PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 1318 p4p, 1076 weight class) and Hallis Mollen (ranked 202 p4p, 172 weight class). Mollen has chosen Rise Against - Like the Angel as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ekstrovertti
vs
Mollen

190 cm
41
194
32 - 25 - 2

194 cm
36
195
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hallis Mollen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekstrovertti looks to land a left hand but Mollen moved out of range nicely.
Ekstrovertti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mollen on the side of the head.
Mollen slips under a jab from Ekstrovertti.
Mollen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekstrovertti ducks under a wild hook from Mollen.
Ekstrovertti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been informed that Mollen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mollen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ekstrovertti misses with a straight left.
Mollen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A bone on bone clash there as Mollen blocks the leg kick.
Mollen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekstrovertti is just out of range.
A big right from Ekstrovertti misses.
Mollen throws a leg kick
and Ekstrovertti counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mollen. Ekstrovertti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mollen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekstrovertti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mollen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mollen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekstrovertti.
Mollen throws out a counter right but Ekstrovertti avoids it with no problem.
Mollen looks to land a right hand but Ekstrovertti moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti backing away here, and Mollen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mollen slips a jab from Ekstrovertti.
Mollen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mollen misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
Ekstrovertti tries to work over Mollen's front leg with a kick but Mollen checks it.
Mollen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mollen looks to throw the jab but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Ekstrovertti misses with a looping left.
Mollen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mollen scores with a jab.
Ekstrovertti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mollen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mollen misses with an uppercut.
Ekstrovertti throws a lazy uppercut
and Mollen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mollen throws a big shot that misses.
Ekstrovertti takes a swing at Mollen's ribcage but misses.
Mollen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ekstrovertti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mollen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mollen defending well as Ekstrovertti loads up on a big left hand.
Mollen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ekstrovertti on the side of the head.
Mollen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mollen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ekstrovertti cracks Mollen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mollen defending well as Ekstrovertti loads up on a big left hand.
Mollen with the counter takedown but Ekstrovertti avoids it easily.

Ekstrovertti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ekstrovertti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Mollen throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Mollen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ekstrovertti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mollen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekstrovertti.
Mollen looks to throw the jab but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ekstrovertti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mollen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mollen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ekstrovertti lands the left hand.
Ekstrovertti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mollen finds it's way round the side to connect with Ekstrovertti's head.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but Mollen checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mollen! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ekstrovertti misses its intended target.
Mollen leaves Ekstrovertti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ekstrovertti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mollen swivels and escapes.
Mollen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ekstrovertti can pounce on him.
Ekstrovertti blocks a low kick nicely.
Mollen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ekstrovertti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mollen checks a leg kick.
Ekstrovertti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ekstrovertti missing with a left hand there. Mollen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mollen throws a body kick that misses.
Ekstrovertti staying out of range there.
Mollen misses with a right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a thumping low kick.
Ekstrovertti misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mollen to counter with a crisp jab.
Mollen lands a leg kick that knocks Ekstrovertti off balance momentarily.
Ekstrovertti slips a straight right by Mollen.
Mollen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mollen finds it's way round the side to connect with Ekstrovertti's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mollen misses with the combination.
Mollen scores with the left hand. Ekstrovertti knows he should have avoided that one.
Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mollen.
Mollen throws a leg kick

