PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 69 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 1 p4p, 11 weight class). Maluga comes to the cage accompanied by JUNGLE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maluga
vs
Fuentes

197 cm
37
259
56 - 12 - 0

200 cm
35
276
31 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
PWNAGE™

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 56 - 12 - 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 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maluga with a nice calf kick.
Fuentes misses with an uppercut
and Fuentes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
Fuentes throws a right hand that misses
and Maluga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuentes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maluga.
Fuentes throws a body punch but Maluga moves out of range.
Fuentes lands a nice shot that snaps Maluga's head back.

It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Maluga moves out of range as Fuentes strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Fuentes drops Maluga with a big left hand and mounts him. Maluga is in big trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes controlling from the full mount.
Fuentes misses with a head shot.
Maluga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fuentes content just to control the position here.
Maluga is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fuentes content just to control the position here.
Maluga is looking to improve his position but Fuentes isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fuentes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maluga's face.

Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Fuentes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fuentes prevents Maluga from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuentes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Fuentes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fuentes throws a poor cross that misses
and Maluga counters with a stiff right hand.
Maluga lands with a hook. Fuentes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That has opened up Pedro Fuentes's cut even more.
Maluga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuentes. Fuentes obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuentes misses with an uppercut. Maluga saw that one coming.
Pedro Fuentes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuentes throws a leg kick
and Maluga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuentes swings widly with a right hand

and Maluga counters with a nice right hand that sends Fuentes toppling to the canvas! Fuentes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Maluga finish him?!

The cut above Pedro Fuentes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fuentes looks for the body kick but Maluga saw that one coming.
Fuentes missing with a left hand there. Maluga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maluga looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malugas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Kilo Maluga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fuentes misses with a right hand
and Maluga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Pedro Fuentes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Kilo Maluga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.