PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel The Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Malkind's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Reckoner. Nigel The Malkind had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

The Malkind
vs
Giant

190 cm
27
215 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

184 cm
24
203 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel The Malkind!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Humberto Giant!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Malkind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giant was well out of range. Poor timing from The Malkind.

Giant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Giant decides to stand back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from The Malkind enables Giant to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Malkind manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The Malkind is trying to control the position but Giant postures up.
Giant throwing strikes from guard but The Malkind blocks nicely.

The Malkind is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Malkind keeping moving, preventing Giant from controlling successfully.
Giant advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Malkind is not content to let Giant control the position.
Giant tries to move to mount but The Malkind blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant looks up at the clock and then as The Malkind takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Giant smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The Malkind wants to control but Giant postures up.
The Malkind is looking to regain half guard here but Giant keeps moving and retains side control.
The Malkind is working hard here to advance position.

Giant is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Malkind is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Giant lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on The Malkind's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind tries to bench press Giant off him but Giant keeps the position.
The Malkind regains half guard.

The Malkind actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giant is thwarting The Malkind's attempts to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Malkind is trying to get back to full guard.
Giant wants to control but The Malkind is keeping him busy.
Giant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The Malkind actively working from the bottom here.
The Malkind is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Malkind is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Giant pulls his head out easily.
Giant lands with a punch from half guard.
Giant is trying to control the action in half guard but The Malkind is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The Malkind looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The Malkind is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Giant pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Giant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Malkind does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Malkind wants to sweep but Giant has passed to side control!
Giant wants to control but The Malkind is keeping him busy.
What's The Malkind going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The Malkind is not content to let Giant control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Giant dominated that 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.

Giant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Malkind throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The Malkind struggling a bit here.
Giant passes to full mount! That's big trouble for The Malkind!
The Malkind is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Malkind is trying to escape the mount.
The Malkind is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Giant punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Nigel The Malkind has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giant looking to control and managing it successfully.
Giant scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Nigel The Malkind's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Giant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Giant wants to control the pace but The Malkind is squirming around nicely.
The Malkind gets back to half guard.

Giant stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The Malkind looks to land a combination but Giant avoids it well.

The Malkind gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Giant to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Malkind keeping moving, preventing Giant from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Malkind throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Malkind is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The Malkind is looking for a triangle but Giant pushes his legs off easily.
Giant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Malkind's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Giant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Giant forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant is trying to control. The Malkind wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Malkind wants to control the action here but instead Giant manages to pass to full mount!
The Malkind is squirming around, avoiding Giant's attempts to control the action.
The Malkind is wriggling around trying to escape.
Giant working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The Malkind is wriggling around trying to escape.
Giant dominating with strikes here.
Giant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giant lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The Malkind tries to lock up and control but Giant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Giant prevents The Malkind from getting the reversal.
Giant raining down shots from the mount!
The Malkind is writhing around 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!
Giant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Giant lands a heavy elbow.
Giant postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked The Malkind badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Giant around the waist but Giant pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Giant is the winner by TKO! Giant jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humberto Giant!
Humberto Giant is the new light heavyweight champion!