PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Molotov (ranked 2361 p4p, 306 weight class) and Diss Mee (ranked 3063 p4p, 367 weight class). Molotov comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Phenomenal. Diss Mee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Molotov
vs
Mee

185 cm
19
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexey Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diss Mee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Molotov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Molotov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mee lands with a right to the head.
Mee throws a head punch that misses.
Molotov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mee.
Mee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mee lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mee working aggressively here.
Mee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mee misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mees head.
Mee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molotov is leaning against Mee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Molotov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Molotov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Molotov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molotov.
Mee tries to circle away but Molotov has him pinned against the cage.

Molotov is trying to trip Mee. He has hold of a leg but Mee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Molotov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molotov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Molotov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Molotov.
Molotov postures up in Mee's guard and throws a big left but Mee blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Molotov controls the pace.
Molotov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mee's head.
Molotov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mee's guard.
Molotov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Molotov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Molotov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Molotov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Mee is rocked!
Molotov is taking a breather. Mee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov lands a big elbow - Mee is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Molotov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Molotov!
Alexey Molotov thanked the fans post fight for their support.