PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Recksun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Recksun has chosen The Stroke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hugh Recksun enters the cage!

Malek
vs
Recksun

196 cm
22
260 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

190 cm
31
255 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Recksun!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Recksun moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malek.
A combination from Recksun does no damage.
Malek throws a hook but Recksun avoids it easily.
Malek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Hugh Recksun has been cut.
Malek throws a body kick the misses
and Recksun counters with a good low kick that Malek was not able to check.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Malek.
Recksun throws a series of punches but Malek moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malek. That's going to slow Recksun down.
Malek scores with a head kick.
Malek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Malek as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Recksun throws a right hand that Malek ducks under and follows up with a left that Malek also avoids with ease.
Jai Malek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malek throws a sloppy head kick and Recksun moves out of range easily.

Malek darts in and clinches Recksun up against the cage.
Recksun is trying to force a seperation but Malek has the dominant position.
Malek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That has opened up Hugh Recksun's cut even more.
The referee calls for Malek to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recksun tries for a takedown but Malek manages to get underhooks.
Malek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Recksun or not.
Malek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Recksun can't break the clinch.
Malek lands a nice uppercut.
Malek pushes Recksun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malek.
Malek lands a left hand.
Recksun tries a knee to the head but Malek blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek has Recksun pressed against the cage, preventing Recksun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Malek to work.

Malek breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Recksun.
Recksun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Recksun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek lands with a cross.

The cut above Hugh Recksun's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Malek throws a poor cross that misses
and Recksun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malek cracks a nice hook into Recksun's ribs.
Recksun looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malek throws a sloppy head kick and Recksun moves out of range easily.
Malek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Recksun misses with a wild combination.
Malek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Malek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Recksun's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Malek tried to score with a low kick but Recksun checks it.
Malek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Recksun ducks under a wild hook from Malek.
Malek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Recksun misses with a body shot.
Recksun fails to land with a series of punches.
Malek throws a lazy head kick
and Recksun counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Recksun is predictable there
and Malek counters with a body kick that stops Recksun in his tracks momentarily.
Malek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Recksun is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Malek there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Recksun moves out of range of the body kick.
Hugh Recksun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malek swinging wildly here.
Jai Malek is winning the standup battle so far.
Recksun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Malek.
Jai Malek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Malek throws a chopping leg kick but Recksun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malek lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Recksun's hands.
Recksun takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Malek moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Malek breaks from the clinch.
Recksun misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
Malek bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Recksun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Recksun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Hugh Recksun's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malek. That's going to slow Recksun down.
Recksun swats away the attempt to clinch by Malek.
Malek cracks the inside of Recksun's front leg.
Malek throws a head kick that half lands.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jai Malek!
Jai Malek bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.