PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Molokai Built (ranked 4038 p4p, 2707 weight class) and Grachyov Rodionovich (ranked 205 p4p, 158 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodionovich's choice of entrance music: GZUZ GZUZ - Was Hast Du Gedacht. Molokai Built has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Built
vs
Rodionovich

169 cm
32
140
14 - 11 - 1

170 cm
25
146
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Molokai Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grachyov Rodionovich!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodionovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodionovich looks to land a right hand but Built moved out of range.
Built moves out of range as Rodionovich strikes.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rodionovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Rodionovich dips to his left and cracks Built with an uppercut!
Rodionovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
Rodionovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodionovich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Built rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich misses with a body shot.
Built seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Built moves away from the strike by Rodionovich.
Built went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Built moves out of range as Rodionovich strikes.
Built throws a big counter combination but Rodionovich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich misses the shot to the body.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodionovich. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
Built displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodionovich throws out the jab.
As Rodionovich looks to move away, Built throws a big counter combo but Rodionovich just gets out of the way.
Rodionovich misses with a right hand
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Built circles away quickly and effectively.
Built went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rodionovich misses with a left hand
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich misses with a looping left.
As Rodionovich looks to move away, Built throws a big counter combo but Rodionovich just gets out of the way.
Built doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodionovich looks to land a left hand but Built moved out of range nicely.
Built seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Built has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rodionovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich throws a combination that misses
and Built counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodionovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Built.
Rodionovich misses with a hook
and Built counters with a one-two to the body.
Grachyov Rodionovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodionovich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Built counters with a left and a right that stings Rodionovich.
Rodionovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
Rodionovich throws a one two combo.
Rodionovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Built counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodionovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich cracks Built with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Rodionovich finds it's way through Built's defenses.
Rodionovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
Rodionovich misses with a left hand
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
Rodionovich throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rodionovich takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Rodionovich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodionovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Built counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Rodionovich misses.
Rodionovich scores with a hook to the body. Built takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodionovich misses the shot to the body.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
Rodionovich misses with a right hand
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodionovich misses with a right hand
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Rodionovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodionovich misses with a shot to the body
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Molokai Built dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No joy there for Rodionovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Built seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rodionovich misses with an uppercut
and Built counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodionovich misses with a left hand
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
Rodionovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Built counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodionovich misses with a body shot
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich misses the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rodionovich might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Built has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodionovich swings widly with a right hand
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich scores with a jab to the body.
Rodionovich misses the jab.
It looked like Built was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich misses with a looping right.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rodionovich throws a right hand that misses
and Built counters with a left and a right that stings Rodionovich.
Rodionovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Built seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Built is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rodionovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodionovich throws a looping overhand right but Built ducks down to avoid it.
Rodionovich swings widly with a right hand
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
Rodionovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodionovich misses with a wild combination.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich misses with a body punch
and Built counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodionovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Rodionovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodionovich can do to turn this around?
Rodionovich misses with a looping right.
Rodionovich misses with a left hand
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich lands a body shot.
Rodionovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rodionovich misses with a straight left.
Built throws a big counter combination but Rodionovich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rodionovich swings widly with a right hand
and Built counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice cross by Rodionovich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich lands with a shot to the body.
Rodionovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
A slow jab from Rodionovich misses its intended target.
It looked like Built was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rodionovich misses the body punch
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich throws an off balance right hand
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Rodionovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodionovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodionovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodionovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Rodionovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Built on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built blocks a jab.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Rodionovich misses.
It looked like Built was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rodionovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Built on the side of the head.
Rodionovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rodionovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Built was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rodionovich throws a right hand that misses
and Built counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodionovich throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
It looked like Built was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Rodionovich misses
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich looks to land a combination but Built avoids it well.
It looked like Built was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Molokai Built dominated that second round.
That's time! Built's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rodionovich with a jab.
Rodionovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Rodionovich misses its intended target.
Rodionovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Built seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rodionovich misses with a hook
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
Rodionovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Rodionovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich misses with a right hand
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Rodionovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodionovich lands with a right hand.
Rodionovich throws an off balance right hand
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Rodionovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodionovich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Built counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodionovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Built momentarily.
Rodionovich throws a lazy right hand but Built sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodionovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodionovich throws a right hand that misses
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Rodionovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodionovich throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
Built keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Built counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slow jab from Rodionovich misses its intended target.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
Rodionovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rodionovich misses with a right hand
and Built counters with a left and a right that stings Rodionovich.
Rodionovich misses with a jab to the body
and Built counters with a three punch combo that has Rodionovich backing up. Rodionovich nods at Built to acknowledge the strikes.
Built takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodionovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodionovich loads up on a big right hand but Built slips the punch.
Rodionovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
Rodionovich misses with an uppercut.
Built seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built slips a jab from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
Rodionovich throws an off balance right hand
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
Rodionovich misses with a hook. Built ducked under it nicely.
Rodionovich misses with a hook.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
Rodionovich misses with a hook to the body
and Built counters with a left and a right that stings Rodionovich.
Rodionovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Built counters with a one-two to the body.
Grachyov Rodionovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodionovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Built throws a big counter combination but Rodionovich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodionovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Built counters with a left and a right that stings Rodionovich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rodionovich misses.
Built throws a big counter combination but Rodionovich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rodionovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich misses with a body shot
and Built counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
As Rodionovich looks to move away, Built throws a big counter combo but Rodionovich just gets out of the way.
Rodionovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Built needs to keep his hands up - Rodionovich had a free shot at his head there.
Rodionovich throws a right hand that misses
and Built counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodionovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
Built is looking for a counter combo.
Built showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodionovich.
Built throws a big counter combination but Rodionovich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Molokai Built showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Built has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Molokai Built!
After the fight, Molokai Built was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.