PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Maluga's entrance music is JUNGLE. A fine choice. Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Heavy Rain acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Maluga
vs
Rain

197 cm
30
259
26 - 7 - 0

222 cm
39
252
39 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

PWNAGE
Conviction

Voodoo Nutrition
Heavy Metal Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain misses with a jab to the body
and Maluga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Rain misses.
Maluga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Maluga throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Rain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rain.
Rain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Maluga counter with a right hand.

It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Maluga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maluga ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Maluga looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga cracks Rain with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maluga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga is looking to clinch.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maluga has time to react.

It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Rain lands a really nice looking cross but Maluga seems unphased.
Maluga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rain misses.
Decent striking displayed by Maluga there.
Rain misses the jab.
Maluga is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rain lands with a straight right. Maluga didn't see that one coming.
Maluga avoids the head kick by Rain.
Maluga staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Maluga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga lands a leg kick that knocks Rain off balance momentarily.

Maluga drops Rain with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rain looks back up at him and smiles so Maluga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Rain there.
Maluga ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maluga. Maluga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Maluga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Rain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maluga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maluga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Maluga.
Maluga looks to land a body kick but Rain moved away.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maluga was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Maluga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good leg kick by Maluga.
Rain avoids a kick to the body.
Rain misses with a right hand
and Maluga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That kick from Maluga tenderised Rain's leg. Rain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maluga moves away from the strike by Rain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga throws a leg kick but Rain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rain tries to land a leg kick but Maluga saw it coming and moves away.
Rain throws a chopping leg kick but Maluga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maluga is looking to counter punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maluga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rain throws out a counter right but Maluga avoids it with no problem.
Maluga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maluga.
Maluga throwing a counter right hand but Rain manages to avoid it.
Maluga tries a low kick but Rain avoids it.
Rain scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rain duly obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kilo Maluga will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Maluga moves away and avoids it.
Maluga with a jab.
Maluga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maluga scores with a kick to the body.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maluga has Rain up against the cage in a clinch.
Rain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maluga lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain swings wildly with an uppercut but Maluga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rain tries to circle away but Maluga has him pinned against the cage.
Maluga lands a nice uppercut.
Maluga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Rain blocking some punches.
Maluga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maluga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maluga tries to land knees in the clinch but Rain avoids the damage to the body.
Rain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rain takes a shot to the head.
Maluga has a couple of punches blocked by Rain.
Rain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maluga.
Rain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maluga has a couple of punches blocked by Rain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga working aggressively here.
Rain is trying to break the clinch but Maluga is controlling him.
Rain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Maluga.
Maluga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maluga is leaning against Rain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maluga misses with a body punch.
Maluga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
Maluga scores with a shot to the side of Rain's head.
Maluga lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Maluga.
Maluga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rain is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Maluga.
Maluga working aggressively here.
Maluga has a couple of punches blocked by Rain.
Maluga unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluga lands an uppercut.
Maluga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rain can do to turn this around?
Maluga cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
Maluga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maluga tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
Maluga has a couple of punches blocked by Rain.
Rain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maluga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Maluga drops Rain onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rain is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Rain is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rain is still on wobbly legs! Can Maluga finish him?
Maluga landing knees to the body.
Rain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maluga throws a big uppercut that drops Rain! More strikes from Maluga and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rain lies dazed against the cage as Maluga celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kilo Maluga 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.