PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between AXEL WHEELER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WHEELER's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, if you want blood(you got it) by ac/dc. Molotov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raining Blood. AXEL WHEELER has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

WHEELER
vs
Molotov

220 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
281 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AXEL WHEELER!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WHEELER throws a right and a left that Molotov avoids nicely.
Molotov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
WHEELER swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
WHEELER misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
WHEELER throws a right hand that Molotov ducks under and follows up with a left that Molotov also avoids with ease.
WHEELER throws a nice looking combination but Molotov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
WHEELER looks to land a combination but Molotov avoids it well.
WHEELER dodges the punch combination from Molotov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
WHEELER swinging wilding here.
WHEELER throws a series of strikes that have Molotov backpedaling.
Nice uppercut lands for Molotov. That snapped WHEELER's head back.

Molotov has taken the fight to the clinch.

Molotov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Molotov working away.
WHEELER taking punishment in the form of punches.
Molotov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Molotov lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molotov controlling from side mount.
Molotov working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WHEELER throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Molotov moves into full mount!
WHEELER is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Molotov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Molotov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
WHEELER is breathing heavily.
Molotov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. WHEELER looks a forlorn figure.

WHEELER is rocked!
Molotov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh WHEELER is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Molotov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Molotov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Molotov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as WHEELER is looking to escape.
WHEELER avoids a series of strikes thrown by Molotov.
Molotov looking to finish with strikes here!
Molotov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as WHEELER is looking to escape.
WHEELER knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Molotov on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov throwing strikes here but WHEELER is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Molotov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Molotov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Molotov looking to ground and pound but WHEELER is blocking nicely.
Molotov throwing strikes here but WHEELER is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
WHEELER seems to have got his legs back now.
Molotov landing strikes from the mount and WHEELER is in trouble!
Molotov dominating with strikes here.
Molotov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can WHEELER hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molotov landing strikes from the mount and WHEELER is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Molotov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Molotov landing punches.
Molotov controlling from mount.
WHEELER is looking to improve his position but Molotov isn't that keen on the idea.

Molotov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but WHEELER manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov wants to control but WHEELER is keeping him busy.
WHEELER is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Molotov is controlling him well.
Molotov lands an elbow.
Molotov scoring with punches from side control.
WHEELER really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
WHEELER is looking for a sweep.
WHEELER takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like AXEL WHEELER has been cut.
Molotov is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Molotov just content to control the position.
Molotov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
WHEELER tries to buck Molotov off but Molotov is having none of it.
WHEELER on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if WHEELER tries to get out of the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
WHEELER is trying to improve his position.
WHEELER wants to get back to his feet but Molotov is dominant here and he's now got WHEELER's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WHEELER tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 WHEELER's face.
Molotov with a couple of short strikes.
Molotov lands a big shot there that rocks WHEELER but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Molotov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. WHEELER can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Molotov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish WHEELER?

AXEL WHEELER's cut is getting worse.
WHEELER is trying desperately to improve position.
Molotov unloading with bombs!
Molotov controlling the position easily from mount.
Molotov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. WHEELER can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Molotov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

