PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juninho Pernambucano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molotov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Fist kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Igor Molotov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pernambucano
vs
Molotov

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
239 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juninho Pernambucano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov connects with a single shot there.
Molotov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pernambucano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pernambucano moves to clinch but Molotov breaks away
and Molotov counters with a straight right hand.
Molotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Igor Molotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molotov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pernambucano moves to clinch but Molotov breaks away
and Molotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Pernambucano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Molotov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Molotov throws a right and a left that Pernambucano avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Molotov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pernambucano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Molotov fails to land with a series of punches.
Molotov misses with a looping right.
Molotov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pernambucano manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pernambucano misses with a few strikes there.
Molotov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pernambucano circles away quickly and effectively.
Pernambucano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Molotov tries to bum rush Pernambucano with a series of wild strikes but Pernambucano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Molotov throws a right hand that misses
letting Pernambucano counter with a right hand.

It looks like Igor Molotov has been cut.
Pernambucano misses with a few strikes there.
Pernambucano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Molotov swats away the attempt to clinch by Pernambucano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pernambucano. Molotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pernambucano wants to clinch up but Molotov keeps it at a distance.
Molotov misses with a looping right.
Pernambucano doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
Molotov avoids a kick to the body.
Molotov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pernambucano.
Molotov misses with a wild combination.
Pernambucano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pernambucano.
Molotov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pernambucano fails to land with a series of punches.
Molotov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pernambucano back to the ropes. Molotov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Igor Molotov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Molotov scores with a four punch combination!
Pernambucano tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molotov looks to land a combination but Pernambucano avoids it well.
Molotov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pernambucano tries to clinch up.
Pernambucano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pernambucano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pernambucano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pernambucano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pernambucano ducks under a wild hook from Molotov.
Molotov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pernambucano.
Molotov throws a series of punches but Pernambucano avoids them all with ease.
Pernambucano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Molotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Pernambucano tries to clinch up.
Molotov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Molotov cracks Pernambucano with a good jab.
Molotov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Molotov swinging wildly here.
Pernambucano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Molotov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molotov thows a body shot but no joy.
Molotov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molotov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pernambucano.
Molotov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pernambucano looks to land a combination but Molotov avoids it well.

Pernambucano has managed to clinch.

Molotov manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molotov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molotov looks to land a combination but Pernambucano avoids it well.
Molotov avoids the head kick by Pernambucano.
Pernambucano scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Igor Molotov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Molotov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloppy strikes from Molotov. Those never looked like landing.
Pernambucano thuds a left hand into Molotov's body.
Molotov blocks a head kick by Pernambucano.
Pernambucano tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molotov misses with an uppercut. Pernambucano saw that one coming.
Igor Molotov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molotov lands a nice shot that snaps Pernambucano's head back.
Pernambucano tries to clinch but Molotov moves out of range.
Pernambucano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Molotov with a hook.
Pernambucano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Molotov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pernambucano circles away quickly and effectively.
Molotov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pernambucano counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Molotov to the mat! Pernambucano runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Molotov is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pernambucano throws a right hand that Molotov ducks under and follows up with a left that Molotov also avoids with ease.
Pernambucano slips under a jab.
Molotov is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Molotov. Those never looked like landing.
Pernambucano throws a good cross that connects.

Molotov is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Molotov working hard to break the clinch.
Pernambucano trying to stall but Molotov improves his position.
Molotov tries to circle away but Pernambucano has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Pernambucano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Molotov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pernambucano's efforts to push away.

Molotov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pernambucano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pernambucano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Molotov keeps the fight on the outside.
Pernambucano lands a right and a left and another right! Molotov goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juninho Pernambucano!