PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Malkova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Julio Cesar Chavez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Julio Cesar Chavez
vs
Malkova

189 cm
26
176 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxim Malkova!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar Chavez tries to clinch up.
Malkova ducks under a wild hook from Cesar Chavez .
Malkova appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cesar Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malkova throws a shot to the body.
Cesar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Malkova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cesar Chavez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malkova counters with a stiff right hand.
Cesar Chavez moves away from the strike by Malkova.
Cesar Chavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cesar Chavez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cesar Chavez throws a body punch but Malkova moves out of range.
Cesar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Cesar Chavez sets himself, and Malkova steps forward looking for the clinch! Cesar Chavez avoids it this time.
Malkova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cesar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Malkova.
Malkova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malkova throws out a counter right but Cesar Chavez avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cesar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Cesar Chavez tries to clinch but Malkova moves out of range.
Cesar Chavez avoids the body shot from Malkova.
Cesar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Malkova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malkova looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cesar Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cesar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malkova.
Cesar Chavez slips under a jab.
Malkova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malkova throws an overhand right that lands on Cesar Chavez 's shoulder, as Cesar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Cesar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malkova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malkova is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Malkova misses with an uppercut.
Cesar Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cesar Chavez lands the left hand.

It looks like Maxim Malkova has been cut.
A big left from Cesar Chavez misses.
Malkova walks into a stiff left hand from Cesar Chavez .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malkova counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cesar Chavez wants to clinch but Malkova slips to the side
and Malkova counters with a straight right hand.
Cesar Chavez throws a body punch but Malkova moves out of range.
Malkova misses with a right hand

and Cesar Chavez counters with a crisp one two that drops Malkova! Cesar Chavez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Malkova to his feet! Malkova is in big trouble!

Malkova is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cesar Chavez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malkova is still on wobbly legs! Can Cesar Chavez finish him?
Cesar Chavez dives in and grabs Malkova's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malkova pushes down on Cesar Chavez 's head and hops out.
A nice side step and Malkova releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Malkova seems to have recovered his senses.
Malkova shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cesar Chavez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Malkova falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cesar Chavez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
A very excited looking Don Julio Cesar Chavez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.