PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is big in japan. Speedy Atkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Atkins
vs
Malmsteen

167 cm
29
150 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

150 cm
29
130 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yngwie Malmsteen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Malmsteen blocks the low kick.
Atkins takes a swing at Malmsteen's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malmsteen. Atkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Malmsteen throws a jab but it's blocked by Atkins.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Atkins's ribcage but misses.
Atkins lands with a good body shot.
Atkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atkins slips under a jab from Malmsteen.
Atkins scores with a one two! Malmsteen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malmsteen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malmsteen checks a leg kick.
Malmsteen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atkins.
Atkins cracks Malmsteen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Malmsteen drives through and clinches with Atkins against the cage.
Atkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries a body shot but Malmsteen blocks it.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malmsteen backwards.
Malmsteen is trying to break the clinch but Atkins has him pressed against the cage.
Malmsteen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malmsteen lands a nice shot to the body.
Malmsteen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atkins blocks a body shot from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malmsteen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malmsteen working aggressively here.
Malmsteen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Atkins.
Malmsteen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malmsteen tries to throw a body punch but Atkins avoids it by throwing Malmsteen back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malmsteen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malmsteen's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malmsteens head.
Malmsteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malmsteen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins lands a body punch.
Atkins misses with the head strike.

Malmsteen manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Atkins misses.
Malmsteen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Atkins moves in looking to clinch but Malmsteen pushes him off.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Malmsteen circles away.
Malmsteen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malmsteen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malmsteen.
Atkins defending well as Malmsteen loads up on a big left hand.
Malmsteen with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malmsteen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Atkins misses.
Malmsteen circles away from the clinch attempt.

Malmsteen lands a left and a right that send Atkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Malmsteen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Atkins is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Atkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malmsteen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atkins.
Malmsteen misses with a looping right.
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
Atkins walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Malmsteen swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yngwie Malmsteen!