PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez has chosen Clint Mansell - Requiem for a dream (Remix) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Malaya
vs
Cortez

190 cm
33
180 lbs
32 - 10 - 0

180 cm
31
177 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaya checks a low kick from Cortez.
Cortez tries to clinch there but Malaya circles away.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaya checks a low kick from Cortez.

Cortez closes the distance and pushes Malaya back into the cage.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but Malaya blocks it.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Malaya controls his hands.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Malaya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Malaya is blocking nicely.
Malaya scores with a shoulder strike.
Malaya blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Malaya fails to land.
Malaya misses with some punches.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Malaya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malaya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malaya takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cortez pushes Malaya back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cortez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malaya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Cortez tries a knee to the head but Malaya blocks it.
Malaya is leaning against Cortez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cortez leaning against his opponent.
Cortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaya blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Malaya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Malaya misses with some punches.
Cortez trying to land knees to the body.
Malaya blocks an uppercut.
Malaya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but Malaya blocks it.
Cortez works on Malaya's body with a couple of short punches.
Malaya avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Malaya is blocking nicely.
Malaya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but Malaya blocks it.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Malaya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaya.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malaya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malaya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malaya misses with a hook.
Malaya misses with a low kick.
Malaya cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Malaya moves away and avoids it.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. Malaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Malaya scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez misses with a knee to the head.
Malaya takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez cracks Malaya with a nice body shot.
Malaya scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez stalling the fight.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Malaya avoids the damage to the body.
Malaya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malaya working aggressively here.
Malaya misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malaya.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cortez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Cortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cortez misses with the combination.
Cortez motions for Malaya to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez is looking to slow Malaya down with leg kicks.
Malaya blocks a leg kick.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cortez takes the fight into the clinch.
Cortez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Malaya controls his hands.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.

Malaya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malaya throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Malaya clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malaya connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaya throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malaya is out of range.
Cortez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaya.
Malaya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cortez momentarily.
Malaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malaya checks the leg kick.
Malaya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cortez digs a good hook to Malaya's body.
Malaya blocks a head kick by Cortez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Malaya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya lunges at Cortez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cortez's hand.
Malaya misses the shot to the body.
Cortez throws a leg kick
and Malaya counters with a nice uppercut.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Malaya throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Malaya cracks Cortez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Malaya throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Malaya is looking to score with low kicks.
Simeon Malaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez swinging wildly here.
Cortez jabs Malaya right on the nose. Malaya blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malaya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Cortez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Malaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Malaya.
Cortez digs a right hand underneath Malaya's ribcage. Malaya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Malaya.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but Malaya blocks with his arms.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Malaya misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but Malaya blocks it.
Cortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez lands a shot to the body.
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!
Cortez looking to stall.
Malaya lands with a short shot to the head.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cortez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Malaya scores with a shoulder strike.
Malaya misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malaya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malaya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malaya's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tony Cortez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cortez throws a right hand that Malaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Malaya also avoids with ease.
Cortez slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Malaya misses.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Malaya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malaya is out of range.
Malaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malaya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortez's sensitive parts.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Malaya moved away.
Malaya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malaya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Malaya does it's job there.

Cortez is rocked!
Malaya misses with a straight left.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Malaya finish him?
Cortez throws a leg kick but Malaya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malaya lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cortez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Malaya dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simeon Malaya!
After winning the bout, Simeon Malaya thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.