PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazaro Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Molina
vs
Tarczynski

180 cm
30
195 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

186 cm
29
200 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazaro Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski dips to his left and cracks Molina with an uppercut!
Tarczynski wants to land a leg kick but Molina is out of range.
Molina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tarczynski misses with a body kick.
Molina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tarczynski sprawls and moves away.
Tarczynski scores with a jab to the body.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molina moves away.
Molina attempts a counter takedown but Tarczynski avoids it well and moves away.
Tarczynski delivers a nice body kick.
Tarczynski looks to land a left hand but Molina moved out of range nicely.
Tarczynski's coach down at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tarczynski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tarczynski is looking to score with low kicks.
Molina attempts a counter takedown but Tarczynski avoids it well and moves away.
Tarczynski throws the left hand but Molina avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski lands with a nice body punch.
Tarczynski misses with a hook

and Molina counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Tarczynski struggling a bit here.
Tarczynski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Molina.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tarczynski holds on and takes a little breather.
Molina is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarczynski has wrist control.
Tarczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tarczynski controlling Molina's posture.
Molina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Molina is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarczynski has wrist control.
Molina postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Molina with a nice head shot there.
Tarczynski is adopting a defensive guard.
Molina postures up in Tarczynski's guard and throws a big left but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski controls Molina momentarily but Molina frees himself.
Molina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarczynski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tarczynski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Molina throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina postures up in Tarczynski's guard and throws a big left but Tarczynski blocks it.
Molina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Molina landing some decent shots from guard.
Molina throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarczynski pulls Molina in close to prevent any damage.
Tarczynski working a defensive guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tarczynski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tarczynski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Molina is out of range and Tarczynski settles back down.
Tarczynski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molina feinted with a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tarczynski with a nice cross.
Tarczynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Molina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Molina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molina changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tarczynski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Molina checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Tarczynski is predictable there

and Molina counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski is trying to control but can't.
Molina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tarczynski's head.
Molina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Molina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tarczynski is pressing down on Molina's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molina's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lazaro Molina will probably get the nod.
That's time! Molina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tarczynski has Molina up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tarczynski.
A shot in the inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tarczynski digs a right hand into Molina's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Molina's gas tank.
Tarczynski lands a left hand.
Tarczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molina.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
Molina tries to pull guard but Tarczynski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina is trying to force a seperation but Tarczynski has the dominant position.
Tarczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tarczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
Molina is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tarczynski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazaro Molina. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molina backwards.
Tarczynski is trying to stall.

Molina pulls Tarczynski into guard.
Tarczynski advances position into side control!
Tarczynski tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The referee asks Tarczynski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tarczynski prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tarczynski wants to control but Molina is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski staying calm.
Molina regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tarczynski's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tarczynski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tarczynski is trying to control. Molina wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski trying to pass the guard but Molina defending well.
Tarczynski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tarczynski misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tarczynski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that Molina semi-blocks.
Tarczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tarczynski sprawls and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molina.
Molina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tarczynski sprawls and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarczynski looks to land a right hand but Molina moved out of range.
Molina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the side of Molina's head but Molina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Molina tries to counter with a takedown but Tarczynski is quick to defend against it.
Tarczynski scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Tarczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Molina takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tarczynski lands with a good body shot.
Lazaro Molina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarczynski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tarczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Molina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Molina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarczynski throws out the jab.

Tarczynski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Molina, pushing him back against the cage.
Molina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Tarczynski to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molina tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tarczynski smiles and moves away.
Molina keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Molina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the side of Molina's head but Molina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Molina changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Molina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarczynski.
Molina tries to counter with a takedown but Tarczynski is quick to defend against it.
Tarczynski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Molina counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tarczynski won't be happy with that.
Molina is trying to ground and pound but Tarczynski uses the momentary lack of control by Molina to regain half guard.
Molina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Molina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Molina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Molina takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Molina throwing shots but Tarczynski is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski is looking to control Molina's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarczynski avoid being mounted?
Molina looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Molina throwing shots but Tarczynski is blocking nicely.
Molina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarczynski defending well though.
Molina lands with a punch from half guard.

It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Tarczynski gets back to full guard.
Lazaro Molina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molina postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Molina throwing strikes from guard but Tarczynski blocks nicely.
Molina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Molina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski pulls Molina in close to his closed guard and prevents Molina from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tarczynski looking to control.
Molina landing with the ground and pound.
Molina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Molina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Molina with a nice head shot there.
Tarczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Molina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarczynski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Molina working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Molina wants to pass the guard but Tarczynski is keeping the position.
Molina throws a big elbow that misses.
Molina landing with the ground and pound.
Molina postures up in Tarczynski's guard and throws a big left but Tarczynski blocks it.
Molina landing with the ground and pound.
Molina lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molina throwing strikes but missing.
Molina with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lazaro Molina showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Molina 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lazaro Molina!
After winning the bout, Lazaro Molina thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.