PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Malcoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilbert Tash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tash has chosen Seven drunken nights as his entrance music. Ilbert Tash is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Malcoms
vs
Tash

182 cm
21
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Malcoms !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilbert Tash!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tash rushes Malcoms and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malcoms trying to land knees to the body.
Malcoms lands a shoulder strike.
Tash tries a body shot but Malcoms blocks it.
Tash wants a takedown.
Tash takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malcoms .

Malcoms 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Tash finds it's target.
A slow jab from Malcoms misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tash shoots in for a takedown but Malcoms shows good takedown defense.
Tash looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malcoms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tash.

Malcoms darts in and clinches Tash up against the cage.
Malcoms tries a body shot but Tash blocks it.
Tash wants to break free but Malcoms has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcoms throws a head punch that misses.

Tash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tash throws a looping overhand right but Malcoms ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Malcoms wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tash throws a right hand that misses
and Malcoms counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malcoms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malcoms moves out of range as Tash strikes.

Tash shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Malcoms napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tash lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malcoms tries to improve position but can't.
Tash working the head with strikes.
Malcoms tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tash wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tash moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tash is chipping away with strikes.
Tash is staying tight to Malcoms 's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Tash tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Malcoms being controlled for a moment.
Tash grinds an elbow into Malcoms 's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tash has control of an arm but Malcoms manages to advance to Tash's back!
Malcoms has Tash flattened out and is raining down punches.
Tash is trying to break free.
Tash tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tash is trying desperately to improve position.
Tash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malcoms avoids the attempt from Tash to control.
Malcoms trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tash regains half guard.
Tash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Malcoms stopping the sweep attempt from Tash.
Malcoms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Tash throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Malcoms escapes and throws Tash's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Malcoms in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tash takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tash struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ilbert Tash will probably get the nod.
That's time! Malcoms 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Malcoms scores with a jab to the head.
Malcoms takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tash throws a combination that misses
and Malcoms counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tash staying out of range there.
Malcoms keeps the fight on the outside.
Malcoms throwing a counter right hand but Tash manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Malcoms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tash missing with a left hand there. Malcoms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malcoms throwing a counter right hand but Tash manages to avoid it.
Jab from Malcoms .
Tash misses with a body shot
and Malcoms counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ilbert Tash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tash fails with the takedown
and Malcoms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tash moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Malcoms .

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tash pulls guard.
Malcoms trying to control but Tash is working from the bottom.
Tash seems keen to control Malcoms 's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tash is on top in guard.

Ilbert Tash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tash looking to pass the guard.
Malcoms knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tash on the ground.

Tash is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tash controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tash won't allow Malcoms to sweep him here.
Malcoms looking to control.
Tash engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tash's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Malcoms working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tash looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Malcoms working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malcoms cracks a nice hook into Tash's ribs.
Tash throws a nice looking combination but Malcoms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tash lands a slapping body shot.
Tash looks to land a combination but Malcoms avoids it well.
Tash throws a nice looking combination but Malcoms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tash misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malcoms .
Malcoms is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tash.
Ilbert Tash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tash looks to land a right hand but Malcoms moved out of range.
Daniel Malcoms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tash throws the left hand but Malcoms avoids the punch easily.
Malcoms swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malcoms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tash.
A counter left hand to the body from Malcoms misses its target.
Tash looks to clinch
and Tash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malcoms misses with a body shot.
Malcoms cracks Tash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tash ducks right into an uppercut from Malcoms .
Tash moves out of range as Malcoms strikes.
Malcoms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tash swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ilbert Tash will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malcoms circles away.
A quick step to the side and Malcoms tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tash.
Tash misses with a left hand
and Malcoms counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tash throws a right hand that misses
and Malcoms counters with a one-two to the body.
Tash misses with a lunging right hand
and Malcoms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malcoms keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Malcoms misses its target.
Tash's corner calls for a 1-2. Tash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tash misses with a right hand
and Malcoms counters with a stiff right hand.
Tash swats away the attempt to clinch by Malcoms .
Malcoms lands a head shot.
Tash moves away from the strike by Malcoms .
Tash might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tash connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tash throws a head kick but Malcoms moves out of range.
Tash scores with a decent looking hook.
Tash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tash or perhaps it was just good defense by Malcoms , which made it look bad.
Tash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malcoms counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tash swings widly with a right hand
letting Malcoms counter with a right hand.
Tash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malcoms .
A jab from Malcoms misses.
Malcoms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tash.
Malcoms gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tash has a couple of punches blocked by Malcoms .
Malcoms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malcoms tries to throw a body punch but Tash avoids it by throwing Malcoms back against the cage.
Tash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tash swings wildly with an uppercut but Malcoms uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malcoms misses with some punches.
Tash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Malcoms .
Malcoms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tash backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcoms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tashs head.

Malcoms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tash tries for a takedown but Malcoms circles away easily
and Malcoms counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniel Malcoms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilbert Tash.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malcoms , as that shot connected.
Tash stuns Malcoms with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malcoms lands a right hook to the body.
Tash throws a right hand that Malcoms ducks under and follows up with a left that Malcoms also avoids with ease.
Tash fails with the takedown
and Malcoms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tash misses with an uppercut. Malcoms saw that one coming.
Malcoms moves away from the strike by Tash.
Tash swings for the body but Malcoms moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malcoms works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Malcoms checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malcoms throws a hook but Tash blocks it.
Tash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malcoms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tash moves away.
Tash changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tash misses with a looping left.
Tash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malcoms blocks a jab.
Tash slips under a jab.
Malcoms throws an off balance right hand
and Malcoms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tash throws a poor cross that misses
letting Malcoms counter with a right hand.
Tash misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Malcoms showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tash has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilbert Tash!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ilbert Tash made sure he mentioned Lion Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.