PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazaro Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Torrez
vs
Molina

184 cm
27
194 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

180 cm
25
195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazaro Molina!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molina lands with a cross.
Molina throws a wild body kick that Torrez sees coming a mile off.
Molina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torrez.
Torrez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nexus Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Molina lands a high kick!
Torrez fails to land with a series of punches.
Molina throws a head kick that half lands.
Molina misses with a low kick.
Molina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molina tries a head kick but it misses.
Molina wants to clinch up but Torrez keeps it at a distance.
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!
Torrez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Molina feints and then cracks Torrez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torrez down.
Torrez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torrez throws a jab when Molina was well out of range.
Torrez swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Molina misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Molina.
Molina moves out of range of the strikes.
Molina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torrez.
Molina throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Torrez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molina throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torrez's head.
Torrez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torrez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Molina momentarily.
Molina takes a swing at Torrez's ribcage but misses.
Torrez throws a shot from downtown. Molina moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Molina moves into range and clinches up with Torrez.

Torrez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molina throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez throws a lazy uppercut

and Molina moves into the clinch.
Torrez tries a body shot but Molina blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Molina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molina feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torrez's calf.
A clash of legs there as Molina blocks the low kick.
Molina blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Torrez misses the target.
Molina scores with a nice body kick.
Molina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torrez at a distance.
Torrez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Molina!
Molina avoids the body shot from Torrez.
Torrez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Molina moves out of range of the leg kick from Torrez.
Molina checks a leg kick.
Torrez cracks Molina with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Molina. That's going to slow Torrez down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrez misses with a left hand

and Molina moves into the clinch.
Molina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torrez can't find room to land a body shot as Molina controls the action.

Molina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Molina avoids the body shot from Torrez.
A good leg kick by Molina.
Torrez throws a hook to the side of Molina's head but Molina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Molina throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Torrez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Molina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molina moves away.
Molina misses with a left hand
enabling Torrez to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torrez.
Torrez takes a swing at Molina's ribcage but misses.
Torrez misses with an uppercut. Molina saw that one coming.
Molina throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez misses with a jab to the body

and Molina counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Molina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Molina.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrez. Molina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Molina ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Molina thows a body kick. Torrez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Molina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Molina moves into range and clinches up with Torrez.

Torrez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Molina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torrez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Molina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez misses with a looping left.
Molina scores with a head kick.
Torrez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Molina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Molina missing with a left hand there. Torrez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazaro Molina dominated that 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.

Molina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Molina scores with the left hand. Torrez knows he should have avoided that one.
Torrez misses with the combination.
Molina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molina tries a head kick but it misses.
Torrez looks to land a left hand but Molina moved out of range nicely.
Torrez throws a wild body kick that Molina sees coming a mile off.
Molina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Molina.
Molina throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez thuds his right hand into Molina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Molina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torrez swinging wildly here.
Molina takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torrez, as that shot connected.
Molina misses with a looping right.
Torrez is looking to slow Molina down with leg kicks.
Torrez misses with a combination

and Molina holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Molina breaks from the clinch.
Torrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Molina is just out of range.
Molina throws a jab when Torrez was well out of range.
Molina throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez swings for the body but Molina moves out of range.
Molina misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Torrez.
Torrez lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Torrez misses.
Torrez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Torrez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Molina is able to avoid easily.
Molina moves away from the strike by Torrez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Torrez blocks the leg kick.
Torrez throws a low kick, looking for Molina's leg but Molina calmly moves out of range.
Torrez lunges at Molina with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Molina's hand.
Molina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molina scoring well with a low kick there.
Molina is looking to slow Torrez down with leg kicks.
Torrez moves out of range of the body kick from Molina.
Torrez digs a good hook to Molina's body.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Molina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Molina avoids the body shot from Torrez.
Molina stuns Torrez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Molina fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Torrez throws a front kick aimed at Molina's knee but Molina avoids it well.
Molina wants to clinch up but Torrez keeps it at a distance.
Torrez moves out of range of the body kick from Molina.
Torrez throws the left hand but Molina avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Molina there.
Torrez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molina manages to avoid it.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Molina throws a leg kick which misses Torrez's front leg but catches the back leg as Torrez tries to avoid it.
Torrez ducks under a wild hook from Molina.
Molina looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrez is just out of range.
Torrez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Molina counters by moving into the clinch.
Torrez tries to throw a body punch but Molina avoids it by throwing Torrez back against the cage.
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!

Molina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torrez throws a jab but it's blocked by Molina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torrez throws a hook to the side of Molina's head but Molina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrez thows a body shot but no joy.
Torrez lands a jab.

Molina moves into range and clinches up with Torrez.
Torrez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Torrez fails to land.
Torrez stalling in the clinch but Molina improves position.
Molina blocks an uppercut.

Molina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lazaro Molina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez throws a body kick that misses.
Torrez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molina. Molina obviously looking to wear him down.
Torrez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Molina throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazaro Molina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Molina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torrez.
Torrez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Molina.
Torrez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Molina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torrez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molina.
Molina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torrez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Molina can pounce on him.
Molina misses with a head kick.
Molina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torrez scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Torrez does no damage.
Torrez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Torrez. That snapped Molina's head back.
Molina is looking to slow Torrez down with leg kicks.
Torrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Molina lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Torrez moves out of range of the body kick from Molina.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Molina.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torrez.
Torrez moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Torrez does no damage.
Torrez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molina manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torrez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Molina - the referee stops the clock and Torrez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Molina. Torrez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Molina.
Molina is looking to slow Torrez down with leg kicks.
Torrez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molina.
Molina lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molina feints and then cracks Torrez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torrez down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Molina. Torrez shrugs it off though.
Torrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torrez lands a right hook to the body.
Molina tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torrez.
Torrez avoids a kick to the body.
Torrez lands a glancing blow to the side of Molina's head.
A left lands for Torrez.
A telegraphed right hand from Torrez misses the target.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Molina.
Molina throws a nice outside leg kick.
Molina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Torrez tries to keep at a distance but Molina has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eddie Torrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torrez can't find room to land a body shot as Molina controls the action.
Molina blocks an uppercut.

Molina breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina moves out of range as Torrez strikes.
Lazaro Molina is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torrez misses with a looping left.
Torrez looks to throw the jab but Molina is out of range.
Molina tries to land a front kick but Torrez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torrez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Molina.
Molina connects with a body shot that sends Torrez's belly button to the back.
Torrez throws a hook but Molina blocks it.
Torrez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Molina to score with a decent uppercut.
Molina scoring well with a low kick there.
Molina fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Molina stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Torrez misses with a left hand

and Molina moves into the clinch.
Torrez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molina's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez has a couple of punches blocked by Molina.
Torrez has had enough of the clinch but Molina keeps him there for the moment.
Torrez lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torrez.

Molina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torrez throws the left hand but Molina avoids the punch easily.
Torrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torrez swings away with a body shot that misses

and Molina counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torrez swings wildly with an uppercut but Molina uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molina.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molina prevents a body shot from Torrez.
Torrez misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lazaro Molina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Molina has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazaro Molina!
Lazaro Molina managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
Eddie Torrez was interviewed post fight and said 'I've got to talk to my family and my coaches to evaluate my future. I may still be young, but my record as of late has me questioning if I am in the right line of work.'.