PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Mamba (ranked 4003 p4p, 450 weight class) and Jacob De Molay (ranked 3270 p4p, 392 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mamba
vs
De Molay

190 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Mamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacob De Molay!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Molay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Molay scores with a decent looking hook.

De Molay rushes Mamba and presses him up against the cage.
Mamba throws a head punch that misses.
De Molay can't find room to land a body shot as Mamba controls the action.

Mamba breaks from the clinch.
Mamba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Molay was well out of range. Poor timing from Mamba.
De Molay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

De Molay rushes Mamba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Molay is stalling here.
De Molay gets through Mamba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mamba tries to circle away but De Molay has him pinned against the cage.
Mamba working aggressively here.

Mamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Molay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Molay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Molay lands a head shot.
De Molay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Molay throws a combination that misses
and Mamba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

De Molay closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

De Molay rushes Mamba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mamba is struggling to control the position.
Mamba lands with a light punch inside.
Mamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Mamba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Molay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mamba can pounce on him.
Mamba throws an off balance right hand
letting De Molay counter with a right hand.
Mamba misses with a hook. De Molay ducked under it nicely.
De Molay cracks Mamba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mamba!
Black Mamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamba throws a leg kick which misses De Molay's front leg but catches the back leg as De Molay tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Molay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Molay.
Mamba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mamba wants to land a leg kick but De Molay is out of range.
De Molay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mamba.
De Molay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by De Molay.
Mamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Molay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mamba needs to keep his hands up - De Molay had a free shot at his head there.
De Molay scores with a sloppy right hand. Mamba should have avoided that one.
Mamba just misses with a punch to the body.
De Molay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mamba momentarily.
Mamba misses with a looping left.

De Molay takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Molay.
Mamba misses with a punch on the inside.
Mamba is trying to break the clinch but De Molay has him pressed against the cage.

Mamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mamba throws a low kick but De Molay avoids it.
Mamba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Molay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Molay is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Molay ducks under a wild hook from Mamba.
De Molay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mamba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Molay throws a shot to the body.
De Molay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamba.
Mamba swats away the attempt to clinch by De Molay.
Mamba appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

De Molay rushes Mamba and presses him up against the cage.
Mamba wants to break free but De Molay has control.
De Molay slowing the pace effectively.
Mamba misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from De Molay.
De Molay scores with a shoulder strike.
De Molay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mamba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Molay moves in looking to clinch but Mamba pushes him off.

De Molay takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Molay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mamba backwards.
De Molay keeps control of Mamba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Mamba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Molay lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamba tries to throw a body punch but De Molay avoids it by throwing Mamba back against the cage.
De Molay blocking some punches.
Mamba tries to circle away but De Molay has him pinned against the cage.
De Molay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mamba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from De Molay.
De Molay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mamba wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Molay lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Black Mamba has been cut.
Mamba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Molay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Molay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mamba is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Mamba.
Good body shot from De Molay.
Mamba is trying to break the clinch but De Molay has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob De Molay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Mamba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Molay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mamba on the side of the head.

De Molay closes the distance and clinches.

Mamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

De Molay clinches with his opponent.

Mamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Molay slips under a jab.
De Molay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mamba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

De Molay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Molay scores with a hook to the body.

Mamba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Mamba.
De Molay misses with a double jab.
Mamba cracks the inside of De Molay's front leg.
De Molay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black Mamba is winning the standup battle so far.
Mamba lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Molay throws a series of punches but Mamba moves out of range.

De Molay drives through and clinches with Mamba against the cage.
De Molay content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Molay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Molay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Molay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mamba backwards.
De Molay scores with a hook to the body.
De Molay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Molay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Molay is stalling here.
De Molay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mamba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Molay slowing the pace effectively.
De Molay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mamba backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Molay.
Mamba misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Molay has Mamba pressed against the cage, preventing Mamba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Molay as Mamba tries to tie him up.
De Molay pushes Mamba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba is trying to break the clinch but De Molay is controlling him.
Mamba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Molay misses with a few strikes there.

De Molay moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Molay lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from De Molay.
De Molay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mamba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Molay presses Mamba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mamba stalling in the clinch but De Molay improves position.
Mamba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Molay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Molay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from De Molay as the two fighters clinch.
Mamba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, De Molay scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Molay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mamba backwards.
De Molay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Molay lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from De Molay.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Molay lands with a light punch inside.
Mamba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from De Molay.
Mamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from De Molay.
De Molay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Molay just leaning against Mamba, taking a breather.
De Molay lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Molay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for De Molay.
A short right from De Molay on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Molay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Molay scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Molay lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Mamba is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Molay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Mamba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Molay unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mamba! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but De Molay is unloading with more strikes now! Mamba drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob De Molay!
The defeated Black Mamba had this to say: 'I'll be back..'.