PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yvgeny Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill BumFight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molotov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Troika. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Molotov
vs
BumFight

187 cm
19
184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yvgeny Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill BumFight!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BumFight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
BumFight moves out of range as Molotov throws a body kick.

BumFight closes the distance and pushes Molotov back into the ropes.
Molotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BumFight.
Molotov lands a knee to the head.
Molotov throws a knee to the head but misses.
BumFight wants to stall.
BumFight misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for BumFight to work.
Molotov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Bill BumFight has been cut.
BumFight tries to work over Molotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from BumFight on the inside.
Molotov tries to land knees in the clinch but BumFight avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Molotov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Molotov with a knee to the head.
Molotov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BumFight blocks the elbow strike.
Molotov blocks a body shot from BumFight.
Molotov lands a nice uppercut.
Molotov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Molotov.
Molotov lands a body punch.
Molotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. BumFight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Molotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
BumFight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
BumFight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Molotov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if BumFight can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molotov.
Molotov prevents a body shot from BumFight.
BumFight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molotov tries to work over BumFight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molotov gets through BumFight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BumFight struggles to land a body shot inside as Molotov controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Molotov.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through BumFight's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Molotov.
BumFight tries a body shot but Molotov blocks it.
Molotov lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Molotov scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for BumFight.
A left hand lands to the body for BumFight.
Molotov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Molotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
Molotov lands an elbow inside that BumFight shrugs off.
Molotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
BumFight prevents a body shot from Molotov.
Molotov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
BumFight misses with a punch to the body.
Molotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Molotov misses with an elbow strike.
BumFight misses with the head strike.
BumFight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molotov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BumFight avoiding damage as Molotov throws knees to the body.
BumFight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
Molotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yvgeny Molotov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill BumFight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

BumFight lands a body shot.
BumFight misses with a hook.
BumFight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molotov defending well as BumFight loads up on a big left hand.
Molotov slips under a jab.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Molotov saw that one coming.
Molotov doesn't manage to clinch there - BumFight circles away.

Molotov closes the distance and clinches.
Molotov lands a right hand that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
Molotov digs a right hand into BumFight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on BumFight's gas tank.
Molotov struggles to land a body shot inside as BumFight controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BumFight avoids the elbow strike from Molotov, against the ropes.
Molotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
BumFight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molotov is leaning against BumFight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Molotov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BumFight is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
BumFight prevents a body shot from Molotov.
BumFight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molotov scores with a knee to the head.
Molotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Bill BumFight's cut even more.
Molotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but BumFight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
BumFight misses with some punches.
BumFight swings wildly with an uppercut but Molotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molotov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Molotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Molotov throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Molotov throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Molotov.
BumFight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BumFight misses with the head strike.
BumFight can't find room to land a body shot as Molotov controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Molotov breaks from the clinch.
BumFight misses with an uppercut.
Molotov throws a hook but BumFight blocks it.

BumFight clinches up with Molotov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Molotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molotov.
Molotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
BumFight tries to throw a body punch but Molotov avoids it by throwing BumFight back against the ropes.
BumFight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Molotovs head.
BumFight misses with a punch on the inside.
Molotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that BumFight can do to turn this around?
Molotov scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Molotov as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from BumFight.
Molotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molotov scores with a nice hook to the head.
BumFight blocks an elbow strike.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through BumFight's defenses.
Molotov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yvgeny Molotov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill BumFight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

BumFight misses with a few strikes there.
Bill BumFight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BumFight throws a hook to the side of Molotov's head but Molotov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Molotov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling BumFight to score with a decent uppercut.
BumFight slips a jab from Molotov.
The fight stays on the outside here - BumFight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BumFight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Molotov in his tracks.
Molotov throws a hook to the side of BumFight's head but BumFight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bill BumFight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BumFight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
BumFight throws a shot from downtown. Molotov moves away and avoids it.
Molotov ducks under a wild hook from BumFight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BumFight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Molotov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Molotov.
BumFight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Molotov throws a jab when BumFight was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid body kick from Molotov.
BumFight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Molotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BumFight.
Molotov defending well as BumFight loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from BumFight misses.
BumFight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
BumFight misses with a straight right.
BumFight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BumFight misses with a left hand
and Molotov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Molotov - that will leave a mark!
BumFight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molotov throws a leg kick which misses BumFight's front leg but catches the back leg as BumFight tries to avoid it.
BumFight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Molotov counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Molotov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molotov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BumFight tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Molotov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BumFight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bill BumFight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BumFight scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from BumFight misses.
Molotov avoids the body shot from BumFight.
BumFight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Molotov under the eye.
Nice cross by BumFight.

Molotov is rocked!

It looks like Yvgeny Molotov has been cut.
BumFight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Molotov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BumFight throws a hook but Molotov blocks it.
Molotov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BumFight manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from BumFight.
Molotov seems to have got his legs back now.
Molotov scores with a crisp jab that stopped BumFight in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molotov tries to clinch there but BumFight circles away.
BumFight 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.
Molotov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yvgeny Molotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BumFight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BumFight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill BumFight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Molotov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yvgeny Molotov!
A victorious Yvgeny Molotov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.