PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan comes to the ring accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Zegan
vs
Molito

180 cm
32
146 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

168 cm
37
148 lbs
24 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maciej Zegan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enrique Molito!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zegan throws a jab when Molito was well out of range.
Zegan connects with a leg kick. Molito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zegan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Molito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molito moves away.
Nice defenses there by Molito.
Molito unleashes a big counter combination but Zegan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Molito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zegan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zegan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Molito counters with a crisp one two that drops Zegan! Molito thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zegan to his feet! Zegan is in big trouble!

Zegan is rocked!
Zegan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Zegan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Molito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zegan seems to have got his legs back now.
Zegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Molito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zegan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Zegan misses its target.
Zegan jabs Molito right on the nose. Molito blinks but takes it well.
Molito scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zegan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zegan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Molito has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Molito slips a straight right by Zegan.
Zegan connects with a leg kick. Molito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Molito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Zegan - just one landing.
Zegan misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan scores with a hook to the body. Molito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zegan tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zegan clobbers Molito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maciej Zegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zegan throws a body punch but Molito moves out of range.
Zegan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molito's calf.

Molito lands a big head kick that sends Zegan tumbling to the mat! Molito takes a step backwards and waves Zegan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A big left from Molito misses.
Molito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Molito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zegan throwing a counter right hand but Molito manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan misses with a left hand
and Molito counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zegan misses with a body shot.
Zegan throws a head kick but Molito moves out of range.
Zegan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Molito.
Molito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zegan finds it's way round the side to connect with Molito's head.
Zegan keeps Molito at a distance using the push kick.
Zegan misses with a straight left.
Molito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Zegan. Beautiful body shot.
Zegan lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan takes a swing at Molito's ribcage but misses.
Molito slips under a jab from Zegan.
Zegan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molito manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Molito sends Zegan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Molito is motioning to the referee to let Zegan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zegan scores with a head kick. Molito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Molito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zegan misses with a looping right.
Zegan lands a nice shot that snaps Molito's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zegan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zegan misses with a hook
and Molito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Maciej Zegan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zegan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Molito.
A head kick by Zegan misses
and Molito counters with a three punch combo that has Zegan backing up. Zegan nods at Molito to acknowledge the strikes.
Zegan throws a looping overhand right but Molito ducks down to avoid it.
Zegan throws a leg kick
and Molito comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Zegan stumbles back against the ropes, looking to regain his senses but Molito is on him like rabid pit bull! Zegan slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Molito!
Enrique Molito is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Enrique Molito rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.