PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Osman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molito's entrance music is Mohito. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Molito
vs
Osman

168 cm
28
150 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

166 cm
22
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Osman!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Osman closes the distance and pushes Molito back into the cage.
Molito avoiding damage as Osman throws knees to the body.
Molito tries to throw a body punch but Osman avoids it by throwing Molito back against the cage.
Molito is trying to break the clinch but Osman has him pressed against the cage.

Osman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Osman rushes Molito and presses him up against the cage.
Osman lands with a light punch inside.
Osman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Osman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Molito fails to land.
Osman tries a body shot but Molito blocks it.
Osman lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Molito.
A nice left hand lands by Osman.
Osman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Osman stalling the fight.
Molito misses with a knee strike.
Osman gets through Molito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Osman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osman lands a hook that snaps the head of Molito backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Osman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Osman.

It looks like Enrique Molito has been cut.
Osman gets through Molito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Osman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Molito misses with a body shot
and Osman counters with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Molito.

Osman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Molito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Molito missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molito.
Molito trying to land knees to the body.
Molito blocking some punches.
Molito tries to work over Osman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman scores with a hook to the body.

Osman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Osman scores with a sloppy right hand. Molito should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Osman.
An inside leg kick lands from Osman.
Molito throws an overhand right that lands on Osman's shoulder, as Osman tries to avoid the shot.
Molito connects with a solid leg kick.
Osman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Osman throws a nice outside leg kick.

Osman moves into range and clinches up with Molito.
Osman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Osman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Molito backwards.
Molito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Osman is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman stalling in the clinch.

Osman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Molito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Osman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osman just misses with a punch to the body.
Osman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Osman throws a leg kick that misses.
Osman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Molito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Osman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Molito misses with a lunging right hand
and Osman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman misses with a leg kick.
Molito connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Molito throws an overhand right that lands on Osman's shoulder, as Osman tries to avoid the shot.
Molito jabs Osman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Osman tries to clinch but Molito moves out of range.
Osman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Molito misses with a looping right.
Molito punishes Osman's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osman thumps Molito with a low kick.
Osman slips under a jab.
Osman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Molito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Osman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Osman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Molito, pushing him back against the cage.
Molito misses with a knee strike.
Osman lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Osman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Molito misses with a body punch.
Molito struggles to land a body shot inside as Osman controls his hands.
Osman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molito blocks a body shot from Osman.
Molito misses with a body punch.

Osman manages to break the clinch.
Osman moves away from the strike by Molito.
Molito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Molito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osman moves away.
Osman is looking to clinch but Molito is avoiding it.
Molito moves out of range of the strikes.
Osman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Molito tries to clinch up.
Osman 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.
Molito misses with an uppercut. Osman saw that one coming.
Jan Osman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Osman clinches up with Molito and pushes him back against the cage.

Osman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Molito takes the fight into the clinch.
Osman trying to land knees to the body.
Jan Osman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Molito tries a body shot but Osman blocks it.
Osman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Molito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Osman tries a body shot but Molito blocks it.
Molito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osman backwards.
Osman can't find room to land a body shot as Molito controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman throws a punch but it's blocked by Molito.
Osman lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osman misses with the head strike.
Molito blocks a body shot from Osman.
Osman prevents a body shot from Molito.
Osman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Osman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molito blocks a body shot from Osman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osman.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Osman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Osman manages to break the clinch.
Osman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Molito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Osman tries to close the distance and clinch but Molito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Osman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Osman misses with a two punch combination.
Molito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Osman scores with a nice head shot.
Osman wants to clinch
and Molito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molito scores with a jab.

