PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Holy Moly (ranked 24215 p4p, 5102 weight class) and Boryslav Margera (ranked 513 p4p, 480 weight class). Holy Moly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moly
vs
Margera

175 cm
21
155
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
160
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holy Moly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera cracks Moly with a good jab.
Margera misses the jab.
Moly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moly.
Moly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Margera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moly is looking to clinch.
Margera blocks a head kick by Moly.
Margera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moly was well out of range. Poor timing from Margera.
Margera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moly.
Moly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Margera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moly manages to avoid it.
Moly moves out of range of the strikes.
Moly throws a leg kick but Margera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Margera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moly is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moly.
Margera scores with a punch to the head.
Moly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margera lands with a straight right. Moly didn't see that one coming.
Moly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moly slips under a jab from Margera.
Moly is looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters circling - Margera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Boryslav Margera has been cut.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moly tries to work over Margera's front leg with a kick but Margera checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moly throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
Margera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moly.
As Margera tries to get set, Moly tries to push him back and clinch up but Margera manages to avoid the attempt.
Boryslav Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Margera does it's job there.

Moly has closed the distance and engaged Margera in a clinch.
Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Moly avoids the damage to the body.
Margera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Margera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Margera lands a hook that snaps the head of Moly backwards.
Margera lands a right hand.
Margera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moly.
Margera misses with the head strike.
Margera prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Moly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margera lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Moly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Moly gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Margera regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Margera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moly is one step ahead there.
Moly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Moly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Margera dives on top into guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Margera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Margera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Margera throws a big elbow that misses.

Moly looking for a guillotine here but Margera defends easily.
Margera chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Margera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Margera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Margera has managed to get both his arms back between Moly's legs - danger averted.
Margera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Margera postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Margera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Moly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Margera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boryslav Margera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Margera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Margera backs away, Moly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Moly misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Moly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Moly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Margera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Margera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moly counters with an outside leg kick.
Moly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Margera dips to his left and cracks Moly with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moly's head backwards.
Margera works the jab nicely.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Moly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera wants to clinch
and Moly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Margera works the jab nicely.
Moly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Margera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Moly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Moly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moly misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Margera! But no joy.
Margera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Margera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Moly was looking to counter with a kick there.
Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moly.
Jab, jab by Margera - just one landing.
Moly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Moly is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Margera clinches with his opponent.
Moly tries to score a body lock takedown but Margera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Moly blocks it.
Margera tries to throw a body punch but Moly avoids it by throwing Margera back against the cage.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Margera.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Margera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Margera misses with a knee strike.
Boryslav Margera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Margera lands a nice shot to the body.
Moly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Margera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moly connects with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moly throws a sloppy head kick and Margera moves out of range easily.
Margera blocks a head kick by Moly.
Margera digs a good hook to Moly's body.
A head kick misses from Moly.
Margera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Margera misses the body punch
and Moly counters with a good low kick that Margera was not able to check.
Margera misses with a body punch

and Moly counters by moving into the clinch.
Margera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Margera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Margera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Margera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moly backwards.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moly blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moly tries to score a body lock takedown but Margera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Moly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moly has Margera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Margera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Margera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Moly controls the action.
Margera misses with a punch to the body.
Moly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Margera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Margera - that landed with a thud.
Moly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Margera prevents it.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Moly blocks with his arms.
Moly blocks an uppercut.
Margera is pressed up against the cage. Moly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Margera down to the mat. Margera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Margera lands with a cross.
Margera cracks Moly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moly looks to land a body kick but Margera moved away.
Margera scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Moly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moly takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boryslav Margera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boryslav Margera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Margera! Moly is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boryslav Margera!
Boryslav Margera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.