PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Javier Mallorga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Xanana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Xanana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Francisco Javier Mallorga's chin.

Javier Mallorga
vs
Xanana

182 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francisco Javier Mallorga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Xanana!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallorga misses with a series of wild punches.
Mallorga lands a nice hook to Xanana's body. Xanana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mallorga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mallorga misses with an uppercut. Xanana saw that one coming.
Mallorga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mallorga looks to land a combination but Xanana avoids it well.
Mallorga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Xanana closes the distance and clinches.
Xanana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xanana tries to throw a body punch but Mallorga avoids it by throwing Xanana back against the cage.
Mallorga is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Xanana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mallorga tries to circle away but Xanana has him pinned against the cage.
Xanana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mallorga backwards.
Xanana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xanana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mallorga wants to break free but Xanana has control.
A hook to the body from Xanana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Xanana.
Mallorga misses with some punches.
Xanana lands a body punch.
Mallorga is breathing heavily.
Xanana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mallorga's efforts to push away.
Xanana scores with a shoulder strike.

Xanana is trying to trip Mallorga. He has hold of a leg but Mallorga is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Xanana persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Xanana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Xanana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Xanana postures up and lands a big shot to Mallorga's brow.
Xanana content to stall in guard here.
Xanana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mallorga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorga wants to stand up but Xanana is controlling him.
Xanana landing with the ground and pound.
Xanana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Xanana has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mallorga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mallorga swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mallorga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xanana's waist but Xanana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mallorga off to one side.
Mallorga misses with a takedown attempt - Xanana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Javier Mallorga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mallorga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Xanana rushes Mallorga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Xanana has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mallorga clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Xanana has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mallorga's body.
Xanana scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mallorga is looking for a way out.
We've been informed that Xanana has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallorga is trying to get back to his feet but Xanana has full control of the position and if anything, Mallorga has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Xanana gets his hands free as Mallorga looks to control.
Xanana punches Mallorga on the ear.
Xanana lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mallorga hold on?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xanana scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mallorga is looking for a way out.
Xanana slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Xanana is working the ground and pound. Can Mallorga escape?
Xanana lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Xanana.
You can see the frustration on Mallorga's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Xanana throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mallorga could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Xanana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mallorga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xanana's waist but Xanana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mallorga off to one side.

Xanana moves into the clinch.

Xanana wants the takedown. Mallorga is fighting it off but Xanana persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mallorga's guard against the cage.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Mallorga manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Xanana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xanana cracks Mallorga with a nice body shot.
Mallorga throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanana.
Xanana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xanana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xanana.
Mallorga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Xanana has clasped his hands together around Mallorga's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Mallorga throws Xanana to one side and escapes!
Mallorga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xanana as he jumps to the side.
Xanana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mallorga.

Xanana closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Xanana.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for Xanana to work.
Xanana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Xanana.

Xanana turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Xanana manages to end up in side control.
The referee asks Xanana politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Xanana prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xanana cracks Mallorga with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A lull in the action here.
Xanana scores with a couple of short elbows.
Xanana prevents Mallorga from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Xanana's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanana lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here.
Xanana is continuing to stall.
Xanana is putting a hurting on Mallorga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Xanana wants to control but Mallorga is keeping him busy.
Alberto Xanana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mallorga seems a little lost for a moment, as Xanana dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallorga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Xanana is chipping away with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Xanana lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mallorga down.
Xanana scoring with punches from side control.
Mallorga is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Mallorga is rocked!
Xanana grinds an elbow into Mallorga's temple.
Oh Mallorga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xanana working the ground and pound.
Xanana in side control lands a decent elbow.
Xanana in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Mallorga looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Xanana turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Xanana!
A very excited looking Alberto Xanana made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.