PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azad Bekzod (ranked 1894 p4p, 1904 weight class) and Conall Molony (ranked 248 p4p, 250 weight class). Bekzod kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bekzod
vs
Molony

183 cm
21
174
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
173
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conall Molony!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekzod scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Molony walks into a stiff left hand from Bekzod.
Molony throws a wild body kick that Bekzod sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Bekzod on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Bekzod instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bekzod.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bekzod.
A short uppercut from Molony.
Molony misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bekzod on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bekzod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Molony looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bekzod can't find room to land a body shot as Molony controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bekzod.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molony.
Molony blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
Molony can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
Bekzod misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Molony fails to land.
Bekzod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod misses with a body punch.
Molony lands a right hand.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Molony swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod cracks Molony with a nice body shot.
Molony throws a punch but it's blocked by Bekzod.
A short right from Bekzod on the inside.

Molony breaks the clinch.

Bekzod closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bekzod.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Molony controls his hands.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molony's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Bekzod.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bekzod.
Bekzod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Bekzod's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bekzod works on Molony's body with a couple of short punches.
Molony looks winded!
Bekzod lands a body punch in the clinch.
Molony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekzod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Molony.
A right hand to the body from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands a body punch.
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!
Bekzod gets through Molony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod lands a shot to the body.
Bekzod lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molony's elbow.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bekzod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bekzod lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bekzod scores with a nice short uppercut.
Molony misses with a body punch.
Bekzod tries to work over Molony's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bekzod lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bekzod tries to throw a body punch but Molony avoids it by throwing Bekzod back against the cage.
Bekzod tries a body shot but Molony blocks it.
Bekzod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Molony backwards.
Molony misses with a punch on the inside.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molony tries to work over Bekzod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bekzod pushes Molony back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bekzod.
A short left from Bekzod.
Still in the clinch, Bekzod scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bekzod lands a body shot.
Bekzod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bekzod is working Molony over against the cage.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bekzod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molony misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bekzod lands a nice uppercut.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bekzod scores with a shot to the side of Molony's head.
Molony is trying to break the clinch but Bekzod is controlling him.
Bekzod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Molony backwards.
Bekzod gets through Molony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bekzod.
Nice body punch from Bekzod - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bekzod takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Molony struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekzod controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Bekzod.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bekzod creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bekzod digs a right hand into Molony's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Molony's gas tank.
Bekzod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bekzod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bekzod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bekzod is leaning against Molony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bekzod.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Molony controls his hands.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Molony controls his hands.
Bekzod struggles to land a body shot inside as Molony controls his hands.
Bekzod blocks an uppercut.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bekzod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bekzod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bekzod lands a shot to the body.
Bekzod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bekzod.
Molony is trying to break the clinch but Bekzod has him pressed against the cage.
Bekzod scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bekzod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molony blocks a body shot from Bekzod.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Azad Bekzod 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.

Bekzod jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bekzod lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bekzod tries to close the distance and clinch but Molony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molony on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Bekzod - just one landing.
Bekzod lands with a straight right. Molony didn't see that one coming.
Azad Bekzod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bekzod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molony moves away.
A nice side step and Molony releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bekzod thuds a left hand into Molony's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod scores with a nice strike.
Bekzod has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Molony swings for the body but Bekzod moves out of range.
Bekzod scores with a three punch combo!

Molony is rocked!

It looks like Conall Molony has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bekzod moves into the clinch.
Molony is still on wobbly legs! Can Bekzod finish him?
Bekzod scores with a shot to the side of Molony's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molony is looking to break free of the clinch but Bekzod has double underhooks.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Bekzod blocking some punches.
Molony seems to have recovered his senses.
Bekzod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bekzod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bekzod lands with a left to the head.
Bekzod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Molony can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molony.
Molony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bekzod lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bekzod scores with a hook to the body.
Molony is breathing heavily.
Molony is trying to maintain a safe position but Bekzod gets an underhook and turns Molony into the cage.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bekzod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bekzod lands a left hand.
Molony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bekzod lands a big right hand that drops Molony! The killer instinct kicks in and Bekzod finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bekzod!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azad Bekzod!
Azad Bekzod decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.