PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilajoen Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti's entrance music is Tulin minä kaapista ulos. A fine choice. Hollis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UGK - Pocket Full of Stones. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Antti
vs
Hollis

168 cm
20
163 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilajoen Antti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Hollis misses.
Hollis lands a lovely overhand right.
Hollis throws a hook to the side of Antti's head but Antti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollis throws a leg kick but Antti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Antti misses.
Hollis slips a jab from Antti.
Hollis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antti.
Antti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollis.
Hollis throws a body punch but Antti moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antti throws a hook to the side of Hollis's head but Hollis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antti manages to avoid it.
Hilajoen Antti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antti throws a lazy right hand but Hollis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antti scores with a decent looking hook.
Antti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Antti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hollis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Antti wants to control from the top but Hollis keeps moving.
Hollis pulls Antti in close to prevent any damage.
Antti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollis is keeping the position for now.
Hollis pulls Antti in to control the position.
Hollis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Antti manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Antti is pulling down on Hollis's head to control his posture.
Antti has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hollis has passed into side control.

Hollis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Antti misses with a looping right.
Hollis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Antti.
Antti misses with a looping right.
Antti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hollis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hollis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Antti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Antti looks to throw the jab but Hollis is out of range.
Antti misses with a body shot
and Hollis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Antti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Hollis.
Antti misses with a shot to the body
and Hollis counters with a left to the body.
Hollis connects with the punch.
Hollis walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antti.
Hollis misses with a hook to the body
and Antti counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antti misses the body punch

and Hollis moves into the clinch.
Hollis lands a left hand.
Antti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hollis.
Hollis working aggressively here.
Hollis digs a right hand underneath Antti's ribcage. Antti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hollis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollis blocks an uppercut.
Hollis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antti.
Antti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hollis's elbow.
Antti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hollis.
Hollis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antti.
Antti is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antti.
Hollis works on Antti's body with a couple of short punches.
Hollis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antti.
Hollis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Antti takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anttis head.
Antti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Hollis.
Hollis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hollis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hollis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hollis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hollis fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Antti to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Antti looks to clinch but Hollis throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Antti taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Hollis!