PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Moltov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chopper Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Moltov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Moltov
vs
Harley

190 cm
25
170 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

184 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Moltov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chopper Harley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moltov throws a low kick, looking for Harley's leg but Harley calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moltov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moltov throws a head kick that misses.
Harley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harley jabs Moltov right on the nose. Moltov blinks but takes it well.
Moltov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harley moves out of range of the strikes.
Harley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moltov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivan Moltov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moltov fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Harley misses.

Harley clinches.
Harley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harley pushes Moltov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harley struggles to land a body shot inside as Moltov controls his hands.
Moltov can't break the clinch.
Harley lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Moltov manages to break the clinch.
Moltov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harley circles away quickly and effectively.
Harley missing with a left hand there. Moltov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moltov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moltov misses the shot to the body.
Moltov just misses with a punch to the body.
Harley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moltov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harley was well out of range. Poor timing from Moltov.
Moltov scores with a jab to the body.
Moltov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harley moves out of range as Moltov throws a body kick.
Moltov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Harley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harley lands a left hand.
Moltov is looking to break free of the clinch but Harley has double underhooks.
Moltov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harley has him pressed against the cage.
Harley lands a left hand.
Moltov tries to break the clinch but Harley is controlling the position.
Harley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moltov is trying to push Harley away but Harley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harley lands an uppercut.
Moltov prevents a body shot from Harley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harley.
Harley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moltov's efforts to push away.
Harley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Harley.
Harley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moltovs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harley.
Moltov is breathing heavily.
Harley misses with a punch to the body.
Moltov working aggressively here.
Moltov wants to break free but Harley has control.

Moltov breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Moltov misses.
Moltov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harley finds it's way round the side to connect with Moltov's head.

Harley darts in and clinches Moltov up against the cage.
Harley scores with a shoulder strike.
Harley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moltov backwards.
Nice body punch from Harley - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Harley.
Harley lands with a left to the head.
Moltov is trying to break free.
Moltov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moltov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moltov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moltov tries to throw a body punch but Harley avoids it by throwing Moltov back against the cage.
Harley lands a nice uppercut.
Harley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harley works on Moltov's body with a couple of short punches.
Harley lands a nice uppercut.

Moltov is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Harley.
Oh Moltov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harley lands a right hand.
Harley lands a nice uppercut.
Harley works on Moltov's body with a couple of short punches.
Harley lands a nice uppercut.
Harley scores with a hook to the body.
Harley dips a shoulder and cracks Moltov with a mighty uppercut! Moltov falls back against the cage and Harley unloads with a barrage of strikes! Moltov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Harley screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chopper Harley!