PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spox Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beard comes to the ring accompanied by Spock's Beard - The Great Nothing. Malapitan has chosen My Time is Now as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Beard
vs
Malapitan

164 cm
29
147 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
37
140 lbs
22 - 18 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spox Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beard throws a push kick but Malapitan slaps the foot to one side.

Beard instigates a clinch.
Beard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malapitan blocks an elbow strike.
Malapitan is looking for a takedown.
Malapitan is looking for a takedown.
Beard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Malapitan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Beard is trying to keep an underhook but Malapitan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Beard trying to hold on to Malapitan's head to control him but Malapitan postures up.
Beard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malapitan.
Beard is not content to let Malapitan control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beard tries to get to full guard but Malapitan has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan prevents Beard from standing back up.
Malapitan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malapitan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Beard is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malapitan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malapitan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beard keeps working.

Malapitan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Beard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beard keeping hold of Malapitan's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Beard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malapitan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Malapitan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Beard could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Malapitan has cracked it and Beard is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Malapitan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmonray Malapitan!
After winning the bout, Dmonray Malapitan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.