PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed's entrance music is Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. A fine choice. Malham has chosen John's Walkout as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Malham enters the cage!

Speed
vs
Malham

182 cm
34
196 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

195 cm
33
183 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fight Night Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Speed misses with an uppercut

and Malham counters with a crisp one two that drops Speed! Malham thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Speed to his feet! Speed is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Speed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Speed misses with a lunging right hand
and Malham counters with a nice uppercut.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed looks to land a combination but Malham avoids it well.
Speed misses with a combination
and Malham counters with a low kick, right behind Speed 's knee.
Malham scores with a decent looking hook.
Speed needs to keep his hands up - Malham had a free shot at his head there.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malham manages to avoid it.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Malham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Malham.
Speed catches Malham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Speed walks into a stiff left hand from Malham.
A big right from Speed misses.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malham manages to avoid it.
Speed swings for the body but Malham moves out of range.
Speed cracks Malham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Malham moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malham has time to react.
Malham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malham throws a lazy uppercut
and Speed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Speed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malham.
Abel Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Speed throws a poor cross that misses
and Malham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Speed's knee momentarily.
Malham misses with an uppercut.
Speed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malham counters with a leg kick.
Speed swings for the body but Malham moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Malham ducks down to avoid it.
Abel Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed misses with a jab to the body
and Malham counters with a body kick that stops Speed in his tracks momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Speed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Malham.
Malham fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Speed blocks the leg kick.
Speed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Speed misses.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malham tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Malham.
Speed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Speed connects with a body shot that sends Malham's belly button to the back.
Speed misses with a hook.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Malham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Speed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Malham will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A left and a right from Speed both land. Nice combination.
Speed throws a jab when Malham was well out of range.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malham was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
John Malham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Speed throws out a powerful jab.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Malham's head but Malham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Speed coming out on top.
Malham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
Speed swinging wildly here.
Malham throws a leg kick that is checked

and Speed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Speed is looking to control Malham's arms but Malham gets an underhook and turns him. Now Speed has his back to the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malham working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malham.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malham's elbow.
Malham blocking some punches.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Malham.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Malham misses with the head strike.
Malham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Speed as Malham tries to tie him up.
Speed stalling the fight.
Malham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Speed scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed wants to stall.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Malham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malham swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malham misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malham.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Speed taking a breather.
Speed working aggressively here.
Malham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed prevents a body shot from Malham.
The referee calls for Speed to work.
Speed tries a body shot but Malham blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Malham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malham throws a head punch that misses.
Malham taking a breather.
Speed tries a body shot but Malham blocks it.
Malham throws a punch but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed tries to work over Malham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malham.
Speed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malham backwards.
Malham throws a punch but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed prevents a body shot from Malham.
Malham prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Speed's elbow.

Speed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malham misses with a straight right.
Speed misses with an uppercut. Malham saw that one coming.
Speed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Malham momentarily.
Malham misses with a low kick as Speed jumps back.
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!
Malham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Speed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malham doesn't seem phased though.
Malham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Speed swings away with a body shot that misses

and Malham moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Speed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Speed lands a nice looking body shot.
Speed jabs at Malham's body.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
Speed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed misses with an uppercut
and Malham counters with an outside leg kick.
Malham motions for Speed to come forward. Malham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malham lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malham thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speed circles away quickly and effectively.
Speed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Malham.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham blocks a jab.
Malham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Speed takes a swing at Malham's ribcage but misses.
Malham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Speed takes a swing at Malham's ribcage but misses.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Speed misses with an uppercut
and Malham counters with a thumping low kick.
Malham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Malham.
Malham thows a leg kick but Speed checks it
and Speed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Malham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
Speed takes one to the side of the head.
Malham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malham manages to avoid it.
Malham is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Speed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Speed is out of range and Malham settles back down.
Speed throws a hook but Malham blocks it.
Speed moves away from the strike by Malham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham keeps Speed at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Malham coming out on top.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed misses the body punch
enabling Malham to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed defending well as Malham loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Speed misses
and Malham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Speed misses with a right hand
and Malham counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed throws a lazy uppercut

and Malham counters with a head kick that drops Speed to the mat! Speed scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Speed is rocked!
Malham drops Speed with a straight right hand, right on the button! Malham follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Malham!
A very excited looking John Malham made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.