Osman is rocked!
Molito throws a hook but Osman blocks it.
Osman is still on wobbly legs! Can Molito finish him?
Molito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Osman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osman seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Molito misses.
Osman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Molito misses its intended target.
Molito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab from Osman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Molito moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osman is looking to land body kicks.
Osman tries to clinch there but Molito circles away.
Osman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Molito.
The crowd cheers as Molito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Osman doesn't seem phased though.
Molito misses with a wild combination.
Osman misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molito's calf.
Osman throws a head kick that Molito semi-blocks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Osman checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jan Osman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Osman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molito.
Osman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Osman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osman tries to clinch but Molito is having none of it.
Molito scores with a decent looking hook.
Molito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osman.
Osman feints and then cracks Molito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molito down.
Molito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Osman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Osman.
Molito stalks Osman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Osman's face. Osman staggers backwards, shaken.
Molito falls off balance throwing a combination

and Osman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Osman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Osman.
Molito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Osman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Osman lands a body shot.
Molito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osman lands with a short shot to the head.
Osman tries a body shot but Molito blocks it.
Osman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Molito lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Osman.
Osman works on Molito's body with a couple of short punches.
Osman struggles to land a body shot inside as Molito controls his hands.
Molito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Osman misses with a punch to the body.
Molito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Osman avoids it.
Molito tries to throw a body punch but Osman avoids it by throwing Molito back against the cage.
Osman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman lands an uppercut.
Osman misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Osman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Osman.
Osman moves out of range of the leg kick from Molito.
Osman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Molito.
Osman wants to clinch.
A big right from Molito misses.
Osman lands a body shot.
Molito looks to land a right hand but Osman moved out of range.
Osman feints and then cracks Molito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molito down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito drops his hands momentarily and Osman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Osman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Molito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Molito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Osman finds it's way round the side to connect with Molito's head.
Molito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jan Osman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Molito, as that shot connected.
Molito looks to land a right hand but Osman moved out of range.
Osman moves away from the strike by Molito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Osman.
An inside leg kick lands from Osman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molito takes one on the button.
Molito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Osman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Osman misses with the combination.
Molito fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osman slips under a jab.
Molito misses with a hook. Osman ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Osman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Molito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Molito throws a jab when Osman was well out of range.

Molito closes the distance and pushes Osman back into the cage.
Osman tries a body shot but Molito blocks it.
A short uppercut from Osman.
A short right from Molito on the inside.
Osman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Osman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Osman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osman struggles to land a body shot inside as Molito controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Osman.
Molito misses with a punch to the body.
Osman throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Molito - that landed with a thud.
Molito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osman's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Osman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Osman tries a body shot but Molito blocks it.
Molito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Osman.
Osman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osman.
Osman stalling.
Molito tries to throw a body punch but Osman avoids it by throwing Molito back against the cage.
Osman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Molito has a couple of punches blocked by Osman.
Osman misses with a body punch.
Osman working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Osman is working Molito over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Osman.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Osman lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osman.
Molito dodges an elbow strike from Osman.
Osman lands a nice shot to the body.
Osman slows down the pace here.
Molito throws a punch but it's blocked by Osman.
Osman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Molito misses with a body punch.
Osman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molito backwards.
Molito throws a head punch that misses.
Osman lands an uppercut.
Osman misses with a punch to the body.
Osman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Osman can't find room to land a body shot as Molito controls the action.
Osman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Osman has him pressed against the cage.

Osman breaks the clinch.
Molito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Osman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Molito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Osman can't find room to land a body shot as Molito controls the action.
Osman taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Osman scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Osman.
Osman misses with a punch to the body.
Osman lands a nice uppercut.
Molito throws a head punch that misses.
Osman is looking to control Molito's arms but Molito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Osman has his back to the cage.
Osman controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osman.
A right hook to the body lands for Molito.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osman tries a body shot but Molito blocks it.
Molito blocking some punches.
Molito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Osman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Molito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Osman avoids the body shot from Molito.
Molito is looking to clinch.
Molito throws a leg kick
and Osman counters with a thumping low kick.
Osman moves out of range as Molito throws a body kick.
Osman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Molito backs up against the cage.
Osman lands with a right hand.
Osman misses with a right hand
and Molito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osman looks to throw the jab but Molito is out of range.
A low kick from Osman misses
and Molito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molito avoids the body shot from Osman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito throws a lazy uppercut
and Osman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Osman misses with a combination

and Molito counters with a crisp one two that drops Osman! Molito thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Osman to his feet! Osman is in big trouble!
Osman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molito wants to clinch up but Osman keeps it at a distance.
Osman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Osman gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Molito gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Molito!
Enrique Molito retains his featherweight title!
Enrique Molito thanked the fans post fight for their support.