PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel The Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Malkind comes to the cage accompanied by Reckoner. Vera has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Malkind
vs
Vera

190 cm
27
215 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

188 cm
26
202 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel The Malkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Malkind counters with a nice body kick.
Vera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Malkind.
Vera scores with a nice head shot.
The Malkind catches Vera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Malkind tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Malkind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vera throws out the jab.
Vera throws a right and a left that The Malkind avoids nicely.
The Malkind throws a leg kick
enabling Vera to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Malkind finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vera delivers a nice body kick.
The Malkind takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Malkind walks into a stiff left hand from Vera.
The Malkind tries a head kick but it misses.
Vera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Malkind walks into a stiff left hand from Vera.
Vera throws a right and a left that The Malkind avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera walks into a jab.
Vera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Malkind throws a hook to the side of Vera's head but Vera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Malkind doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vera misses with a body kick.
Vera misses with a few strikes there.
The Malkind throws a body punch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Malkind throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Malkind with a hook.

It looks like Dominic Vera has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Vera does no damage.
The Malkind takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vera throws a series of punches but The Malkind moves out of range.
Vera misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Malkind fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Malkind manages to avoid it.
The Malkind tries to clinch up.
The Malkind misses with the combination.
Vera thows a body shot but no joy.
Vera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Malkind manages to avoid it.
Vera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Malkind connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vera momentarily.
Vera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vera throws out a loose jab but The Malkind uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Malkind closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vera throws a series of strikes that have The Malkind backpedaling.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind just misses with a punch to the body.
Vera misses the jab.
Vera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Malkind throws a body kick that misses.
The Malkind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The Malkind throws a left that rocks Vera and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! The Malkind dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Vera regain composure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of The Malkind.
Vera is not content to let The Malkind control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera tries to escape but The Malkind is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The Malkind working the ground and pound.
The Malkind has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vera parries the strikes from The Malkind easily there. The Malkind is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vera to escape.
Vera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vera is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The Malkind is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

The Malkind swings around for an armbar but Vera sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into The Malkind's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel The Malkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Malkind misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vera throws a big shot that misses.
Vera throws an off balance right hand
and The Malkind counters with a low kick, right behind Vera 's knee.
Vera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Malkind has time to react.
The Malkind tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
The Malkind misses the shot to the body.
The Malkind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Malkind looks to land a body kick but Vera moved away.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Malkind.
Vera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vera's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Malkind under the eye.
The Malkind avoids a kick to the body.
The Malkind misses with a straight left.
The Malkind showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Vera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Malkind's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Malkind throws a sloppy head kick
and Vera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Malkind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera misses with a looping left.
Vera misses with a hook.
Dominic Vera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Malkind lands with a good body shot.
Vera is breathing heavily.
The Malkind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera avoids a kick to the body.
Vera tries to score with a low kick but The Malkind moves his leg out of the way.
The Malkind scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Malkind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Malkind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up Dominic Vera's cut even more.
The Malkind avoids the body shot from Vera.
The Malkind displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vera dodges the punch combination from The Malkind.
The Malkind throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vera.

Vera is rocked!

A head kick lands from The Malkind that sends Vera to the canvas. Vera tries to scramble back to his feet but The Malkind brings him back down into side control.
Vera is still in real trouble! Can The Malkind finish him?

The cut above Dominic Vera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Malkind advances to mount.
The Malkind landing strikes from the mount and Vera is in trouble!
The Malkind lands a big elbow - Vera is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Vera is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nigel The Malkind!