PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morekwat Mawutzinin (ranked 3485 p4p, 6055 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 429 p4p, 549 weight class). Morekwat Mawutzinin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mawutzinin
vs
Malone

175 cm
20
185
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
178
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morekwat Mawutzinin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a push kick but Mawutzinin slaps the foot to one side.

Mawutzinin gets a clinch.
Mawutzinin misses with some punches.
Malone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mawutzinin gets through Malone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Malone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin takes a shot to the head.
Mawutzinin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Malone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mawutzinin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Mawutzinin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mawutzinin misses with a punch to the body.
Mawutzinin lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone misses with the head strike.
Mawutzinin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mawutzinin blocking some punches.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mawutzinin.
Malone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mawutzinin's elbow.
Malone misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mawutzinin.
Malone scores with a hook to the body.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Mawutzinin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malone throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mawutzinin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mawutzinin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawutzinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone avoiding damage as Mawutzinin throws knees to the body.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mawutzinin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mawutzinin.
Malone misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Mawutzinin.
Malone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malone struggles to land a body shot inside as Mawutzinin controls his hands.
Mawutzinin lands an elbow inside that Malone shrugs off.
Mawutzinin lands an uppercut.
Mawutzinin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Mawutzinin.
Malone working aggressively here.
Mawutzinin misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone avoiding damage as Mawutzinin throws knees to the body.
Mawutzinin pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mawutzinin on the inside.
Mawutzinin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mawutzinin missing with knees to the body.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by Mawutzinin.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mawutzinin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malone tries to throw a body punch but Mawutzinin avoids it by throwing Malone back against the cage.
Malone avoiding damage as Mawutzinin throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Mawutzinin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malone misses with some punches.
Mawutzinin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mawutzinin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Malone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mawutzinin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mawutzinin missing with knees to the body.
Mawutzinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mawutzinin's elbow.
A short left from Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin blocking some punches.
Mawutzinin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mawutzinin swings wildly with an uppercut but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mawutzinin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mawutzinin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Morekwat Mawutzinin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mawutzinin drives through and clinches with Malone against the cage.
Mawutzinin struggles to land a body shot inside as Malone controls his hands.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mawutzinin blocks a body shot from Malone.
Malone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Mawutzinin blocking some punches.
Malone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mawutzinin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mawutzinin has Malone pressed against the cage.
Malone lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Mawutzinin gets through Malone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mawutzinin throws a punch but it's blocked by Malone.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mawutzinin blocks an uppercut.
Mawutzinin blocking some punches.
Mawutzinin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone throws a head punch that misses.
Malone blocks an elbow strike from Mawutzinin.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mawutzinin misses with a punch to the body.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Mawutzinin working aggressively here.
Mawutzinin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mawutzinin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Mawutzinin.
Morekwat Mawutzinin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin throws a head punch that misses.
Mawutzinin blocking some punches.
Mawutzinin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mawutzinin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mawutzinin blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Malone on the inside.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mawutzinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawutzinin trying to land knees to the body.
Mawutzinin blocks an uppercut.
Mawutzinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mawutzinin blocks a body shot from Malone.
Mawutzinin lands a nice elbow.
Mawutzinin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mawutzinin lands a right hand.
Mawutzinin lands an elbow inside that Malone shrugs off.
Mawutzinin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mawutzinin lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mawutzinin.
A short left from Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mawutzinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mawutzinin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malone being controlled against the cage.
Mawutzinin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawutzinin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malone misses with the head strike.
Mawutzinin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malones head.
Mawutzinin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mawutzinin scores with a shoulder strike.
Mawutzinin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malone avoiding damage as Mawutzinin throws knees to the body.
Mawutzinin can't find room to land a body shot as Malone controls the action.
Mawutzinin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mawutzinin trying to land knees to the body.
Mawutzinin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Malone scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Mawutzinin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mawutzinin.
Mawutzinin misses with a punch to the body.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Mawutzinin.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by Mawutzinin.
Malone tries to throw a body punch but Mawutzinin avoids it by throwing Malone back against the cage.
Mawutzinin pushes Malone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mawutzinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mawutzinin lands an elbow just above Malone 's eye.
Mawutzinin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malone's elbow.
Malone misses with some punches.
Malone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malone throws a head punch that misses.
Mawutzinin lands with a left to the head.
Mawutzinin throws a punch but it's blocked by Malone.
Mawutzinin working aggressively here.
Mawutzinin works on Malone's body with a couple of short punches.
Mawutzinin lands an elbow inside that Malone shrugs off.
Mawutzinin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Morekwat Mawutzinin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mawutzinin tries to clinch up
and Malone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mawutzinin staying out of range there.
Mawutzinin wants to clinch up but Malone keeps it at a distance.
Mawutzinin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mawutzinin wants to clinch but Malone slips to the side

and Malone counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mawutzinin! Malone lets Mawutzinin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Mawutzinin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mawutzinin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malone - the referee stops the clock and Mawutzinin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malone. Mawutzinin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mawutzinin ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
Malone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mawutzinin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Malone connects with a solid leg kick.
Malone lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mawutzinin tries to clinch but Malone moves away

and Malone counters with a nice right hand that sends Mawutzinin toppling to the canvas! Mawutzinin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Malone finish him?!
Oh Mawutzinin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body kick there by Malone.
Malone feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Mawutzinin collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sylvester Malone!