PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Das Adi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darnell Malone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Malone
vs
Adi

151 cm
18
346 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

220 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Das Adi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adi misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Malone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adi.
Adi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Adi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Malone to the ground. Adi is now in Malone's guard.
Malone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adi's guard.

Adi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Malone is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Adi stops a takedown attempt from Malone.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Adi manages to break the clinch.
Adi slaps away a takedown attempt from Malone, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adi closes the distance and pushes Malone back into the cage.
Malone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adi to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Malone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Adi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Malone regains guard.
Adi trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Malone could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Malone pulls Adi in to control the position.
Adi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Adi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Adi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

It looks like Darnell Malone has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Malone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Malone stops Adi from passing to mount.
Adi lands an elbow.
Malone tries to improve position but can't.
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Adi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Adi lands an elbow.

Adi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adi trying to control the position but Malone is working away.
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Adi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Malone!

Adi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Malone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adi postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Malone bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Adi and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Das Adi!