PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hen Nessy (ranked 2670 p4p, 346 weight class) and Hallis Mollen (ranked 4393 p4p, 510 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nessy
vs
Mollen

180 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hen Nessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hallis Mollen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mollen misses with a hook.
Nessy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nessy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mollen.
Nessy lands a head shot.
Mollen looks to land a left hand but Nessy moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Nessy.
Mollen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hallis Mollen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mollen misses with a double jab

and Nessy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nessy.
Nessy postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nessy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nessy distracts Mollen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nessy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mollen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nessy manages to pass to side control.
Mollen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nessy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nessy trying to control but Mollen is working from the bottom.
Nessy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mollen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mollen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nessy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nessy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mollen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mollen working a defensive guard here.
Mollen wants to stand but Nessy is controlling the position.
Mollen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nessy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nessy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Nessy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Nessy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mollen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mollen trying his best to control but Nessy has mounted him.
Nessy looking to control but Mollen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nessy lands a big elbow.
Nessy lands a couple of good shots and Mollen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I really don't envy Mollen right now.
Nessy scores with punches to the body.
Nessy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mollen tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mollen covers up after that shot from Nessy.
Nessy avoiding Mollen 's attempts to control his hands.
Mollen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nessy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mollen trying to control the position but Nessy manages to sink in the hooks.
Mollen rolls, trying to escape but Nessy keeps control of the position.
Nessy lands a shot to the head.
Nessy punches Mollen on the ear.

Nessy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mollen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mollen rolls, trying to escape but Nessy keeps control of the position.
Mollen wants to get back to his feet.
Mollen is trapped and Nessy is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Nessy lands punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessy connects with a big shot to the side of Mollen's head.
Nessy connects with a big shot to the side of Mollen's 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!

Mollen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Mollen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nessy throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mollen!
Nessy lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nessy.

Mollen is rocked!

Nessy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mollen is defending well though. Nessy let's go of the attempt for now.
Mollen is still in real trouble! Can Nessy finish him?
Nessy is punishing Mollen with some ground and pound.
Mollen is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nessy off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Nessy scoring with big shots to the body. Mollen is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Mollen was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hen Nessy!
Hen Nessy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.