PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hallis Mollen (ranked 2033 p4p, 2263 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 259 p4p, 292 weight class). Mollen comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Like the Angel. Puzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Speak Softly Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Mollen
vs
Puzo

194 cm
30
190
9 - 3 - 1

185 cm
43
187
35 - 26 - 4

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 - 1, 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 - 4, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mollen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puzo.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Mollen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mollen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a big head kick but Mollen shrugs it off.
Mollen scores with a shot to the body.
Mollen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mollen throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mollen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Mollen lands a lovely overhand right.
Puzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Puzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mollen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mollen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mollen lands with a hook. Puzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mollen sizes up Puzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mollen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puzo lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mollen. That's going to slow Puzo down.
Mollen misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Mollen throws a hook but Puzo avoids it easily.
Mollen misses with a low kick as Puzo jumps back.
Jab from Mollen.
Mollen walks into a left hand.
Mollen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Mollen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo throws a chopping leg kick but Mollen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mollen is looking to counter the offense by Puzo and move into the clinch.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puzo moves forwards but Mollen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mollen rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puzo. That's going to slow Mollen down.
Puzo throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mollen clinches up with Puzo and pushes him back against the cage.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Mollen controls the action.
Puzo can't break the clinch.
Mollen throws an elbow that misses.
Mollen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Mollen.
Puzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Mollen blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Mollen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mollen.
Mollen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Puzo.
Mollen wants to stall.
Mollen misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo is leaning against Mollen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puzo tries to break the clinch but Mollen is controlling the position.
Mollen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puzo's defenses.
Puzo digs a right hand underneath Mollen's ribcage. Mollen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mollen lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mollen as Puzo tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Mollen.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mollen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mollen prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo tries a body shot but Mollen blocks it.
Mollen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puzo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mollen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puzo's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mollen.
Mollen throws an elbow that misses.
Mollen swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mollen.
Mollen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
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 blind hook that connects with the side of Puzos head.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mollen working aggressively here.
Mollen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Mollen fails to land.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mollen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puzo is trying to break the clinch but Mollen is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Puzo.
Mollen misses with a body punch.
Mollen blocks an uppercut.
Mollen misses with an elbow strike.
Puzo pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puzo avoids the elbow strike from Mollen, against the cage.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Mollen controls the action.

Puzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mollen jabs at Puzo's body.
Puzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mollen.
A big left from Puzo misses.
Mollen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mollen sizes up Puzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Puzo takes one to the chin there.
Puzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Mollen.
Puzo scores with a leg kick.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mollen manages to avoid it.
Mollen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puzo throws a counter combo.
Puzo throws a series of punches but Mollen avoids them all with ease.
Mollen is looking to counter punch.
Mollen tries to clinch up but Puzo circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Puzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puzo throws a right hand that misses
and Mollen counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mollen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mollen.
Mollen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puzo.
Mollen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Mollen misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puzo throws the kick towards the body but Mollen avoids it.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Mollen is just out of range.
A combination from Puzo does no damage.
Mollen with a nice cross.
Mollen tries to clinch but Puzo moves out of range.
Mollen misses with a wild body shot.
Mollen throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Puzo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mollen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puzo misses with a low kick.
Mollen tries to counter by clinching up but Puzo breaks away and moves out of range.
Puzo takes one on the button.
Mollen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mollen on the side of the head.
Puzo throws a leg kick that misses.
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 misses the shot to the body.
Mollen checks the leg kick.
Mollen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puzo can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Mollen.
Puzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mollen was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Mollen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Puzo misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Mollen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mollen.
Good leg kick by Mollen.
Puzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mollen is out of range and Puzo settles back down.

Mollen closes the distance and clinches.
Mollen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mollen throws a head punch that misses.
Mollen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mollen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mollen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.
Mollen misses with an elbow strike.
Puzo taking a breather.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mollen controls his hands.
Mollen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mollen presses Puzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Puzo tries to break the clinch but Mollen is controlling the position.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Mollen.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Mollen controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mollen lands a shoulder strike.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mollen's elbow.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mollen controls his hands.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mollen.
Puzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mollen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Mollen.
Mollen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo is trying to stall.
Mollen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Puzo manages to break the clinch.
Mollen throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo takes one on the button.
Puzo lands a head shot.
Mollen avoids the body shot from Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hallis Mollen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mollen tries to clinch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo tries a quick counter leg kick but Mollen is wise to it.
Puzo misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Mollen blocks the low kick.
Puzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mollen. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Mollen.
Puzo defending well as Mollen loads up on a big left hand.
Mollen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mollen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puzo throws a body punch but Mollen moves out of range.
Puzo gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Mollen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mollen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mollen.
Puzo works on Mollen's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen lands a nice elbow.
Mollen blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Hallis Mollen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mollen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mollen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo wants to stall.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Mollen avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen cracks Puzo with a nice body shot.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Puzo misses with the head strike.
Mollen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Mollen.
Mollen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Puzo taking a breather.
Mollen lands a shoulder strike.
Puzo lands a body punch.
Puzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mollen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mollen controls his hands.
Mollen swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Puzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hallis Mollen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mollen lands an elbow inside.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Mollen.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mollen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puzo stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mollen blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
Mario Puzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Puzo.
Mollen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mollen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puzo misses with some punches.
Puzo wants to break free but Mollen has control.
Puzo misses with some punches.
Puzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mollen misses with an elbow over the top.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Puzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mollen blocks an uppercut.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Mollen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo tries to work over Mollen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mollen backwards.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mollen's elbow.
Puzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mollen blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Mollen stalling.
Mollen tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puzo working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mollen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hallis Mollen!
Hallis Mollen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.