PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Remedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koya Molar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Remedy
vs
Molar

180 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Remedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koya Molar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remedy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Remedy lands a really nice looking cross but Molar seems unphased.
Molar takes one on the button.
Remedy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A shot to the liver by Remedy. Beautiful body shot.
Remedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Remedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Remedy misses with a wild body shot.
Remedy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Remedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Molar.
Remedy throwing a counter right hand but Molar manages to avoid it.
Molar blocks a jab.
Remedy throws out a loose jab but Molar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Remedy.
Remedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molar manages to avoid it.
Molar takes a swing at Remedy's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Remedy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Remedy darts into range and connects with a nice straight 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!
Remedy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Molar slips a straight right by Remedy.
Molar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Molar. Those never looked like landing.
Remedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molar moves away.
Molar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Remedy throws a hook but Molar avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Molar! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molar with a hook.
Molar cracks Remedy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Molar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Molar digs a good hook to Remedy's body.
Molar moves forwards but Remedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Molar. Those never looked like landing.
Molar walks into a jab.
Molar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Remedy lands a jab to the head.
Molar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remedy.
Molar takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remedy throws a body punch but Molar moves out of range.
Remedy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Remedy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Remedy looks to throw the jab but Molar is out of range.
As Remedy backs off Molar throws a huge counter combo but Remedy manages to avoid it all.
Remedy ducks under a wild hook from Molar.
Molar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Molar or perhaps it was just good defense by Remedy, which made it look bad.
Remedy looks to land a left hand but Molar moved out of range nicely.
Remedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molar.
Remedy throws a hook to the side of Molar's head but Molar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Molar looks to score with a jab to the body but Remedy is just out of range.
Remedy ducks under a wild hook from Molar.
Rufus Remedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Remedy misses with a body shot.
Molar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Remedy is looking to counter punch.
Molar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Remedy connects with a jab.
Molar misses with a straight right.
Remedy moves away from the strike by Molar.
Remedy is looking to counter punch.
Remedy throws a right and a left that Molar avoids nicely.
Remedy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Remedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Molar is just out of range.
Molar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Remedy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Remedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molar moves away.
Molar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molar throws an overhand right that lands on Remedy's shoulder, as Remedy tries to avoid the shot.
Remedy lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Remedy.
Molar wants to counter the offense by Remedy and move into the clinch position.
Nice jab there from Remedy.
Molar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Remedy.
Molar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remedy.
Molar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remedy.
An attempted straight right counter from Remedy misses the target.
Remedy misses with the combination.
Molar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Molar lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Remedy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remedy ducks under a wild hook from Molar.
Molar slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remedy misses with a straight left.
Remedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Molar wants to counter the offense by Remedy and move into the clinch position.
Remedy lands with a hook. Molar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Remedy misses with an uppercut. Molar saw that one coming.
Remedy throws a big shot that misses.
Molar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Remedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Remedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Molar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remedy.
Molar shoots in for a takedown but Remedy shows good takedown defense.
Rufus Remedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koya Molar.
Remedy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Remedy misses with a hook. Molar ducked under it nicely.
Molar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Remedy with a body shot.
Molar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Molar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Molar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Remedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Molar's coach down at Reddit Heroes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Molar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Molar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remedy.
Good standup being displayed there by Remedy as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Remedy 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.

Remedy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Molar walks into a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Molar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Remedy has got the better of the exchanges.
Remedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molar.
A lazy left from Remedy finds it's target.
Molar lands with a hook. Remedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Remedy throws a jab when Molar was well out of range.
Molar throws a hook but Remedy avoids it easily.
Remedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Molar can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Molar. Remedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remedy blocks a jab.
Remedy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rufus Remedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Remedy lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Remedy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Molar throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Remedy counter with a right hand.
Remedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Remedy.
Molar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Remedy stuns Molar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remedy swings for the body but Molar moves out of range.
Remedy cracks Molar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Molar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remedy lands a slapping body shot.
Molar throws an off balance right hand
and Remedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Molar moves out of range of the strikes.
Molar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Molar throws a lazy right hand but Remedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Remedy stuns Molar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Molar looks to land a left hand but Remedy moved out of range nicely.
Remedy is looking to counter punch.
Remedy moves out of range as Molar strikes.
Molar avoids the body shot from Remedy.
Remedy throws a hook but Molar blocks it.
