PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 2520 p4p, 1767 weight class) and Lipe Ribeiro (ranked 123 p4p, 89 weight class). Hog Molly has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Molly
vs
Ribeiro

225 cm
25
300
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
280
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Primal

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lipe Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molly moves out of range of the strikes.

Molly instigates a clinch.
Molly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ribeiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro's coach down at Elite Boxing Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ribeiro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Molly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Molly is controlling the position.
Molly lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
Molly presses Ribeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro prevents a body shot from Molly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Molly has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Molly pushes him back against the cage.
Molly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribeiro controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Molly has control.
Molly tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro gets through Molly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Molly as the two fighters clinch.
Molly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
Molly working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Molly.
Molly keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro working aggressively here.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Molly.
Molly pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly is working Ribeiro over against the cage.
Molly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ribeiro looks winded!
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Molly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molly lands a left hand.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molly scores with a hook to the body.
Molly lands a nice uppercut.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow.
Molly digs a right hand underneath Ribeiro's ribcage. Ribeiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro controls the action.
Molly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ribeiro.
Molly misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Molly.
Molly lands a body shot.
Molly lands an uppercut.
Molly works on Ribeiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Molly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribeiro or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Molly on the inside.
Ribeiro taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molly's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Molly.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Molly.
A right handed body shot lands from Molly.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Molly is controlling the position.
Molly presses Ribeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Molly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Molly.
Molly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribeiro controls his hands.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Molly.
Molly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ribeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hog Molly 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.

Molly misses with a body shot
letting Ribeiro counter with a right hand.
Molly misses with a right hand
and Ribeiro counters with a straight right hand.
Ribeiro ducks right into an uppercut from Molly.
Lipe Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro swinging wildly here.
Molly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Molly's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Molly's head back.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination

and Molly counters with a nice right hand that sends Ribeiro toppling to the canvas! Ribeiro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Molly finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Molly instigates a clinch.
A short right from Molly.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Molly has double underhooks.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Molly pushes him back against the cage.
Molly pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hog Molly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Molly back against the cage.
Molly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Ribeiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molly backwards.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands with a cross.
Ribeiro walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Molly! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hog Molly!
Hog Molly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.