PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kropotkin (ranked 5034 p4p, 345 weight class) and Mickey Malone (ranked 4878 p4p, 340 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kropotkin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to EUKZ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kropotkin
vs
Malone

168 cm
27
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Kropotkin!
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, Mickey Malone!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone has a takedown stuffed.
Kropotkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kropotkin wants it to stay on the feet.
Malone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kropotkin misses with the combination.
Kropotkin lands a jab.
Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kropotkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter Kropotkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Malone.
Horrible takedown attempt by Malone or perhaps it was just good defense by Kropotkin, which made it look bad.
Malone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kropotkin does it's job there.
Kropotkin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropotkin scores with a hook to the body. Malone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kropotkin throws out a powerful jab.
Peter Kropotkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Malone shoots in and bounces Kropotkin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone looking to pass the guard.

Kropotkin has his foot on Malone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malone works his way back into a safe position though.
Malone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kropotkin is keeping the position for now.

Kropotkin is looking for a triangle but Malone pushes his legs off easily.
Kropotkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Malone trying to control here.
Malone looks winded!

Malone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kropotkin seems to be working for a kimura but Malone defends the submission attempt.
Kropotkin drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kropotkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kropotkin is looking for a kimura here.
Malone has hold of Kropotkin's hands but Kropotkin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ground and pound from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.
Kropotkin lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Kropotkin there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kropotkin lands a nice short elbow.
Kropotkin working Malone over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.
Kropotkin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Malone tries to roll over but Kropotkin keeps him under control.
Kropotkin working over Malone with some ground and pound. Malone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kropotkin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.

Kropotkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kropotkin.
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.
Kropotkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kropotkin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kropotkin lands strikes from half guard.
Kropotkin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kropotkin connects with a nice short shot to Malone's temple.
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.
Kropotkin working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kropotkin connects with a nice short shot to Malone's temple.
Kropotkin prevents Malone from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Kropotkin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kropotkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.

Malone is rocked!

Kropotkin is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Malone still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Malone has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Malone is still in real trouble! Can Kropotkin finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kropotkin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Malone seems to have recovered his senses.
Kropotkin slips a nice elbow through Malone's hands, connecting with Malone's forehead.
Kropotkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kropotkin drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.
Kropotkin working Malone over with strikes.
Kropotkin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kropotkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kropotkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kropotkin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kropotkin scores with a couple of nice shots.

Malone is defending against the submission attempts here by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Kropotkin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Malone fails to land the takedown.
Malone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peter Kropotkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kropotkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kropotkin feints a jab promting Malone to slip. Kropotkin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Malone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kropotkin tests Malone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Kropotkin scores with a four punch combination!

Kropotkin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Malone quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kropotkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kropotkin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kropotkin raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kropotkin lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Malone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kropotkin unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Malone wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kropotkin celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Kropotkin!
Peter Kropotkin thanked the fans post fight for their support.