PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Weddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weddle has chosen remember the name - fort minor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry Holliday
vs
Weddle

178 cm
26
156 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

168 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wes Weddle!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Holliday finds it's target.

Holliday shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Weddle is trying to stand up.
Holliday pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Holliday is working for a guillotine from mount but Weddle frees his head quite easily.

Holliday working for a guillotine from mount but Weddle is in no mood to give up.

Weddle bucks Holliday off and manages to get back to his feet!
Weddle scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weddle swings for the body but Holliday moves out of range.
Holliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Weddle misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weddle lands a shoulder strike.
Weddle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weddle manages to break the clinch.

Weddle clinches up against the cage.
Weddle lands a nice shot to the body.

Weddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weddle moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Weddle misses.
Weddle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weddle throws a big shot that misses.
Holliday throws a body punch but Weddle moves out of range.
Wes Weddle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holliday lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Weddle.
Wes Weddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday is breathing heavily.
Weddle tries to clinch but Holliday moves out of range.
Holliday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Weddle.
Holliday scores with a jab.
Weddle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Weddle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holliday shoots in but Weddle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Weddle throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weddle.
Holliday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holliday ducks under a wild hook from Weddle.
Weddle throws a hook but Holliday blocks it.
A jab from Weddle misses.
Weddle moves in looking to clinch but Holliday pushes him off.
Weddle misses with a body shot.
Weddle tries to clinch up but Holliday circles away and keeps his distance.
Holliday scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weddle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weddle tries to score with a low kick but Holliday moves his leg out of the way.
Weddle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holliday lands a nice shot to the body.
Holliday circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weddle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weddle lands with a straight right. Holliday didn't see that one coming.
Weddle throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weddle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holliday counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Weddle.
Weddle misses with a straight right.
Weddle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holliday looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weddle is fending him off so far but Holliday persists. Nope, Weddle circles away and we're back to standing.
Holliday ducks right into an uppercut from Weddle.
Weddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday lands a body shot.
Holliday misses with a looping right.
Weddle looks to land a right hand but Holliday moved out of range.
Weddle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Weddle as he connects with a hook.
Weddle throws a lazy right hand but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weddle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holliday.
Holliday connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Weddle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weddle.
Weddle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weddle wants to clinch but Holliday slips to the side
and Holliday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday scores with the left hand. Weddle knows he should have avoided that one.
Holliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Weddle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weddle misses with a body punch
and Holliday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weddle throws a low kick but Holliday avoids it.
Weddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weddle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holliday finds it's way round the side to connect with Weddle's head.

Holliday drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Holliday is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Weddle has escaped the position, nice work there.

Holliday goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Weddle has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Holliday but great work by Weddle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holliday taking a bit of punishment here - Weddle scoring with strikes.
Weddle scoring with punches and elbows.
Holliday stops Weddle from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wes Weddle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Holliday scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Holliday throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weddle is looking to escape.
Holliday looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weddle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Weddle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Holliday slips a nice elbow through Weddle's hands, connecting with Weddle's forehead.
Weddle is trying to stand back up but Holliday is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Holliday is working for a kimura but Weddle is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holliday is looking for a kimura but Weddle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holliday to get the leverage.

Weddle pushes Holliday off and gets back to his feet.
Holliday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holliday connects with the punch.
Holliday shoots in for a takedown but Weddle shows good takedown defense.
Weddle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Weddle fails in his attempt to clinch.

Weddle clinches.
A short left from Weddle.
Weddle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.

Weddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weddle darts in trying to clinch

and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weddle wants to get back to his feet but Holliday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holliday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weddle is keeping the position for now.
Weddle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holliday is controlling him.
Weddle is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Holliday throws a big right hand that misses.
Weddle is looking to stand up but Holliday isn't so interested in that idea.
Weddle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holliday.

Holliday has gone for a leg lock! Weddle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Holliday's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weddle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weddle scoring with punches to the head and body.

Weddle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Weddle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Weddle tries to move into range but Holliday moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weddle throws a right and a left that Holliday avoids nicely.

Holliday drives through with a takedown into guard.

Weddle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Holliday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holliday wants a takedown.

Weddle breaks the clinch.
Weddle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holliday checks the leg kick nicely there.
Weddle tries to clinch up but Holliday circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weddle tries to clinch up
and Holliday counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holliday checks a leg kick.
Weddle doesn't manage to clinch there - Holliday circles away.
A clash of legs there as Holliday blocks the low kick.
Weddle throws a shot from downtown. Holliday moves away and avoids it.
Holliday scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holliday has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holliday there as he acknowledges the shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Holliday.

Holliday looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Holliday wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weddle, who protects the arm well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Holliday working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry Holliday dominated that second round.
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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Weddle.

Weddle moves into the clinch successfully.
Weddle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Weddle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holliday connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weddle. Weddle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weddle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holliday thuds a left hand into Weddle's body.
Weddle lands with a big left! Holliday is wobbled badly! Weddle comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Holliday to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wes Weddle!