PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 569 p4p, 719 weight class) and Omari Morales (ranked 35 p4p, 30 weight class). Omari Morales will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Molly
vs
Morales

225 cm
29
300
17 - 9 - 0

201 cm
32
200
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Morales!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Molly misses its target.
Molly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molly lands a nice looking body shot.
Molly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
Molly tries to clinch
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Molly wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly misses with a combination
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molly swings away with a body shot that misses

and Morales counters with a crisp one two that drops Molly! Morales thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Molly to his feet! Molly is in big trouble!

Molly is rocked!
Hog Molly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales slips under a jab.
Oh Molly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales throws the left hand but Molly avoids the punch easily.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molly seems to have got his legs back now.
Morales misses with a hook
and Molly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales throws a big shot that misses.
Morales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morales stuns Molly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Molly misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Molly is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Molly swings widly with a right hand
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Molly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales unleashes a big counter combination but Molly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morales lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Molly misses with an uppercut
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Molly blocks a jab.
Molly misses with a straight left.
Donk. Molly catches Morales right on the button with a cross.
Morales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Molly scores with a shot to the body.
Molly lunges at Morales with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morales's hand.
Morales has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Molly looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Morales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good exchange - Molly coming out on top.
Morales misses with a wild body shot.
Molly slips under a jab.
Molly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morales lands a really nice looking cross but Molly seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molly slips a straight right by Morales.
Molly misses with a body shot
and Molly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Molly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morales scrambles back to his feet.
Molly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Molly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Molly scores with a nice strike.
Molly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Molly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Molly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Molly throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Molly misses with a hook
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales throws a looping overhand right but Molly ducks down to avoid it.
Morales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Molly misses with a left hand
and Molly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales throws a looping overhand right but Molly ducks down to avoid it.
Molly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
A jab from Molly misses.
Molly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Morales dominated that round.
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.

Morales lands with a nice body punch.
Molly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morales on the side of the head.
Morales walks into a left hand.
Molly lands with an uppercut that bounces Morales off the cage and back into range.

Molly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Molly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molly misses with a punch on the inside.
Molly working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales is trying to break free.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Molly has double underhooks.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Molly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly lands with a left to the head.
Morales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molly lands with a right to the head.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Molly.
Molly tries to work over Morales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morales is looking to control Molly's arms but Molly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morales has his back to the cage.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Molly backwards.
A right hand to the body from Morales.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Molly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morales misses with some punches.
Molly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales stalling in the clinch but Molly improves position.
Hog Molly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morales pushes Molly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Molly has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Molly misses with some punches.
Morales blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but Molly won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Molly is controlling him.
Morales blocks a body shot from Molly.
A shot in the inside from Molly.
Morales is trying to stall.
Molly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morales taking a breather.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molly has him pressed against the cage.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Molly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales lands with a short shot to the head.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
Morales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morales is trying to force a seperation but Molly has the dominant position.
Morales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molly has him pressed against the cage.
Molly tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Molly blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Morales.
A short body shot lands from Molly as the two fighters clinch.
Molly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hog Molly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Morales digs a good hook to Molly's body.
Molly throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Molly throws out the jab.
Morales let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Molly misses with a body shot
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molly.
Morales missing with a left hand there. Molly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morales looks to land a combination but Molly avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molly. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Molly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Molly is looking to counter punch.
Molly misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
Omari Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molly throws a sloppy body shot
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales throws a series of punches but Molly avoids them all with ease.
Molly throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Molly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Molly.
Morales connects with a crisp jab.
Molly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Morales. Beautiful body shot.
Omari Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molly lands with a hook. Morales tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morales throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Molly misses with an uppercut
and Morales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly misses with a right hand
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales blocks a jab.
Molly wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molly misses with a body punch
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Molly throws a shot to the body.
Molly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Molly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morales takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Molly throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales walks into a jab.
Molly misses with an uppercut
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Molly misses with a right hand
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molly slips a jab from Morales.
Morales slips a jab from Molly.
Morales walks into a stiff left hand from Molly.
Molly wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales counters with a right hand to the body.
Molly gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molly misses with a hook to the body
and Morales counters with a big right hand! Oh Molly is in trouble here! Morales follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omari Morales!
A less than humble Omari Morales misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.