PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Malakoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Malakoso
vs
Fair

186 cm
18
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Malakoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Fair!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fair drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malakoso misses with a series of wild punches.
Fair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Malakoso.
A slow jab from Malakoso misses its intended target.
Malakoso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fair circles away quickly and effectively.
Fair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malakoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Fair.
A slow jab from Malakoso misses its intended target.
Fair cracks Malakoso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malakoso's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Malakoso duly obliges.
Malakoso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malakoso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malakoso. Fair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malakoso tries to close the distance and clinch but Fair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malakoso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malakoso swings for the body but Fair moves out of range.
Fair scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malakoso doesn't seem bothered though.

Fair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Malakoso!
Fair looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Fair has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malakoso wants to get back to his feet.
Fair looking to control but Malakoso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Malakoso really wants to buck Fair off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fair tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
I looks like Fair might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Malakoso connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malakoso misses with a series of wild punches.
Malakoso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malakoso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fair throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malakoso misses with a two punch combination.
Malakoso throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fair counters by clinching up.
Malakoso misses with some punches.

Fair pulls guard successfully.
Malakoso wants to stand but Fair has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fair is trying to keep Malakoso in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fair can do anything to dispel that myth.
Malakoso prevents Fair from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Malakoso wants to stand but Fair is controlling his posture from full guard.

Fair is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fair not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malakoso wants to stand but Fair has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Fair.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malakoso. Fair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fair looks to land a combination but Malakoso avoids it well.
Malakoso scores with a jab.
Fair shoots in looking for a takedown. Malakoso tries to sprawl out of it but Fair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Malakoso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malakoso.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malakoso, as that shot connected.
Fair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malakoso.
Fair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malakoso works over Fair's head and body with a nice combination.
Malakoso misses with a shot to the body

and Fair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but Malakoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Malakoso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Malakoso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malakoso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Fair counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Malakoso wants to stand and escape but Fair is having none of it.
Fair trying to control but Malakoso is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fair's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Malakoso is working an open guard so Fair takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malakoso loads up on a big right hand but Fair slips the punch.
Malakoso throws a series of punches but Fair moves out of range.
Malakoso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malakoso stuns Fair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Malakoso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Malakoso as the two fighters clinch.
Malakoso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malakoso just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Malakoso lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Malakoso fails to land.
Malakoso has a couple of punches blocked by Fair.
Malakoso throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Malakoso.
Malakoso stalling the fight.
Malakoso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malakoso is working Fair over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malakoso misses with some punches.

Fair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malakoso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fair's head.
Malakoso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fair's head.
Nice jab there from Malakoso.
Fair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malakoso.

Malakoso gets a clinch.
Malakoso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fair can't get the takedown.
Malakoso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fair throws a punch but it's blocked by Malakoso.
Fair working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Malakoso fails to land.
Malakoso stops a takedown attempt from Fair.
Carlos Malakoso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Fair.
Fair has had enough of the clinch but Malakoso keeps him there for the moment.
Fair leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Malakoso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fair blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Malakoso fails to land.
Malakoso misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Malakoso as the two fighters clinch.
Fair prevents a body shot from Malakoso.
Malakoso working aggressively here.
Malakoso swings wildly with an uppercut but Fair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malakoso working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Malakoso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malakoso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malakoso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fair backwards.
A short uppercut from Malakoso.

Fair pulls guard successfully.
Fair trying to control the position here.
Fair lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Malakoso!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fair content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Fair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fair winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Fair!