PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Strap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi's entrance music is Loituma TECHNO!. A fine choice. Strap comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck by ACDC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jacque Strap has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Malvin Maldi's chin.

Maldi
vs
Strap

170 cm
25
161 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

179 cm
29
167 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacque Strap!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strap misses the body punch
and Maldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strap misses with a head kick.
Jacque Strap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Strap misses
letting Maldi counter with a right hand.

Strap shoots in and gets a takedown into Maldi's guard.
Maldi keeping moving, preventing Strap from controlling successfully.
Strap would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Strap throwing strikes from guard but Maldi blocks nicely.
Strap stopping the sweep attempt from Maldi.
Maldi is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap pushes down on Maldi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maldi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Strap won't allow Maldi to sweep him here.

Maldi has his foot on Strap's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strap works his way back into a safe position though.
Strap throws a strike but Maldi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maldi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strap looking to control.
Maldi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strap preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maldi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maldi trying to control but Strap is working from the bottom.
Maldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strap is keeping the position for now.
Strap seems keen to control Maldi's posture.
Maldi looking to sit in guard and control but Strap gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maldi wants to sweep here but Strap controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maldi punching from the bottom.
Maldi trying to control here.

Maldi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maldi gets full guard.
Strap throws a strike but Maldi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maldi content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strap is keeping the position for now.
Strap keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maldi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maldi postures up and lands a big shot to Strap's brow.
Maldi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strap trying to keep a closed guard but Maldi is proving a slippery customer.
Maldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strap is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Strap dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Strap throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldi loads up on a big right hand but Strap slips the punch.
A low kick from Strap misses
and Maldi counters with a right hand to the body.

Maldi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Strap regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maldi.
Strap keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Strap keeping full guard, as Maldi tries to pass.
Maldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maldi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Strap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maldi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strap swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Strap keeps moving.
Maldi working some strikes from top position.
Maldi throwing strikes from guard but Strap blocks nicely.

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.

Strap pushes Maldi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Maldi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jacque Strap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Strap shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maldi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maldi wants to control but Strap postures up.
Strap is looking to take a break and control but Maldi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maldi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maldi tries to roll over but Strap keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi missing with punches from the bottom.
Maldi is trying to get back to full guard.
Maldi is pressing down on Strap's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Strap won't allow Maldi to sweep him here.

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

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.
Maldi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Maldi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Maldi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Strap is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maldi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maldi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malvin Maldi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Maldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Strap's hands.
Strap throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Maldi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maldi trying to control but Strap is working from the bottom.
Maldi stands up over Strap, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Strap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi is looking to work some ground and pound but Strap has wrist control.
Strap avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strap is keeping the position for now.
Strap is adopting a defensive guard.
Maldi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Strap keeps moving.
Strap avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maldi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Strap works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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.
Maldi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Strap keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strap avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maldi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Strap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Strap keeps moving.
Strap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maldi is one step ahead there.
Strap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Malvin Maldi.
Maldi lands with a right hand.
Strap throws an off balance right hand
letting Maldi counter with a right hand.
Strap thows a leg kick but Maldi checks it
and Maldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

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.
Maldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strap.
Strap swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strap misses with a head kick.
Maldi lands with a right hand.
Strap throws a poor cross that misses
and Maldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strap moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maldi throws a shot to the body.
Maldi lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strap misses with a leg kick
and Maldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strap throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strap connects with a high kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malvin Maldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maldi 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malvin Maldi!