PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Maalihe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hell comes into the arena with Ruby blaring out of the sound system. Van Hell looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Hell
vs
Maalihe

188 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marek Maalihe!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hell misses with a head kick.
Maalihe swinging wilding here.
Maalihe checks a low kick from Hell.
A good leg kick by Maalihe.
Hell is breathing heavily.
Maalihe misses with a series of wild punches.
Maalihe looks to land a combination but Hell avoids it well.
Maalihe throws a head kick that misses
and Hell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maalihe dodges the punch combination from Hell.
Hell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maalihe. Maalihe obviously looking to wear him down.

Maalihe sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Hell to the ground! Maalihe dives into full mount looking to finish!

Hell is rocked!

It looks like Van Hell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maalihe looking to finish Hell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hell!
Oh Hell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maalihe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hell is looking to escape.
Hell seems to have got his legs back now.
Maalihe content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maalihe lands a nice shot to the head.
Hell wants to get back to his feet.
Maalihe with good strikes from the mount here!

Maalihe goes for an armbar but Hell turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hell.

Maalihe is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maalihe.
Hell takes a shot to the head.
Maalihe stalling.
Hell can't get the takedown.
Maalihe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hell or not.
Hell takes an elbow to the temple.
Maalihe looking to throw knees to the head but Hell is blocking nicely.
Maalihe dodges an elbow strike from Hell.
Maalihe is stalling here.
Maalihe lands a knee to the head.
Maalihe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maalihe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hell swinging wilding here.
Maalihe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maalihe misses with a few strikes there.
Maalihe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hell.
Maalihe blocks a head kick by Hell.
Hell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hell, right into the meat.
Hell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hell throws a head kick but Maalihe moves out of range.
Maalihe tries to clinch up but Hell circles away and keeps his distance.
Hell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hell tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maalihe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Maalihe throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maalihe.
Maalihe throws a leg kick which misses Hell's front leg but catches the back leg as Hell tries to avoid it.
Maalihe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hell throws a sloppy head kick and Maalihe moves out of range easily.
Hell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Hell.
Maalihe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hell misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hell lands with a right hand.
A combination from Maalihe does no damage.
Maalihe blocks a head kick by Hell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marek Maalihe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Hell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maalihe misses with a head kick.
Maalihe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hell at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maalihe scoring well with a low kick there.

Maalihe drives through and clinches with Hell against the cage.
Maalihe crunches a lovely knee into Hell's ribcage.
Maalihe scores with a shoulder strike.
Hell takes an elbow to the temple.
Maalihe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maalihe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maalihe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maalihe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hell avoids the damage to the body.
Maalihe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maalihe prevents Hell from breaking the clinch.
Maalihe stalling against the cage.
Maalihe prevents Hell from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Maalihe as the two fighters clinch.
Hell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maalihe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maalihe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hell tries to break the clinch but Maalihe is controlling the position.
Maalihe misses with a knee strike.
Maalihe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hell avoids the damage to the body.
Maalihe tries to land a knee to the head but Hell blocks with his arms.
Hell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maalihe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hell wants to get back to striking at distance but Maalihe won't allow it.
Maalihe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hell up against the cage.
Hell is looking to break free of the clinch but Maalihe has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maalihe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Maalihe.
Maalihe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maalihe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maalihe is stalling here.

Hell breaks from the clinch.
Hell defending well as Maalihe loads up on a big left hand.
Maalihe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marek Maalihe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maalihe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hell throws a combination that misses
and Maalihe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Maalihe is rocked!
Maalihe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Hell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maalihe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hell's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell connects with a looping right hand.
Marek Maalihe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Hell is predictable there
and Maalihe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Maalihe.
Donk. Maalihe catches Hell right on the button with a cross.
Hell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hell lands a high kick!
Maalihe is still on wobbly legs! Can Hell finish him?
Hell dances in with a quick combination. Maalihe is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Hell snaps Maalihe's head back. Maalihe stumbles backwards against the cage. Hell steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Maalihe's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Maalihe just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Van Hell!