PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Malverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amr Al As (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amr Al As is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Malverde
vs
Al As

179 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

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Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Malverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amr Al As!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al As lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malverde throws a push kick but Al As slaps the foot to one side.
Al As sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malverde lands a jab to the nose.
Al As keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malverde closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malverde throws a head kick that misses
and Al As counters with a nice uppercut.
Al As takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde defending well as Al As loads up on a big left hand.
Malverde fires out a quick counter leg kick but Al As just manages to avoid it.
Malverde has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thomas Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Malverde tests Al As's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al As keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al As. That did some damage!
Malverde delivers a nice body kick.
Malverde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al As moves out of range of the body kick.
Malverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al As was well out of range. Poor timing from Malverde.
Al As now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good leg kick by Malverde there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al As cracks Malverde with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malverde catches Al As with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malverde scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malverde.
Jesus Malverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al As throws a shot from downtown. Malverde moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Al As.
Al As chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malverde throws a nice looking combination but Al As bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al As looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al As.
An inside leg kick from Malverde misses.
Malverde is looking to land body kicks.
Al As swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malverde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al As is out of range and Malverde settles back down.
Malverde backing away here, and Al As unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malverde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al As throws out a counter right but Malverde avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malverde throws out a leg kick but Al As moves out of range and Malverde only half commits.
Malverde backing away here, and Al As unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Al As dodges the punch combination from Malverde.
Al As connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malverde. Malverde circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malverde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malverde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Malverde misses.
Al As only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Malverde is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al As loads up on a big right hand but Malverde slips the punch.
Al As throws a head kick that misses
and Malverde counters with an outside leg kick.
Malverde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malverde misses with a body kick.
Malverde misses with a kick to the body
and Al As counters with a stiff right hand.
Al As on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al As stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malverde.
Malverde throws a body kick that misses.
Al As blocks a leg kick.
Malverde misses with a kick to the body
and Al As counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malverde slips under a jab.
Al As ducks right into an uppercut from Malverde.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malverde.
A jab from Malverde does it's job there.
Al As pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malverde. That's going to slow Al As down.
Nice defenses there by Malverde.
Malverde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malverde is looking to score with low kicks.
Malverde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Al As checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al As blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Al As misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Al As.
Al As checks a low kick from Malverde.
Malverde misses with a low kick.
Malverde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malverde works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malverde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malverde stalks Al As and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Al As's face. Al As staggers backwards, shaken.
Al As slips under a jab from Malverde.
Malverde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al As is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malverde throws a low kick but Al As moves out of range easily.
Al As listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malverde looks for the body kick but Al As saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Malverde dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Al As moves out of range as Malverde strikes.
Al As tries a low kick but Malverde avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Al As might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Malverde has got the better of the exchanges.
Malverde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jesus Malverde is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malverde - that will leave a mark!
Malverde throws a leg kick but Al As moved away.
Malverde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malverde looks to land a right hand but Al As moved out of range.
Al As connects with a leg kick. Malverde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malverde throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Al As misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malverde cracks the inside of Al As's front leg.
Al As checks a leg kick nicely.
Al As swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malverde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Al As blocks the low kick.
Malverde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al As.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al As throws a big shot that misses.
Malverde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Al As.
Al As checks the leg kick.
Al As tries a quick counter leg kick but Malverde is wise to it.
Al As takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malverde misses with a series of wild punches.
Malverde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al As is able to avoid easily.
Malverde jabs Al As right on the nose. Al As blinks but takes it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malverde.
Malverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al As.
Al As's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al As misses with a low kick.
Good work by Malverde as he checks the leg kick.
Malverde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Malverde 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Al As.
Malverde tries to clinch there but Al As circles away.
A head kick misses from Malverde.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malverde tries to clinch but Al As moves out of range.
Al As connects with a jab.
Al As moves out of range of the body kick from Malverde.
Al As is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malverde with a body shot.
Malverde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al As can do to turn this around?
Malverde throws a lazy uppercut
and Al As connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malverde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malverde delivers a nice body kick.
Malverde throws a predictable looking body shot
and Al As counters with a leg kick.
Malverde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al As connects with the punch.
Malverde misses with a leg kick
and Al As counters with a body kick that stops Malverde in his tracks momentarily.
Al As thumps Malverde with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al As misses with a looping left.
Malverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al As. That did some damage!
Al As on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al As lands a nice shot that snaps Malverde's head back.
Malverde defending well as Al As loads up on a big left hand.
Malverde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malverde looks for the body kick but Al As saw that one coming.
Al As throws a looping overhand right but Malverde ducks down to avoid it.
Al As looks to land a body kick but Malverde moved away.
Al As throws a lazy right hand but Malverde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Al As.
Al As takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malverde throws a poor cross that misses
and Al As counters with a nice leg kick.
Malverde misses with a hook. Al As ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al As misses with a hook. Malverde ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malverde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al As takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malverde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Al As if he has to take too many more of those.
Al As has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Malverde.
Al As dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al As throws out a loose jab but Malverde uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malverde.
Al As sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malverde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al As has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malverde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malverde gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Al As counters with a straight right hand.
Al As thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malverde throwing a counter right hand but Al As manages to avoid it.
Al As moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Malverde will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Malverde looks to land a left hand but Al As moved out of range nicely.
Malverde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al As stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malverde.
Al As throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malverde lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al As.
Malverde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malverde throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al As chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malverde can pounce on him.
Malverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malverde lands a really nice looking cross but Al As seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Al As.
Malverde wants to land a leg kick but Al As is out of range.
Malverde looks to land a body kick but Al As moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde jabs Al As right on the nose. Al As blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al As ducks under a wild hook from Malverde.
Al As has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malverde throws the kick towards the body but Al As avoids it.
It seemed like Al As was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al As has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malverde.
Malverde avoids the body shot from Al As.
Al As misses with a looping right.
Al As throws a hook to the side of Malverde's head but Malverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al As lands a glancing blow to the side of Malverde's head.
Al As does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malverde misses with a body kick.
Malverde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al As has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malverde finds it's way round the side to connect with Al As's head.
Al As misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malverde.
A leg kick checked by Malverde.
Amr Al As has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al As throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malverde scores with a hook to the body. Al As takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malverde throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Malverde misses
and Al As counters with a straight right hand.
Al As blocks a head kick by Malverde.
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!
Malverde throws a low kick but Al As moves out of range easily.
Al As gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malverde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malverde with a hook.
Malverde throws a lazy uppercut
and Al As counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Malverde is rocked!
Malverde scores with a spinning back kick!
Al As thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al As bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al As walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malverde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde avoids the head kick by Al As.
Nice body kick there by Al As.
Malverde looks to land a body kick but Al As moved away.
Malverde wants to slow Al As down by chopping away at his legs.
Al As on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malverde blocks a jab.
Al As ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malverde moves away.
Malverde misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Al As releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Malverde misses with the combination.
Al As throws a looping overhand right but Malverde ducks down to avoid it.
Malverde scores with a decent looking hook.
Malverde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malverde throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Al As cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malverde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malverde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malverde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Malverde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al As checks a low kick from Malverde.
Are you kidding me?! Al As ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Malverde clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amr Al As!
After winning the bout, Amr Al As thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.