PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwadz Malouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Malouf
vs
Mitchell

200 cm
18
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwadz Malouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanley Mitchell !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malouf just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell .
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malouf was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell .
Malouf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malouf throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Malouf lands a nice hook to Mitchell 's body. Mitchell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malouf connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Malouf moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell lands a jab to Malouf's midsection.
Jab from Malouf.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malouf throws out the jab.
Malouf seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kwadz Malouf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Malouf is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a poor cross that misses
and Malouf counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malouf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Malouf moves away and avoids it.
Malouf just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell ! But no joy.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Malouf avoids the punch easily.
Malouf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Kwadz Malouf has been cut.
Malouf throws a big shot that misses.
Malouf looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malouf moves away.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malouf was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malouf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malouf.
Malouf throws a big shot that misses.
Malouf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malouf moves away from the strike by Mitchell .
Malouf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Malouf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malouf catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malouf moves away.
Malouf looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malouf lands the left hand.
Malouf looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Malouf counters with a right hand to the body.
Malouf throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Malouf just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Malouf misses.
Malouf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Malouf moved out of range.
Malouf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malouf avoids the body shot from Mitchell .
Malouf was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malouf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malouf swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malouf misses with a hook.
Malouf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Malouf misses its target.
Malouf throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Malouf ducked under it nicely.
Malouf scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malouf counters with a straight right hand.
Malouf defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Malouf misses.
Malouf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malouf throws a right hand that misses
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kwadz Malouf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kwadz Malouf's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mitchell throws a jab when Malouf was well out of range.
Mitchell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malouf.
Malouf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell .
A little feinted left hand from Malouf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malouf just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Malouf is just out of range.
Malouf moves away from the strike by Mitchell .
Mitchell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Malouf.
Malouf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell .
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Malouf.
A jab from Malouf misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malouf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malouf lands a jab to Mitchell 's midsection.
Malouf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malouf 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.
Malouf looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Mitchell connects with a right hand. Malouf shakes it off.
Malouf throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Malouf throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Malouf counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Malouf just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malouf misses with a body shot.
Mitchell throws a jab when Malouf was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a poor cross that misses
and Malouf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mitchell thinking.
Malouf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Malouf's body.
Malouf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malouf throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Nice straight punches there by Malouf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malouf.
A jab from Malouf misses.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malouf bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mitchell 's head.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malouf throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a body punch
and Malouf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Malouf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell .
Malouf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mitchell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malouf finds it's way round the side to connect with Mitchell 's head.
Mitchell takes a swing at Malouf's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malouf. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malouf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Malouf tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Malouf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwadz Malouf is winning the standup battle so far.
Malouf with a nice cross.
Malouf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malouf sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell . Malouf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malouf is looking to counter punch.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Malouf counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Malouf moves out of range.
Malouf connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malouf avoids the body shot from Mitchell .
A swing and a miss from Mitchell .
Malouf misses with a body shot.
Malouf throws a shot to the body.
Malouf throws a shot to the body.
Malouf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malouf throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwadz Malouf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kwadz Malouf's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Malouf.
Mitchell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mitchell misses with a left hand
and Malouf counters with a straight right hand.
Malouf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malouf throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Malouf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell throws out a counter right but Malouf avoids it with no problem.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Malouf ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Malouf misses the target.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Malouf counters with a stiff right hand.
Malouf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malouf.
Mitchell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mitchell throws a poor cross that misses
and Malouf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malouf's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malouf scrambles back to his feet.
Malouf slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malouf throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Malouf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell .
It seemed like Mitchell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malouf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Malouf throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Mitchell .
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Malouf moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Malouf misses.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malouf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malouf defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Malouf misses the target.
Mitchell moves out of range as Malouf strikes.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malouf was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell .
Mitchell swings for the body but Malouf moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Malouf scores with a body shot.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malouf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mitchell thinking.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malouf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell .
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Malouf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malouf slips under a jab from Mitchell .
Malouf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell .
It looked like Malouf was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mitchell .
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!
Malouf ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell .
A counter left hand to the body from Malouf misses its target.
Malouf throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Malouf is out of range.
It looked like Malouf was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mitchell .
Mitchell throws a hook but Malouf blocks it.
Mitchell throws a hook but Malouf avoids it easily.
Malouf lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malouf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell .
Malouf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell .
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malouf blocks a jab.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Mitchell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malouf swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malouf fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Malouf saw that one coming.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Good exchange - Malouf coming out on top.
Malouf throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Malouf.
Malouf throws a body shot but no joy.
Malouf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Malouf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malouf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stanley Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwadz Malouf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malouf misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwadz Malouf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malouf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwadz Malouf!