PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't Be Touched. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that King Mo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Malik
vs
Mo

182 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
202 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Mo!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malik.
Mo throws a poor cross that misses
and Malik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mo loads up on a big right hand but Malik slips the punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mo.
Malik misses with a head kick.
Mo fails with the takedown

and Malik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Malik.
Mo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!

Malik breaks the clinch.
Mo throws a looping overhand right but Malik ducks down to avoid it.
Malik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Malik has Mo up against the cage in a clinch.
Mo tries to circle away but Malik has him pinned against the cage.

Malik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mo misses with a two punch combination.

Malik has Mo up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Malik.
Malik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mo's efforts to push away.
Mo avoiding damage as Malik throws knees to the body.
Mo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mo is trying to break free.

Mo breaks from the clinch.
Mo misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mo punching from mount but Malik doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mo won't let Malik get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Malik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Malik tries to get out of the position.
Mo controlling from the full mount.
Malik wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mo content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. King Mo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Malik blocks a head kick by Mo.
Mo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malik as he avoids it easily.
King Mo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mo.
Mo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Malik's head.

Malik has closed the distance and engaged Mo in a clinch.
Mo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mo is trying to push Malik away but Malik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Malik breaks the clinch.
Mo throws a lazy head kick

and Malik counters with a head kick that drops Mo to the mat! Mo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mo looks gassed!
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!
Mo throws an off balance right hand
and Malik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Malik instigates a clinch.

Malik breaks from the clinch.

Malik closes the distance and pushes Mo back into the cage.

Malik manages to break the clinch.
Mo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters circling a little - Malik finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Mo tries to keep at a distance but Malik has taken the fight into the clinch.

Malik breaks the clinch.
Malik throws a head kick but Mo moves out of range.
Mo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malik counters with a good, hard body kick but Mo shrugs it off.
Waleed Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Mo.

Malik lands a big head kick that sends Mo tumbling to the mat! Malik takes a step backwards and waves Mo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Mo is rocked!

Malik moves into range and clinches up with Mo.

Malik manages to break the clinch.
Mo avoids the head kick by Malik.

Malik darts in and clinches Mo up against the cage.
Mo tries to circle away but Malik has him pinned against the cage.
Mo tries to break free but Malik pushes him back against the cage.

Malik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Malik moves into the clinch.
Mo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malik effectively controlling the action here.
Malik lands a good knee to the midsection. Mo won't want to take too many of those.
Malik lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mo gets tackled into the cage by Malik. Malik maintains the clinch.
Mo is trying to break free.

Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Mo.
Horrible takedown by Mo or perhaps it was just good defense by Malik which made him look bad.

Malik clinches with his opponent.

Malik manages to break the clinch.
Malik throws a right and a left that Mo avoids nicely.

Malik instigates a clinch.

Malik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malik takes a swing at Mo's ribcage but misses.

Malik rushes Mo and presses him up against the cage.

Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mo misses with a few strikes there.

Malik clinches up against the cage.
Mo is trying to break free.
Mo is breathing heavily.

Malik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Mo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Malik is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malik has one foot on Mo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Waleed Malik is winning the standup battle so far.
Mo throws a sloppy head kick
and Malik counters with a head kick.

Malik gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Malik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mo misses with a takedown
and Malik counters with a head kick. That will keep Mo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Malik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malik slaps away a takedown attempt from Mo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Waleed Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Mo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Malik throws a head kick that half lands.

Mo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Malik napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Malik explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Malik clinches.
Malik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mo can do to turn this around?

Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Malik moves into the clinch successfully.
Malik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Malik breaks the clinch.

Mo tries to keep at a distance but Malik has taken the fight into the clinch.

Malik breaks from the clinch.
Malik misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malik as he jumps to the side.

Malik forces Mo back against the cage and clinches.
Malik keeps control of Mo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malik connects with a high kick.
Malik throws a sloppy head kick and Mo moves out of range easily.

Malik darts in and clinches Mo up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mo.
Mo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mo duly obliges.
Mo throws a head kick that misses
and Malik counters with a good, hard body kick but Mo shrugs it off.
Mo throws a lazy head kick
and Malik counters with a left and a right that stings Mo.
Mo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malik throws a head kick but Mo moves out of range.
Mo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malik defends it nicely.
Malik lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malik moves away.
Mo shoots for a double leg takedown but Malik sprawls well. He's pushed Mo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Mo gets tackled into the cage by Malik. Malik maintains the clinch.

Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mo avoids the head kick by Malik.

Malik instigates a clinch.

Malik breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Malik.
Nice cross by Mo.
Malik tries a head kick but it misses.

Malik rushes Mo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mo is trying to break the clinch but Malik has him pressed against the cage.

Malik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Malik has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malik stalling in the clinch but Mo improves position.
Mo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waleed Malik dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Malik throws a one two combo.

Malik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Malik breaks the clinch.
Mo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Malik blocks a head kick by Mo.
Mo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Malik counters by clinching up.
Mo can't break the clinch.
Malik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mo is defending well for now.

Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malik's sensitive parts.

Malik takes the fight into the clinch.

Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malik throws a series of punches but Mo avoids them all with ease.
A head kick by Mo misses
and Malik counters with a big head kick but Mo shrugs it off.
Mo with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mo tries to break free but Malik pushes him back against the cage.
Malik landing knees to the body.

Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Malik lands but Mo takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Malik misses.
Malik tries to land a front kick but Mo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mo shoots in looking for a takedown. Malik tries to sprawl out of it but Mo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Malik darts in and clinches Mo up against the cage.

Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mo looks to land a combination but Malik avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Mo. Beautiful body shot.
Mo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mo dives in and grabs Malik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malik pushes down on Mo's head and hops out.
Mo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malik.

Malik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mo manages to break the clinch.
Malik throws a head kick that misses.
Malik moves out of range as Mo strikes.
Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mo.
Waleed Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Mo.
Malik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mo thuds his right hand into Malik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Malik forces Mo back against the cage and clinches.

Malik breaks from the clinch.
Mo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mo.
Malik throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mo!
Malik tries a head kick but it misses.
Mo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Malik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Malik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waleed Malik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malik lands a good knee to the midsection. Mo won't want to take too many of those.
Malik scores a nice knee to the body.

Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mo missing with a left hand there. Malik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Malik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Malik manages to break the clinch.
King Mo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mo lands a head kick. Malik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Malik moves into the clinch.

Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Malik lands but Mo takes it in his stride.

Malik clinches.

Malik breaks the clinch.
Mo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mo, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Malik.
Malik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Malik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malik avoids the head kick by Mo.

Malik closes the distance and clinches.
Malik keeps control of Mo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malik feints and then cracks Mo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mo down.
Mo blocks a head kick by Malik.
A jab from Mo does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malik throws a head kick that half lands.
Malik throws a nice head kick!

Malik moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malik.

Malik breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Waleed Malik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waleed Malik!