PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malacon Malbano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Roe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai Roe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Malbano
vs
Roe

180 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malacon Malbano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Roe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malbano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malbano tries to clinch but Roe moves out of range.
Malbano lands with a nice combination. Roe backs away looking to recover.
Roe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malbano.

Roe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roe lands in his opponent's guard.
Malbano is trying to keep Roe in close.
Roe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roe trying to control the position from guard on top but Malbano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roe works over Malbano with some ground and pound from guard.
Roe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Malbano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roe's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malbano has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roe is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Malbano trying to control the position from guard on top but Roe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malbano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malbano stopping the sweep attempt from Roe.
Roe trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malbano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malbano wants to get up but he can't break Roe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malbano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roe tries to clinch up.
Malbano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roe moves in looking to clinch but Malbano pushes him off.
Roe doesn't manage to clinch there - Malbano circles away.
Malbano misses with a head kick.
Kai Roe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malbano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roe circles away.
Malbano is breathing heavily.
Roe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roe keeps the fight on the outside.
Roe wants to clinch up but Malbano keeps it at a distance.

Roe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Malbano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malbano takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Roe is putting a hurting on Malbano here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roe lands a few punches from side control.
Roe advances to mount.
Malbano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roe unloading with bombs!
Malbano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Malbano looks a forlorn figure.
Roe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roe lands a heavy elbow.
Roe working Malbano over with strikes here.
Roe working the ground and pound effectively.

Malbano is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Roe.
Oh Malbano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roe landing punches.
Malbano seems to have got his legs back now.
Roe with the ground and pound from mount.
Roe working the ground and pound effectively.
Roe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roe scoring with strikes but Malbano is staying in there.
Roe with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roe dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Roe.
Roe with shots to the head and body - Malbano looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Roe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roe moves into full mount! Malbano won't be happy about that!
Roe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Roe controlling the pace for now.
Roe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Roe with a couple of short strikes.
Roe with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malbano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Roe.
Kai Roe has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roe working Malbano over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roe raining down shots from the mount!
Roe lands a nice shot to the head.
Roe content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Roe.
Roe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Malbano looks a forlorn figure.
Roe looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roe lands a big elbow.
Malbano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roe raining down shots from the mount!
Roe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Roe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Malbano wants to hold on but Roe pushes him away.
Roe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Malbano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Roe punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Malbano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Roe working the ground and pound effectively.
Roe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roe with good strikes from the mount here!
Roe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Malbano in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Malbano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Malbano tries to hold on but Roe pushes him away.
Roe controlling his opponent.
Malbano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malbano is bucking up trying to escape but Roe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roe scoring with strikes but Malbano is staying in there.
Malbano is bucking up trying to escape but Roe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roe scoring with strikes but Malbano is staying in there.
Malbano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roe lands a nice shot to the head.
Malbano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Malbano wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Roe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Roe!