PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikola Maloko (ranked 4227 p4p, 3965 weight class) and Pope Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Maloko
vs
Park

165 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikola Maloko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pope Park!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Park counters with a nice uppercut.

Park drops Maloko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Maloko looks back up at him and smiles so Park waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Maloko is rocked!
Maloko with a nice calf kick.
Maloko misses with a head kick.
Park looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maloko with a poor takedown
enabling Park to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Maloko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Park fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Maloko to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Maloko looks to clinch but Park throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Maloko taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pope Park!