PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Hallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holden Hallister has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hallister
vs
Hanzo

200 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holden Hallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hiroyuki Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hanzo darts in and clinches Hallister up against the cage.
Hallister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Hiroyuki Hanzo has been cut.
Hanzo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hallister has him pressed against the cage.
Hanzo lands an elbow inside that Hallister shrugs off.
Hallister creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanzo's defenses.
Hanzo is trying to force a seperation but Hallister has the dominant position.
Hanzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hallister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Hallister lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanzo won't want to take too many of those.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hallister is trying to break the clinch but Hanzo has him pressed against the cage.
Hanzo looking to slow down the pace here.

Hallister manages to break the clinch.
Holden Hallister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanzo avoids the head kick by Hallister.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hallister clinches.
Hallister tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hallister takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanzo wants to stall.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hallister.
Hanzo tries to break free but Hallister pushes him back against the cage.
Hallister is trying to force a seperation but Hanzo has the dominant position.
Hallister managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallister pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hallister misses with an elbow over the top.
Hallister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanzo avoids it.
Hanzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hallister blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow.

Hallister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hallister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hallister feints and then cracks Hanzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanzo down.
Hanzo looks gassed!
Hallister turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hallister.
Hallister feints and then cracks Hanzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanzo down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallister chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Hallister forces Hanzo back against the cage and clinches.
Hallister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallister stalling against the cage.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallister avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallister.

Hallister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hallister throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hallister lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hanzo takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallister throws a head kick but Hanzo moves out of range.
Hallister misses with a head kick.
Hallister with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hallister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallister throws a sloppy head kick and Hanzo moves out of range easily.
Hanzo checks a low kick from Hallister.
Hallister lands with a kick to the temple. Hanzo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hallister misses with a low kick.

Hallister has managed to clinch.

Hallister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallister circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hallister counters with an inside leg kick.
Hallister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hallister on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hallister misses with a head kick.
Hanzo avoids the head kick by Hallister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hallister lands with a slapping head kick.

Hallister closes the distance and clinches.

Hallister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanzo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hanzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hallister.
Hallister throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hanzo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hallister tries to clinch up but Hanzo circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy body kick from Hallister
and Hanzo counters with a body kick that stops Hallister in his tracks momentarily.
Hallister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanzo. Hanzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hallister.
Hallister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hallister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hanzo clinches.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hallister managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hallister misses with an elbow strike.

Hanzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanzo closes the distance but Hallister moves to the side
and Hallister counters with a good, hard body kick but Hanzo shrugs it off.
Hallister turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hallister misses with a low kick as Hanzo jumps back.
Hallister cracks the inside of Hanzo's front leg.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hallister working Hanzo over with knees to the body.
Hallister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanzo is defending well for now.

Hallister manages to break the clinch.
Holden Hallister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hallister.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hallister.
Hanzo looks to clinch
and Hallister counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanzo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hallister looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Hallister dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroyuki Hanzo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hallister lands with a kick to the temple. Hanzo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hanzo tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Hallister misses

and Hanzo counters by clinching up.
Hanzo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallister avoids it.
Nice elbow from Hallister.

Hallister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Hanzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Hallister which made him look bad.
Hallister throws a nice head kick!
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanzo checks the leg kick.
Hallister throws a body punch but Hanzo moves out of range.

Hallister moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallister is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallister just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanzo's brow.
Hanzo is breathing heavily.
Hanzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanzo blocks an elbow strike.
Hanzo blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hallister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hallister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallister lands an elbow inside that Hanzo shrugs off.

