PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik has chosen Rocky Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Flores
vs
Malik

192 cm
34
263 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

195 cm
30
255 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores tests Malik's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Sam Malik has been cut.
Malik ducks right into an uppercut from Flores.
Malik misses with a combination
enabling Flores to counter with a crisp jab.
Malik slips a jab from Flores.
Malik fails to land with a series of punches.
Malik throws a series of punches but Flores moves out of range.
Jab from Flores.
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!
Flores lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Malik up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Flores from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Malik's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Flores!