PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jung Lao (ranked 3733 p4p, 6297 weight class) and Kimshi Malvoe (ranked 448 p4p, 639 weight class). Lao's entrance music is Poison well by INSOLENCE . A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lao
vs
Malvoe

190 cm
20
218
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jung Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimshi Malvoe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Lao. No joy for Malvoe on that attempt.
Lao tries to land a front kick but Malvoe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Malvoe.
Jung Lao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimshi Malvoe.
Lao misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on Malvoe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Malvoe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lao misses with a kick to the body.
Jung Lao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lao slaps away a takedown attempt from Malvoe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malvoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvoe looks for a takedown but Lao sprawls well.
Malvoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Lao avoids the head kick by Malvoe.
Jung Lao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao avoids the head kick by Malvoe.
Lao throwing a counter right hand but Malvoe manages to avoid it.
Lao leaves Malvoe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lao throws a quick counter head kick but Malvoe was just out of range.
Lao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malvoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Malvoe gets tackled into the cage by Lao. Lao maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lao scores with a nice short uppercut.

Malvoe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lao uses from the top position.

Malvoe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lao stacks Malvoe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lao!
Malvoe seems a little lost for a moment, as Lao dominates the positioning.
Malvoe tries to bench press Lao off him but Lao keeps the position.
Lao tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Lao has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Malvoe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Lao.

Malvoe rushes Lao and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Lao swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lao misses with some punches.
Lao is pressed up against the cage. Malvoe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lao down to the mat. Lao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lao lands a jab to the nose.
Malvoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Malvoe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Malvoe.
Malvoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lao.
Malvoe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Malvoe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lao as he avoids it easily.

Malvoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lao, pushing him back against the cage.
Lao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malvoe backwards.
Lao letting Malvoe take a breather here.
Lao is leaning against Malvoe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malvoe blocks an uppercut.
Lao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malvoe backwards.
Lao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malvoe is defending well for now.
Malvoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malvoe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malvoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malvoe avoiding damage as Lao throws knees to the body.

Malvoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Malvoe gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvoe is looking to take a break and control but Lao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malvoe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jung Lao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Malvoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lao throws out the jab.
Lao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malvoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Malvoe moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Lao.
Lao misses with a body shot.

Lao gets caught napping as Malvoe dives in and scores a takedown. Lao manages to retain guard.
Malvoe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Malvoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malvoe trying to control but Lao is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao wants to hit a sweep here but Malvoe passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lao there!
Malvoe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lao is looking to escape.
Malvoe misses with a head shot.
Malvoe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lao looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvoe trying to control but Lao is having none of it.
Lao reaches up and holds on to Malvoe to control the position.
Malvoe wants to control the pace but Lao is squirming around nicely.
Lao is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao is squirming around, avoiding Malvoe's attempts to control the action.
Malvoe is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Malvoe is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lao is surviving well by controlling Malvoe's body position as best he can.
Malvoe wants to control the pace but Lao is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malvoe is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lao to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lao shrugs it off.
Lao really wants to buck Malvoe off and get back to his feet.
Malvoe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Malvoe wants to control the pace but Lao is squirming around nicely.
Malvoe punishing his opponent with strikes.

Lao is rocked!
Malvoe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Lao wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Malvoe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimshi Malvoe!
A relieved looking Kimshi Malvoe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.