PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Katasonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katasonov's entrance music is In Extremo - Wind. A fine choice. Hollis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UGK - Pocket Full of Stones. Pavel Katasonov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Katasonov
vs
Hollis

175 cm
27
166 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

173 cm
27
165 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Katasonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollis misses with a low kick as Katasonov jumps back.
Katasonov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Katasonov with that takedown attempt.
Hollis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Hollis misses.
Hollis tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Katasonov misses the target.
Hollis with a jab.
Katasonov misses with a looping right.
Katasonov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Katasonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis ducks under a wild hook from Katasonov.
Hollis throws a leg kick but Katasonov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joe Hollis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katasonov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Katasonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katasonov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hollis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Katasonov.
Hollis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hollis throws a sloppy head kick and Katasonov moves out of range easily.
Hollis scores with a head kick.

It looks like Pavel Katasonov has been cut.
Hollis missing with a left hand there. Katasonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollis motions for Katasonov to come forward. Hollis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Katasonov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hollis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hollis pushes Katasonov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Katasonov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Katasonov laying and praying for a moment but Hollis takes advantage and regains half guard.
Katasonov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Katasonov is trying to control. Hollis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Katasonov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hollis is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis wants to control but Katasonov is keeping busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hollis motions for Katasonov to come forward. Hollis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Hollis misses.
Hollis throws a solid leg kick but Katasonov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hollis.
Hollis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Katasonov is out of range and Hollis settles back down.
Hollis is looking to chop away at Katasonov's legs.
Hollis throws a lazy right hand but Katasonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollis misses with an uppercut.
Katasonov slips a straight right by Hollis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hollis.
Hollis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hollis walks into a stiff left hand from Katasonov.

Katasonov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hollis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hollis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katasonov.
Katasonov looking to pass the guard.
Katasonov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hollis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hollis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hollis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Katasonov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Katasonov misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollis.
Katasonov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hollis throws a leg kick but Katasonov moved away.
Hollis walks into a straight right hand from Katasonov.
Hollis lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Hollis misses.
Hollis scores with a jab.
Katasonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hollis. Hollis obviously looking to wear him down.
Hollis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katasonov's sensitive parts.
Katasonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollis.
Katasonov blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Hollis.
Hollis scoring well with a low kick there.
Hollis slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Katasonov checks a leg kick.
Hollis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Katasonov.
Hollis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katasonov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Katasonov checks a leg kick.
Hollis misses with a low kick.
Katasonov checks a low kick from Hollis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov tries to bum rush Hollis with a series of wild strikes but Hollis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katasonov lands with a nice body punch.
Katasonov lands with a shot to the body.
Katasonov throws the left hand but Hollis avoids the punch easily.
Hollis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hollis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollis throws a leg kick which misses Katasonov's front leg but catches the back leg as Katasonov tries to avoid it.
Hollis misses with a head kick.
Hollis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Katasonov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hollis.
A bone on bone clash there as Katasonov blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hollis on the side of the head.
Hollis misses with a low kick.
Katasonov throws a lazy right hand but Hollis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe Hollis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katasonov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hollis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katasonov doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hollis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Katasonov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katasonov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hollis stalks Katasonov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Katasonov's face. Katasonov staggers backwards, shaken.
Hollis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Katasonov is able to avoid easily.
Hollis throws a looping overhand right but Katasonov ducks down to avoid it.
Katasonov thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Katasonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hollis doesn't seem phased though.
Hollis throws a hook to the side of Katasonov's head but Katasonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Katasonov looks for a takedown but Hollis sprawls well.
Hollis avoids the body shot from Katasonov.
Hollis misses with a combination
and Katasonov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hollis thows a leg kick but Katasonov checks it
enabling Katasonov to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Katasonov is able to avoid easily.
Hollis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Katasonov is out of range and Hollis settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hollis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Katasonov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Katasonov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hollis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hollis blocks a jab.
Hollis throws a solid leg kick but Katasonov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hollis.
Hollis scores with a nice strike.
Hollis throws a leg kick
and Katasonov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katasonov. Hollis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joe Hollis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katasonov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Katasonov walks into a stiff left hand from Hollis.
Katasonov misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov slips a straight right by Hollis.
Hollis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katasonov.
Katasonov avoids the head kick by Hollis.
Hollis blocks a jab.
Katasonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollis is just out of range.
Katasonov checks a low kick from Hollis.
Katasonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollis.
Hollis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katasonov.
Hollis blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Katasonov.
Joe Hollis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katasonov misses with a hook. Hollis ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollis. That's going to slow Katasonov down.
Katasonov lands with a right hand.
Hollis throws a head kick that misses.
Hollis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hollis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Katasonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Katasonov.
Katasonov misses with a wild combination.
Katasonov checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Hollis is predictable there
and Hollis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hollis misses
and Katasonov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hollis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hollis thows a leg kick but Katasonov checks it
and Katasonov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Katasonov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hollis misses with a low kick.
Katasonov throws an overhand right that lands on Hollis's shoulder, as Hollis tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Katasonov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hollis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katasonov.
Katasonov swings for the body but Hollis moves out of range.
Hollis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Katasonov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Katasonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollis misses with a leg kick
and Katasonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hollis thows a leg kick but Katasonov checks it

so Katasonov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Katasonov throwing strikes but missing.
Katasonov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Katasonov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollis has wrist control.
Katasonov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Katasonov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hollis is looking to stand up but Katasonov isn't so interested in that idea.
Hollis managing to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Katasonov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Joe Hollis!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Pavel Katasonov!

The fight ends as a draw!