PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Trott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Trott
vs
Malaya

180 cm
35
177 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

190 cm
36
180 lbs
42 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Pearson Specter Litt
DC Unrivaled

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Trott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Malaya coming out on top.
Malaya lands the left hand.
A left lands for Trott.
Trott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaya.
Malaya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Jonathan Trott has been cut.
Malaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trott's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Malaya. Those never looked like landing.
Malaya tries to land a front kick but Trott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Trott seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trott moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaya.
Nice straight punches there by Trott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trott looks to land a left hand but Malaya moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaya. Trott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malaya scores with a jab. Trott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Trott sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trott looks to land a right hand but Malaya moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trott. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Malaya there.
Trott throws a right hand that misses
and Malaya counters with a good low kick that Trott was not able to check.
Trott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trott checks a leg kick.
Malaya checks a leg kick.
Trott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malaya's sensitive parts.
Malaya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Trott is just out of range.
Malaya lands with an uppercut that bounces Trott off the cage and back into range.
Trott looks to land a right hand but Malaya moved out of range.
Trott avoids the body shot from Malaya.
Malaya throws a head kick but Trott moves out of range.
Trott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Trott.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malaya counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya misses with an uppercut.
Malaya lands a jab to the nose.
Malaya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trott in his tracks.
Trott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaya. Trott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malaya lands a really nice looking cross but Trott seems unphased.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trott.
Trott drops his hands momentarily and Malaya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malaya is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trott had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Trott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malaya takes a swing at Trott's ribcage but misses.
Trott lands a jab.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Trott is just out of range.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malaya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malaya throws the left hand but Trott avoids the punch easily.
Trott swings widly with a right hand
and Malaya counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya moves away from the strike by Trott.
Malaya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Trott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trott checks a leg kick.
Trott changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Malaya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trott checks it well.
Malaya throws a head kick but Trott moves out of range.
Malaya misses the jab.
Malaya throws an overhand right that lands on Trott's shoulder, as Trott tries to avoid the shot.
Trott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaya.
Malaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trott misses the shot to the body.
Malaya misses with a straight left.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trott was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Trott is just out of range.
Trott scores with a shot to the body.
Malaya scores with a head kick. Trott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Malaya ducks under a wild hook from Trott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Malaya blocks the low kick.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaya.
A jab from Trott misses.
Malaya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malaya throws a hook to the side of Trott's head but Trott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trott changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trott. Malaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malaya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trott.
Trott slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malaya.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trott.
Trott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simeon Malaya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Trott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Malaya throws a jab when Trott was well out of range.
Malaya ducks under a wild hook from Trott.
Malaya counters with a body kick.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Trott checks it.
Trott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simeon Malaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malaya takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malaya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Malaya.
Malaya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trott missing with a left hand there. Malaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malaya takes a swing at Trott's ribcage but misses.
Trott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Trott.
Trott misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trott clobbers Malaya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya lands a head kick!
Trott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malaya cracks Trott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malaya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trott momentarily.
Trott moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
Malaya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trott misses with a hook.
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trott.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Trott might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trott loads up on a big right hand but Malaya slips the punch.
Trott slips a jab from Malaya.
Malaya throws a head kick that Trott semi-blocks.
Malaya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malaya misses with a hook. Trott ducked under it nicely.
Trott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malaya lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya cracks a nice hook into Trott's ribs.
Malaya misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Malaya misses.
Trott throws a looping overhand right but Malaya ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malaya! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Trott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trott.
Malaya throws a lazy right hand but Trott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malaya is out of range.
Malaya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malaya doesn't seem bothered though.
Malaya misses the jab.
Malaya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malaya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trott.
Trott misses with an uppercut. Malaya saw that one coming.
It seemed like Malaya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya swinging wildly here.
Malaya throws a jab when Trott was well out of range.
Malaya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Trott.
Trott is looking to land body kicks.
Malaya looks for the body kick but Trott saw that one coming.
Trott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malaya.
Malaya tried to score with a low kick but Trott checks it.
Malaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trott throws a lazy right hand but Malaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Trott.
Trott blocks a jab.
Trott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malaya looks to throw the jab but Trott is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trott is out of range and Malaya settles back down.
Malaya tries to move into range but Trott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Malaya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trott doesn't seem phased though.
Malaya scores with a kick to the body.
Trott lands with a good body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Malaya. Trott shrugs it off though.
Malaya misses with a looping right.
Malaya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malaya looks to throw the jab but Trott is out of range.
Trott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Malaya scores with a nice head shot.
Trott ducks under a wild hook from Malaya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malaya has time to react.
Malaya throws a hook but Trott blocks it.
Trott attempts a counter takedown but Malaya avoids it well and moves away.
Malaya takes a swing at Trott's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Simeon Malaya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Trott's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Malaya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trott.
Trott missing with a left hand there. Malaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Trott misses its intended target.
Malaya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Malaya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malaya ducks under a wild hook from Trott.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Trott sees it coming and moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Trott misses
and Malaya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malaya with a jab.
Malaya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Trott uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Trott misses.
Trott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Malaya.
Malaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trott changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malaya's calf.
Trott avoids the body shot from Malaya.
Trott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya throws a shot from downtown. Trott moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Trott does it's job there.
A jab from Malaya misses.
Good exchange - Malaya coming out on top.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Trott.
Trott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Trott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Malaya looks to throw the jab but Trott is out of range.
Trott scores with a shot to the body.
Trott throws a hook to the side of Malaya's head but Malaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trott.
Trott attempts a counter takedown but Malaya avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Trott misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malaya! But no joy.
Malaya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trott.
Trott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malaya doesn't seem bothered though.
Trott looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaya is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trott throws out the jab.
Malaya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Malaya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malaya feints a counter leg kick.
Trott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Trott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malaya connects with a nice looking jab.
Malaya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trott changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malaya's head.
Trott misses with a wild body shot.
Trott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trott.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Trott moved out of range nicely.
Trott ducks under a wild hook from Malaya.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trott works Malaya's body with a nice hook.
Malaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trott misses with a head kick.
Malaya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Malaya.
Malaya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trott looks to land a right hand but Malaya moved out of range.
Malaya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Malaya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Trott is just out of range.
Jonathan Trott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaya misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trott misses with an uppercut.
Malaya flicks out a counter leg kick but Trott steps away.
Malaya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Malaya tries to move into range but Trott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Malaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malaya lands with a right hand.
Trott throws a big shot that misses.
Malaya misses with a wild body shot.
Trott swings widly with a right hand
and Malaya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Trott misses.
Trott tried to score with a low kick but Malaya checks it.
Trott misses with a hook.
Trott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malaya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malaya lands with an uppercut that bounces Trott off the cage and back into range.
Simeon Malaya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malaya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malaya just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simeon Malaya.
Well Malaya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Simeon Malaya!
An out of breath Simeon Malaya thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.