PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molo has chosen Nitro Circus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Martti Molo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nguyen
vs
Molo

178 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
Bushido Clothing

Win Nutritional
Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scotty Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molo throws a nice looking combination but Nguyen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Molo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molo misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Nguyen.
Molo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Molo, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Nguyen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Molo, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nguyen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Molo - the referee stops the clock and Nguyen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Molo. Nguyen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A clash of legs there as Nguyen blocks the low kick.
Molo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nguyen. That did some damage!
Nguyen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Molo.
Nguyen lands a right hook to the body.
Molo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Molo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nguyen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Molo throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Molo at a distance.
Nguyen lands with an uppercut that bounces Molo off the cage and back into rage.
Molo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Molo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nguyen misses with a leg kick
and Molo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Molo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nguyen lands a jab to Molo's midsection.
Nguyen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick from Molo misses.
Molo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nguyen takes a swing at Molo's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nguyen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen moves forwards but Molo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Molo with a series of wild strikes but Molo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Molo throws out a leg kick but Nguyen moves out of range and Molo only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nguyen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Molo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Molo.
A low kick from Molo misses
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
Molo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Molo throws a leg kick
and Nguyen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Molo misses
and Nguyen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nguyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Nice defenses there by Molo.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Molo.
Molo throws a leg kick but Nguyen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Molo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nguyen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Molo is able to avoid easily.
Molo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nguyen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Molo throws a solid leg kick but Nguyen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Molo.
Molo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nguyen will feel that in the morning.
Molo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
Molo throws a sloppy head kick
and Nguyen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nguyen's calf.
Nguyen checks a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Molo lands an uppercut.
Molo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nguyen just leaning against Molo, taking a breather.
Nguyen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molo has him pressed against the cage.
Molo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Molo is struggling to control the position.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nguyen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nguyen effectively controlling the action here.

Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but Molo checks it.
Nguyen drops his hands momentarily and Molo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Molo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nguyen scores with a three punch combo!
Nguyen blocks a low kick nicely.
Nguyen misses with a hook.
Nguyen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Molo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Molo.
Molo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen digs a good hook to Molo's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
Nguyen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Molo can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Molo slips a jab from Nguyen.
Nguyen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Molo checks a leg kick.
Molo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Molo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nguyen throws an overhand right that lands on Molo's shoulder, as Molo tries to avoid the shot.
Nguyen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Molo feints and then cracks Nguyen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nguyen down.
Molo slips a straight right by Nguyen.
Nguyen avoids the head kick by Molo.
Molo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen is looking to chop away at Molo's legs.
Molo walks into a straight right hand from Nguyen.
Scotty Nguyen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nguyen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molo moves away from the strike by Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
Molo lands with an overhand left.
Molo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nguyen.
Molo moves out of range as Nguyen strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.
Molo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nguyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nguyen.
Nguyen looks to land a left hand but Molo moved out of range nicely.
Molo scores with a hook to the body. Nguyen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nguyen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nguyen!
Nguyen throws a jab when Molo was well out of range.
Molo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molo throws a nice outside leg kick.

Molo instigates a clinch.
Molo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nguyen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nguyen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Nguyen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Molo regains guard immediately.
Nguyen looking to pass the guard.
Nguyen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nguyen wants to pass the guard but Molo is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Molo can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Molo looking for a sweep. Not yet Molo, not yet.
Nguyen looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nguyen is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Molo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nguyen is out of range and Molo settles back down.
Good exchange - Nguyen coming out on top.
Nguyen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nguyen stuns Molo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Molo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Molo thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nguyen checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Nguyen.
Molo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Molo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Molo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nguyen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nguyen throws a jab when Molo was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a straight right.
Nguyen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Molo avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Molo is looking to slow Nguyen down with leg kicks.
Molo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nguyen's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
Nguyen cracks Molo with a good jab.
Molo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nguyen is out of range and Molo settles back down.
Molo is looking to chop away at Nguyen's legs.
A low kick from Molo is predictable there
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nguyen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Molo.
Nguyen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nguyen tests Molo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Molo misses with a kick to the body.
Molo misses the shot to the body.
Nguyen looks to throw the jab but Molo is out of range.
Nguyen pushes Molo away with a front kick.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Molo ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Molo.
Molo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nguyen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Molo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Nguyen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Molo avoids it well.
Molo misses with a leg kick
and Nguyen counters with a nice leg kick.
Molo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nguyen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Molo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nguyen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nguyen. That's going to slow Molo down.
Molo walks into a jab.
Nguyen scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Nguyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nguyen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Molo takes a step back to recover.
Molo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molo throws out a leg kick but Nguyen moves out of range and Molo only half commits.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Nguyen throws a looping overhand right but Molo ducks down to avoid it.
Molo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Molo defending well as Nguyen loads up on a big left hand.
Molo avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a series of strikes that have Molo backpedaling.
Nguyen throws out a powerful jab.
Nguyen motions for Molo to come forward. Nguyen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Molo misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Nguyen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nguyen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nguyen checks a leg kick.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nguyen is looking to score with low kicks.
Molo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Molo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nguyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nguyen avoids the head kick by Molo.
Scotty Nguyen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nguyen sizes up Molo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nguyen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Molo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nguyen scores with a nice strike.
Molo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Molo throws a leg kick
and Nguyen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nguyen moves out of range of the body kick.
Nguyen cracks Molo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Molo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nguyen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Molo thinking.
Nguyen lands a two punch combo.
Martti Molo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen blocks a leg kick.
Nguyen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nguyen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nguyen lunges at Molo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Molo's hand.
Molo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nguyen to score with a decent uppercut.
Molo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nguyen checks it well.
A jab from Nguyen misses.
Molo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A lazy left from Molo finds it's target.
Nguyen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Molo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Molo thows a leg kick but Nguyen checks it
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Nguyen blocks the leg kick.
Molo moves away from the strike by Nguyen.
Molo misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Molo's sensitive parts.
Nguyen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nguyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Molo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Nguyen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nguyen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Nguyen!