PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spox Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molito kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mohito. Beard has chosen Spock's Beard - The Great Nothing as his entrance music. 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.

Molito
vs
Beard

168 cm
29
150 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

164 cm
24
147 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spox Beard!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molito checks a leg kick nicely.
Molito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beard tries to clinch up but Molito circles away and keeps his distance.
Beard throws a sloppy head kick and Molito moves out of range easily.
Beard throws a solid leg kick but Molito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beard.
Beard throws a head kick that Molito semi-blocks.

It looks like Enrique Molito has been cut.
Beard tries a low kick but Molito avoids it.

Molito lands a left and a right that send Beard crashing to the mat, dazed. Molito thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molito misses with a hook.
Beard feints and then cracks Molito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molito down.
Beard throws a sloppy head kick and Molito moves out of range easily.
Molito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Beard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Molito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beard scores with a head kick.
Beard slips a jab from Molito.
Beard throws a leg kick that misses.
Molito scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molito's calf.
Beard misses with a body kick.
Beard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Molito's waist but Molito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beard off to one side.
Beard wants to slow Molito down by chopping away at his legs.
Molito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molito lands an overhand right.
Beard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molito's calf.
Molito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Molito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beard motions for Molito to come forward. Beard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Molito misses with a wild body shot.
Beard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Molito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Beard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molito throws a leg kick but Beard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beard is still on wobbly legs! Can Molito finish him?
Beard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Molito is out of range.
Molito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beard was well out of range. Poor timing from Molito.
Beard seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Molito sends Beard crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Molito is motioning to the referee to let Beard up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Molito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beard is looking to slow Molito down with leg kicks.
Molito scores with a jab to the body.

Beard closes the distance and clinches.
Beard lands a nice elbow.
Molito lands with a right to the head.
Molito blocks an elbow strike from Beard.
Molito trying to land knees to the body.
Molito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Molito scores with a hook to the body.
Beard pushes off an throws an elbow but Molito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Molito pushes Beard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Molito struggles to land a body shot inside as Beard controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beard looking for a takedown.
Molito can't find room to land a body shot as Beard controls the action.
Molito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molito's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beard throws an elbow but misses.
Molito works on Beard's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molito.
Molito avoids the elbow strike from Beard, against the cage.
Beard taking a breather.
Beard keeps control of Molito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beard misses with an elbow over the top.
Molito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Molito blocks an elbow strike.
Beard misses with an elbow strike.

Molito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beard tries to clinch but Molito moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Molito is out of range and Beard settles back down.
Beard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molito.
Beard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Molito is looking to wear down Beard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beard connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beard.
Beard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molito thows a body shot but no joy.
Molito misses with a body shot.
Molito looks to score with a jab to the body but Beard is just out of range.
Beard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Molito just misses with a punch to the body.
Molito blocks a head kick by Beard.
Molito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beard looks to land a left hand but Molito moved out of range nicely.
Beard misses with a leg kick.
Beard clobbers Molito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice straight punches there by Molito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Molito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Molito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
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.

Beard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molito misses with a body shot.
Beard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beard is looking to score with low kicks.

Beard clinches up with Molito and pushes him back against the cage.
Beard missing with knees to the body.
Molito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beard has him pressed against the cage.
Beard misses with a knee to the head.
Beard missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Molito.
Molito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molito lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molito's brow.
Beard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Molito misses with a knee to the head.
Beard lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molito's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beard backwards.
Beard blocks an uppercut.
Beard prevents a body shot from Molito.
Molito tries to throw a body punch but Beard avoids it by throwing Molito back against the cage.
Beard pushes off an throws an elbow but Molito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Molito scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spox Beard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Molito tries to work over Beard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Molito's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Molito as Beard tries to tie him up.
Beard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molito avoids it.
Beard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Molito's defenses.
Molito connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard pushes off an throws an elbow but Molito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Beard.
Molito tries to throw a body punch but Beard avoids it by throwing Molito back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Molito manages to break the clinch.
Molito lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Enrique Molito is winning the standup battle so far.
Beard throws a head kick that half lands.
Molito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beard is breathing heavily.
Molito digs a good body shot into Beard's ribs.
Molito lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Beard misses.
Molito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beard momentarily.
Beard throws a body punch but Molito moves out of range.
Molito drops Beard with a naaaaasty hook - Beard is in real trouble here! Molito dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Molito!
Enrique Molito thanked the fans post fight for their support.