him away.
Malkova has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oezid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oezid connects with an inside leg kick.
Oezid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malkova looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oezid misses with a looping left.
Oezid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malkova throws a hook but Oezid blocks it.
Oezid throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oezid. Malkova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malkova lands a really nice looking cross but Oezid seems unphased.
Oezid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oezid lands a jab.
Oezid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malkova's hands.
Oezid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Oezid.
Malkova misses the body punch
and Oezid counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Oezid tenderised Malkova's leg. Malkova is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oezid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malkova. That did some damage!
Malkova misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Malkova.
Oezid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oezid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malkova staying out of range there.
Malkova takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malkova swings for the body but Oezid moves out of range.
Oezid lands a jab to the nose.
Oezid lands a jab to Malkova's midsection.
Malkova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malkova throws an overhand right that lands on Oezid's shoulder, as Oezid tries to avoid the shot.
Malkova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malkova misses with a looping left.
Oezid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oezid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oezid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malkova throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aemon Oezid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oezid misses with a double jab.
Malkova throws a body shot but no joy.
Oezid is looking to counter with head kicks.
Oezid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Oezid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oezid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oezid.
Oezid throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Malkova fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oezid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malkova looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oezid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malkova has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oezid.
The fighters circling - Malkova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oezid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malkova will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oezid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oezid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oezid throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oezid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malkova. That did some damage!
Oezid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aemon Oezid is winning the standup battle so far.
Oezid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malkova finds it's way round the side to connect with Oezid's head.
Oezid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oezid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malkova.
A big right from Oezid misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malkova! But no joy.
Oezid defending well as Malkova loads up on a big left hand.
Aemon Oezid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malkova misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oezid can pounce on him.
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!
Oezid jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oezid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malkova can do to turn this around?
Oezid falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Malkova counter with a right hand.
Oezid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malkova.
Oezid ducks under a wild hook from Malkova.
Oezid connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Oezid.
Oezid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oezid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malkova looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malkova throws a hook to the side of Oezid's head but Oezid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oezid lands a front kick.
Oezid thumps Malkova with a low kick.
Malkova misses with a looping left.
Oezid lands with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oezid.
Oezid scores with a push kick.
Malkova throws a right hand that misses
and Oezid counters with a nice uppercut.
Malkova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oezid counters with a right hand to the body.
Oezid connects with a leg kick. Malkova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Malkova misses.
Malkova on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oezid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malkova has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oezid works the jab nicely.
Oezid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oezid misses with a wild body shot.
Malkova on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oezid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malkova.
Oezid delivers a nice body kick.
Oezid misses with a body shot.
Oezid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malkova.
Oezid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oezid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malkova.
A jab from Oezid finds it's way through Malkova's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aemon Oezid dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Oezid throws a leg kick which misses Malkova's front leg but catches the back leg as Malkova tries to avoid it.
Oezid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oezid blocks a jab.
Oezid thumps Malkova with a low kick.
Oezid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malkova stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oezid.
Oezid scores with a nice strike.
Oezid connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malkova misses with a left hand
and Oezid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malkova's knee momentarily.
Oezid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oezid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oezid looks to throw the jab but Malkova is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oezid throws a lazy head kick

and Malkova counters by clinching up.
Oezid misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Oezid fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Malkova.
A shot in the inside from Malkova.
Oezid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oezid.
Oezid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malkova lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oezid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malkova lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Malkova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malkova gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oezid lands with a nice body kick.
Maxim Malkova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkova throws an off balance right hand
and Oezid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malkova's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oezid lands with a slapping head kick.
Malkova connects with a looping right hand.
Oezid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oezid throws a shot from downtown. Malkova moves away and avoids it.
Oezid cracks Malkova with an open hand slap.
Malkova connects with a body shot that sends Oezid's belly button to the back.
Malkova throws a poor cross that misses
and Oezid counters with a good low kick that Malkova was not able to check.
Malkova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Malkova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oezid.
Oezid is looking to counter punch.
Malkova misses with a lunging right hand
and Oezid counters with a good low kick that Malkova was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oezid with a jab.
Malkova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oezid feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Malkova misses its intended target.
Oezid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oezid appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oezid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malkova's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Oezid.
Malkova steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oezid. That one must have hurt.
Oezid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oezid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malkova's sensitive parts.
Oezid misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Oezid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oezid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malkova let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malkova throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Oezid to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oezid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oezid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malkova. That did some damage!
Malkova takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oezid looks to land a left hand but Malkova moved out of range nicely.
Malkova throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malkova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oezid. Oezid obviously looking to wear him down.
Malkova has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oezid.
Malkova throws a lazy uppercut
and Oezid counters with an outside leg kick.
Malkova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aemon Oezid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oezid, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aemon Oezid!
Aemon Oezid seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.