PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Pereira (ranked 5571 p4p, 5909 weight class) and Marcelo Molina (ranked 247 p4p, 251 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pereira
vs
Molina

178 cm
18
140
0 - 1 - 0

158 cm
25
141
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcelo Molina!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Molina rushes Pereira and presses him up against the cage.

Pereira breaks the clinch.
Molina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Molina sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Molina closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.

Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been told by Pereira's head coaches at Besta-Fera Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Molina clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Pereira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marcelo Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Molina clinches with his opponent.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Molina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Molina.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Molina uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pereira breaks the clinch.

Molina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molina moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Molina clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Molina.

Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Molina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Molina clinches with his opponent.

Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Molina has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Molina pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.

Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Molina moves into the clinch successfully.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira cracks Molina with a good jab.
Pereira lands with a kick to the ribs.

Molina moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.

Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Pereira throws a jab when Molina was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Molina moves into the clinch successfully.
Molina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Molina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Pereira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Molina clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.

Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Molina moves in looking to clinch but Pereira pushes him off.
Molina is looking to clinch.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.

Molina closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Pereira breaks the clinch.

Molina moves into the clinch.

Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Molina doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Molina tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira throws a quick counter kick to the body but Molina avoids it.

Molina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Molina is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Molina has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira keeps control of Molina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Molina is trying to break free.
Molina is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
Molina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Molina. Molina maintains the clinch.

Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Molina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira working aggressively here.
Molina wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pereira manages to break the clinch.

Molina instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carlos Pereira will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Molina moves into the clinch.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from Molina.

Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molina doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Molina fails with an attempt to clinch.

Molina pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
Carlos Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira feints a jab promting Molina to slip. Pereira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Molina slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Molina clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Molina tries to circle away but Pereira has him pinned against the cage.
Molina just leaning against Pereira, taking a breather.
Marcelo Molina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Molina wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Molina closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.

Pereira breaks the clinch.
Marcelo Molina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molina takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Molina moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Molina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira keeps control of Molina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Molina is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.

Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Molina tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Molina ducks right into an uppercut from Pereira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Molina moves into the clinch.
Molina has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereira cracks a nice hook into Molina's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pereira pressing his opponent against the cage.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Molina has closed the distance and engaged Pereira in a clinch.

Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira misses with the combination.

Molina forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.

Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Molina closes the distance and clinches.

Pereira breaks from the clinch.

Molina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Molina pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Molina can't find room to land a body shot as Pereira controls the action.
Molina has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Molina has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Molina is looking to break free of the clinch but Pereira has double underhooks.
Molina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Molina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.
Molina misses with a knee strike.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Molina uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Molina wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Molina slips under a jab from Pereira.

Molina moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Molina scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Molina clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Pereira will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Molina moves into the clinch successfully.

Pereira breaks the clinch.

Molina closes the distance and clinches.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Molina closes the distance and clinches.

Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Molina fails with an attempt to clinch.

Molina has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Molina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Molina tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Molina.
Pereira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pereira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
Molina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut.
Molina ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Molina blocks a head kick by Pereira.

Molina clinches with his opponent.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Molina.
Molina blocking some punches.

Pereira breaks from the clinch.

Molina closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.
Molina leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Molina's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina pressing his opponent against the cage.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Molina checks a low kick from Pereira.

Molina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Molina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molina tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Crunch! Pereira slams his shin into Molina's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira throws a quick counter kick to the body but Molina avoids it.
Molina moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Molina tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.
Pereira throws a counter high kick but Molina was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Molina. Molina maintains the clinch.

Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.
Molina tries to clinch up.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.

Molina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.

Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pereira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Molina scrambles back to his feet.
Pereira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira half committed to a counter leg kick.

Molina has closed the distance and engaged Pereira in a clinch.
Molina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Molina is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira throws a body punch but Molina moves out of range.
Molina tries to clinch up.
Molina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.

Molina takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina scores with a shoulder strike.

Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Molina has managed to clinch.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Pereira manages to break the clinch.

Molina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carlos Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molina tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira tries to work over Molina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Molina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Molina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marcelo Molina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molina tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Molina.
I think Pereira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcelo Molina!