PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molito comes to the cage accompanied by Mohito. The key to victory for Enrique Molito has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Molito
vs
Reis

168 cm
32
150 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

173 cm
30
152 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Powerful

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]
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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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Reis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Molito.
Reis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Molito lands a nice shot that snaps Reis's head back.
Nice jab there from Molito.
Reis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Molito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Julian Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Molito's corner calls for a 1-2. Molito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Reis drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reis throws a big right hand that misses.
Molito looking for a sweep. Not yet Molito, not yet.
Reis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Reis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reis won't allow Molito to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reis wants to control from the top but Molito keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reis doesn't manage to clinch there - Molito circles away.
Reis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Molito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Molito defends well and Reis ends up having to push Molito into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Molito breaks the clinch.
Molito looks to land a combination. Reis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reis drops his hands momentarily and Molito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Molito looks to land a combination. Reis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Molito looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
Reis goes for a double leg but Molito avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Molito continues to drive forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Molito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reis is looking to clinch.
Reis tries to clinch but Molito is having none of it.
Molito paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Enrique Molito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Reis.
Molito feints and then cracks Reis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reis down.
Molito scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Molito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Molito finds it's way round the side to connect with Reis's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito blocks a head kick by Reis.
Reis dives in for a single leg takedown but Molito sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Molito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Molito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molito cracks Reis with a good jab.
Reis takes one to the chin there.
Reis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Molito lands a nice shot to the body.
Enrique Molito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Molito lunges at Reis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reis's hand.
Reis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Molito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Molito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reis on the side of the head.
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!
Molito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reis fails with an attempt to clinch.

Reis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Molito's half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito is holding on to half guard well.
Molito avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reis.
Molito is trying to get back to full guard.

Reis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Molito doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reis is trying to control the action in half guard but Molito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Molito dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Molito cracks the inside of Reis's front leg.
Enrique Molito is winning the standup battle so far.
Reis fails with a takedown attempt.
Reis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Molito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reis scrambles back to his feet.
Molito works Reis's body with a nice hook.
Molito lands a nice hook to Reis's body. Reis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Julian Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reis walks into a straight right hand from Molito.
Molito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Molito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Molito.
Molito lands a right hook to the body.
Reis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!

Reis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reis throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reis controlling from the top position.
Molito keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.
Reis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis is fighting to break Molito's control of his arms but Molito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Reis throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Reis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Molito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Molito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Molito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Molito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Molito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Molito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reis on the ground.
Reis controls from within his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Molito stuffs the takedown attempt from Reis. Reis gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Reis. Those never looked like landing.
Reis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Molito gets caught napping as Reis dives in and scores a takedown. Molito manages to retain guard.
Molito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
My spies in SWF GYM inform me that Reis has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Molito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Molito on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Molito tries to get out of the position.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Molito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molito looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julian Reis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Reis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Molito feints and then cracks Reis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reis down.
Molito scores with a punch to the head.
Reis fails with the takedown
and Molito finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Molito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Molito cracks Reis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Molito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Molito.
Molito lands with a hook. Reis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Molito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Molito does it's job there.
Molito closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Molito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Enrique Molito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Reis.
Reis dives in and grabs Molito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Molito pushes down on Reis's head and hops out.
Reis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Molito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Molito.
Molito lands with a cross.
Reis misses with a body punch
and Reis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reis fails with a takedown attempt.
Molito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Molito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reis tries to clinch there but Molito circles away.
Reis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Molito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reis at a distance.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molito paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Reis forces Molito back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Molito.
Reis fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Molito breaks from the clinch.
Reis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reis shoots in for a takedown but Molito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Molito finds it's way round the side to connect with Reis's head.
Reis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Molito connects with a body shot.
Molito scores with a sloppy right hand. Reis should have avoided that one.
Molito tests Reis's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Molito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Molito scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Molito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Molito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Molito stuns Reis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Molito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Molito.
Molito tests Reis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Molito defends well and Reis ends up having to push Molito into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Molito scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Julian Reis has been cut.
Reis can't get the takedown.

Molito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reis goes for a double leg but Molito avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Molito continues to drive forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Molito.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Molito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molito lands a really nice looking cross but Reis seems unphased.
Molito works Reis's body with a nice hook.
Reis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Molito lands the left hand.
Reis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Molito.
Reis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Molito as he avoids it easily.
Molito feints a jab promting Reis to slip. Molito then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Molito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Molito has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Molito!
Our winner, Enrique Molito, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.