PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Inghard (ranked 3308 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Malenko (ranked 25531 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malenko's choice of entrance music: Shooter. Dean Malenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Inghard
vs
Malenko

195 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Inghard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inghard clinches with his opponent.
Inghard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Inghard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malenko.
Malenko looks winded!
Inghard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Malenko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Inghard.
Inghard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inghard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Inghard scores with a shoulder strike.
Inghard digs a right hand underneath Malenko's ribcage. Malenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Inghard scores with a shot to the side of Malenko's head.
Inghard lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Inghard.
Good body shot from Inghard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inghard.
Inghard lands a right hand.

It looks like Dean Malenko has been cut.
Inghard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Inghard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Inghard works on Malenko's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Inghard.
Good body shot from Inghard.
Inghard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Inghard.
Inghard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Malenko takes a shot to the head.
Inghard lands a body punch.
Inghard lands a shoulder strike.
Inghard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malenkos head.
Inghard is leaning against Malenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Malenko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Inghard lands a body shot.
Inghard lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Inghard.

Malenko is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Inghard.
Malenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Inghard finish him?
A right hand to the body from Inghard.
Inghard cracks Malenko with a nice body shot.
Inghard scores with a hook to the body.
Inghard unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Malenko! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Inghard is unloading with more strikes now! Malenko drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Inghard!
Dean Malenko was interviewed post fight and said 'I took a dive for side profit'.