PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Moreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koya Molar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koya Molar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Moreiro
vs
Molar

168 cm
26
139 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

163 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Moreiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koya Molar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreiro ducks right into an uppercut from Molar.
Molar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Moreiro.
Moreiro misses the shot to the body.
Moreiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Molar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moreiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Molar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Molar staying out of range there.
Molar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moreiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molar manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Moreiro misses the target.
Moreiro misses with a hook. Molar ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Molar.
Nice defenses there by Moreiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Molar finds it's way through Moreiro's defenses.
Molar's coach down at Reddit Heroes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Molar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moreiro misses with an uppercut.
Molar scores with a punch to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Molar scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Molar lands a two punch combo.
Molar jabs at Moreiro's body.
Molar slips a straight right by Moreiro.
Anthony Moreiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Molar slips a jab and a cross from Moreiro.
Molar lands with a good body shot.
Molar connects with a crisp jab.
Molar darts in looking for a takedown but Moreiro gets double underhooks and turns Molar into the cage.
Molar lands a body shot.
Moreiro misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Moreiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molar looks to land a right hand but Moreiro moved out of range.
Moreiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moreiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moreiro throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moreiro. Molar does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molar throws a shot to the body.
Moreiro misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Moreiro.
Molar slips a straight right by Moreiro.
Moreiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moreiro throws a series of punches but Molar moves out of range.
Moreiro throws a series of punches but Molar avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Moreiro misses.
Moreiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koya Molar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Molar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moreiro misses with an uppercut.
Molar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moreiro.
Molar lands a nice shot that snaps Moreiro's head back.
A shot to the liver by Molar. Beautiful body shot.
Moreiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Molar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moreiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Molar tries to counter it with a takedown but Moreiro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Molar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molar tests Moreiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Molar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moreiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Molar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moreiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreiro loads up on a big right hand but Molar slips the punch.
Moreiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Molar with that takedown attempt.
Moreiro throwing a counter right hand but Molar manages to avoid it.
Anthony Moreiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koya Molar.
Molar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moreiro's head backwards.
Molar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moreiro misses with a body shot.
Molar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Molar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molar moves out of range of the strikes.
Molar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moreiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Molar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moreiro misses with an uppercut. Molar saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moreiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Molar.
Moreiro throws a right hand that misses
and Molar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moreiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Molar scores with the left hand. Moreiro knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Moreiro misses its intended target.
Molar throws a looping overhand right but Moreiro ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Moreiro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Molar.
Moreiro misses with a double jab.
Molar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koya Molar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Molar thuds a left hand into Moreiro's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Moreiro misses the target.
Moreiro loads up on a big right hand but Molar slips the punch.
Molar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Molar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moreiro's head.
Moreiro throws an off balance right hand
and Molar counters with a stiff right hand.
Molar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Molar - just one landing.
Moreiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molar moves away.
Molar scores with a nice strike.
Molar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Moreiro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Molar.
Moreiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Molar.
Molar lands a body shot.
Molar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moreiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moreiro.
Molar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molar fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moreiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Moreiro misses with an uppercut. Molar saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Moreiro misses its intended target.
Molar lands with a good body shot.
Molar shoots in but no luck this time.
Molar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moreiro.
Molar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Molar slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Moreiro misses its intended target.
Moreiro jabs at Molar's body.
Moreiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Molar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Molar - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Molar connects with a jab.
Moreiro misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreiro ducks under a wild hook from Molar.
Molar lands a jab to Moreiro's midsection.
Moreiro throws a right and a left that Molar avoids nicely.
Molar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moreiro looks to land a left hand but Molar moved out of range nicely.
Molar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koya Molar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molar cracks Moreiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moreiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Moreiro misses the target.
Moreiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moreiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Molar.
Molar dips to his left and cracks Moreiro with an uppercut!
Molar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Molar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Molar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molar dodges the punch combination from Moreiro.
Molar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Molar scores with a punch to the head.
Moreiro throws a hook but Molar blocks it.
Molar looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreiro is just out of range.
Moreiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Molar avoids the body shot from Moreiro.
Molar stuns Moreiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Molar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moreiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moreiro throwing a counter right hand but Molar manages to avoid it.
Moreiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moreiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Molar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Molar.
A right-left combo lands from Molar.
Molar with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Moreiro throws a hook to the side of Molar's head but Molar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Molar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Molar thuds his right hand into Moreiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Molar finds it's target.
Molar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moreiro.
Moreiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moreiro walks into a jab.
Molar moves away from the strike by Moreiro.
Molar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moreiro.
Moreiro throws an overhand right that lands on Molar's shoulder, as Molar tries to avoid the shot.
Moreiro throws a lazy right hand but Molar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moreiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moreiro throws out a loose jab but Molar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreiro drops his hands momentarily and Molar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Moreiro misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koya Molar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moreiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Molar avoids the body shot from Moreiro.
Molar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moreiro.
Molar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Molar.
Molar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Molar.
Molar dives in and grabs Moreiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moreiro pushes down on Molar's head and hops out.
Moreiro throwing a counter right hand but Molar manages to avoid it.
Moreiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Molar.
Molar works the jab nicely.
Moreiro slips a straight right by Molar.
Molar cracks Moreiro with a good jab.
Molar misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Molar lands a body shot.
Moreiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moreiro throws a hook but Molar avoids it easily.
Moreiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molar lands the left hand.
Moreiro dodges the punch combination from Molar.
Moreiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molar.
Moreiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moreiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moreiro throws the left hand but Molar avoids the punch easily.
Molar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Moreiro.
Molar lands a body shot.
Moreiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Molar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Molar darts in looking for a takedown but Moreiro gets double underhooks and turns Molar into the cage.
Moreiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Molar circles away quickly and effectively.
Moreiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Molar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moreiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moreiro swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molar fails with a takedown attempt.
Anthony Moreiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koya Molar.
Molar misses with an uppercut. Moreiro saw that one coming.
Molar closes the distance and clinches up with Moreiro, looking for a takedown. Molar pushes Moreiro against the cage but Moreiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moreiro throwing a counter right hand but Molar manages to avoid it.
Molar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moreiro misses with a hook. Molar ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Moreiro misses.
The fighters circling - Molar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moreiro is looking for a counter combo.
No luck for Molar with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molar looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreiro is just out of range.
Moreiro defending well as Molar loads up on a big left hand.
Molar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Moreiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Molar.
Molar looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreiro is just out of range.
Moreiro misses with a wild combination.
Molar misses with a wild combination.
Molar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moreiro.
A big right from Moreiro misses.
Moreiro loads up on a big right hand but Molar slips the punch.
Molar slips under a jab.
Molar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moreiro.
Molar staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moreiro on the side of the head.
Molar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moreiro.
Molar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moreiro.
A big right from Moreiro misses.
Moreiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Molar to score with a decent uppercut.
Moreiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moreiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Molar tries for a takedown but Moreiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anthony Moreiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreiro misses with a double jab
and Molar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koya Molar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Molar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moreiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Molar.
Molar lands a nice looking body shot.
Moreiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molar was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreiro.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koya Molar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Molar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koya Molar!
A very excited looking Koya Molar 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.