PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Fiso (ranked 4514 p4p, 178 weight class) and Infected Animal (ranked 4605 p4p, 183 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Fiso
vs
Animal

172 cm
20
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Infected Animal!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Fiso misses.
Animal just misses with a punch to the body.
Fiso slips a straight right by Animal.
Animal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fiso with a hook.
Animal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fiso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fiso loads up on a big right hand but Animal slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Fiso.
Fiso loads up on a big right hand but Animal slips the punch.
Fiso wants to clinch up but Animal keeps it at a distance.
Animal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso cracks Animal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Animal is rocked!
Fiso looks to land a combination. Animal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Animal is still on wobbly legs! Can Fiso finish him?
Fiso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fiso tries to clinch up but Animal circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Animal's coach down at Team Alpha Midget was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Animal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fiso connects with a body shot.
Animal lands a right hook to the body.

Fiso closes the distance and pushes Animal back into the ropes.
Animal seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice left hand lands by Animal.

Fiso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fiso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fiso lands with an uppercut that bounces Animal off the ropes and back into range.
A shot to the body from Fiso misses
and Animal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malaki Fiso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fiso misses with a lunging right hand
letting Animal counter with a right hand.
Fiso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Animal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Animal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Animal throws a poor cross that misses
and Fiso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiso. Animal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso lands with a nice combination. Animal backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by Fiso.
Fiso misses with a right hand
and Animal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fiso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Animal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Animal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fiso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Animal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fiso finds it's way round the side to connect with Animal's head.
Fiso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Animal moves away.
Fiso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Animal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Fiso misses.
Animal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Animal manages to avoid it.
Animal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fiso.
Animal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fiso throws a shot from downtown. Animal moves away and avoids it.
Animal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fiso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Animal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fiso connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fiso throws out a loose jab but Animal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Fiso coming out on top.
Animal stuns Fiso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fiso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Animal counters with a straight right hand.
Fiso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Animal counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fiso moves into the clinch.
Animal misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fiso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Animal blocks a body shot from Fiso.
Fiso taking a breather.

Fiso manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Animal trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fiso is looking for a triangle but Animal pushes his legs off easily.
Animal stopping the sweep attempt from Fiso.
Fiso trying to keep a closed guard but Animal is proving a slippery customer.

Animal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Fiso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fiso seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Animal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Fiso is looking for a triangle but Animal pushes his legs off easily.

Fiso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Animal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Animal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fiso being controlled here, momentarily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Animal advances position into side control!
Fiso struggling a bit here.
Fiso is looking for a sweep.
Fiso wants to control but Animal postures up.
Fiso is trying to improve his position.
Animal working away.
Fiso manages to get back to half guard.
Fiso wants to improve his position but Animal is controlling well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso won't allow Animal to pass to mount.
Animal content to control rather than advance.
Fiso trying to control here.
Fiso moves into full guard.

Fiso is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Animal rolls with it to try and escape but Fiso cranks on the arm and Animal is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malaki Fiso!
During a confident post fight interview, Malaki Fiso thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.