and Ekstrovertti counters with a shoot takedown. Mollen fights it but they end up in guard.
Ekstrovertti content to stall in guard here.
Ekstrovertti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekstrovertti stops Mollen from standing up.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position from guard on top but Mollen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hallis Mollen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Mollen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ekstrovertti cracks a nice hook into Mollen's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Mollen.
Ekstrovertti attempts a counter takedown but Mollen avoids it well and moves away.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot.
Ekstrovertti throws a body shot but no joy.
Mollen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but Mollen moved away.
A little jabbing left from Mollen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mollen.
Mollen looks to throw the jab but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Ekstrovertti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mollen.
Mollen looks to land a right hand but Ekstrovertti moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen throws a sloppy body shot
and Mollen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekstrovertti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekstrovertti is looking to land body kicks.
Mollen throws out a powerful jab.
Mollen checks a leg kick.
Ekstrovertti throws a low kick but Mollen moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mollen is fending him off so far but Ekstrovertti persists. Nope, Mollen circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Mollen.
Ekstrovertti misses the jab.
Ekstrovertti just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekstrovertti throws a low kick but Mollen avoids it.
Mollen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ekstrovertti just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti blocks a low kick nicely.
Ekstrovertti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Ekstrovertti looking to score a takedown here. Mollen is defending well but Ekstrovertti drives through and ends up in Mollen's guard.
Vertti Ekstrovertti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ekstrovertti wants to control from the top but Mollen keeps moving.
Ekstrovertti stays in close to Mollen's body and controls the position.
Ekstrovertti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mollen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekstrovertti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ekstrovertti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mollen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ekstrovertti prevents Mollen from getting back to his feet.
Ekstrovertti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ekstrovertti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ekstrovertti takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mollen misses with a hook to the body
and Ekstrovertti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ekstrovertti looks to throw the jab but Mollen is out of range.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mollen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mollen misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Mollen as he checks the leg kick.
Mollen avoids a kick to the body.
Ekstrovertti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mollen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot.
Mollen misses with a wild body shot.
Ekstrovertti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mollen feints and then cracks Ekstrovertti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ekstrovertti down.
Mollen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mollen ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.
Hallis Mollen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ekstrovertti avoids the body shot from Mollen.
Ekstrovertti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mollen checks a leg kick.
Ekstrovertti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hallis Mollen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mollen manages to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti throws a chopping leg kick but Mollen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick lands for Mollen.
Ekstrovertti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mollen.
Ekstrovertti takes a swing at Mollen's ribcage but misses.
Ekstrovertti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ekstrovertti works Mollen's body with a nice hook.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mollen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekstrovertti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mollen misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
Ekstrovertti connects with an inside leg kick.
Ekstrovertti dips to his left and cracks Mollen with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vertti Ekstrovertti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ekstrovertti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ekstrovertti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mollen moves away.
Ekstrovertti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ekstrovertti slips a jab from Mollen.
Ekstrovertti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mollen moves out of range as Ekstrovertti strikes.
Mollen checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Mollen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mollen swinging wildly here.
Mollen misses with a hook
and Ekstrovertti counters with a thumping low kick.
Mollen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mollen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mollen's waist but Mollen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ekstrovertti off to one side.
Ekstrovertti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mollen checks it well.
Mollen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ekstrovertti defends it well.
Mollen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekstrovertti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mollen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ekstrovertti finds it's way round the side to connect with Mollen's head.
Mollen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mollen ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen thuds a left hand into Ekstrovertti's body.
Mollen misses with a wild body shot.
Mollen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mollen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mollen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ekstrovertti misses with a low kick as Mollen jumps back.
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut. Mollen saw that one coming.
Mollen missing with a left hand there. Ekstrovertti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mollen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mollen avoids it really well and circles away.
Ekstrovertti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mollen.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mollen lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mollen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mollen cracks Ekstrovertti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ekstrovertti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mollen checks it well.
Mollen tries a quick counter leg kick but Ekstrovertti is wise to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mollen. That's going to slow Ekstrovertti down.
A clash of legs there as Mollen blocks the low kick.
Mollen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mollen.
Mollen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekstrovertti misses with the combination.
Ekstrovertti throws an overhand right that lands on Mollen's shoulder, as Mollen tries to avoid the shot.
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut. Mollen saw that one coming.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mollen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti tried to score with a low kick but Mollen checks it.
Ekstrovertti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mollen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekstrovertti throws out the jab.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mollen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mollen! But no joy.
Mollen throws a looping overhand right but Ekstrovertti ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Ekstrovertti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mollen loads up on a big right hand but Ekstrovertti slips the punch.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook. Mollen ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mollen! But no joy.
An inside leg kick from Ekstrovertti misses.
Ekstrovertti misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ekstrovertti shoots in for a takedown but Mollen shows good takedown defense.
Mollen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vertti Ekstrovertti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mollen fakes the leg kick and cracks Ekstrovertti in the body.
Jab from Mollen.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook. Mollen ducked under it nicely.
Mollen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mollen misses with a wild body shot.
Ekstrovertti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mollen finds it's way round the side to connect with Ekstrovertti's head.
Mollen sizes up Ekstrovertti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mollen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekstrovertti just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekstrovertti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mollen misses with a straight right.
Mollen ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.
Mollen throws a hook to the side of Ekstrovertti's head but Ekstrovertti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekstrovertti misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ekstrovertti checks a leg kick.
Ekstrovertti ducks right into an uppercut from Mollen.
Mollen thuds his right hand into Ekstrovertti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ekstrovertti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mollen.
Mollen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hallis Mollen.
I think Mollen 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hallis Mollen!
In his post fight interview, Hallis Mollen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.