PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hallis Mollen (ranked 1902 p4p, 2045 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 254 p4p, 272 weight class). Mollen comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Like the Angel. Puzo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Speak Softly Love. On his way into the cage it seems that Hallis Mollen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hallis Mollen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mollen
vs
Puzo

194 cm
29
190
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
42
187
35 - 26 - 3

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hallis Mollen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Mollen moves into the clinch.
Mollen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Mollen pushes Puzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mollen looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mollen.
Nice body punch from Mollen.
Puzo lands a body shot.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mollen prevents Puzo from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mollen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mollen.
A left hand lands to the body for Puzo.
Puzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mollen or not.
Mollen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short uppercut from Mollen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo tries to work over Mollen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mollen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Mollen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mollen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
A short left from Puzo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mollen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puzo's brow.
Mollen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puzo.
Puzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Puzo takes an elbow to the temple.
Puzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Mollen stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puzo blocks an elbow strike.
Puzo being controlled against the cage.
Mollen misses with a body punch.
Mollen throws a head punch that misses.
Mollen wants to stall.
Puzo blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Puzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mollen lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puzo. That's going to slow Mollen down.
Puzo misses the jab.
Mollen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puzo. That's going to slow Mollen down.
Mollen misses with a jab to the body
and Puzo counters with a thumping low kick.
Mollen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puzo.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Mollen.
Puzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mollen.
Mollen throws a head kick that misses.
Mollen looks to throw the jab but Puzo is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mollen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Puzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puzo blocks a low kick nicely.
Mollen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Mollen is looking to chop away at Puzo's legs.
Mollen throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puzo! But no joy.
Puzo checks a low kick from Mollen.
Puzo misses with an uppercut. Mollen saw that one coming.
Mollen misses with a looping left.
Mollen looks to clinch
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mollen.

Mollen has managed to clinch.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo stalling against the cage.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mollen.
Puzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mollen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Puzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mollen pushes off an throws an elbow but Puzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mollen throws a head punch that misses.
Puzo misses with some punches.
Puzo digs a right hand into Mollen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mollen's gas tank.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mollen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mollen struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Puzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mollen or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hallis Mollen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mollen moves out of range as Puzo strikes.
Mollen misses with an uppercut. Puzo saw that one coming.
Puzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mollen throws a lazy uppercut
and Puzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puzo. That's going to slow Mollen down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mollen. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mollen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mollen throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puzo connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Mollen in the body.
Puzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Mollen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mollen controls his hands.
Mollen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puzo misses with some punches.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
Puzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hallis Mollen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mollen prevents a body shot from Puzo.
A body shot lands from Puzo.
Mollen blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Mollen.
Puzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Puzo misses with the head strike.
Puzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mollen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mollen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mollen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mollen lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo lands a right hand.
Mollen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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 throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mollen's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mollen throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
Puzo is trying to force a seperation but Mollen has the dominant position.
Puzo lands a body punch.
Mollen misses with a body punch.
Puzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mollen lands a damaging elbow.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puzo is pushing Mollen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Puzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mollen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Mollen looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mollen tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Mollen back against the cage.
Mollen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mollen blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Mollen working aggressively here.
Mollen pushes off an throws an elbow but Puzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mollen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mollen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mollen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
Mollen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Puzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Puzo tries a body shot but Mollen blocks it.
Puzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mollen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Mollen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mollen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mollen lands with a left to the head.
Mollen working aggressively here.
Puzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mollen misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mollen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mollen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puzo's brow.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Mollen.
Mollen lands a body shot.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puzo presses Mollen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mollen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mollen cracks Puzo with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mario Puzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mollen tries to close the distance and clinch but Puzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Mollen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mollen. That's going to slow Puzo down.
Mollen throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo is looking for the big counter here.
Mollen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Mollen.
Mollen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mollen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puzo if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen lands a really nice looking cross but Puzo seems unphased.
Mollen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mollen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puzo.
Puzo misses with an uppercut. Mollen saw that one coming.
Mollen is looking to counter the offense by Puzo and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puzo's sensitive parts.
Mollen throws a sloppy head kick and Puzo moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Puzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Puzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mollen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hallis Mollen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mollen misses with a looping right.
That kick from Mollen tenderised Puzo's leg. Puzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Puzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Puzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mollen is looking to chop away at Puzo's legs.
Mollen tries to score with a low kick but Puzo moves his leg out of the way.
Mollen tries to clinch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Puzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mollen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puzos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mollen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puzo throws a shot from downtown. Mollen moves away and avoids it.
Mollen lands with a hook. Puzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Puzo checks a leg kick.
Puzo throws out a counter right but Mollen avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mollen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Puzo momentarily.
Mollen thuds a left hand into Puzo's body.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mollen misses with a straight left.
Mollen wants to clinch.
Mollen throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mollen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab from Mollen.
Mollen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puzo counters with a left to the body.
Mollen is looking to clinch.
Puzo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Puzo avoids the head kick by Mollen.
Mollen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puzo. Puzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mollen.
Puzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mollen.
Nice uppercut there from Mollen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mollen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut there from Mollen.
Mollen wants to clinch
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mollen thuds a left hand into Puzo's body.
Mollen throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Mollen throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Mollen with the inside leg kick.
Puzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mollen throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hallis Mollen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mollen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!