PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yun Zheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zheng comes to the cage accompanied by CHINA: AK-47 . Yun Zheng looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Zheng
vs
Henry Holliday

175 cm
20
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
156 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Fightworld Formula

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yun Zheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holliday gets the takedown into side control.
Zheng sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zheng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holliday.
Holliday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zheng's head.
Holliday looks to land a strike but Zheng avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zheng pulls Holliday in to control the position.
Holliday wants to control from the top but Zheng keeps moving.
Zheng controlling the position.

Zheng has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holliday can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zheng working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zheng working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holliday.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday throwing strikes but missing.
Zheng keeping full guard, as Holliday tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holliday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Holliday.
Holliday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Holliday clinches.

Zheng has picked Holliday up - he's going for a ride! Zheng dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zheng is breathing heavily.

Holliday looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Holliday regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zheng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Holliday looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Holliday looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holliday throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Holliday had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zheng defends it easily.

Zheng thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Holliday wants to sweep here but Zheng controlling him for the moment.
Zheng tries to free his leg and advance position but Holliday is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zheng trying to control the position from guard on top but Holliday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holliday keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

Holliday is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Zheng rolls with it to try and escape but Holliday cranks on the arm and Zheng is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Henry Holliday!