PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molo comes to the cage accompanied by Nitro Circus. Ling has chosen Jay Chou - General/Checkmate as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Molo
vs
Ling

180 cm
26
185 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

180 cm
25
178 lbs
18 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Ling misses.
Molo connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ling avoids the body shot from Molo.
Molo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Ling.
Ling sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ling shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Molo eats them both and turns towards Ling to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molo slips a straight right by Ling.
Pao Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling throws a good cross that connects.
Ling lands with an overhand left.
Molo moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Pao Ling has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Ling lands an impressive looking overhand right. Molo doesn't seem phased though.
Ling lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Molo gets a clinch.
Ling throws a punch but it's blocked by Molo.
Ling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ling managing to block the knees to the body from Molo.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ling - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Molo stalling the fight.
Ling taking a breather.
Molo slows down the pace here.
Ling working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Molo blocking some punches.
Ling digs a right hand underneath Molo's ribcage. Molo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Molo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ling blocking some punches.
Molo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ling is keeping busy.
Molo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ling wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Molo scores with a shoulder strike.
Molo looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands a right hand.
Ling stalling in the clinch but Molo improves position.
Ling tries to work over Molo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ling working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molo misses with a punch on the inside.

Ling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Molo!
Ling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
Ling cracks Molo with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ling has time to react.
Ling takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Molo connects with a nice looking jab.
Molo ducks under a wild hook from Ling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a jab but it's blocked by Molo.
Molo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Ling misses.
Ling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ling's calf.
Ling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molo.
Molo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ling.
Molo thumps Ling with a low kick.
Ling throws a head kick that misses.
Ling 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.
Good exchange - Ling coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling tries to land a front kick but Molo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ling misses with a body kick.
Molo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pao Ling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pao Ling's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ling scores with a head kick. Molo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Molo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Molo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ling throws a sloppy head kick and Molo moves out of range easily.
Molo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Molo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ling throws a jab when Molo was well out of range.
Ling blocks a leg kick.
Ling moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ling throws a jab when Molo was well out of range.
Pao Ling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ling.
Ling fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Molo on the side of the head.
Ling looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molo thuds a left hand into Ling's body.
Molo throws a head kick but Ling moves out of range.
Molo blocks a jab.
Ling's corner calls for a 1-2. Ling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ling lands with a kick to the temple. Molo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Molo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ling, pushing him back against the cage.
Ling scores with a hook to the body.
Molo can't find room to land a body shot as Ling controls the action.
Ling tries a body shot but Molo blocks it.

Ling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Ling.
Ling swings widly with a right hand
and Molo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ling was well out of range. Poor timing from Molo.
Molo lands a leg kick that knocks Ling off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ling moves out of range of the body kick from Molo.
Molo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ling is breathing heavily.
Ling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Molo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ling rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Molo counters with a body kick.
Molo scores with a jab. Ling acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Molo misses.
Molo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ling throws a lazy body kick
and Molo counters with a straight right hand.
Ling throws out a loose jab but Molo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Molo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molo jabs Ling right on the nose. Ling blinks but takes it well.
Molo lands a glancing blow to the side of Ling's head.

Ling is rocked!
Molo pounces like a tiger and cracks Ling with a vicious hook! Ling is down but not out! Molo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martti Molo!
Martti Molo retains his welterweight title!