PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between MALIETOA MALALA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whos Your Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MALIETOA MALALA could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Whos Your Daddy's chin.

MALALA
vs
Your Daddy

200 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

212 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, MALIETOA MALALA!
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, Whos Your Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy works over MALALA's head and body with a nice combination.
MALALA showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daddy.
MALALA showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daddy.
Daddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MALALA.
Daddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Daddy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
MALALA shoots in and drives through. Daddy sprawls well.
Daddy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daddy connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daddy throws a right and a left that MALALA avoids nicely.
MALALA shoots in for a double leg but Daddy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
MALALA with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daddy looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MALALA shoots for a takedown but Daddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MALIETOA MALALA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MALALA fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MALALA feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
MALALA stands and throws Daddy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
MALALA works to advance to full mount. Daddy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

MALALA working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

MALALA has control of Daddy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Daddy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
MALALA won't let Daddy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MALALA lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daddy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
MALALA putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
MALALA landing shots from mount.
MALALA has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daddy's face.
MALALA breaks from Daddy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MALALA raining down shots from the mount!
Daddy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MALALA working Daddy over with strikes here.
Daddy taking shots to the head.
MALALA landing strikes from the mount.
Daddy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as MALALA tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Daddy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as MALALA tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
MALALA looking to ground and pound but Daddy is blocking nicely.
Daddy is trying to stand up.

MALALA looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

MALALA has control of Daddy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Daddy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daddy can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by MALALA.
MALALA landing strikes from the mount and Daddy is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by MALALA.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daddy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by MALALA.
You get the feeling that Daddy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MALIETOA MALALA dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

MALALA shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daddy as he jumps to the side.
MALALA shoots for a takedown but Daddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daddy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daddy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MALALA on the side of the head.
Daddy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MALALA backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Daddy. No joy for MALALA on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MALIETOA MALALA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MALALA circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Daddy.
Whos Your Daddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Daddy misses.
Whos Your Daddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy fails to land with a series of punches.
MALALA moves out of range of the strikes.
Daddy tries to bum rush MALALA with a series of wild strikes but MALALA uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MALALA changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daddy tries to avoid it but MALALA manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daddy to the ground. Daddy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daddy stuffs the takedown.
Daddy lands a glancing blow to the side of MALALA's head.
Daddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
MALALA shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daddy as he jumps to the side.
A left and a right from Daddy both land. Nice combination.

MALALA shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MALALA looking to secure an arm triangle but Daddy defends it well.
Daddy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Daddy taking shots to the head.
MALALA throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Daddy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by MALALA.
Daddy is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy blocking the ground and pound.
Daddy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MALALA connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daddy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Daddy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MALALA. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

MALALA has isolated one of Daddy's arms. Daddy looking to fight him off but MALALA twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). MALIETOA MALALA!