PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Stone (ranked 5554 p4p, 4449 weight class) and Max Holloway (ranked 433 p4p, 389 weight class). Holloway has chosen Face the Pain as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Stone
vs
Holloway

178 cm
22
152
7 - 8 - 0

180 cm
19
150
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Holloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone attempts a counter takedown but Holloway avoids it well and moves away.

Stone manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Holloway on his heels. He'll look to pass Holloway's guard now, I'm sure.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Holloway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Stone decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Holloway, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stone forces Holloway back against the cage and clinches.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Holloway wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holloway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holloway backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holloway takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holloway's efforts to push away.
Stone is working Holloway over against the cage.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holloway is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Holloway is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holloway looks winded!
Holloway working hard to break the clinch.
Stone digs a right hand underneath Holloway's ribcage. Holloway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Holloway's ribcage.
Holloway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holloway backwards.
A right hand to the body from Stone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holloway takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holloway's face.

It looks like Max Holloway has been cut.
Stone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holloway's face.
Stone lands an elbow inside.
Stone lands a body shot.
Stone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holloway or not.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Holloway won't want to take too many of those.
Stone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Holloway's ribcage.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stone landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holloway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Holloway's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Holloway is rocked!
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holloway is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Stone as the two fighters clinch.
Holloway seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone lands an elbow inside.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Holloway tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.

Stone has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Holloway goes down! Stone pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Stone cracks Holloway with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Stone immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Holloway is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Stone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Stone!
Brett Stone very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Max Holloway stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not going to get mad over something that I have no control over'.