PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Malone (ranked 3221 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselm Wilks (ranked 5402 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Black Skinhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Malone
vs
Wilks

168 cm
27
131 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anselm Wilks!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Wilks. That snapped Malone's head back.
Malone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilks looks to throw the jab but Malone is out of range.
A big right from Wilks misses.
Wilks loads up on a big right hand but Malone slips the punch.
Malone appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wilks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilks just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wilks sprawls and moves away.
Wilks just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone avoids the body shot from Wilks.
Wilks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
Wilks lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilks lands with a nice body punch.
Wilks swings widly with a right hand

so Malone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Malone stands and throws Wilks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Malone in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wilks is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Malone!
A determined Paul Malone didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!