PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yancy Malaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Drago
vs
Malaki

172 cm
28
136 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

182 cm
34
143 lbs
18 - 9 - 3

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Yancy Malaki!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Malaki misses with a left hand
and Drago counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Malaki scores with a nice strike.
Yancy Malaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaki moves away from the strike by Drago.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
Malaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malaki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malaki misses with a straight left.
Malaki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drago back to the cage. Malaki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago takes a swing at Malaki's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malaki throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
Drago slips under a jab.
Drago misses with a looping right.
Malaki misses with a straight right.
Malaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Malaki misses.
Malaki misses with a looping right.
Malaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drago.
Drago takes a swing at Malaki's ribcage but misses.
Malaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Ice Drago has been cut.
Malaki blocks the body kick.
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!
Drago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drago is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drago, right into the meat.
Drago throws out a leg kick but Malaki moves out of range and Drago only half commits.
Malaki scores with a body shot.
Malaki takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malaki checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drago bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malaki lands a jab.
Malaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Malaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drago.
Malaki throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Malaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Malaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drago misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malaki counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaki misses with a hook.
Malaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malaki takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Drago.
Malaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drago scrambles back to his feet.
Malaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malaki doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yancy Malaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ice Drago's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Malaki misses the target.
Drago throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malaki moves out of range of the body kick from Drago.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Malaki is looking to score with low kicks.
Drago lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drago slips a jab from Malaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drago.
Drago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drago lands with a kick to the temple. Malaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Malaki slips a jab from Drago.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malaki counters with a straight right hand.
Drago moves out of range as Malaki strikes.
Malaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drago on the side of the head.
Malaki connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
Drago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Malaki slips a jab from Drago.
Malaki checks a low kick from Drago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yancy Malaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drago misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Malaki blocks the leg kick.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaki.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaki moves away.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Malaki as he checks the leg kick.
Malaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drago. Drago obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Malaki misses.
Drago takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malaki misses with a shot to the body
and Drago counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaki.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Drago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malaki throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Malaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Malaki really felt that one!
Drago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malaki moves out of range of the body kick from Drago.
Drago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drago.
Drago misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Malaki avoids the head kick by Drago.
Drago throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Drago cracks the inside of Malaki's front leg.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
Malaki misses the body punch
and Drago counters with an inside leg kick.
Drago moves out of range of the leg kick from Malaki.
Drago throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Drago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ice Drago's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drago ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Drago scores with a leg kick.
Drago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drago misses with a leg kick.
Drago throws a head kick but Malaki moves out of range.
Drago lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago throws a leg kick but Malaki moved away.
Malaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with a body kick that stops Malaki in his tracks momentarily.
Malaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malaki lands with a hook. Drago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Malaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaki.
Drago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
Drago throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malaki.

Malaki is rocked!
Malaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago throws a wild body kick that Malaki sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malaki staying out of range there.
Drago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Malaki moves out of range easily.
Drago scores with a head kick.
Malaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Malaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago avoids the body shot from Malaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drago. Malaki shrugs it off though.
Malaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Malaki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drago.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Drago blocks a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Malaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drago has got the better of the exchanges.
Drago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Malaki saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drago 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 Malaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Drago tenderised Malaki's leg. Malaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Drago tenderised Malaki's leg. Malaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaki.
Donk. Malaki catches Drago right on the button with a cross.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drago. That's going to slow Malaki down.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Malaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago throws a leg kick which misses Malaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Malaki tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Malaki.
Drago throws a wild body kick that Malaki sees coming a mile off.
Drago misses with a right hand
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Drago clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Drago's cut.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slapping leg kick lands for Drago.
Malaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaki.
Drago lands a slapping body shot.
Malaki misses with an uppercut.
Malaki avoids the head kick by Drago.
Drago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaki. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago scores with a push kick.
Drago sizes up Malaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Malaki moved out of range nicely.
Malaki throws a series of strikes that have Drago backpedaling.
Drago throws a head kick but Malaki moves out of range.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Malaki connects with a crisp jab.
Malaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.

Drago is rocked!
Drago throws a leg kick but Malaki sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Malaki moves out of range easily.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Drago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaki connects with a body shot that sends Drago's belly button to the back.
Malaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malaki looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Malaki misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to land a body kick
letting Malaki counter with a right hand.
Malaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with a solid body kick.
Drago lands a glancing blow to the side of Malaki's head.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drago. Malaki shrugs it off though.
Malaki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Malaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drago counters with a leg kick.
Drago throws a right and a left that Malaki avoids nicely.
Malaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Malaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drago.
Drago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some bone on bone action there as Malaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malaki cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malaki avoids a kick to the body.
Malaki thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
A good leg kick by Drago.
You can see that Malaki has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A leg kick checked by Malaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Drago had his way with Yancy Malaki in that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Drago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Drago staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Malaki.
Drago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malaki throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago thumps Malaki with a low kick.
Malaki ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaki misses the shot to the body.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Drago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drago misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drago motions for Malaki to come forward. Drago throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Malaki.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drago jabs Malaki right on the nose. Malaki blinks but takes it well.
Drago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Drago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malaki throws an off balance right hand
and Drago counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malaki's knee momentarily.
Drago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaki.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago avoids the body shot from Malaki.
Malaki misses with a body shot.
Drago looks for the body kick but Malaki saw that one coming.
Malaki looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago throws the kick towards the body but Malaki avoids it.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drago counters with a nice leg kick.
Malaki blocks a head kick by Drago.
Malaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Malaki counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaki.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Malaki misses the jab.
Drago cracks Malaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drago lands a jab to Malaki's midsection.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaki swings widly with a right hand
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Malaki swings widly with a right hand
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ice Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drago. Malaki shrugs it off though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Drago!
Ice Drago retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Ice Drago thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.