PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Malinkovikh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malinkovikh comes into the arena with Disturbed - Down with the sickness blaring out of the sound system. Aleks Malinkovikh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Malinkovikh
vs
Pudzianowski

220 cm
23
296 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

197 cm
18
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleks Malinkovikh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malinkovikh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pudzianowski misses with a wild combination.
Pudzianowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Malinkovikh circles away.
Malinkovikh drops Pudzianowski with a left and a right! Oh, Pudzianowski is hurt - Malinkovikh dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Malinkovikh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malinkovikh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Malinkovikh stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Malinkovikh drops Pudzianowski with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pudzianowski! Malinkovikh dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleks Malinkovikh!