PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alikai Drustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Mallorca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallorca is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Can Talk. Alikai Drustav has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drustav
vs
Mallorca

192 cm
26
188 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

189 cm
24
199 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alikai Drustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Mallorca!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallorca scores with a decent looking hook.
Drustav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mallorca throws out the jab.
Drustav shoots in for a double leg but Mallorca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mallorca.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mallorca.
Mallorca throws a shot to the body.
Mallorca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mallorca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mallorca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drustav misses with the combination.
Drustav paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drustav dives in and grabs Mallorca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mallorca pushes down on Drustav's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallorca throws a body punch but Drustav moves out of range.
Mallorca punishes Drustav's body with a nice straight punch.
Drustav fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alikai Drustav. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mallorca looks to score with a jab to the body but Drustav is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drustav shoots in looking for a takedown but Mallorca manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drustav's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drustav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drustav defending well as Mallorca loads up on a big left hand.
Mallorca slaps away a takedown attempt from Drustav, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miguel Mallorca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drustav shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mallorca as he jumps to the side.
Mallorca is looking to slow Drustav down with leg kicks.
Drustav fails with a takedown attempt.
Mallorca scores with a decent looking hook.
Mallorca misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mallorca.
Mallorca tries to land a front kick but Drustav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drustav lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca misses with a body kick.
Mallorca lands a nice hook to Drustav's body. Drustav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Mallorca as Drustav shoots in.
Drustav is breathing heavily.
Mallorca throws a wild body kick that Drustav sees coming a mile off.
Mallorca keeps Drustav at a distance using the push kick.
Mallorca avoids a kick to the body.
Mallorca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drustav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mallorca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drustav.
Drustav shoots in looking for a takedown. Mallorca tries to sprawl out of it but Drustav keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mallorca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Mallorca lands but Drustav takes it in his stride.
Mallorca connects with a nice looking jab.
Mallorca takes a swing at Drustav's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mallorca.
Mallorca scores with a one two! Drustav had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drustav gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mallorca.
Miguel Mallorca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drustav tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mallorca swivels and escapes.
Mallorca scores with a head kick. Drustav tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mallorca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drustav moves out of range of the body kick.
Mallorca misses with a double jab.
Mallorca throws a push kick but Drustav slaps the foot to one side.
Mallorca goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mallorca throws a lazy right hand but Drustav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drustav misses with a two punch combination.
Mallorca scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drustav throws an overhand right that lands on Mallorca's shoulder, as Mallorca tries to avoid the shot.
Drustav looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mallorca tries a head kick but it misses.
Drustav closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mallorca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drustav throws a sloppy head kick and Mallorca moves out of range easily.
Mallorca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big left from Mallorca misses.
Drustav has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drustav avoids the head kick by Mallorca.
Drustav misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drustav slips a jab and a cross from Mallorca.
Drustav shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mallorca but Mallorca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Mallorca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mallorca slips a jab and a cross from Drustav.
Mallorca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drustav's head.
Drustav throws a head kick that misses.
Mallorca misses with a wild combination.
Drustav fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drustav fails with a takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mallorca!
Drustav slips a straight right by Mallorca.
Drustav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drustav doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mallorca counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallorca throws a combination that misses
and Drustav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mallorca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mallorca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mallorca is looking to land body kicks.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Drustav. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mallorca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drustav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drustav takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drustav throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mallorca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Mallorca.
Alikai Drustav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drustav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mallorca.
Drustav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drustav.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alikai Drustav. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mallorca looks to land a combination but Drustav avoids it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mallorca.
Mallorca lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mallorca lands a jab to Drustav's midsection.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drustav might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mallorca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drustav shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mallorca pinned against the cage. Mallorca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mallorca scores with a shot to the body.
Mallorca misses with a wild body shot.
Drustav shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mallorca throws out the jab.
Drustav fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mallorca misses with a body kick.
Drustav slips a jab from Mallorca.
Mallorca throws a lazy right hand but Drustav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mallorca lands a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mallorca.
Miguel Mallorca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mallorca lands a really nice looking cross but Drustav seems unphased.
Mallorca tries to clinch up but Drustav circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Mallorca tenderised Drustav's leg. Drustav is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mallorca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drustav.
Mallorca looks to score with a jab to the body but Drustav is just out of range.
Drustav will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Drustav avoids the body shot from Mallorca.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drustav gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mallorca counters with a good, hard body kick but Drustav shrugs it off.
Drustav moves forwards but Mallorca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallorca punishes Drustav's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Mallorca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mallorca keeps Drustav at a distance using the push kick.
Mallorca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drustav has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mallorca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mallorca. Drustav shrugs it off though.
Mallorca fakes the leg kick and cracks Drustav in the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mallorca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mallorca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mallorca scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Mallorca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Drustav looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mallorca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drustav.
Drustav shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drustav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mallorca.
Mallorca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drustav takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drustav will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drustav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drustav on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mallorca bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Drustav is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drustav gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mallorca.
Drustav shoots for a takedown but Mallorca saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alikai Drustav. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mallorca tries to clinch but Drustav moves out of range.
Mallorca lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallorca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mallorca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Mallorca.
Drustav shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mallorca throws a nice looking combination but Drustav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Mallorca does no damage.
Mallorca throws an off balance right hand
and Drustav counters with a one-two to the body.
Drustav dodges the punch combination from Mallorca.
Mallorca moves out of range of the body kick from Drustav.
Drustav misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Mallorca.
Drustav dives in and grabs Mallorca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mallorca pushes down on Drustav's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drustav if he has to take too many more of those.
Mallorca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Drustav misses.
Mallorca throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Mallorca coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Mallorca.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mallorca.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mallorca!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mallorca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mallorca bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Drustav looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mallorca lands a leg kick that knocks Drustav off balance momentarily.
Mallorca delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mallorca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mallorca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mallorca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drustav.
Mallorca scores with a nice strike.
Mallorca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mallorca misses with a low kick as Drustav jumps back.
Mallorca thumps Drustav with a low kick.
Drustav fails to land with a series of punches.
Mallorca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mallorca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drustav.
Mallorca thuds his shin into the meat of Drustav's side.
Mallorca lands with a straight right. Drustav didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca scores with a jab.
Drustav takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mallorca throws a jab but it's blocked by Drustav.
Mallorca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alikai Drustav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mallorca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mallorca misses with a hook. Drustav ducked under it nicely.
Mallorca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drustav was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallorca.
Mallorca leaves Drustav with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drustav takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drustav takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miguel Mallorca is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mallorca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drustav.
Mallorca cracks Drustav with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Mallorca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mallorca 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Mallorca!