PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malek Lundencoff (ranked 5470 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeMarcus Cousins (ranked 2888 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lundencoff
vs
Cousins

200 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

211 cm
17
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malek Lundencoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMarcus Cousins!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lundencoff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cousins on his heels. He'll look to pass Cousins's guard now, I'm sure.
Lundencoff is standing up over Cousins. Cousins looks to escape but Lundencoff dives into side control.

Lundencoff controls the position.
Lundencoff seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cousins for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundencoff tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cousins's face as Lundencoff controls the position.
Lundencoff has control of an arm but Cousins manages to advance to Lundencoff's back!
Cousins keeps control of the position as Lundencoff tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousins tries to get the hooks in deep but Lundencoff pushed the leg off.
Lundencoff needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Lundencoff trying to control the action but Cousins just sinks the hooks in.
Lundencoff breaks Cousins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lundencoff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lundencoff looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundencoff sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lundencoff slips nicely into half guard.
Lundencoff slows the pace down in half guard.
Cousins tries to get to full guard but Lundencoff has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lundencoff moves nicely into side control.
Lundencoff controls the position from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lundencoff stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lundencoff looks to throw the jab but Cousins is out of range.
Cousins cracks Lundencoff with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Malek Lundencoff has been cut.

Cousins moves into range and clinches up with Lundencoff.
Cousins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cousins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lundencoff is trying to break the clinch but Cousins has him pressed against the cage.
Lundencoff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundencoff is looking to control Cousins's arms but Cousins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lundencoff has his back to the cage.
Cousins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousins has Lundencoff pressed against the cage, preventing Lundencoff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cousins misses with some punches.
Lundencoff blocks an uppercut.
Cousins lands with a short shot to the head.
Cousins digs a right hand underneath Lundencoff's ribcage. Lundencoff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cousins lands a nice uppercut.
Cousins swings wildly with an uppercut but Lundencoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cousins can't find room to land a body shot as Lundencoff controls the action.
Cousins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cousins drops Lundencoff onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lundencoff is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Lundencoff is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundencoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh Lundencoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lundencoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cousins misses with a punch on the inside.
Lundencoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Cousins pushes Lundencoff against the cage and as Lundencoff bounces back, Cousins cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Cousins follows up with more strikes but Lundencoff was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeMarcus Cousins!
DeMarcus Cousins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Malek Lundencoff was interviewed post fight and said ' '.