AXEL WHEELER's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
WHEELER working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molotov avoids the attempt from WHEELER to control.
WHEELER squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Molotov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AXEL WHEELER's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Molotov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with WHEELER but WHEELER pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from WHEELER. No joy for Molotov on that attempt.
AXEL WHEELER has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Molotov.
Molotov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Molotov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Molotov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Molotov has a takedown stuffed.
Molotov fails with the takedown.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Molotov closes this distance looking for a takedown but WHEELER circles away.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Molotov.
WHEELER keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Molotov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molotov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Molotov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around WHEELER's waist but WHEELER gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Molotov off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with WHEELER but WHEELER pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Molotov is breathing heavily.
Molotov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from WHEELER as Molotov shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Molotov or perhaps it was just good defense by WHEELER which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from WHEELER. No joy for Molotov on that attempt.
Molotov closes this distance looking for a takedown but WHEELER circles away.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Molotov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
WHEELER stuffs the takedown attempt from Molotov. Molotov gets slowly back to his feet.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown but WHEELER shows good takedown defense.
Molotov shoots in but WHEELER avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Molotov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but WHEELER swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from WHEELER as Molotov shoots in.
Molotov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has WHEELER pinned against the cage. WHEELER gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Molotov shoots in and drives through. WHEELER sprawls well.
Molotov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Molotov or perhaps it was just good defense by WHEELER which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from WHEELER as Molotov shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WHEELER stuffs the takedown.
Molotov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molotov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Molotov has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from WHEELER as Molotov shoots in.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Molotov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Molotov closes the distance and clinches up with WHEELER, looking for a takedown. Molotov pushes WHEELER against the cage but WHEELER circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
AXEL WHEELER seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molotov looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Molotov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
WHEELER keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Molotov shoots in but WHEELER avoids the takedown attempt easily.
AXEL WHEELER is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molotov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Molotov fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Molotov or perhaps it was just good defense by WHEELER which made him look bad.
Molotov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around WHEELER's waist but WHEELER gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Molotov off to one side.
Molotov has a takedown stuffed.
WHEELER stuffs the takedown attempt from Molotov. Molotov gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but WHEELER swivels and escapes.
Molotov looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Molotov shoots in but WHEELER avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says WHEELER as he avoids it easily.
Molotov looks for a takedown but WHEELER sprawls well.
Molotov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown but WHEELER shows good takedown defense.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Molotov fails to land the takedown.
Molotov fails to land the takedown.
Molotov fails to land the takedown.
WHEELER misses with a combination
and Molotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Molotov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
WHEELER tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Molotov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
WHEELER wants to stand and escape but Molotov is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Molotov distracts WHEELER with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Molotov stays in close to WHEELER's body and controls the position.
WHEELER wants to stand but Molotov is controlling the position.
Molotov trying to control but WHEELER is working from the bottom.
Molotov preventing the sweep.
WHEELER bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Molotov's guard.
Molotov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
WHEELER wants to improve his position but Molotov is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

WHEELER kicks Molotov off and gets back to his feet.

WHEELER clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
WHEELER wants to break free but Molotov has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AXEL WHEELER dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on AXEL WHEELER's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Molotov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by WHEELER.
WHEELER lands a jab-cross combination.
WHEELER fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from WHEELER.
Molotov missing with a left hand there. WHEELER was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Molotov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from WHEELER misses.
WHEELER misses with a double jab

and Molotov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Molotov.
Molotov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Molotov forces his way into half guard.
Molotov prevents WHEELER from improving his position.
WHEELER is working hard here to advance position.
WHEELER trying to control here.
WHEELER tries to get to full guard but Molotov has control of the leg.
Molotov passes to full mount!
WHEELER wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns WHEELER that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Molotov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Molotov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Molotov landing strikes, looking to finish!
WHEELER keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Molotov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molotov looking to finish WHEELER with some ground and pound. This is bad for WHEELER!
Molotov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish WHEELER?
Molotov wants to control the pace but WHEELER is squirming around nicely.
Molotov prevents WHEELER from getting the reversal.
WHEELER flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
WHEELER is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
WHEELER flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Molotov working the ground and pound effectively.
WHEELER is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
WHEELER flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Molotov tries to control but WHEELER wriggling away.
Molotov landing strikes from the mount and WHEELER is in trouble!
Molotov lands a big shot there that rocks WHEELER but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Molotov controlling from the full mount.
Molotov with good strikes from the mount here!
WHEELER is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Molotov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Molotov working the ground and pound effectively.
WHEELER flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
WHEELER throwing hammer fists to the chest of Molotov. What's that going to do exactly?
WHEELER really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
WHEELER tries to lock up and control but Molotov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov blocks WHEELER's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Molotov trying to control but WHEELER is having none of it.
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 WHEELER's face.
Molotov landing punches.

Jeez, AXEL WHEELER's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at AXEL WHEELER's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Molotov!