PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Molo Gigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esten Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen not afraid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gigalo
vs
Flores

191 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Molo Gigalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esten Flores!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores darts in trying to clinch

and Gigalo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flores!
Gigalo controlling from mount.
Flores is desperately trying to improve his position but Gigalo has a good base and remains in mount.
Gigalo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Flores that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Flores's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigalo controlling from mount.
Gigalo raining down shots from the mount!
Gigalo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gigalo controlling his opponent.
Gigalo landing punches.
Gigalo working the ground and pound effectively.
Gigalo looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gigalo working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gigalo controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gigalo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gigalo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gigalo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gigalo landing strikes from the mount and Flores is in trouble!
Gigalo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Gigalo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flores looks gassed!
Gigalo lands a big shot there that rocks Flores but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gigalo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gigalo controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flores is bucking up trying to escape but Gigalo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gigalo controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Molo Gigalo dominated that round.
That's time! Gigalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Flores takes one on the button.
Good shot there by Gigalo.
Esten Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores tries to clinch

and Gigalo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flores!
Gigalo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gigalo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Flores tries to hold on but Gigalo pushes him away.
Molo Gigalo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gigalo controlling from the full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gigalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flores can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores is breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Molo Gigalo just wasn't active enough.

Gigalo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gigalo sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Molo Gigalo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Flores tries to clinch but Gigalo moves away
and Gigalo counters with a nice body shot.
Flores misses with a leg kick.

Gigalo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gigalo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Molo Gigalo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Flores walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Gigalo closes the distance and clinches.

Gigalo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gigalo forces his way into half guard.
Gigalo not doing much here.
Gigalo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gigalo passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gigalo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Flores down.
Gigalo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gigalo is working Flores over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gigalo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gigalo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gigalo controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Molo Gigalo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Gigalo - just one landing.

Gigalo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Flores's guard.
Gigalo content to stall in guard here.
Gigalo working some strikes from top position.
Flores can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gigalo controls the pace.
Flores takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Molo Gigalo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Flores tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gigalo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigalo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gigalo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gigalo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Flores punching from the bottom.
Gigalo passes to side control.
Gigalo controlling from side mount.
Molo Gigalo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gigalo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Molo Gigalo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Gigalo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gigalo working away.
Gigalo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Molo Gigalo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gigalo lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gigalo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gigalo pushing down on Flores's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gigalo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gigalo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flores with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gigalo moves nicely into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flores is being controlled here.
Esten Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Molo Gigalo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gigalo 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Molo Gigalo!
A relieved looking Molo Gigalo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.