PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Conolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demyan Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conolly's entrance music is Rolling Stones - Satisfaction. A fine choice. Molotov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: mythbusters theme song. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Conolly
vs
Molotov

190 cm
22
207 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Conolly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demyan Molotov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conolly looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Conolly fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conolly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conolly wants to clinch up but Molotov keeps it at a distance.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Conolly tries to clinch but Molotov is having none of it.
Conolly tries to clinch there but Molotov circles away.
Molotov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Conolly tries to clinch there but Molotov circles away.
Molotov closes the distance and clinches up with Conolly, looking for a takedown. Molotov pushes Conolly against the cage but Conolly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eugenio Conolly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demyan Molotov.
Conolly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Molotov circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conolly circles away quickly and effectively.
Molotov shoots in but Conolly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Conolly stuffs the takedown attempt from Molotov. Molotov gets slowly back to his feet.

Molotov moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov landing knees to the head.
Molotov with a knee to the head.
Conolly throws a punch but it's blocked by Molotov.
Conolly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molotov has him pressed against the cage.
Molotov stalls.
Conolly is looking to break free of the clinch but Molotov has double underhooks.
Molotov landing knees to the head.
Conolly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Molotov lands a knee to the body.
Molotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Molotov looking to throw knees to the head but Conolly is blocking nicely.
Molotov effectively controlling the action here.
Molotov lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Molotov.
Molotov lands a nice elbow.
Molotov connects with a knee to the head.
Conolly throws an elbow but it misses.
Conolly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Molotov slowing the pace effectively.
Molotov looking to throw knees to the head but Conolly is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conolly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Molotov trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Conolly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Molotov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Molotov landing knees to the body.
Molotov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Conolly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Conolly breaks the clinch.
Conolly tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Molotov counters by moving into the clinch.
Conolly wants to get back to striking at distance but Molotov won't allow it.
Molotov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Molotov tries a knee to the head but Conolly blocks it.
Conolly lands a hook that snaps the head of Molotov backwards.
Conolly lands a nice uppercut.
Conolly lands an elbow just above Molotov 's eye.
Molotov crunches a lovely knee into Conolly's ribcage.
Conolly is looking to control Molotov's arms but Molotov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conolly has his back to the cage.
Molotov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conolly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Molotov moves into the clinch.
Molotov is looking to control Conolly's arms but Conolly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Molotov has his back to the cage.
Conolly stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Molotov looking to throw knees to the head but Conolly is blocking nicely.
Molotov avoids the elbow strike from Conolly, against the cage.
Conolly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Molotov tries to land a knee to the head but Conolly blocks with his arms.
Molotov lands a nice knee to the body.
Conolly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conolly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conolly is trying to maintain a safe position but Molotov gets an underhook and turns Conolly into the cage.
Molotov misses with a knee strike.
Conolly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Molotovs head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Molotov.
Conolly is trying to break free.
Molotov misses with a knee strike.

Conolly breaks from the clinch.

Conolly feints and as Molotov raises his hands in defense, Conolly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Conolly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Molotov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Molotov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Molotov has his foot on Conolly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conolly works his way back into a safe position though.
Molotov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conolly.

Molotov had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Conolly is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Molotov Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Conolly's back instead.
Conolly is trying to get back to his feet but Molotov has full control of the position and if anything, Conolly has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Conolly looking very determined here, making life difficult for Molotov.

Conolly is trying to shake Molotov off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Molotov won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conolly wants to clinch but Molotov slips to the side

and Molotov counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demyan Molotov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Conolly wants to clinch.
Molotov has his takedown stuffed
letting Conolly counter with a right hand.

Molotov moves into the clinch.
Molotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Molotov prevents Conolly from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Molotov as Conolly tries to tie him up.
Molotov lands a knee to the head.
Molotov avoiding damage.
Conolly wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Molotov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conolly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Molotov backwards.
Conolly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Molotov landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Molotov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Conolly wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Conolly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molotov's brow.
Conolly with a knee to the head.
Molotov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conolly misses with a punch on the inside.

Conolly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molotov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Molotov or perhaps it was just good defense by Conolly which made him look bad.
Eugenio Conolly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demyan Molotov.
Conolly closes the distance but Molotov moves to the side

and Molotov counters with a shoot takedown. Conolly fights it but they end up in guard.
Conolly is looking to stand up but Molotov isn't so interested in that idea.
Molotov won't allow Conolly to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Molotov drops back looking for a leg! Conolly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Conolly manages to kick Molotov off! Molotov jumps back into Conolly's guard.
Molotov slips nicely into half guard.
Conolly is trying to escape back to his feet but Molotov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conolly is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Molotov is controlling him well.
Molotov scoring with punches and elbows.
Molotov prevents Conolly from escaping the position.

Molotov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conolly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Molotov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Molotov moves into full mount!
Conolly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Molotov on the ground.
Conolly avoids a series of strikes thrown by Molotov.

Molotov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Conolly can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Molotov is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Molotov fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conolly tries to clinch up

and Molotov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Molotov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Molotov wants to work for an arm triangle but Conolly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conolly wants to get back to his feet.
Conolly tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demyan Molotov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Conolly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Molotov fails with the takedown.

Conolly takes the fight into the clinch.
Conolly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molotov is struggling to control the position.
Conolly tries a knee to the head but Molotov blocks it.
Molotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conolly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Conolly breaks the clinch.
Molotov misses with a takedown
and Conolly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conolly tries to clinch

and Molotov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Molotov blocks an elbow strike.
Conolly lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conolly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Conolly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Conolly.
A knee to the head by Molotov.
Molotov looking to slow down the pace here.
Conolly misses with a punch on the inside.
Conolly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Molotov's defenses.

Conolly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conolly throws a body kick that misses.
Conolly clinches but Molotov breaks the clinch

and Molotov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Molotov.

Conolly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conolly tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Molotov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Molotov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Demyan Molotov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conolly pushes Molotov off looking to stand but Molotov dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conolly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Molotov.
Molotov wants to take a breather but Conolly is having none of it.
Molotov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Molotov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Conolly is in trouble now - Molotov has advanced to mount!
Conolly is squirming around, avoiding Molotov's attempts to control the action.
Conolly is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Demyan Molotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Molotov won't let Conolly get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Molotov controlling the position easily from mount.
Conolly's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Molotov controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Conolly wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Molotov controlling his opponent.
Conolly is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Conolly working to try and regain half guard.
Molotov controlling his opponent.
Eugenio Conolly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molotov blocks Conolly's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demyan Molotov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Molotov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demyan Molotov!