PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Bater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Molina
vs
Bater

190 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Bater!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Molina rushes Bater and presses him up against the cage.
Molina lands a hook that snaps the head of Bater backwards.
Bater lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bater has him pressed against the cage.
Bater working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Molina stalls.
Bater leaning his opponent against the cage.
Molina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molina wants to get back to striking at distance but Bater won't allow it.
Bater lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Molina.
Bater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molina stalling in the clinch but Bater improves position.
Molina is looking to break free of the clinch but Bater has double underhooks.
Molina lands with a light punch inside.
Bater lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molina.
Still in the clinch, Bater scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bater.
Bater lands a right hand.

Molina is rocked!
Molina stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bater swings wildly with an uppercut but Molina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bater throws a head punch that misses.
Bater lands with a short shot to the head.
Molina blocks an uppercut.
Bater misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bater stalling in the clinch.
Molina lands a knee to the body.
Molina blocking some punches.
Molina looking to stall.
Bater lands with a right to the head.
Bater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bater.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bater takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bater.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bater.
Bater working aggressively here.
Bater stalling against the cage.
Bater looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bater.
Bater looking to slow down the pace here.
Bater working aggressively here.
Molina stalling against the cage.
Bater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bater takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bater throws a head punch that misses.
Molina taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater misses with a punch on the inside.
Molina tries to work over Bater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bater misses with a punch on the inside.
Molina leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bater misses with the head strike.
Bater working aggressively here.
Bater lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molina blocking some punches.
Bater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bater misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bater.
Molina is trying to stall.
Molina lands with a right to the head.
Bater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bater wants to stall.
Bater has a couple of punches blocked by Molina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bater stalling in the clinch but Molina improves position.
Bater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bater swings wildly with an uppercut but Molina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molina looking to slow down the pace here.
Bater has a couple of punches blocked by Molina.
Molina blocks an uppercut.
Bater misses with some punches.
Bater wants to stall.
Molina is working Bater over against the cage.
Molina tries to stall but Bater uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Bater.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Molina.
Bater stalling in the clinch but Molina improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Bater dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Molina wants to clinch up but Bater keeps it at a distance.
Bater wants to clinch but Molina slips to the side

and Molina counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Molina.
Molina pushes Bater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Molina tries to land knees in the clinch but Bater avoids the damage to the body.
Molina pressing his opponent against the cage.

Molina manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Molina throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bater postures up.
Bater won't allow Molina to sweep him here.

Molina looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Molina is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bater working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Molina wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater landing some decent shots from guard.

Molina is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Molina's head.
Bater trying to control the position from guard on top but Molina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bater throwing strikes from guard but Molina blocks nicely.
Bater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Molina wants to sweep but no luck.
Bater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bater tries to stand but Molina is controlling from the bottom.

Molina looking for a guillotine here but Bater defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bater trying to control but Molina is working from the bottom.
Bater won't allow Molina to sweep him here.
Bater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Molina is keeping the position for now.
Bater wants to control from the top but Molina keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bater would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bater closes the distance looking to clinch

and Molina counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Molina.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina slips nicely into half guard.
Molina seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bater does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bater is trying to stand up here but Molina is controlling him well.
Bater wants to improve his position but Molina is controlling well.
Molina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bater is trying to stand.

Molina is working for a kimura but Bater is defending it quite comfortably.

Molina is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bater defends it well.
Molina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bater's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina trying to mount his opponent but Bater defends it.
Molina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bater throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Molina is looking for a kimura but Bater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Molina to get the leverage.

Molina seems to be looking for submissions.
Bater is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Molina tries to keep at a distance but Bater has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bater will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Molina up against the cage.
Molina wants a takedown but no success here.

Molina breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Molina dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Molina shoots in but Bater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick by Bater misses

so Molina counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Bater uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bater tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Molina counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Molina has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bater avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bater misses with some punches.
Molina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bater has him pressed against the cage.
Leroy Bater seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Molina backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bater creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bater has a couple of punches blocked by Molina.
Bater throws a head punch that misses.
Bater lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bater throws a head punch that misses.

Molina pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bater gets to his feet. Molina looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Molina slips a jab and a cross from Bater.
Molina shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Molina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molina wants to clinch up but Bater keeps it at a distance.
Bater wants to clinch

so Molina counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bater keeping full guard, as Molina tries to pass.
Bater is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Molina is controlling him.

Molina drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Molina jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bater is looking to stand up but Molina isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Molina pushing down on Bater's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Molina passes to full mount!
Bater tries to hold on but Molina postures up.
Bater throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Molina is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bater is surviving well by controlling Molina's body position as best he can.
Molina avoids the attempt from Bater to control.
Bater is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bater tries to lock up and control but Molina gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Molina working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Molina working for a guillotine from mount but Bater is in no mood to give up.
Bater reaches up and holds on to Molina to control the position.
Bater avoids a series of strikes thrown by Molina.
Molina trying to control but Bater is having none of it.
Bater is trying to escape the mount but Molina keeps good control and instead manages to take Bater's back.
Bater trying to get back to his feet but Molina is in full control for now.
Angel Molina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bater looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bater holding both Molina 's hands and preventing any damage.
Molina lands shots from the back.
Bater is trying to get back to his feet but Molina has full control of the position and if anything, Bater has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Molina is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Bater taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Molina.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Angel Molina!