PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Downtown Malone (ranked 5279 p4p, 5684 weight class) and Mack Le Grand (ranked 537 p4p, 564 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Malone
vs
Le Grand

190 cm
23
184
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
186
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Downtown Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Le Grand!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Grand throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
Malone throws a big counter combination but Le Grand scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Malone jabs at Le Grand's body.
Le Grand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Le Grand throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.
Le Grand keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Le Grand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Le Grand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Le Grand takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Downtown Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Le Grand can pounce on him.
Malone throws a head kick but Le Grand moves out of range.
Le Grand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Grand blocks a head kick by Malone.
Malone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Mack Le Grand has been cut.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick

and Le Grand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le Grand lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Grand lands with a light punch inside.
Le Grand lands a left hand.
Le Grand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le Grand lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Le Grand.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Le Grand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Le Grand lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Le Grand lands an uppercut.

Malone is rocked!
Le Grand is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Le Grand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le Grand lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Grand working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Le Grand is pushing Malone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Le Grand working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone takes a shot to the head.
Oh Malone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Le Grand.
Malone tries a body shot but Le Grand blocks it.
Malone seems to have got his legs back now.
Malone tries to circle away but Le Grand has him pinned against the cage.
Le Grand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Le Grand lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malone or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Le Grand.
Le Grand stalling the fight.
Malone being controlled against the cage.
Le Grand continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Malone is looking to control Le Grand's arms but Le Grand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malone has his back to the cage.
Le Grand lands an uppercut.
Le Grand presses Malone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Le Grand lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Le Grand.
Le Grand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Grand avoiding damage.
Le Grand digs a right hand underneath Malone's ribcage. Malone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le Grand stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Grand.
Le Grand lands a shoulder strike.
Le Grand lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Le Grand is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Le Grand.

Le Grand drops Malone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Malone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Grand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Grand throws a big uppercut that drops Malone! More strikes from Le Grand and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Malone lies dazed against the cage as Le Grand celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Le Grand!