PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serty Gond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyfield comes into the arena with Tema Balrog blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Evander Holyfield has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Holyfield
vs
Gond

186 cm
18
201 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serty Gond!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield throws a good cross that connects.
Gond connects with a high kick.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Gond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gond lands a head kick!

Holyfield pushes Gond up against the cage in a clinch.
Holyfield is trying to drag Gond to the mat but Gond just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Holyfield is trying to break the clinch but Gond has him pressed against the cage.
Gond keeps control of Holyfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Holyfield on the inside.
Holyfield is trying to break the clinch but Gond is controlling him.

Gond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holyfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gond's hands.
Holyfield loads up on a big right hand but Gond slips the punch.
Holyfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Gond tries to sprawl out of it but Holyfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gond manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holyfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gond scores with a head kick.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holyfield misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holyfield takes a knee right on the jaw!

Gond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holyfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gond can pounce on him.
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Holyfield shoots for a double leg takedown but Gond sprawls well. He's pushed Holyfield's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holyfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gond as he avoids it easily.
Holyfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gond can pounce on him.
Gond keeps the fight on the outside.
Holyfield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gond as he jumps to the side.
Holyfield is breathing heavily.
Holyfield tries to clinch there but Gond circles away.
Gond throws a head kick that Holyfield semi-blocks.
Gond keeps the fight on the outside.
Gond throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield blocks a head kick by Gond.
Gond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gond lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Holyfield is rocked!
Whack! Gond lands a heavy head kick that drops Holyfield. The ref tackles Gond to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Holyfield was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Serty Gond!