PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Molo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nitro Circus. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

David
vs
Molo

190 cm
21
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ka-POW Clothing
New Era Nutrition (156Q REC/STA $50)

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molo misses with a hook.
Molo lands the left hand.
A combination from Molo does no damage.
Molo throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.

David scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Molo won't allow David to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Molo won't allow David to pass to mount.
David slips a nice elbow through Molo's hands, connecting with Molo's forehead.
Molo keeping hold of David's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David thows a huge punch but Molo dodges it nicely.
Molo is trying to maintain the position but David is very close to passing his half guard.

David is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Molo sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Molo is defending against the submission attempts here by David.
David prevents Molo from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Molo wants to control but David is keeping busy and won't allow it.
David prevents Molo from standing back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Molo misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from David.
David takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Molo cracks a nice hook into David's ribs.
David closes the distance and clinches up with Molo, looking for a takedown. David pushes Molo against the cage but Molo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Molo misses.
Molo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by David.
Molo fails to land with a series of punches.
David slips a straight right by Molo.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
David bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molo leaves David with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
Martti Molo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molo tries to score with a low kick but David moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Molo.
David tries for a takedown but Molo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martti Molo 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.

Left hook, right uppercut from Molo.
Molo feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
Molo thumps David with a low kick.
Molo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Molo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract David.
Molo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps David's head backwards.
David is trying hard to land a takedown here. Molo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Molo swinging wilding here.
Molo slaps away a takedown attempt from David, before circling back to the center of the mat.
David takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
David slips a straight right by Molo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
David shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Molo but Molo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molo.
David moves away from the strike by Molo.
Martti Molo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Molo tries to bum rush David with a series of wild strikes but David uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Molo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Molo tries to land a leg kick but David saw it coming and moves away.
David has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo lands a right hook to the body.
Molo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Molo lands a nice looking body shot.
David takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Molo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between David's hands.
Jab, jab by Molo - just one landing.
Molo misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molo thuds his shin into the meat of David's side.
Molo takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
Molo misses with a low kick.
Molo stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David shoots for a double leg takedown but Molo sprawls well. He's pushed David's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martti Molo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Molo tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Molo.
Molo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
David shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Molo sprawls well. Molo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. David gets slowly back to his feet.
Molo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Molo.
Molo loads up on a big right hand but David slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molo throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Molo throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Molo.
David avoids a punch combination nicely.
Molo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but David moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
David shoots for a takedown but Molo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Molo misses with a wild combination.
Molo just misses with a punch to the body.
David shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Molo pinned against the cage. Molo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molo throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
Molo throws a front kick that sends David stumbling back into the cage.
David walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
David changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Molo tries to avoid it but David manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Molo to the ground. Molo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
David dodges the punch combination from Molo.
Molo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martti Molo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Molo tries to clinch up.
David closes the distance and clinches up with Molo, looking for a takedown. David pushes Molo against the cage but Molo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
David staying out of range there.
Molo misses the shot to the body.
Martti Molo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Molo tries to clinch but David moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molo misses with a two punch combination.
Xavier David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molo tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martti Molo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Molo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martti Molo!