PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck The Gun man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holifield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Evander Holifield enters the cage!

The Gun man
vs
Holifield

190 cm
18
253 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck The Gun man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evander Holifield!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holifield swats away the attempt to clinch by The Gun man.
Holifield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holifield throws a series of punches but The Gun man avoids them all with ease.
Holifield misses with a series of wild punches.
Holifield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Gun man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holifield throws a series of punches but The Gun man moves out of range.
Holifield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holifield wants it to stay on the feet.
The Gun man shoots in and drives through. Holifield sprawls well.
Holifield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holifield throws a nice looking combination but The Gun man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holifield fails to land the takedown.
Holifield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Gun man.
The Gun man misses with a low kick.
The Gun man moves out of range of the strikes.
Holifield misses with the combination.
Holifield looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Gun man clinches with his opponent.
The Gun man avoiding damage.
The Gun man tries to pull guard but Holifield won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck The Gun man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Gun man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holifield walks away with a smile on his face. The Gun man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Gun man tries to clinch up but Holifield circles away and keeps his distance.

The Gun man moves into the clinch successfully.
Holifield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

The Gun man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Gun man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Gun man looks for a takedown but Holifield sprawls well.
Holifield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holifield swinging wilding here.
Holifield throws a series of punches but The Gun man moves out of range.
Holifield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holifield thows a body shot but no joy.

The Gun man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holifield did well to prevent The Gun man getting side control.
Holifield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Gun man wants to free his trapped foot but Holifield is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The Gun man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

The Gun man stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holifield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holifield throws a right hand that The Gun man ducks under and follows up with a left that The Gun man also avoids with ease.

The Gun man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

The Gun man decides to stand back up.
Holifield fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Gun man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holifield avoids it really well and circles away.
The Gun man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holifield avoids it really well and circles away.
Holifield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gun man scores with a push kick.
The Gun man fails with a takedown attempt.
Holifield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Gun man.
Holifield doesn't manage to clinch there - The Gun man circles away.
Holifield throws a right and a left that The Gun man avoids nicely.
The Gun man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Gun man moves out of range of the body kick from Holifield.

The Gun man shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holifield's guard.
Holifield wants to stand but The Gun man is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck The Gun man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Gun man clinches up with Holifield and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Holifield.
Holifield's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Gun man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holifield avoids it.
The Gun man misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Gun man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on The Gun man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Gun man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holifield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holifield wants to get back to striking at distance but The Gun man won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holifield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Gun man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holifield is breathing heavily.
The Gun man leaning against his opponent.
The Gun man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holifield gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Gun man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holifield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck The Gun man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holifield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Gun man has him pressed against the cage.
Holifield prevents a body shot from The Gun man.
The Gun man stalling in the clinch but Holifield improves position.
Holifield lands a hook that snaps the head of The Gun man backwards.

Holifield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two 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.
Holifield has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Holifield.
The Gun man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holifield.
The Gun man tries to clinch up but Holifield circles away and keeps his distance.
Holifield throws a series of punches but The Gun man moves out of range.
The Gun man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Gun man shoots in but no luck this time.
Holifield lands a jab to the nose.
Holifield throws a wild body kick that The Gun man sees coming a mile off.
Chuck The Gun man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The Gun man has managed to clinch.
The Gun man is struggling to control the position.
The Gun man stalling in the clinch but Holifield improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gun man prevents Holifield from breaking the clinch.
The Gun man has Holifield pressed against the cage.
Holifield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Gun man fails to pull guard.
The Gun man effectively controlling the action here.
The Gun man tries to pull guard but Holifield won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Gun man has Holifield pressed against the cage, preventing Holifield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

The Gun man jumps guard.

Holifield stands and steps away. The Gun man gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Holifield lands a jab to the head.
Holifield misses with a few strikes there.

The Gun man feints and as Holifield raises his hands in defense, The Gun man changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Holifield has his feet on The Gun man's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Holifield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Gun man.
Nice takedown defense from Holifield. No joy for The Gun man on that attempt.
Holifield throws a series of punches but The Gun man avoids them all with ease.
Holifield tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chuck The Gun man will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Gun man keeps the fight on the outside.
Holifield throws a shot from downtown. The Gun man moves away and avoids it.

The Gun man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Gun man trying to control the position from guard on top but Holifield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holifield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Gun man is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Gun man wants to get up but he can't break Holifield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Gun man trying to control the position from guard on top but Holifield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holifield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Gun man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Gun man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holifield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holifield wants to stand up but The Gun man is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Gun man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holifield sprawls well. Holifield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Gun man gets slowly back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holifield.
Holifield thows a leg kick but The Gun man checks it

and The Gun man counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Holifield's guard now.
Holifield wants to stand up but The Gun man is controlling him.
The Gun man wants to control from the top but Holifield keeps moving.
The Gun man prevents Holifield from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Gun man stands up and waves to Holifield to follow him.
Holifield throws out a loose jab but The Gun man uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Gun man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holifield but Holifield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Gun man avoids a kick to the body.
Holifield lands a jab.
Holifield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Gun man.

The Gun man throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holifield was covering up waiting for the punch and The Gun man finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holifield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Gun man is controlling him.

Holifield pushes The Gun man off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The Gun man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holifield pinned against the cage. Holifield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck The Gun man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Gun man tries to clinch there but Holifield circles away.
A combination from Holifield does no damage.
A head kick misses from The Gun man.
Holifield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Holifield throws a combination. The Gun man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holifield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Gun man has time to react.
The Gun man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evander Holifield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holifield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Gun man tries to clinch but Holifield is having none of it.
The Gun man moves out of range of the strikes.
Evander Holifield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Gun man staying out of range there.
Holifield looks to land a combination but The Gun man avoids it well.
Holifield slaps away a takedown attempt from The Gun man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holifield connects with a crisp jab.
Holifield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holifield tries to bum rush The Gun man with a series of wild strikes but The Gun man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chuck The Gun man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The Gun man has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck The Gun man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Gun man, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck The Gun man!