PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Molinov (ranked 6550 p4p, 23873 weight class) and Dimitri Paine (ranked 634 p4p, 682 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Molinov
vs
Paine

185 cm
25
185
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Shorts for Cash

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Molinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dimitri Paine!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine lands a nice hook to Molinov's body. Molinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Molinov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paine to score with a decent uppercut.
Paine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Paine.
Paine swings widly with a right hand
enabling Molinov to counter with a crisp jab.
Molinov slips under a jab.
Paine throws an off balance right hand
and Molinov counters with a straight right hand.
Molinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Molinov slips a straight right by Paine.
As Paine looks to move away, Molinov throws a big counter combo but Paine just gets out of the way.
Paine has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Paine throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Molinov to counter with a crisp jab.

Paine is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paine throws a hook to the side of Molinov's head but Molinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Molinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paine throws a right hand that misses
and Molinov counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Paine falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yuri Molinov!
Yuri Molinov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.