PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sian Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hollyfield
vs
Li

196 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sian Li!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollyfield throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.

Hollyfield gets a clinch.
Hollyfield stalling against the cage.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hollyfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Li up against the cage.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Hollyfield has double underhooks.
Hollyfield trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Hollyfield is controlling him.
Li looking to stall.
Hollyfield prevents Li from breaking the clinch.

Hollyfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollyfield lands with a kick to the temple. Li shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Sian Li has been cut.
Hollyfield tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Li throws a lazy head kick
and Hollyfield counters with a straight right hand.
Hollyfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Li takes a step back to recover.
Li looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li throws a combination that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Li off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Hollyfield follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Li was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Evander Hollyfield!