PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jimmy Hendrix - Vodoo Child. Malik has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Gunner Malone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Waleed Malik's chin.

Malone
vs
Malik

187 cm
30
215 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

182 cm
33
205 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunner Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malik tries to clinch but Malone moves out of range.
Malik tries to clinch up
and Malik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Malik has managed to clinch.

Malik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *Nelson Fight Camp* in the buildup to the fight.
Waleed Malik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone throws the kick towards the body but Malik avoids it.
Malik blocks the body kick.

Malik closes the distance and clinches.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malik wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone won't allow it.

Malone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malik on the side of the head.
A combination from Malone does no damage.
Malik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malik tries to clinch up.
Malone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch but Malone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malik throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
Malik darts in trying to clinch
and Malone counters with a stiff right hand.
Malone swats away the attempt to clinch by Malik.
Malik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Malone counters with a stiff right hand.
Malik tries to clinch up but Malone circles away and keeps his distance.
Malik darts in trying to clinch
and Malone counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch but Malone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik closes the distance but Malone moves to the side
and Malik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch but Malone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malik closes the distance but Malone moves to the side
and Malone counters with an outside leg kick.
Malik misses with a head kick.
Malik doesn't manage to clinch there - Malone circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Malone.
A lazy left from Malone finds it's target.
Malik misses with a head kick.
Malone walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Malik drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Malone swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Malik's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Malone!
Gunner Malone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.