PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 1662 p4p, 190 weight class) and Eddie Malingo (ranked 2463 p4p, 259 weight class). Malingo has chosen Disturbed - Sound of silence as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eddie Malingo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Filch
vs
Malingo

174 cm
29
154 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

180 cm
35
151 lbs
24 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Fast

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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Malingo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Filch drives through and clinches with Malingo against the cage.
Filch scores with a hook to the body.
Filch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filch is leaning against Malingo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malingo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Malingo fails to land.
Filch blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Filch.
Malingo looks winded!
Filch misses with an elbow over the top.
Malingo tries to work over Filch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malingo backwards.
Filch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malingo or not.
A short uppercut from Filch.
Malingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Filch avoids the damage to the body.
Filch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Filch is leaning against Malingo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Filch.
Filch lands a nice uppercut.
Filch avoiding damage as Malingo throws knees to the body.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Malingo controls his hands.
Filch lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malingos head.
Malingo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malingo throws an elbow but it misses.
Filch lands a nice shot to the body.
Filch tries a body shot but Malingo blocks it.
Filch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Filch - that landed with a thud.
Filch tries to throw a body punch but Malingo avoids it by throwing Filch back against the cage.
Filch misses with a punch to the body.
Malingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Filch avoids the damage to the body.
Filch cracks Malingo with a nice body shot.
Filch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Filch lands with a short shot to the head.
Filch works on Malingo's body with a couple of short punches.
Filch lands a nice uppercut.
Filch presses Malingo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Filch decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filch wants to sweep here but Malingo controlling him for the moment.
Filch striking off his back, scoring a few points.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malingo trying to control the position from guard on top but Filch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malingo throws a big right hand that misses.
Filch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malingo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filch looking for a sweep. Not yet Filch, not yet.
Malingo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malingo throwing strikes from guard but Filch blocks nicely.
Filch throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Filch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malingo manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Filch distracts Malingo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filch with a nice head shot there.
Filch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Filch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Malingo is rocked!
Filch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malingo's head.
Malingo is still in real trouble! Can Filch finish him?
Filch gets to his feet and stands over Malingo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Malingo felt that one! Filch unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Malingo from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zilch Filch!
Zilch Filch thanked the fans post fight for their support.