Hallister manages to break the clinch.
Hallister throws a leg kick which misses Hanzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanzo tries to avoid it.
Hallister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallister avoids the head kick by Hanzo.
Hallister throws a leg kick that misses.
Hallister scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hallister.
Hallister chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallister plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Hallister closes the distance and clinches.
Hallister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hallister lands an elbow inside that Hanzo shrugs off.
Hallister creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hanzo's defenses.
Hallister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hallister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hallister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanzo can do to turn this around?
Hallister throws a body kick that misses.
Hallister is looking to chop away at Hanzo's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallister lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hallister!
Hallister throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanzo avoids the head kick by Hallister.
Hanzo wants to clinch but Hallister slips to the side
and Hallister counters with a solid body kick.
Hallister throws a sloppy head kick and Hanzo moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hallister.
Hanzo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Hallister closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hanzo throws an elbow but misses.
Hallister managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hallister misses with an elbow strike.
Hanzo looking to slow down the pace here.
Hallister connects with a knee to the head.

Hallister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallister throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallister lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hallister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Hallister gets a clinch.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallister avoids it.
Hallister lands a nice elbow.

Hallister breaks the clinch.
Hanzo tries to clinch there but Hallister circles away.
Hanzo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hallister.
Hallister scoring well with a low kick there.
Hallister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hallister throws a sloppy head kick and Hanzo moves out of range easily.
Hallister wants to clinch.
Hanzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallister.
Hanzo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hallister.
Hallister throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hallister throws a hook but Hanzo avoids it easily.
Hallister throws a head kick that Hanzo semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallister.
Hanzo needs to keep his hands up - Hallister had a free shot at his head there.
Hanzo slips under a jab.
Hallister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hallister tried to score with a low kick but Hanzo checks it.
Hanzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanzo.
Holden Hallister is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Hanzo misses

and Hallister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hanzo tries to break the clinch but Hallister is controlling the position.

Hallister manages to break the clinch.
Hallister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hallister lands a head kick!
Hanzo ducks under a wild hook from Hallister.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallister swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanzo.
Hanzo avoids a kick to the body.
Hallister fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Hallister dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hiroyuki Hanzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hallister is looking to clinch.
Hallister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hallister throws out a leg kick but Hanzo moves out of range and Hallister only half commits.
Hanzo throws a body kick that misses.
Hallister tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hallister.
Hallister fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanzo.
Hallister throws a head kick that misses.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Hallister moves out of range.
Hanzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hallister circles away.
Hanzo tries to clinch up but Hallister circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hallister clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hallister throws an elbow that misses.
Hallister lands a damaging elbow.
Hallister creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Hallister breaks the clinch.
Hanzo scores with a head kick.
Hallister throws a leg kick

and Hanzo counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanzo breaks from the clinch.
Hallister throws a head kick but Hanzo moves out of range.
Hanzo lands with a slapping head kick.
Hallister throws a low kick but Hanzo avoids it.
A head kick misses from Hallister.
Hallister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanzo looks to clinch
and Hallister counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Hallister. No joy for Hanzo on that attempt.
Hallister tries to score with a low kick but Hanzo moves his leg out of the way.
Hallister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hallister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Hallister.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hallister sprawls well. He's pushed Hanzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanzo blocks the leg kick.
Hallister lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hallister lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hallister tries to clinch
and Hanzo counters with a nice body kick.
Hanzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hallister breaks from the clinch.
Hanzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanzo throws a head kick that misses.
Hallister doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanzo circles away.
Hanzo throws a sloppy head kick and Hallister moves out of range easily.
Hallister looks to land a body kick but Hanzo moved away.
Hallister circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hallister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hallister.

Hallister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallister looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Hallister.
Hanzo blocks a head kick by Hallister.
Hallister turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hallister lands a head kick!
Hallister circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hallister counters by clinching up.
Hallister missing with knees to the body.
Hanzo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hanzo takes an elbow to the temple.

Hallister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallister throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hallister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallister manages to avoid it.
Hallister wants to clinch up but Hanzo keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hallister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanzo tries to clinch up.
Hanzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallister.
Hallister misses with a body kick.
Hallister throws a leg kick but Hanzo sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Hanzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hallister obliges.

Hallister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallister lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Hallister is having none of it.
Hallister fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanzo is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallister throws a push kick but Hanzo slaps the foot to one side.
Hanzo checks a leg kick nicely.
Hiroyuki Hanzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holden Hallister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hallister smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Hallister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hallister 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Hallister!