PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazaro Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasteel has chosen Celtic Music as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Semmy Kasteel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Molina
vs
Kasteel

180 cm
31
195 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

188 cm
37
201 lbs
27 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazaro Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Semmy Kasteel!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina throws a looping overhand right but Kasteel ducks down to avoid it.
Molina does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kasteel clobbers Molina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Molina misses the shot to the body.
Molina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Molina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasteel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molina moves away.
Jab by Molina.
Molina will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Molina backs off Kasteel throws a huge counter combo but Molina manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Molina.
Molina looks to throw the jab but Kasteel is out of range.
Kasteel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Molina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Kasteel lands.
Lazaro Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molina tried to score with a low kick but Kasteel checks it.
Kasteel throws out a counter right but Molina avoids it with no problem.
Molina throws a combination. Kasteel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kasteel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Molina scores with the left hand. Kasteel knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Molina.
Molina loads up on a big right hand but Kasteel slips the punch.
Kasteel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Molina throws an off balance right hand
and Kasteel counters with a straight right hand.
Kasteel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molina.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Molina, as that shot connected.
Molina comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Molina lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kasteel doesn't seem phased though.
Molina defending well as Kasteel loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Molina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Molina tried to score with a low kick but Kasteel checks it.
Kasteel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kasteel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Molina connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kasteel momentarily.
Molina misses with a few strikes there.
Kasteel is looking for the big counter here.
Molina misses with a two punch combination.
Kasteel cracks Molina with a good jab.
Molina moves out of range as Kasteel strikes.
Nice cross by Molina.
Kasteel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kasteel's head backwards.
Molina will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kasteel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Molina doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Kasteel.
Molina staying out of range there.
Kasteel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kasteel moves away from the strike by Molina.
Kasteel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasteel takes a swing at Molina's ribcage but misses.
As Kasteel tries to get set, Molina tries to push him back and clinch up but Kasteel manages to avoid the attempt.
Molina tried to score with a low kick but Kasteel checks it.
Molina is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kasteel slips under a jab from Molina.
Kasteel misses with a looping left.
Kasteel moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasteel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Molina has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molina misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kasteel.
Kasteel takes one to the chin there.
Kasteel works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molina tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kasteel is able to avoid easily.
Kasteel misses with an uppercut.
Kasteel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Molina.
Molina throws a leg kick that misses.
Kasteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molina was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasteel.
Molina looks to land a body kick but Kasteel moved away.
Molina jabs Kasteel right on the nose. Kasteel blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazaro Molina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kasteel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molina.
Kasteel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Molina with a body shot.
Molina misses with an uppercut
and Kasteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Molina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Molina misses.
Kasteel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Molina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kasteel! But no joy.
Molina throws a right hand that misses
and Kasteel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molina throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kasteel counter with a right hand.
Molina throws a right hand that misses
and Kasteel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Molina gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kasteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molina walks into a left hand.

Molina is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molina misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasteel.
Molina throws a push kick but Kasteel slaps the foot to one side.
Molina throws a lazy head kick
and Kasteel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Molina thinking.
Molina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasteel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Molina with a body shot.
Molina misses with a hook
and Kasteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kasteel lands a big right hand that sends Molina crashing to the mat! Kasteel stays standing though and waves Molina back to his feet!
Oh Molina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Molina misses
and Kasteel counters with a huge right that knocks Molina out cold! Kasteel is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Semmy Kasteel!
Semmy Kasteel tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.