PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Holliday
vs
Lee

183 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
196 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holliday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holliday takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a series of punches but Holliday moves out of range.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holliday takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee wants to clinch.
Holliday throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Holliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lee has Holliday up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee slows down the pace here.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holliday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holliday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holliday lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holliday.
Holliday is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee tries to work over Holliday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee is leaning against Holliday and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holliday is breathing heavily.
Holliday is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee stalling against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is leaning against Holliday and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee pushes Holliday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Holliday on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holliday.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
The is referee keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Holliday working hard to break the clinch.
Holliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holliday.
Holliday blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee is leaning against Holliday and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
Holliday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Holliday is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee stalls.
Holliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday can't break the clinch.
Holliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday blocks a body shot from Lee.
Holliday wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holliday's sensitive parts.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Holliday circles away.
Eugene Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch there but Holliday circles away.
Holliday throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holliday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holliday is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holliday misses with an uppercut.
Holliday misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Holliday's front leg but catches the back leg as Holliday tries to avoid it.
Holliday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holliday's sensitive parts.
Holliday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee is looking to clinch but Holliday is avoiding it.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee misses with the combination.
Holliday walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Holliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee has Holliday pressed against the cage.
Holliday takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Holliday wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holliday tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee tries a body shot but Holliday blocks it.
Lee lands an elbow just above Holliday 's eye.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holliday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Holliday avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Holliday is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee presses Holliday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.

Holliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holliday throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holliday sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holliday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holliday throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Holliday digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holliday tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holliday.
Holliday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Holliday takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holliday.
Lee tries to clinch
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Holliday lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee tries to clinch up but Holliday circles away and keeps his distance.
Holliday swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Holliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Holliday.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Holliday down.

Lee forces Holliday back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Holliday's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holliday is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a body shot but Holliday blocks it.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holliday can't break the clinch.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holliday is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tries a body shot but Holliday blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Holliday.
Holliday avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Holliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Holliday blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow just above Holliday 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holliday tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Holliday is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holliday is defending well for now.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holliday's elbow.
Lee presses Holliday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee prevents Holliday from breaking the clinch.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holliday as Lee tries to tie him up.
Holliday tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Holliday is trying to break free.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Holliday blocking some punches.
Eugene Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee lands an elbow just above Holliday 's eye.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holliday takes an elbow to the forehead.
John Holliday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eugene Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holliday tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee keeps control of Holliday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holliday working hard to break the clinch.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holliday tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Holliday is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Holliday wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holliday lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holliday tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee prevents Holliday from breaking the clinch.
Holliday tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holliday tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Lee!