PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darron Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Malish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Curry
vs
Malish

207 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darron Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denis Malish!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry lands a high kick!
Curry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Curry shoots for a takedown but Malish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Curry shoots in looking for a takedown. Malish tries to sprawl out of it but Curry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Malish drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Curry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry wants to sweep here but Malish controlling him for the moment.

Malish drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malish jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Malish thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Malish is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Curry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Curry has escaped and now he's on top!

Curry wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Malish's closed guard. He's half up but Malish has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Malish pivots and extends the arm, Curry falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Malish! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denis Malish!