PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stick Insect (ranked 4813 p4p, 0 weight class) and Md Sabir Mallick (ranked 3098 p4p, 374 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Insect
vs
Sabir Mallick

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stick Insect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Md Sabir Mallick!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Insect rushes Mallick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mallick has Insect pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Insect manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mallick manages to break the clinch.

Insect closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mallick wants to control but Insect postures up.
Insect wants to stand but Mallick has his arm trapped.
Mallick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Insect is putting a hurting on Mallick here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Insect tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Insect landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Insect tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mallick 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.

Insect is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mallick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mallick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Insect's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Insect sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Insect is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Insect performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Insect wants to pass to mount but Mallick is defending the position.
Insect working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Insect is nestled in close to Mallick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Insect seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mallick flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Insect is looking for a kimura here.

Mallick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mallick is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Insect closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mallick to the mat! Mallick manages to get full guard.

Insect drops back looking for a leg! Mallick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mallick manages to kick Insect off! Insect jumps back into Mallick's guard.
Mallick wants to sweep here but Insect controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mallick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mallick looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Insect passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stick Insect dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mallick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mallick shoots in for a takedown but Insect shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mallick has eaten all the pies!
Insect slaps away a takedown attempt from Mallick, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Mallick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Insect can't do much from the bottom here.
What's Insect going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insect is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Insect is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mallick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mallick wants to take a breather but Insect is having none of it.
Mallick is looking to stall here but Insect recovers full guard.
Insect has control of Mallick's left arm, preventing Mallick from doing any damage.
Insect is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mallick is controlling him.
Insect tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Insect will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Insect lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.

Insect working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mallick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mallick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Insect is pulling down on Mallick's head. It's preventing any offense from Mallick, at least for the moment.
Insect on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Insect tries to get out of the position.
Mallick trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Insect manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Insect passes Mallick's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Insect controlling the pace.

Insect is trying to work for a kimura but Mallick is defending well.

Insect looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mallick trying to hold on to Insect's head to control him but Insect postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stick Insect dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mallick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Insect is fending him off so far but Mallick persists. Nope, Insect circles away and we're back to standing.
Insect swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mallick fails to land the takedown.

Insect shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mallick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mallick is looking to stand back up but Insect counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mallick.

Insect works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insect takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stick Insect overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Insect looking to secure an arm triangle but Mallick defends it well.
Insect is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mallick tries to hold on but Insect pushes him away.
Insect working the ground and pound effectively.
Mallick is trying to stand.
Insect lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insect content just to control the position here.
Mallick has given up his back here.
Insect punches Mallick on the ear.

Insect patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Insect just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mallick is trapped and Insect is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Insect is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Insect has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mallick's body.
The referee is taking a good look at Mallick as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Insect!

Mallick defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mallick is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Insect lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Insect has Mallick flattened out and is raining down punches.
Mallick trying to control the action but Insect just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mallick wants to get back to his feet.
Md Sabir Mallick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stick Insect is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good control from Insect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stick Insect showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Insect has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Stick Insect!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Stick Insect!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Stick Insect!

Stick Insect wins by unanimous decision!