PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marv Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Mola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turner
vs
Mola

190 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marv Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Totoy Mola!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Totoy Mola has been cut.

Turner forces Mola back against the cage and clinches.

Mola has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Turner regains guard immediately.
Mola stops Turner from standing up.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Mola is proving a slippery customer.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mola.
Mola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mola trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Mola postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
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!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turner holds on and takes a little breather.
Mola wants to stand but Turner is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mola looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
Mola tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mola was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Mola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but Mola persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing.
Marv Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Totoy Mola.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mola shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mola was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mola landing strikes from the mount and Turner is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner tries to hold on but Mola pushes him away.
Turner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Turner tries to hold on but Mola postures up.
Mola landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mola tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Turner is squirming around, avoiding Mola's attempts to control the action.
Turner is trying desperately to improve position.
Mola raining down shots from the mount!
Mola with good strikes from the mount here!
Mola punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mola looking to ground and pound but Turner is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mola has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turner's face.
Mola scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mola fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mola with shots to the head and body - Turner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mola connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Turner working to try and regain half guard.
Turner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turner tries to get out of the position.
Turner is in a horrible position here. Mola smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turner is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mola throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Totoy Mola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Totoy Mola's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Mola moves out of range easily.
A cross from Mola lands.
Turner tries to clinch there but Mola circles away.

Mola drives through with a takedown into Turner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Mola stands up from Turner's guard - Mola perhaps looking for a knockout.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Totoy Mola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mola tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner throws a head kick but Mola moves out of range.
Mola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turner but Turner pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turner circles away.
Mola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Mola shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marv Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Totoy Mola.
Mola looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Mola closes the distance and clinches up with Turner, looking for a takedown. Mola pushes Turner against the cage but Turner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mola has a takedown stuffed.
Mola is breathing heavily.
Mola shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turner sprawls well. Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mola gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Mola with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mola takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mola shoots in but no luck this time.
Mola shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mola moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turner lands a jab to the head.
Mola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mola fails to land the takedown.

Turner gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner prevents the takedown attempt.
Turner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Turner manages to break the clinch.
Mola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turner avoids it really well and circles away.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner misses with a double jab.
Mola misses with a series of wild punches.
Mola looks for a takedown but Turner sprawls well.
Marv Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Mola falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turner scores with a head kick. Mola tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner tries to clinch there but Mola circles away.
Mola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turner but Turner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Turner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marv Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Totoy Mola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Mola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mola. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mola clinches.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Mola avoids the damage to the body.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner looks to land a combination but Mola avoids it well.

Mola closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mola lands in his opponent's guard.
Totoy Mola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mola is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mola stands and throws Turner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mola wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mola is controlling him well.
Mola working the ground and pound.
Turner is not content to let Mola control the position.
Turner defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to get back to his feet.
Turner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Mola is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mola is looking to take a break and control but Turner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mola working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mola in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Mola thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mola.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An elbow from Mola crashes against the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Totoy Mola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mola 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Totoy Mola!