PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Vargas
vs
Molito

172 cm
28
153 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

168 cm
37
148 lbs
26 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 Sydney, Ryan Vargas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enrique Molito!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Molito. Beautiful body shot.
Molito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vargas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Molito connects with a right hand. Vargas shakes it off.
Molito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vargas scores with a punch to the head.
Molito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Molito staying out of range there.
Vargas lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Enrique Molito has been cut.
Ryan Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molito checks a leg kick.
Molito throws out a counter right but Vargas avoids it with no problem.
Vargas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vargas misses with a leg kick
and Molito counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Molito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Molito misses with a looping left.
Molito throws a looping overhand right but Vargas ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas thows a leg kick but Molito checks it
and Molito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Molito scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Ryan Vargas has been cut.
Molito throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vargas scores with a hook.
Vargas tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito throws a looping overhand right but Vargas ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Molito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas misses with a hook to the body
and Molito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vargas!
Molito misses with a hook.
Molito misses with a straight right.
Vargas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molito unleashes a big counter combination but Vargas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas cracks Molito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vargas looks to land a body kick but Molito moved away.
Vargas looks to throw the jab but Molito is out of range.
Vargas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vargas misses with a body shot.
Molito takes one to the side of the head.
Vargas throws a low kick, looking for Molito's leg but Molito calmly moves out of range.
Molito lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Molito.
Molito cracks Vargas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito's corner calls for a 1-2. Molito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vargas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Molito lands with a straight right. Vargas didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Molito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Molito throws out a counter right but Vargas avoids it with no problem.
Vargas misses the jab.
Vargas misses with a lunging right hand
and Molito counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Molito dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vargas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Molito is out of range and Vargas settles back down.
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molito looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Vargas throws out a loose jab but Molito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Vargas there.
Vargas misses with a jab to the body
and Molito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Molito might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Molito throws a hook but Vargas blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Molito takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
Molito throws out a counter right but Vargas avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas throws a leg kick
and Molito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Molito. That snapped Vargas's head back.

Vargas is rocked!
Vargas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Molito counters with a huge left! Vargas is in big trouble! He's backing up but Molito isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Vargas from any more damage. A dominating finish by Molito!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Molito! Enrique Molito retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Enrique Molito started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.