PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 1 p4p, 8 weight class) and Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Olsen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Maluga has chosen JUNGLE as his entrance music. Kilo Maluga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Olsen
vs
Maluga

225 cm
31
275
30 - 11 - 0

197 cm
38
259
60 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Conquer

Conquer
Conviction

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 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 60 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen throws a right hand that misses
and Maluga counters with a left to the body.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Maluga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen dodges the punch combination from Maluga.
Olsen takes a swing at Maluga's ribcage but misses.
Maluga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Maluga defending well as Olsen loads up on a big left hand.
Olsen throws a wild body kick that Maluga sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Olsen misses.
Maluga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Olsen swings for the body but Maluga moves out of range.
Maluga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Olsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maluga moves away.
Olsen throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
Olsen throws a hook but Maluga blocks it.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Maluga is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen scores with a jab to the body.
Olsen lands a really nice looking cross but Maluga seems unphased.

It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Olsen looks to land a right hand but Maluga moved out of range.
Olsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olsen misses with a looping right.
Olsen misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluga tries to clinch but Olsen moves away
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Olsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maluga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Olsen scores with a nice head shot.
Olsen swings for the body but Maluga moves out of range.
It seemed like Maluga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Olsen lands a big head kick that sends Maluga tumbling to the mat! Olsen takes a step backwards and waves Maluga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluga avoids the head kick by Olsen.
Maluga throws a counter combo.
Olsen misses with a hook to the body
and Maluga counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen takes a swing at Maluga's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Maluga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maluga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maluga has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maluga manages to avoid it.
Maluga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maluga avoids the body shot from Olsen.
Maluga counters with a body kick.
Olsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Olsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Maluga.
It looked like Olsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kjetil Olsen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maluga missing with a left hand there. Olsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maluga was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsen.
Maluga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maluga replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Olsen blocks it well.
A head kick misses from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Maluga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olsen is looking to wear down Maluga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Olsen misses
and Maluga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen lands a lovely overhand right.

That has opened up Kilo Maluga's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maluga at a distance.
Olsen tests Maluga's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The cut above Kilo Maluga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Olsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Olsen swings and misses with a shot 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 Maluga misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Olsen misses the target.
Olsen throws a body punch but Maluga moves out of range.
Maluga appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Olsen misses with a shot to the body
and Maluga counters with a solid body kick.
Maluga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga thuds his shin into the meat of Olsen's side.
Olsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kjetil Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maluga instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga trying to land knees to the body.
Olsen avoiding damage as Maluga throws knees to the body.
Olsen tries to break free but Maluga pushes him back against the cage.
Maluga missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluga keeps control of Olsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maluga tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Maluga back against the cage.
Maluga cracks Olsen with a nice body shot.
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
Maluga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olsen is defending well for now.
Maluga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maluga can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
Maluga tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Maluga back against the cage.
Olsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Olsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olsen wants to break free but Maluga has control.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maluga can do to turn this around?
Maluga tries to land knees in the clinch but Olsen avoids the damage to the body.
Maluga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maluga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Maluga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olsen avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maluga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maluga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olsen.
Maluga tries to land knees in the clinch but Olsen avoids the damage to the body.
Maluga trying to land knees to the body.
Maluga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maluga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maluga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olsen's efforts to push away.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Maluga.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maluga struggles to land a body shot inside as Olsen controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kilo Maluga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maluga cracks Olsen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Maluga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Olsen to stand back up!

Olsen is rocked!
Kjetil Olsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsen swings widly with a right hand
and Maluga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Olsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Olsen misses.
Maluga is looking for the big counter here.
Maluga throws a body kick that misses.
Olsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Olsen seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab from Olsen.
Olsen throws an off balance right hand
and Maluga counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen swings for the body but Maluga moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maluga throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga digs a good hook to Olsen's body.
Maluga feints and then cracks Olsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olsen down.
Olsen misses with a hook to the body
and Maluga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Maluga.
Maluga throws a hook to the side of Olsen's head but Olsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Olsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maluga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws an overhand right that lands on Maluga's shoulder, as Maluga tries to avoid the shot.
Olsen takes a swing at Maluga's ribcage but misses.
Olsen throws a right hand that misses
and Maluga counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Maluga throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Olsen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga is the new heavyweight champion!
Kilo Maluga decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
Kjetil Olsen spoke after the fight, saying 'Owie!'.