PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Molo's choice of entrance music: Nitro Circus. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Al Fazz
vs
Molo

190 cm
22
180 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

M/S Paint Fightwear *** Cheapest in town ***

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quizz Al Fazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molo thows a body shot but no joy.
Fazz walks into a left hand.
Fazz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Molo tries to work over Fazz's front leg with a kick but Fazz checks it.
Molo blocks the body kick.
Molo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fazz. Fazz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fazz feints and then cracks Molo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molo down.
Fazz throws a leg kick but Molo checks it.
Molo moves out of range as Fazz throws a body kick.
Molo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fazz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Fazz misses
and Molo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Molo misses with a low kick.
Fazz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fazz with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fazz wants to clinch.
Molo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fazz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fazz.
A low kick from Fazz misses
and Molo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molo cracks Fazz with an open hand slap.
Molo avoids the head kick by Fazz.
Molo wants to clinch
and Fazz counters with an outside leg kick.
Fazz lands a body shot.
Fazz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Molo misses.
Fazz misses with a leg kick
and Molo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Molo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses.
Fazz is looking to chop away at Molo's legs.
Fazz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fazz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Molo.
A right-left combo lands from Fazz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molo blocks a leg kick.
Fazz blocks a head kick by Molo.
Fazz moves forwards but Molo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molo throws a sloppy head kick and Fazz moves out of range easily.
Molo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fazz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Molo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fazz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Molo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fazz throws a lazy body kick
and Molo counters with a series of strikes. Fazz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Molo lands with a nice combination. Fazz backs away looking to recover.
Fazz looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Molo moves into the clinch successfully.
Fazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Molo is leaning against Fazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Molo is pushing Fazz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fazz misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz is trying to force a seperation but Molo has the dominant position.
Fazz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Molo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fazz backwards.
Molo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fazz backwards.
Fazz throws an elbow that misses.
Molo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fazz.
Molo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Molo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molo moves out of range of the body kick from Fazz.
Molo throws the left hand but Fazz avoids the punch easily.
Molo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fazz. That one must have hurt.
Fazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fazz throws a sloppy head kick and Molo moves out of range easily.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fazz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fazz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Molo is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz misses with a wild body shot.
Fazz throws the left hand but Molo avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Fazz.
Molo throws a big shot that misses.
Fazz misses with a hook to the body
and Molo counters with a nice body kick.
Fazz is breathing heavily.
Fazz blocks a jab.
Fazz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Molo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Molo blocks a head kick by Fazz.
Fazz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molo throws a head kick that misses
and Fazz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molo lands a jab.
Fazz misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martti Molo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Molo misses the jab.
Fazz moves out of range as Molo strikes.
Quizz Al Fazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fazz thows a leg kick but Molo checks it
and Molo counters with a head kick. That will keep Fazz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Molo tries to clinch up.
Molo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fazz's calf.
Fazz staying out of range there.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses
and Molo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fazz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fazz misses with a leg kick.
Molo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fazz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Molo lands with a shot to the body.
Fazz motions for Molo to come forward. Fazz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Molo is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Molo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fazz is out of range.
Molo blocks the body kick.
Molo scores with the left hand. Fazz knows he should have avoided that one.
Molo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fazz momentarily.
Fazz throws a half hearted mid kick.

Molo darts in and clinches Fazz up against the cage.
Molo blocks the elbow strike.
Molo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fazz as Molo tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fazz misses with a punch on the inside.
Molo has Fazz pressed against the cage.
Molo blocks an elbow strike.
Molo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Molo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Molo avoids the elbow strike from Fazz, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fazz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Molo.
Molo digs a right hand into Fazz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fazz's gas tank.
Molo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fazz throws an elbow but misses.
Molo blocks an elbow strike from Fazz.
Molo is pushing Fazz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fazz misses with an elbow over the top.
Molo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Molo pushes Fazz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Molo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Molo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fazz's efforts to push away.
Molo blocks the elbow strike.
Fazz dodges an elbow strike from Molo.
Fazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fazz avoids a wild elbow strike from Molo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Molo.
Fazz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Molo is keeping busy.
Molo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molo presses Fazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Molo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fazz lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Molo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Molo dodges an elbow strike from Fazz.
Fazz misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fazz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fazz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Molo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fazz backwards.
Molo lands a damaging elbow.
Molo digs a right hand into Fazz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fazz's gas tank.
Molo is trying to break the clinch but Fazz has him pressed against the cage.
Molo lands an uppercut.
Fazz takes a shot to the head.
Molo leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Molo.
Molo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fazz has Molo pressed against the cage, preventing Molo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Molo blocks the elbow strike.
Molo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fazz trying to control the position but instead, Molo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fazz into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Molo.
Molo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fazz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Molo.
Molo stalling in the clinch but Fazz improves position.
Molo slows down the pace here.
Molo is breathing heavily.
Molo lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martti Molo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fazz thows a leg kick but Molo checks it
and Molo counters with a two punch combo.
Molo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fazz.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fazz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fazz tries to work over Molo's front leg with a kick but Molo checks it.
Fazz throws a leg kick but Molo moved away.
A low kick from Fazz is predictable there
and Molo counters with a nice leg kick.
Fazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fazz's corner calls for a 1-2. Fazz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Molo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as Molo blocks the low kick.
Fazz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Molo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fazz thumps Molo with a low kick.
Molo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fazz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz feints and then cracks Molo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molo down.
Fazz tries to land a front kick but Molo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fazz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Fazz rushes Molo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Molo is trying to maintain a safe position but Fazz gets an underhook and turns Molo into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fazz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Molo misses with a body punch.
Fazz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fazz throws an elbow but misses.
Fazz misses with an elbow strike.
Molo blocks the elbow strike.
Come on Molo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fazz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Molo trying to stall but Fazz improves his position.
Fazz is pushing Molo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz prevents a body shot from Molo.
Molo landing knees to the body.
Fazz has had enough of the clinch but Molo keeps him there for the moment.
Fazz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Molo is keeping busy.
Fazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molo avoids it.
Fazz misses with an elbow over the top.
Molo controlling the action here for a moment.
Fazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fazz has Molo pressed against the cage.
Molo throws a head punch that misses.
Fazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Molo blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molo's brow.
Molo lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fazz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo scores with a hook to the body.
Molo cracks Fazz with a nice body shot.
Fazz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Molo stalling.
Fazz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Molo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fazzs head.
Molo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fazz is defending well for now.
Molo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Molo.

Fazz breaks from the clinch.
Molo throws out a powerful jab.
Fazz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Molo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Molo blocks a head kick by Fazz.
Fazz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Molo missing with a left hand there. Fazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martti Molo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molo throws the left hand but Fazz avoids the punch easily.
Molo misses with a wild combination.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Molo rushes Fazz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fazz tries to stall but Molo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Molo slows down the pace here.
Quizz Al Fazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fazz takes a shot to the head.
Fazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fazz throws an elbow but it misses.
Molo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molo blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fazz throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quizz Al Fazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Molo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martti Molo!