PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olly Holy (ranked 584 p4p, 1383 weight class) and KoolAID Jackson (ranked 81 p4p, 182 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holy
vs
Jackson

175 cm
21
185
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
194
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olly Holy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KoolAID Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson scores with a takedown into Holy's guard.
Jackson trying to control but Holy is working from the bottom.
Holy trying to control the position.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holy trying to control the position.
Holy is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holy working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.
Holy keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Holy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Holy working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson advances to half guard.

Holy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Holy is defending it quite comfortably.
Holy trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Holy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holy wants to get back to full guard.
Holy trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Holy has his hands clasped together around Jackson's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holy working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Holy controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.

Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Holy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holy manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Holy's guard.
Holy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Holy is retaining full guard.
Jackson is fighting to break Holy's control of his arms but Holy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Holy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Holy keeps moving.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Holy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Holy blocks nicely.
Holy can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holy is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Jackson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Holy wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Holy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Holy has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson stands and throws Holy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Holy prevents Jackson from moving into mount.

Jackson tries for a kimura but Holy is defending well.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away.

Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Holy is defending well.
Jackson advances nicely into full mount.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holy tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Holy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Jackson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Holy is surviving well by controlling Jackson's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holy just holding on.
Holy tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Holy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Holy shrugs it off.
Jackson trying to control but Holy is having none of it.
Holy blocking the ground and pound.
Holy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to take his opponent's back but Holy doesn't allow it.
Holy can't escape the position.
Holy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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

Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Holy is having none of it.
Holy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Holy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Holy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Holy trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Holy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Holy actively working from the bottom here.
Holy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Holy wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Holy wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Holy is trying to escape the mount but Jackson keeps good control and instead manages to take Holy's back.

Jackson tightening his grip on Holy, looking for the choke.
Holy looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Jackson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Holy knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Holy for a finish.
Holy looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Our spies down at at Next Level MMA inform us that Jackson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is persistently looking for the submission but Holy is defending it well.

Jackson is persistently looking for the submission but Holy is defending it well.
Holy prevents Jackson from getting a body triangle.

Holy fending off the submission attempt from Jackson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson avoiding Holy 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

KoolAID Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Holy has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Jackson. Oh but Holy has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Jackson goes limp - he's gone! Holy jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Olly Holy!
Olly Holy retains his middleweight title!
Olly Holy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.