PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasilis Malioufas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lesbek Aliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malioufas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Two Steps From Hell - To Glory. Lesbek Aliev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Malioufas
vs
Aliev

186 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasilis Malioufas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lesbek Aliev!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliev misses with a head kick.

Aliev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Malioufas!
Malioufas looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Aliev controlling the positon.
Aliev scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Aliev keeps control of the position easily here as Malioufas tries to buck him off.
Aliev lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aliev gets his hands free as Malioufas looks to control.
Malioufas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Aliev scores with punches to the body.

It looks like Vasilis Malioufas has been cut.
Aliev slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Aliev has Malioufas flattened out and is raining down punches.
Aliev just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Aliev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Aliev is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Malioufas has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Aliev has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Malioufas taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Aliev doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lesbek Aliev!