PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otou Hek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan comes into the arena with My Time is Now blaring out of the sound system. Hek has chosen Анна Морячк as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Malapitan
vs
Hek

180 cm
33
140 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

173 cm
26
132 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otou Hek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hek has Malapitan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hek throws an elbow but it misses.
Malapitan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hek.
Malapitan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malapitan is trying to drag Hek to the mat but Hek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Hek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hek closes the distance and clinches.

Hek decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Hek keeps moving.
Malapitan is really struggling to control Hek but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hek looking for a sweep. Not yet Hek, not yet.
Malapitan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hek looking to control.
Malapitan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hek is looking for a sweep.
Malapitan scoring with punches from side control.
Hek is not content to let Malapitan control the position.
Hek parries the strikes from Malapitan easily there. Malapitan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hek to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Malapitan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hek works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Malapitan prevents Hek from improving his position.

Malapitan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malapitan lands with a punch from half guard.
Hek trying to control but Malapitan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malapitan is trying to control. Hek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Malapitan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Malapitan throws a strike but Hek avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Hek keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malapitan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malapitan throws an elbow that misses. Hek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Malapitan's guard. Nice move by Hek!
Hek trying to control but Malapitan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malapitan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malapitan controls Hek momentarily but Hek frees himself.
Hek won't allow Malapitan to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Dmonray Malapitan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Malapitan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malapitan blocks a head kick by Hek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmonray Malapitan dominated that 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.

Hek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malapitan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hek tries to clinch up.
Hek wants to clinch.
Dmonray Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hek wants to clinch up but Malapitan keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hek misses with a takedown attempt - Malapitan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malapitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hek clinches.
Malapitan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hek fails with the takedown.
Hek moves to clinch but Malapitan breaks away

and Malapitan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hek's guard now.
Malapitan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Malapitan 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hek wants to sweep here but Malapitan controlling him for the moment.
Malapitan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Malapitan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Malapitan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hek looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hek looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hek!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here as Hek stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hek trying to control the action but Malapitan is working from the bottom.
Hek moves into full mount!
Malapitan is squirming around, avoiding Hek's attempts to control the action.
Hek avoids the attempt from Malapitan to control.
Malapitan is squirming around, avoiding Hek's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan regains half guard.
Hek is trying to control the action in half guard but Malapitan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hek wants to free his trapped foot but Malapitan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Malapitan tries to roll over but Hek keeps him under control.

Hek is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hek tries to pass to full mount but Malapitan defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Otou Hek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malapitan backs up against the cage.
Hek doesn't manage to clinch there - Malapitan circles away.
Malapitan checks a low kick from Hek.
Hek tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hek.
Hek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malapitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malapitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hek wants to slow Malapitan down by chopping away at his legs.
Hek misses with a body kick.
Malapitan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hek.
Hek connects with a leg kick. Malapitan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hek tries to score with a low kick but Malapitan moves his leg out of the way.
Hek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Malapitan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dmonray Malapitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otou Hek.
Hek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malapitan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hek takes the fight into the clinch.
Hek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hek misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hek jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malapitan throws an elbow that misses. Hek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Malapitan's guard. Nice move by Hek!
Hek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malapitan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dmonray Malapitan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malapitan trying to control the position here.
Hek sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Malapitan's guard.
Hek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hek prevents Malapitan from improving his position.
Malapitan won't allow Hek to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan is trying is best to control the position here.
Hek is trying to control. Malapitan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Malapitan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hek is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hek. Malapitan shrugs it off though.
Hek looks to land a combination but Malapitan avoids it well.

Hek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dmonray Malapitan has been cut.
Hek tries to break the clinch but Malapitan is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otou Hek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otou Hek!
An out of breath Otou Hek thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.