PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yvgeny Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Molotov's choice of entrance music: Troika. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hussle
vs
Molotov

170 cm
16
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
16
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Big heart

Great elbows
Tends to cut

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yvgeny Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hussle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hussle clinches.
Molotov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molotov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hussle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molotov lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molotov scores with a hook to the body.
Molotov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Molotov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Molotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Molotov.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Mike Hussle has been cut.
Molotov cracks Hussle with a nice body shot.
Molotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hussles head.
Hussle taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Molotov.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussle's elbow.
Hussle takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Molotov.
Hussle takes a shot to the head.
Hussle wants to stall.
Hussle blocks a body shot from Molotov.
Hussle wants to get back to striking at distance but Molotov won't allow it.
Molotov pushes Hussle back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Molotov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussle's efforts to push away.
Hussle can't break the clinch.
Molotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Molotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Molotov lands a shot to the body.
Molotov lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov lands an elbow inside that Hussle shrugs off.
Molotov lands an elbow inside that Hussle shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Molotov lands an elbow just above Hussle 's eye.
Hussle is trying to push Molotov away but Molotov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hussle is trying to stall.
Molotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Molotov lands an elbow inside.
Molotov lands an elbow just above Hussle 's eye.
Hussle misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Molotov.
Hussle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molotov lands a nice shot to the body.
Molotov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hussle takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yvgeny Molotov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hussle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Molotov avoids the body shot from Hussle.

Hussle moves into range and clinches up with Molotov.
Molotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Molotov.
Molotov lands an elbow inside.
Molotov lands an elbow just above Hussle 's eye.
Molotov lands an elbow just above Hussle 's eye.
Molotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hussle's defenses.
A short right from Molotov on the inside.

Hussle is rocked!
Yvgeny Molotov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hussle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Hussle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Hussle tries to circle away but Molotov has him pinned against the ropes.
Hussle seems to have got his legs back now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Molotov.
Hussle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hussle takes a shot to the head.
Molotov keeps control of Hussle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Molotov.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
Molotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Molotov creates a bit of distance and cracks Hussle with a big uppercut! Hussle goes down! The referee pushes Molotov away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Hussle make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Molotov takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yvgeny Molotov!
A relieved looking Yvgeny Molotov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.