PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 28 weight class) and Conor The Barbarian (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Maluga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is JUNGLE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maluga
vs
The Barbarian

197 cm
29
259
21 - 6 - 0

202 cm
28
278
25 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor The Barbarian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Barbarian lands with a hook. Maluga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
The Barbarian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Barbarian throws a jab but it's blocked by Maluga.
Maluga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Barbarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maluga.
Maluga connects with a solid leg kick.
The Barbarian throws a combination. Maluga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maluga throws a leg kick but The Barbarian moved away.
The Barbarian throws a hook but Maluga avoids it easily.
Maluga tries to clinch up but The Barbarian circles away and keeps his distance.
The Barbarian follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Maluga catches The Barbarian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
Maluga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
The Barbarian throws a leg kick which misses Maluga's front leg but catches the back leg as Maluga tries to avoid it.
The Barbarian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Barbarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Maluga is just out of range.
The Barbarian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - The Barbarian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Barbarian connects with a leg kick.
The Barbarian wants to land a leg kick but Maluga is out of range.
The Barbarian cracks Maluga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Barbarian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maluga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Barbarian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maluga has time to react.
The Barbarian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Barbarian is looking to land body kicks.
Maluga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maluga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maluga there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Barbarian misses with a hook. Maluga ducked under it nicely.
The Barbarian lunges at Maluga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maluga's hand.
The Barbarian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maluga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Barbarian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Barbarian cracks a nice hook into Maluga's ribs.
An inside leg kick from The Barbarian misses.
Maluga swings for the body but The Barbarian moves out of range.
Maluga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Barbarian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice uppercut lands for The Barbarian. That snapped Maluga's head back.

Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Maluga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maluga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maluga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Barbarian.
The Barbarian throws a head kick but Maluga moves out of range.
The Barbarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian scores with a kick to the body.
The Barbarian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Barbarian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Barbarian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maluga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Barbarians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Barbarian thuds his right hand into Maluga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maluga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian misses with a wild body shot.
The Barbarian lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Maluga misses its intended target.
The Barbarian tries a head kick but it misses.
Maluga moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Kilo Maluga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Barbarian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maluga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Barbarian.
The Barbarian misses with the body kick
and Maluga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Conor The Barbarian's cut even more.
The Barbarian takes one to the chin there.
Maluga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maluga looks to score with a jab to the body but The Barbarian is just out of range.
The Barbarian works Maluga's body with a nice hook.
Maluga checks a leg kick nicely.
Maluga moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conor The Barbarian dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A slow jab from Maluga misses its intended target.
The Barbarian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Maluga misses
and The Barbarian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maluga fails with an attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Barbarian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Barbarian scoring well with a low kick there.
The Barbarian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maluga at a distance.
The Barbarian misses with a straight right.
The Barbarian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maluga tries to clinch up
and The Barbarian counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga slips under a jab from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian tries to land a front kick but Maluga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian scores with a jab. Maluga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Barbarian throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Barbarian.
The Barbarian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Barbarian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maluga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Barbarian.
Maluga throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Barbarian avoids it.
Maluga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Barbarian.
Nice defenses there by Maluga.
The Barbarian throws a leg kick
and Maluga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maluga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maluga moves out of range of the body kick from The Barbarian.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Barbarian keeps Maluga at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian throws the left hand but Maluga avoids the punch easily.
Maluga throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Barbarian avoids it.
Maluga wants to land a leg kick but The Barbarian is out of range.
The Barbarian misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maluga.
A nice leg kick from The Barbarian, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maluga throws a lazy right hand but The Barbarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Barbarian feints and then cracks Maluga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maluga down.
The Barbarian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and The Barbarian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conor The Barbarian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Barbarian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maluga.
The Barbarian throws an overhand right that lands on Maluga's shoulder, as Maluga tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Barbarian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by The Barbarian.
The Barbarian cracks Maluga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maluga avoids a kick to the body.
The Barbarian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

The cut above Conor The Barbarian's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Barbarian thuds a left hand into Maluga's body.
Maluga gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Barbarian counters with a good, hard body kick but Maluga shrugs it off.
The Barbarian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maluga counters with a body kick that stops The Barbarian in his tracks momentarily.
The Barbarian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maluga's hands.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Barbarian.
Maluga moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Maluga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Barbarian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Barbarian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Barbarian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Barbarian - that will leave a mark!
The Barbarian lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Barbarian punishes Maluga's body with a nice straight punch.
Maluga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body.
The Barbarian digs a good hook to Maluga's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Barbarian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maluga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maluga blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conor The Barbarian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Maluga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian with the inside leg kick.
Maluga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maluga lands with a cross.
Maluga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maluga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Barbarian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maluga scrambles back to his feet.
Maluga throws a hook but The Barbarian blocks it.
The Barbarian throws the kick towards the body but Maluga avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Barbarian - that will leave a mark!
Maluga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Barbarian connects with an inside leg kick.
The Barbarian swings for the body but Maluga moves out of range.
The Barbarian misses with a looping left.
Maluga appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Barbarian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Barbarian misses with an uppercut
and Maluga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Barbarian.
A big left from The Barbarian misses.
The Barbarian throws the kick towards the body but Maluga avoids it.
Maluga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maluga's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Maluga walks into a stiff left hand from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Maluga is just out of range.
The Barbarian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maluga takes one on the button.
The Barbarian connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Barbarian looks for the body kick but Maluga saw that one coming.
Maluga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Barbarian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maluga might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Barbarian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Jeez, Kilo Maluga's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Maluga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maluga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Barbarian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maluga manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Maluga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maluga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Barbarian misses with a hook.
The Barbarian connects with a solid leg kick.
The Barbarian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kilo Maluga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian is the new heavyweight champion!
Conor The Barbarian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Kilo Maluga spoke after the fight, saying 'My name is Kilo. Born to bleed.'.