PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Marie Mubiala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't Be Touched. Waleed Malik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Malik
vs
Marie Mubiala

182 cm
32
205 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Marie Mubiala!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mubiala throws a leg kick but Malik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mubiala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malik wants to clinch.
Malik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jean Marie Mubiala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mubiala. Malik shrugs it off though.
Mubiala blocks a head kick by Malik.
Mubiala thumps Malik with a low kick.
Mubiala lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Waleed Malik has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mubiala punishes Malik's body with a nice straight punch.
Mubiala scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mubiala tries to keep at a distance but Malik has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mubiala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mubiala scoring well with a low kick there.
Malik is looking to clinch.
Malik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mubiala throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malik.
Mubiala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malik misses with a straight right.
Malik takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mubiala tries a head kick but it misses.
Mubiala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malik at a distance.
Mubiala misses with a head kick.
Malik moves to clinch but Mubiala breaks away
and Mubiala counters with a nice leg kick.
Malik moves out of range of the body kick.
Malik tries to clinch up
and Mubiala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malik's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mubiala. Malik does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubiala tries a head kick but it misses.
Malik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mubiala is out of range.
Mubiala with a jab.
Mubiala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malik on the side of the head.
Malik tries to clinch up
and Mubiala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mubiala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malik walks into a left hand.
Mubiala keeps the fight on the outside.
Malik blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik misses with a right hand
and Mubiala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Malik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mubiala jabs Malik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malik wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malik crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mubiala - the referee stops the clock and Malik gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mubiala. Malik manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mubiala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mubiala connects with a solid leg kick.
Mubiala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Marie Mubiala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Waleed Malik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mubiala tries to score with a low kick but Malik moves his leg out of the way.
Mubiala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mubiala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mubiala counters with a thumping low kick.
Malik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mubiala!
An inside leg kick lands from Mubiala.
Mubiala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Mubiala throws a front kick that sends Malik stumbling back into the cage.
Malik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malik will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Mubiala.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Mubiala.
Malik wants to stay close but Mubiala steps back to make room for something. Malik seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Mubiala and Malik drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Marie Mubiala!