PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michiel Kortenhorst (ranked 3512 p4p, 4315 weight class) and Ryan Holiday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kortenhorst
vs
Holiday

185 cm
25
200
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
197
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michiel Kortenhorst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Holiday!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kortenhorst fails with a takedown attempt.
Kortenhorst closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Michiel Kortenhorst has been cut.
Kortenhorst seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Kortenhorst gets a takedown into half guard.
Kortenhorst stops Holiday from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Holiday is kicking away at Kortenhorst from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Kortenhorst grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Holiday trying to push Kortenhorst off... Holiday taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Michiel Kortenhorst!