Remedy missing with a left hand there. Molar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Remedy works over Molar's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Remedy misses.
Molar looks to score with a jab to the body but Remedy is just out of range.
Molar swings for the body but Remedy moves out of range.
Remedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molar.
Molar throws a jab but it's blocked by Remedy.
Remedy connects with a right hand. Molar shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remedy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Molar throws a jab but it's blocked by Remedy.
Remedy slips under a jab.
Remedy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Molar scores with a hook.
Remedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Molar throws out the jab.
Remedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molar misses with an uppercut. Remedy saw that one coming.
Remedy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Molar lands with a straight right. Remedy didn't see that one coming.
Remedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molar.
Remedy scores with a hook.
Remedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molar.
A little feinted left hand from Remedy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Remedy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Molar misses the target.
Molar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Remedy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Remedy throws out a loose jab but Molar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remedy lands with a shot to the body.
Molar fails with a takedown attempt.
Molar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remedy.
A slow jab from Molar misses its intended target.
Remedy misses with a wild body shot.
Remedy misses with a looping right.
Remedy misses with a straight left.
Remedy misses the body punch
and Molar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Remedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Remedy.
Molar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Remedy defends well and Molar ends up having to push Remedy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Molar shoots in for a takedown but Remedy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rufus Remedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koya Molar.
Remedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Molar swings for the body but Remedy moves out of range.
Remedy throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Remedy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Remedy looks to land a left hand but Molar moved out of range nicely.
Remedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Molar throws out the jab.
Remedy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Remedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Molar.
Remedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molar.
A telegraphed right hand from Remedy misses the target.
Molar looks to score with a jab to the body but Remedy is just out of range.
Molar shoots in for a takedown but Remedy shows good takedown defense.
Molar is breathing heavily.
Molar takes one to the chin there.
Remedy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Molar.
Molar misses with a body shot.
Molar lands a jab to Remedy's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Remedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Remedy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Molar to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Remedy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Remedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Molar throws out the jab.
Remedy blocks a jab.
Remedy swings for the body but Molar moves out of range.
Molar looks to throw the jab but Remedy is out of range.
Remedy takes a swing at Molar's ribcage but misses.
Remedy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Molars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Remedy stuns Molar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Remedy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Molar tests Remedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Remedy does it's job there.
Molar shoots in for a takedown but Remedy shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molar moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remedy. Molar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remedy lands with a nice body punch.
Molar walks into a left hand.
Remedy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Molar on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Remedy misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Remedy misses with a wild body shot.
Molar moves out of range as Remedy strikes.
Molar with a nice cross.
Molar looks to land a combination but Remedy avoids it well.
Remedy slips a jab from Molar.
Remedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molar.
Molar jabs at Remedy's body.
Molar ducks under a wild hook from Remedy.
Molar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Molar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Remedy jabs Molar right on the nose. Molar blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from Remedy.
Molar throws a body punch but Remedy moves out of range.
Molar misses with an uppercut. Remedy saw that one coming.
Remedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Remedy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remedy dodges the punch combination from Molar.
Nice uppercut lands for Remedy. That snapped Molar's head back.
Remedy lands with a good body shot.
Molar misses with a straight right.
Remedy throws a good cross that connects.
Remedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Remedy blocks a jab.
Remedy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Molar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Remedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Remedy connects with a crisp jab.
Molar lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remedy. Molar does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Molar! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Remedy misses.
Molar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Molar looks to score with a jab to the body but Remedy is just out of range.
Molar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Molar. Those never looked like landing.
Remedy scores with a decent looking hook.
Molar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Remedy's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Remedy misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Molar! But no joy.
Remedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Molar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Molar.
It looked like Remedy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Molar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Remedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Remedy throws a hook but Molar blocks it.
Molar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Remedy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remedy misses with a body shot.
Molar avoids the body shot from Remedy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molar ducks under a wild hook from Remedy.
Remedy misses with a hook.
Koya Molar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rufus Remedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molar slips under a jab.
Molar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Remedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molar.
Remedy misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Molar.
Molar misses the jab.
Molar scores with a nice strike.
Molar tries to bum rush Remedy with a series of wild strikes but Remedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Remedy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Remedy slips a straight right by Molar.
Remedy is looking to counter punch.
Remedy blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Remedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Remedy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Remedy!