PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Malverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hashem has chosen Kassaman 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.

Malverde
vs
El Hashem

171 cm
26
147 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

179 cm
32
154 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Sun-Tzu. 15%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Malverde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malverde blocks a jab.
Malverde swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
El Hashem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El Hashem misses with a lunging right hand
and Malverde counters with a good low kick that El Hashem was not able to check.
El Hashem throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Malverde.

It looks like Fakhri El Hashem has been cut.
El Hashem's coach down at Sanitarium was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on El Hashem's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Malverde. That snapped El Hashem's head back.
El Hashem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malverde manages to avoid it.
Malverde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malverde ducks under a wild hook from El Hashem.
Malverde feints and then cracks El Hashem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow El Hashem down.
El Hashem thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Hashem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
El Hashem misses with a body punch
enabling Malverde to counter with a crisp jab.
Fakhri El Hashem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malverde throws a series of punches but El Hashem moves out of range.
El Hashem misses with an uppercut. Malverde saw that one coming.
Malverde was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
El Hashem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malverde.
Malverde fires out a quick counter leg kick but El Hashem just manages to avoid it.
El Hashem looks to land a combination but Malverde avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde is on the wrong end of a nice combination from El Hashem.
El Hashem blocks the body kick.
El Hashem throws a series of punches but Malverde avoids them all with ease.
El Hashem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
El Hashem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malverde counters with a nice low kick that buckles El Hashem's knee momentarily.
El Hashem throws the left hand but Malverde avoids the punch easily.
Malverde slips under a jab.
Malverde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
El Hashem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
El Hashem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malverde can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Hashem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malverde counters with a leg kick.
El Hashem misses the body punch
and Malverde counters with a good, hard body kick but El Hashem shrugs it off.
Malverde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malverde lands a really nice looking cross but El Hashem seems unphased.
El Hashem misses with a hook. Malverde ducked under it nicely.
Malverde definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
El Hashem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malverde.
El Hashem takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde punishes El Hashem's body with a nice straight punch.
Malverde changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Malverde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malverde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
El Hashem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malverde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Hashem misses with a body shot.
Malverde throwing a counter right hand but El Hashem manages to avoid it.

Malverde has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malverde.
Malverde scores with a shoulder strike.
Malverde swings wildly with an uppercut but El Hashem uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Hashem slowing the pace effectively.
Malverde landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Malverde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
El Hashem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malverde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malverde feinted with a counter takedown.
Malverde is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Malverde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from El Hashem. Those never looked like landing.
El Hashem throws a combination that misses
and Malverde counters with a good, hard body kick but El Hashem shrugs it off.
El Hashem looks winded!
Malverde's corner calls for a 1-2. Malverde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
El Hashem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
El Hashem misses with a double jab.
El Hashem misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malverde punishes El Hashem's body with a nice straight punch.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Malverde! El Hashem is backing up but he can't get away as Malverde lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops El Hashem and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jesus Malverde!
Jesus Malverde retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Jesus Malverde 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.