PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molito's entrance music is Trophies. A fine choice. Stanfield comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Up Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Enrique Molito could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marlo Stanfield's chin.

Molito
vs
Stanfield

168 cm
38
148 lbs
28 - 5 - 1

173 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanfield has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Molito is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stanfield lands with a shot to the body.
Stanfield looks to land a combination but Molito avoids it well.
Stanfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molito manages to avoid it.
Stanfield connects with the punch.

It looks like Enrique Molito has been cut.
Stanfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Stanfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Molito tried to counter with a leg kick but Stanfield avoided it.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut
and Molito counters with a series of strikes. Stanfield will be more careful next time no doubt.
Molito moves forwards but Stanfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marlo Stanfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a lazy right hand but Molito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Molito slips under a jab.
Molito fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stanfield just manages to avoid it.
Stanfield throws a jab when Molito was well out of range.
Stanfield scores with a one two! Molito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stanfield throws a jab when Molito was well out of range.
Molito throwing a counter right hand but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Molito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stanfield.
Molito is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stanfield digs a good body shot into Molito's ribs.
Stanfield misses with the combination.
Molito throwing a counter right hand but Stanfield manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a hook to the body
and Molito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
Molito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Molito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stanfield misses with a body punch
and Molito counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanfield lands a jab.
Stanfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Molito finds it's way round the side to connect with Stanfield's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Molito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanfield misses with a two punch combination.
Molito appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stanfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Molito counters with a left and a right that stings Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a hook but Molito avoids it easily.
Molito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Molito scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Stanfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Molito looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Stanfield lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stanfield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield misses with a few strikes there.
Molito swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Molito tries to work over Stanfield's front leg with a kick but Stanfield checks it.
Stanfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stanfield looks to land a combination. Molito sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stanfield stuns Molito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stanfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stanfield throws out a loose jab but Molito uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlo Stanfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Stanfield misses.
Molito dodges the punch combination from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a double jab
and Molito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Molito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Molito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Molito throws a big shot that misses.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut
and Molito counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stanfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Molito's head.
Stanfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Molito circles away quickly and effectively.
Molito missing with a left hand there. Stanfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanfield throws a right and a left that Molito avoids nicely.
A big left from Stanfield misses.
Molito looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Stanfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molito.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield connects with a crisp jab.
Stanfield looks to land a right hand but Molito moved out of range.
Stanfield lands with a good body shot.
Stanfield misses with a left hand

and Molito counters with a crisp one two that drops Stanfield! Molito thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stanfield to his feet! Stanfield is in big trouble!

Stanfield is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molito moves away.
It looked like Molito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stanfield misses with a straight right.
Molito throws a series of punches but Stanfield moves out of range.
Stanfield lands with a nice combination. Molito backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut.
Marlo Stanfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.
Stanfield connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Molito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Molito slips under a jab from Stanfield.
Molito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Molito throws a jab when Stanfield was well out of range.
Stanfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stanfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Molito misses with the combination.
Stanfield now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stanfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Molito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stanfield.
Molito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Molito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanfield throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlo Stanfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Stanfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Molito's head.
Stanfield throws a lazy right hand but Molito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Stanfield backs away, Molito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Molito moves away from the strike by Stanfield.
Molito dodges the punch combination from Stanfield.
Molito looks to land a combination. Stanfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a left hand
and Molito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanfield loads up on a big right hand but Molito slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Molito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stanfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Molito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Molito looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Stanfield misses with a double jab
and Molito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Molito is just out of range.
Molito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito walks into a left hand.

Enrique Molito's cut is getting worse.
Stanfield falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Molito counter with a right hand.
Molito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanfield.
Stanfield checks a low kick from Molito.
Stanfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
Molito is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stanfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stanfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stanfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Molito counters with a body kick that stops Stanfield in his tracks momentarily.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut
and Molito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Molito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stanfield tries to bum rush Molito with a series of wild strikes but Molito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Molito misses its intended target.
Stanfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Molito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Molito counters with a stiff right hand.
Stanfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Molito finish him?
Stanfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Molito on the side of the head.
Stanfield seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Molito has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Stanfield misses with a double jab
and Molito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanfield misses with a left hand
and Molito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Molito clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stanfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Molito scores with a counter punch that sends Stanfield to the canvas! Molito smells blood - he's punishing Stanfield with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Stanfield has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Molito!
Enrique Molito is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Enrique Molito made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.