PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Claw (ranked 1729 p4p, 2401 weight class) and Alexey Molotov (ranked 231 p4p, 313 weight class). Molotov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Phenomenal. 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.

Claw
vs
Molotov

188 cm
26
200
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
197
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexey Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Molotov looking to score a takedown here. Claw is defending well but Molotov drives through and ends up in Claw's guard.

Claw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Molotov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Claw looking for subs off his back but Molotov has passed one foot through into half guard.

Claw looking for submissions off his back.

Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Molotov slips a nice elbow through Claw's hands, connecting with Claw's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw is trying to control but can't.
My spies in VenDettaGYM inform me that Molotov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Claw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Claw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Molotov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov is keen to just control but Claw is a slippery customer.
Molotov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Claw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Claw is staying active underneath Molotov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Claw wants to get back to full guard but Molotov has mounted him!
Claw in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Molotov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Claw?
Claw is in all sorts of trouble here.
Molotov wants to control the pace but Claw is squirming around nicely.
Claw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw is working hard here to advance position.
Claw bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Claw postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Molotov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Claw, into his guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molotov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Molotov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Molotov is sitting in close to Claw's body. Claw has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Molotov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Molotov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Claw.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chief Claw!
Our winner, Chief Claw, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.