PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molina has chosen I need a Doctor as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Javier Molina enters the cage!

Mo
vs
Molina

180 cm
22
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Molina!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mo shoots in and bounces Molina off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Molina is keeping the position for now.
Mo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mo stopping the sweep attempt from Molina.
Mo wants to stand and escape but instead Molina has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mo keeping moving, preventing Molina from controlling successfully.
Mo wants to sweep but no luck.
Molina is looking to work some ground and pound but Mo has wrist control.
Mo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Molina.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Molina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Molina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Molina tries to free his leg and advance position but Mo is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molina is looking to stand up but Mo won't let him.
Mo keeping moving, preventing Molina from controlling successfully.
Mo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Molina on the ground.

Molina drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Molina jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Molina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina looking to sit in guard and control but Mo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Molina keeping full guard, as Mo tries to pass.
Mo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Molina is looking to stand up but Mo isn't so interested in that idea.
Mo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Molina is proving hard to escape from.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Molina controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Mo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mo throws a right hand that Molina ducks under and follows up with a left that Molina also avoids with ease.
Molina misses with a wild combination.

Mo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mo not doing much here.
Mo trying to control from half guard but Molina is working away.

King Mo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Molina goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Molina clinches up against the cage.
Molina trying to land knees to the body.
Molina misses with a knee strike.
Mo tries to circle away but Molina has him pinned against the cage.
Molina stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Molina connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mo's face.
Molina lands an elbow that stopped Mo in his tracks for a moment.
Mo managing to block the knees to the body from Molina.
A knee to the head by Molina.
Mo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Molina slowing the pace effectively.

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.
Molina prevents Mo from breaking the clinch.
Mo wants to break free but Molina has control.
Molina with a knee to the head.
Mo is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Molina breaks the clinch.
Mo scores with a punch to the head.
Mo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Molina misses with a few strikes there.
Mo throws a lazy head kick
and Molina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molina throws a head kick that half lands.
Molina throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Molina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Molina is on top in guard.
Mo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Molina drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Molina jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Molina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Molina wants to control from the top but Mo keeps moving.
Mo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mo tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Molina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Molina wants to control from the top but Mo keeps moving.
Mo wants to sweep here but Molina controlling him for the moment.
Molina trying to control the position from guard on top but Mo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Javier Molina has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Molina misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Javier Molina will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Molina counters with a thumping low kick.
King Mo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch but Mo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Molina pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mo back to the cage. Molina follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Molina has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Molina.
Molina lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mo slips a jab and a cross from Molina.
Mo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molina lands with a nice body kick.
Molina throws a right and a left that Mo avoids nicely.
Molina scores with a nice right hand.
Molina lands with a slapping head kick.
Mo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Molina has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Molina scores with a nice hook to the head.
Molina goes for a takedown attempt but Mo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Molina lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Molina dips to his left and cracks Mo with an uppercut!
Molina lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mo misses with a straight left.
Molina avoids the body shot from Mo.
Molina moves out of range as Mo strikes.
Mo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Molina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Mo misses.
Mo misses with a hook
and Molina counters with a head kick.
Molina keeps Mo at a distance using the push kick.
Molina lands a two punch combo.
Molina lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo keeps the fight on the outside.
Molina throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mo's head.
Molina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mo takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Molina moves in looking to clinch but Mo pushes him off.
Molina lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice combination there by Molina.
King Mo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from Molina does no damage.
A head kick misses from Molina.
Molina walks into a jab.
Mo looks to score with a jab to the body but Molina is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo connects with a crisp jab.

Mo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Molina was covering up waiting for the punch and Mo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Molina throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Molina keeping moving, preventing Mo from controlling successfully.
Molina trying to keep a closed guard but Mo is proving a slippery customer.
Molina keeping moving, preventing Mo from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because King Mo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Molina throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mo's head.
Mo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Molina counters with a thumping low kick.
Molina thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mo if he has to take too many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molina throws a sloppy head kick and Mo moves out of range easily.
Mo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molina throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Javier Molina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Molina!
Molina fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Molina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Molina 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Molina!