PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misha Molotov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JJ Steel's chin.

Steel
vs
Molotov

192 cm
23
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, JJ Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Misha Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Steel throws a series of punches but Molotov avoids them all with ease.
Molotov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.

Molotov gets a double leg takedown into Steel's guard.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Molotov from controlling successfully.
Molotov distracts Steel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Molotov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Molotov from controlling successfully.
Molotov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Molotov looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molotov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steel wants to stand up but Molotov is controlling him.
Molotov lands a couple of elbows.
Molotov stands up over Steel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Molotov stands and steps away. Steel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Molotov drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molotov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Steel wants to stand up but Molotov is controlling him.
Molotov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov working some strikes from top position.
Molotov passes Steel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steel is trying to stand up here but Molotov is controlling him well.
Molotov drops an elbow to the side of Steel's head.
Molotov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Molotov is working for a submission of some sort.

Molotov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Steel enables Molotov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Steel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Molotov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Molotov wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Molotov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Molotov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Molotov content to stall in guard here.
Molotov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Molotov on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Molotov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Molotov trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molotov scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molotov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Molotov landing with the ground and pound.
Molotov lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molotov passes Steel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steel tries to kick Molotov off but Molotov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Molotov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Molotov 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.

Molotov fails with the takedown.

Molotov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steel did well to prevent Molotov getting side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Molotov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Molotov working over Steel with some ground and pound. Steel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Molotov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Molotov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molotov is trying to control. Steel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Molotov seems to be working for a kimura but Steel defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molotov stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov winds up and cracks Steel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Molotov lands with a punch from half guard.
Steel has hold of Molotov's hands but Molotov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Molotov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Molotov in particular looking to stall.
Molotov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Molotov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Molotov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Molotov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Molotov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steel has hold of Molotov's hands but Molotov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Molotov winds up and cracks Steel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Molotov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Molotov trying to control the action but Steel is working from the bottom.
Molotov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steel is staying active underneath Molotov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Molotov there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Molotov lands a nice short elbow.
Molotov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Molotov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steel's face.
Molotov controlling from mount.
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!
Molotov breaks from Steel's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Molotov working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Steel turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Molotov off and cradles Steel's limp body as Molotov celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Misha Molotov!