PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wilson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Last Dragon. Simeon Malaya acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wilson
vs
Malaya

189 cm
29
180 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

190 cm
30
180 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Malaya saw that one coming.
Malaya lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wilson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Malaya circles away.
Malaya stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malaya misses with a straight right.
Malaya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilson takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Malaya off the cage and back into range.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Nice straight punches there by Wilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilson.
Wilson cracks Malaya with an open hand slap.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya throws a body kick that misses.
Malaya slips a jab from Wilson.
Malaya connects with a looping right hand.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malaya tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malaya wants to land a leg kick but Wilson is out of range.
Malaya digs a good hook to Wilson's body.

Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Malaya has his hands on Wilson's head, controlling the position.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works over Malaya with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Malaya has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson postures up in Malaya's guard and throws a big left but Malaya blocks it.
Wilson postures up in Malaya's guard and throws a big left but Malaya blocks it.
Malaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Malaya pulls Wilson in to control the position.
Wilson postures up in Malaya's guard and throws a big left but Malaya blocks it.
Malaya trying to control the position.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malaya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malaya is pulling down on Wilson's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Simeon Malaya was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Malaya misses with a body shot
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Malaya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malaya looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Malaya lands a body shot.
Malaya cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malaya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilson rather than just go for the knockout.
Malaya lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
Malaya tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Malaya.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilson catches Malaya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malaya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malaya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malaya throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Malaya leaves Wilson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.

Wilson instigates a clinch.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Simeon Malaya will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Malaya misses with a hook.
Malaya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Malaya connects with a high kick.
Malaya takes one on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malaya.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Malaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson needs to keep his hands up - Malaya had a free shot at his head there.
Wilson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Malaya's ribs.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Wilson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malaya misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Wilson throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malaya throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Simeon Malaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaya throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Malaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Malaya saw that one coming.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Nice sprawl there from Malaya as Wilson shoots in.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Malaya ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malaya lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Malaya counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Malaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malaya. Malaya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simeon Malaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wilson if he has to take too many more of those.
Malaya connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malaya jabs at Wilson's body.
Jab by Wilson.
Wilson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
Malaya slips under a jab from Wilson.
Malaya slips under a jab from Wilson.
Wilson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilson scrambles back to his feet.
Malaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malaya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Wilson is rocked!
Wilson throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilson walks straight into a right hand from Malaya - that's dropped him! Malaya jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Wilson from any more punishment! Wilson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Simeon Malaya!
Simeon Malaya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.