PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venelin Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Molotov's choice of entrance music: Razor. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Venelin Molotov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nott
vs
Molotov

180 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Nott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Venelin Molotov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nott looks to throw the jab but Molotov is out of range.
Molotov tries to clinch but Nott moves out of range.
Molotov moves in looking to clinch but Nott pushes him off.
Good exchange - Nott coming out on top.
Nott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Molotov.
Nott fails to land with a series of punches.
Molotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nott.
A jab from Nott finds it's way through Molotov's defenses.
Nott keeps the fight on the outside.
Molotov slips a jab from Nott.
Nott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molotov.

Molotov closes the distance and pushes Nott back into the cage.
Nott can't break the clinch.

Nott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Molotov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Molotov is working for takedown but Nott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Molotov is working for takedown but Nott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jack Nott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venelin Molotov.
Nott tries to circle away but Molotov has him pinned against the cage.
Molotov wants a takedown but no success here.
Nott can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nott's efforts to push away.
Molotov tries to score a body lock takedown but Nott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Molotov looking for a takedown.
Molotov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Molotov looks gassed!
Molotov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nott wants to get back to striking at distance but Molotov won't allow it.
Molotov has Nott pressed against the cage, preventing Nott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nott tries to circle away but Molotov has him pinned against the cage.
Molotov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nott backwards.
Molotov prevents Nott from breaking the clinch.
Molotov goes for a takedown attempt but Nott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nott lands a jab to Molotov's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Molotov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Nott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jack Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molotov is looking to clinch but Nott is avoiding it.
Molotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nott.
Molotov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Molotov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nott.

Molotov clinches up with Nott and pushes him back against the cage.
Nott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nott tries to break free but Molotov pushes him back against the cage.
Molotov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nott is trying to force a seperation but Molotov has the dominant position.
Nott gets underhooks to prevent Molotov's takedown attempt.
Nott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molotov has him pressed against the cage.
Molotov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nott stops a takedown attempt from Molotov.
Nott tries to circle away but Molotov has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nott gets underhooks to prevent Molotov's takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Nott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Molotov prevents Nott from breaking the clinch.
Molotov tries to pull guard but Nott holds him up against the cage and eventually Molotov drops back down to his feet.
Nott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov has Nott pressed against the cage, preventing Nott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nott keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack Nott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Molotov tries to clinch but Nott moves out of range.
Nott throws a body punch but Molotov moves out of range.
Molotov moves in looking to clinch but Nott pushes him off.
Nott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molotov moves away.
Nott throws a head kick that misses.
Nott thows a body shot but no joy.
Molotov takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut there from Nott.
Molotov tries to clinch but Nott is having none of it.
Molotov wants to clinch up but Nott keeps it at a distance.
Nott misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nott misses with a wild combination.
Nott takes a swing at Molotov's ribcage but misses.

Molotov moves into range and clinches up with Nott.
Nott is trying to break free.
Molotov wants a takedown but no success here.
Molotov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nott is trying to break free.
Nott is trying to force a seperation but Molotov has the dominant position.
Nott tries to circle away but Molotov has him pinned against the cage.
Molotov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Molotov keeps control of Nott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Molotov wants a takedown.
Nott tries to circle away but Molotov has him pinned against the cage.
Molotov prevents Nott from breaking the clinch.
Nott can't break the clinch.
Nott is pressed up against the cage. Molotov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nott down to the mat. Nott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Molotov ducks under a wild hook from Nott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Nott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by Nott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nott.
Nott misses with a straight left.
Nott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Molotov darts in and clinches Nott up against the cage.
Nott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Molotov tries to score a body lock takedown but Nott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nott is trying to force a seperation but Molotov has the dominant position.
Nott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Molotov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jack Nott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venelin Molotov.
Nott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nott is trying to break free.
Molotov is working for takedown but Nott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nott is trying to force a seperation but Molotov has the dominant position.
Nott tries to circle away but Molotov has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nott's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Nott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nott fails to land with a series of punches.
Molotov slips a straight right by Nott.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nott stuffs the takedown attempt from Molotov. Molotov gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott throws a series of strikes that have Molotov backpedaling.
Nott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Nott misses.
Nott stuffs the takedown attempt from Molotov. Molotov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molotov avoids the head kick by Nott.
Molotov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molotov tries to clinch but Nott is having none of it.
Molotov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nott cracks a nice hook into Molotov's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molotov manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Nott.

Molotov moves into the clinch.
Molotov tries for a takedown. No joy.

Nott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nott loads up on a big right hand but Molotov slips the punch.
Molotov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Molotov tries to clinch up.
Molotov is looking to clinch but Nott is avoiding it.
Nott looks to land a combination but Molotov avoids it well.
Molotov slips under a jab from Nott.
Nott throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott looks to land a combination but Molotov avoids it well.
Nott thows a body shot but no joy.
Nott misses with a wild body shot.
Nott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Molotov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Molotov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nott lands a body shot.
Jack Nott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nott swings for the body but Molotov moves out of range.

Molotov gets a clinch.
Molotov wants a takedown but no success here.
Nott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nott working hard to break the clinch.
Molotov tries to score a body lock takedown but Nott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Molotov can't get the takedown.
Nott wants to break free but Molotov has control.
Nott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Molotov keeps control of Nott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nott working hard to break the clinch.
Molotov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nott pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Nott manages to break the clinch.
Nott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Nott.
Nott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Molotov gets a clinch.
Molotov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Molotov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molotov has him pressed against the cage.
Nott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Molotov.
Nott has had enough of the clinch but Molotov keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Nott dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Molotov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nott.
Molotov wants to clinch.
Molotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nott.
Nott lands a jab-cross combination.
Molotov lands a jab.
Nott throws a low kick but it's checked well by Molotov.
Nott throws a lazy right hand but Molotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Molotov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott misses with a series of wild punches.
Molotov tries to clinch but Nott moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Molotov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nott connects with the punch.
Molotov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nott swinging wildly here.
Molotov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nott throws a right hand that Molotov ducks under and follows up with a left that Molotov also avoids with ease.
Molotov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molotov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donk. Nott catches Molotov right on the button with a cross.
Molotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Molotov tries to clinch but Nott moves out of range.
Nott throws a jab when Molotov was well out of range.
Molotov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nott misses with a two punch combination.
Nott looks to score with a jab to the body but Molotov is just out of range.
Nott misses with a head kick.
Molotov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nott.
Molotov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nott paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov shoots in looking for a takedown. Nott tries to sprawl out of it but Molotov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nott circles away from the clinch attempt.

Molotov rushes Nott and presses him up against the cage.
Nott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Molotov.
Jack Nott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venelin Molotov.
Nott is trying to break the clinch but Molotov is controlling him.
Nott wants to get back to striking at distance but Molotov won't allow it.
Molotov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nott is looking to break free of the clinch but Molotov has double underhooks.
Molotov fails to pull guard.
Molotov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nott's efforts to push away.
Nott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Molotov.
Nott tries to break the clinch but Molotov is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Nott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nott throws a series of strikes that have Molotov backpedaling.
Molotov is looking to clinch.
Nott throws a nice looking combination but Molotov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Molotov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Molotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nott scores with a nice head shot.
Venelin Molotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molotov shoots in but Nott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nott looks to land a combination. Molotov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jack Nott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nott misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Nott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nott 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Nott!