PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abekula Malelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jeff quaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jeff quaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Malelei
vs
quaker

217 cm
18
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Win Nutritional

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abekula Malelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, jeff quaker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Malelei throws a left that rocks quaker and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Malelei dives into side control, looking to finish! Can quaker regain composure!

It looks like jeff quaker has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Malelei stands up and beckons quaker to his feet.

Malelei shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
quaker looks gassed!
Malelei avoids the attempt from quaker to control.
Malelei controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
quaker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Malelei controlling the pace for now.
quaker wants to control but Malelei is having none of it.
Malelei sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
quaker tries to hold on but Malelei postures up.
Malelei looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Abekula Malelei just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Malelei closes the distance and clinches.

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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
quaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malelei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malelei can't break the clinch.
Malelei wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

quaker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Malelei tries to stand but quaker is controlling from the bottom.
quaker being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malelei wanted to stand there but quaker had control of the position.
Malelei trying to control the position from guard on top but quaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malelei sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Malelei would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

quaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malelei doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malelei manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Malelei decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
quaker is trying to control but can't.
Malelei sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Malelei seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down quaker for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malelei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for quaker on the ground.

quaker looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abekula Malelei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jeff quaker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

quaker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malelei.

Malelei closes the distance and clinches.
quaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malelei's efforts to push away.
Malelei wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but quaker has him pressed against the cage.
quaker prevents Malelei from breaking the clinch.

Malelei manages to break the clinch.
Malelei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Malelei lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That has opened up jeff quaker's cut even more.
quaker slips a jab and a cross from Malelei.
quaker is breathing heavily.
Malelei misses with a leg kick.
quaker blocks a head kick by Malelei.
Malelei lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as quaker backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malelei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malelei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

quaker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Malelei is looking to stand up but quaker won't let him.

quaker is working an open guard so Malelei takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Malelei throws a nice looking combination but quaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Malelei.
Malelei moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malelei throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
quaker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
quaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
quaker tries for a takedown but Malelei circles away easily
and Malelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
quaker blocks a head kick by Malelei.
quaker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malelei works over quaker's head and body with a nice combination.
Malelei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by quaker.
No luck for quaker with that takedown attempt.
Abekula Malelei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jeff quaker.
Left hook, right uppercut from Malelei.
Malelei throws a series of punches but quaker avoids them all with ease.
Malelei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malelei lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as quaker backs up against the cage.
quaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
quaker tries for a takedown but Malelei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
quaker with a poor takedown

and Malelei counters by moving into the clinch.
quaker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malelei pulls him back up using the underhooks.
quaker is trying to maintain a safe position but Malelei gets an underhook and turns quaker into the cage.
Malelei tries to circle away but quaker has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
quaker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Malelei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Malelei is trying to break free.
quaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malelei's efforts to push away.
quaker tries to score a body lock takedown but Malelei shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Malelei tries to circle away but quaker has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Malelei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malelei prevents a body shot from quaker.
quaker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malelei is trying to break the clinch but quaker is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
quaker keeps control of Malelei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
quaker wants to break free but Malelei has control.
quaker is trying to force a seperation but Malelei has the dominant position.
Malelei wants to break free but quaker has control.
Malelei tries to circle away but quaker has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
quaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Malelei has double underhooks.
quaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malelei's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Malelei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abekula Malelei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jeff quaker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

quaker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Malelei lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malelei lands a two punch combo.
Malelei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping quaker at a distance.
Malelei misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Malelei.

The cut above jeff quaker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Malelei lands a left and a right that sends quaker crashing to the canvas! Malelei dives into mount looking to finish!

quaker is rocked!
Malelei tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
quaker tries to reverse the position but Malelei maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malelei tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
quaker is working to get back to half guard.
Malelei controlling the position easily from mount.
quaker is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malelei controlling the pace for now.
Malelei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that quaker can do to turn this around?

The referee stands the fighters back up. Abekula Malelei just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Malelei moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Malelei displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Malelei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. quaker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Malelei decides to stand up, so the ref orders quaker to his feet.
Malelei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malelei throws a series of strikes that have quaker backpedaling.
Malelei looks to land a combination but quaker avoids it well.
quaker shoots and misses

and Malelei counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Malelei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
quaker is pressing down on Malelei's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

quaker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malelei gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
quaker wants to sweep here but Malelei controlling him for the moment.
Malelei wants to control from the top but quaker keeps moving.
quaker working a defensive guard here.
Malelei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. quaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Malelei avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

quaker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Malelei looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Malelei is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in quaker's half guard.
quaker tries to roll over but Malelei keeps him under control.
Malelei controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
quaker trying to control here.
jeff quaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abekula Malelei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abekula Malelei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malelei takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abekula Malelei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malelei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abekula Malelei!