PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Derksen
vs
Malone

188 cm
36
200 lbs
28 - 8 - 2

184 cm
31
192 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

M.O. Fight Wear
KnockOut

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Malone has picked Derksen up - he's going for a ride! Malone dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derksen tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Derksen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Derksen pushes Malone off looking to stand but Malone dives back in and keeps control.
Malone is nestled in close to Derksen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Malone there.
Derksen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Derksen lands with a few short shots to the body.
Derksen tries to roll over but Malone keeps him under control.

Malone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Derksen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Malone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Derksen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Derksen tries to roll over but Malone keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Derksen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Derksen kicks off Malone and gets to his feet.
Malone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck for Malone with that takedown attempt.
Derksen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Derksen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malone misses with an uppercut. Derksen saw that one coming.
Derksen throws a good cross that connects.
Malone shoots in looking for a takedown but Derksen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Malone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malone slips under a jab from Derksen.
Derksen throws a hook to the side of Malone's head but Malone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Malone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Malone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Derksen avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Derksen misses the target.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derksen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Derksen misses its intended target.
Christian Derksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Derksen is fending him off so far but Malone persists. Nope, Derksen circles away and we're back to standing.
A left lands for Derksen.
Derksen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Malone tries to counter it with a takedown but Derksen pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Malone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Derksen is trying to get back to half guard.
Malone cracks Derksen with a big right hand but Derksen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Derksen is looking to reverse the position.
Derksen is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a decent elbow from side control.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Derksen keeps working.
Derksen is trying to buck Malone off.

Derksen throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Derksen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derksen misses with a body kick.
Malone steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Derksen.
Derksen motions for Malone to come forward. Derksen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Derksen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derksen misses with a body kick.
Malone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derksen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Derksen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malone on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen misses with a hook. Malone ducked under it nicely.
Derksen sets himself, and Malone steps forward looking for the clinch! Derksen avoids it this time.
Derksen misses with a hook
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
Malone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Malone. Beautiful body shot.
Malone shoots in and drives through. Derksen sprawls well.
Derksen missing with a left hand there. Malone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Malone misses.
Malone fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Derksen.
Malone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Derksen to score with a decent uppercut.
Derksen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Derksen.
Christian Derksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derksen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone.
Jab, jab by Derksen - just one landing.
Derksen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Derksen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Derksen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Malone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Derksen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Malone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Derksen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Derksen defends it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Derksen.
Derksen tries a low kick but Malone avoids it.
Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Derksen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Malone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen looks for the body kick but Malone saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Malone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malone tries to clinch but Derksen moves out of range.
Malone shoots for a takedown but Derksen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sylvester Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derksen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone.
Malone defending well as Derksen loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen throws a jab when Malone was well out of range.
Derksen misses with a right hand
and Malone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Derksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
Malone shoots in looking for a takedown but Derksen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Malone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Derksen misses its intended target.
Derksen keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Derksen misses.
Derksen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malone.
Malone misses with a body shot.
Derksen throwing a counter right hand but Malone manages to avoid it.
Derksen throws a big shot that misses.
Malone misses with a takedown attempt - Derksen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Derksen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Derksen throws a low kick but Malone moves out of range easily.

Malone closes the distance and clinches.
Malone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Derksen prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone is looking for a takedown.
Derksen lands a nice uppercut.
Malone wants a takedown but no success here.
Derksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derksen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone wants a takedown.
Derksen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Derksen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Derksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Malone lands a takedown into guard.
Derksen looking to control.
Derksen wants to stand up but Malone is controlling him.
Derksen keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malone gets to his feet - Derksen follows without any prompting.
Malone shoots in but no luck this time.
Derksen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Derksen.
Malone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Derksen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Malone counters with a two punch combo.
Derksen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Derksen.
Malone unleashes a big counter combination but Derksen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Malone is defended easily by Derksen.
Derksen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malone wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone ducks under a wild hook from Derksen.
Derksen throws a shot from downtown. Malone moves away and avoids it.
Derksen misses with a body kick.
Derksen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malone ducks under a wild hook from Derksen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malone! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Derksen. Malone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Malone or perhaps it was just good defense by Derksen, which made it look bad.
Derksen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone.
Derksen lunges at Malone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malone's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derksen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Malone - just one landing.
Malone misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Derksen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Malone throws out a loose jab but Derksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Malone is defended easily by Derksen.
Derksen lands a right hook to the body.
Derksen throws a low kick but Malone moves out of range easily.
Malone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Derksen misses.
Malone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Derksen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Derksen scores with a one two! Malone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Malone is looking to clinch but Derksen is avoiding it.
Derksen walks into a stiff left hand from Malone.
Derksen throws the kick towards the body but Malone avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen connects with a crisp jab.
Malone slips under a jab.

Malone moves into the clinch.
Malone dodges an elbow strike from Derksen.
Malone can't get the takedown.
Derksen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Derksen lands an elbow inside.
Derksen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malone blocks an elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Malone's defenses.
Derksen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malone.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Malone.
Malone wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen.
Derksen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malone goes for a takedown attempt but Derksen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Derksen lands a nice looking body kick.
Derksen throws a lazy body kick

and Malone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Malone landing with the ground and pound.

Derksen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Malone passes into half guard.
Derksen has hold of Malone's hands but Malone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone working the head and body with strikes.
Malone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Malone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Derksen is looking to control Malone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Derksen avoid being mounted?
Derksen is trying to stand back up but Malone is controlling him
Derksen tries to kick Malone off in order to stand up. Malone Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Derksen is trying to get back to his feet.
Malone scores with punches from side control.
Derksen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Malone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Malone scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone cracks Derksen with a big elbow.
Malone trying to control the action but Derksen is working from the bottom.
Malone scores with a couple of short elbows.
Derksen is looking to reverse the position.
Malone scores with punches from side control.
Derksen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Derksen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Derksen keeps working.
Malone working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Christian Derksen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Derksen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Derksen misses with a looping left.
Malone fails with the takedown.
Malone misses with a jab to the body
and Derksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Derksen defends well and Malone ends up having to push Derksen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvester Malone.
Derksen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malone swings for the body but Derksen moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen leaves Malone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malone tries to clinch up.
Derksen swings for the body but Malone moves out of range.
Malone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Derksen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malone unleashes a big counter combination but Derksen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Malone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Derksen counters with an outside leg kick.
Derksen takes a swing at Malone's ribcage but misses.
Malone dives in and grabs Derksen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Derksen pushes down on Malone's head and hops out.
Derksen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malone closes the distance and clinches up with Derksen, looking for a takedown. Malone pushes Derksen against the cage but Derksen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Malone is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Malone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Derksen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Derksen lands an elbow inside that Malone shrugs off.

It looks like Sylvester Malone has been cut.

Malone has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Derksen is trying to keep an underhook but Malone manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Derksen has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Malone is on him like a limpet, forcing Derksen back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Derksen as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands a knee to the body.
Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Malone in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Derksen.
Derksen lands a knee to the body.
Malone takes a shot to the head.
Derksen cracks Malone with a nice body shot.
Derksen tries to land a knee to the head but Malone blocks with his arms.
Malone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Malone is rocked!
A knee to the head by Derksen.
Malone is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him?
Christian Derksen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Derksen gets through Malone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Derksen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Malone! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Derksen is unloading with more strikes now! Malone drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Derksen!
Christian Derksen retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Christian Derksen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors M.O. Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Sylvester Malone was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck off...I demand a rematch..'.