PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kal Mal (ranked 22973 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jims (ranked 25219 p4p, 0 weight class). Kal Mal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mal
vs
Jims

225 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
209 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kal Mal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Jims!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jims tries a low kick but Mal avoids it.
Mal wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mal tries to clinch there but Jims circles away.
Mal tries to clinch up but Jims circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Mal as he checks the leg kick.

Jims moves into the clinch.
Mal is trying to break the clinch but Jims is controlling him.
Jims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jims has him pressed against the cage.
Jims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mal's defenses.

It looks like Kal Mal has been cut.
Mal avoids a wild elbow strike from Jims.
Mal dodges an elbow strike from Jims.
Mal has Jims pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jims.
Jims misses with an elbow strike.
Jims using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mal wants to take the fight to the mat but Jims manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jims lands a damaging elbow.
Mal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jims walks away with a smile on his face. Mal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jims avoids the head kick by Mal.

Jims takes the fight into the clinch.
Jims lands a nice elbow.
Mal avoids a wild elbow strike from Jims.
Jims's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mal wants to break free but Jims has control.
Jims missing with knees to the body.
Mal blocks the elbow strike.
Mal avoids the elbow strike from Jims, against the cage.
Mal is trying to stall.
Jims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jims throws an elbow that misses.
Mal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Mal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jims just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jims crunches a lovely knee into Mal's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jims misses with an elbow over the top.
Jims tries to land a knee to the head but Mal blocks with his arms.
Mal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jims to keep the fight standing.
Jims working Mal over with knees to the body.
Mal is breathing heavily.
Mal is trying to pull guard but Jims turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jims misses with an elbow over the top.
Mal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jims to keep the fight standing.
Jims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mal tries to pull guard but Jims won't allow it.
Jims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jims should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jims lands a damaging elbow.

Kal Mal's cut is getting worse.
Jims has Mal pressed against the cage, preventing Mal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jims tries a knee to the head but Mal blocks it.
Mal dodges an elbow strike from Jims.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jims tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jims with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mal dodges an elbow strike from Jims.
Jims lands an elbow just above Mal 's eye.
Jims using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jims lands a damaging elbow.
Jims lands an elbow that stopped Mal in his tracks for a moment.
Jims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kal Mal's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mal goes for a takedown attempt but Jims pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Jims clinches up with Mal and pushes him back against the cage.
Mal blocks an elbow strike from Jims.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jims keeps control of Mal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jims with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jims throws an elbow that misses.
Jims lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jims lands a damaging elbow.
Jims lands an elbow just above Mal 's eye.

Jeez, Kal Mal's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jims looking to throw knees to the head but Mal is blocking nicely.
Mal avoids a wild elbow strike from Jims.
Jims lands a nice elbow.
Jims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mal's defenses.
Mal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jims using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jims throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mal blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Jims.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Jims dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kal Mal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jims throws out a leg kick but Mal moves out of range and Jims only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mal blocks a low kick nicely.
Mal tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jims manages to circle out of the way.
Jims keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mal.
Jims looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mal moves out of range of the leg kick from Jims.

Mal clinches up against the cage.
Jims trying to land knees to the body.
Mal looking for a takedown.
Mal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jims throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jims gets underhooks to prevent Mal's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Jims.
Jims with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jims keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mal's efforts to push away.
Mal avoids a wild elbow strike from Jims.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jims tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jims throws an elbow but it misses.
Mal scores with a shot to the side of Jims's head.
Mal tries to break the clinch but Jims is controlling the position.
Mal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jims.
Jims lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kal Mal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Jims!