PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christ Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Molotov
vs
Cruz

191 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
23
225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christ Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Molotov saw that one coming.
Jab by Cruz.
Cruz drops Molotov with a big left hand and mounts him. Molotov is in big trouble!

It looks like Christ Molotov has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molotov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cruz.
Molotov working to try and regain half guard.
Cruz looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Cruz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Molotov gets back to half guard.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Molotov looking for submissions off his back.

Molotov actively working from the bottom here.
Molotov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Molotov's head.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Molotov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Molotov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back!
Cruz is trying to stand back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is really stuck here.

Molotov is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Cruz taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Molotov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christ Molotov!