PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Towers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Holliday
vs
Towers

199 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
21
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duke Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timmy Towers!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towers wants to clinch.
Towers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Towers misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Towers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holliday tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Towers counters with a head kick. That will keep Holliday thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Towers tries to clinch but Holliday moves out of range.
Towers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holliday counters with a leg kick.

Towers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holliday is trying to break the clinch but Towers is controlling him.
Towers missing with knees to the body.
Towers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holliday blocks it with crossed arms.
Towers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holliday avoids it.
Towers tries a knee to the head but Holliday blocks it.
Towers misses with a knee strike.
Towers with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Towers looking to throw knees to the head but Holliday is blocking nicely.
Holliday looking to stall.
Holliday dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Towers prevents Holliday from breaking the clinch.
Towers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Towers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Towers trying to stall but Holliday improves his position.
Towers missing with knees to the body.
Towers avoiding damage as Holliday throws knees to the body.
Towers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Holliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holliday is looking to slow Towers down with leg kicks.
Towers looks gassed!
Holliday tries to clinch but Towers moves away

and Towers counters by clinching up.
Towers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Towers tries to land a knee to the head but Holliday blocks with his arms.
Holliday wants to stall.
Towers is trying to maintain a safe position but Holliday gets an underhook and turns Towers into the cage.
Holliday wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towers tries to land a knee to the head but Holliday blocks with his arms.
Holliday trying to control the position but instead, Towers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holliday into the cage.

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

Holliday has Towers up against the cage in a clinch.
Holliday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Towers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Holliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holliday tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Towers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Towers.
A frustrated look appears on Holliday's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Towers walks away with a smile on his face. Holliday gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holliday tries to clinch up

and Towers counters by clinching up.
Towers tries to land a knee to the head but Holliday blocks with his arms.
Holliday can't break the clinch.
Holliday wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holliday tries to circle away but Towers has him pinned against the cage.
Holliday trying to stall but Towers improves his position.

Holliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holliday tries to clinch there but Towers circles away.
Towers looks to clinch
and Holliday counters with a thumping low kick.
Holliday tries to clinch up but Towers circles away and keeps his distance.
Towers swats away the attempt to clinch by Holliday.
Holliday tries to close the distance and clinch but Towers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holliday tries to clinch but Towers moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holliday wants to clinch
and Towers counters with a head kick. That will keep Holliday thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Holliday moves into the clinch.
Holliday looking to stall.

Towers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holliday tries to clinch but Towers moves out of range.
Holliday tries to clinch up

and Towers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Towers tries to land a knee to the head but Holliday blocks with his arms.
Holliday taking a breather.

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

Holliday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timmy Towers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Holliday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Holliday tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Towers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holliday blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Towers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Towers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Towers misses with a knee strike.
Holliday prevents Towers from breaking the clinch.
Holliday stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Towers tries a knee to the head but Holliday blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Towers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Towers has him pressed against the cage.
Towers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holliday blocks it with crossed arms.
Holliday is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Towers is breathing heavily.
Holliday stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday wants to stall.
Holliday can't break the clinch.
Holliday can't break the clinch.
Towers misses with a knee to the head.
Holliday trying to stall but Towers improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Duke Holliday.
Holliday wants to clinch but Towers slips to the side

and Towers moves into the clinch.
Towers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holliday has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holliday leaning against his opponent.
Holliday tries to stall but Towers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Holliday would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Holliday tries to circle away but Towers has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Towers as Holliday tries to tie him up.
Holliday tries to break free but Towers pushes him back against the cage.
Towers tries to land a knee to the head but Holliday blocks with his arms.
Holliday is looking to control Towers's arms but Towers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holliday has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Holliday managing to block the knees to the body from Towers.
Towers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holliday blocks it with crossed arms.
Holliday wants to get back to striking at distance but Towers won't allow it.
Holliday wants to stall.
Holliday can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Duke Holliday.
Holliday doesn't manage to clinch there - Towers circles away.
Holliday wants to clinch up but Towers keeps it at a distance.
Timmy Towers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holliday tries to close the distance and clinch but Towers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holliday wants to clinch.
Towers keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday is looking to clinch but Towers is avoiding it.
Towers tries to clinch up
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Towers in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Towers looks to clinch

and Holliday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holliday.
Towers effectively controlling the action here.
Towers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holliday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holliday dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Holliday for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Holliday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Towers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Towers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holliday wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holliday tries to stall but Towers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Towers misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holliday tries to break free but Towers pushes him back against the cage.
Holliday effectively controlling the action here.
Holliday looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Duke Holliday.
Towers tries to clinch but Holliday moves away

and Holliday holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Towers trying to land knees to the body.

Holliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holliday is looking to clinch.
Towers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holliday can pounce on him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Holliday instigates a clinch.
Towers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Towers has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Holliday dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Holliday tries to clinch up.
Towers clinches but Holliday breaks the clinch

and Holliday moves into the clinch.
Towers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Towers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Towers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Towers tries a knee to the head but Holliday blocks it.
Towers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holliday is defending well for now.
Holliday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Towers avoids it.
Holliday taking a breather.
Holliday tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Towers smiles and moves away.
Towers tries to clinch but Holliday moves away

and Holliday holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Towers misses with a knee strike.
Holliday tries to break the clinch but Towers is controlling the position.

Holliday manages to break the clinch.
Towers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holliday.
Holliday doesn't manage to clinch there - Towers circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday doesn't manage to clinch there - Towers circles away.
Holliday fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holliday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Towers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Towers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holliday keeps Towers at a distance using the push kick.
Holliday dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Towers. That did some damage!

Holliday moves into the clinch.
Holliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Towers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holliday taking a breather.
Holliday wants to get back to striking at distance but Towers won't allow it.
Holliday fails to pull guard.
Come on Holliday - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Towers tries to land knees in the clinch but Holliday avoids the damage to the body.

Holliday breaks from the clinch.
Towers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to clinch up.
Towers closes the distance looking to clinch

and Holliday holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Holliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timmy Towers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday tries to close the distance and clinch but Towers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Towers tries to clinch but Holliday moves away
and Holliday counters with a slapping leg kick.
Towers moves out of range as Holliday throws a body kick.

Holliday instigates a clinch.
Holliday wants to break free but Towers has control.

Holliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holliday connects with a solid leg kick.
Holliday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holliday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to clinch there but Towers circles away.
Holliday lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holliday clinches but Towers breaks the clinch

and Towers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holliday is looking to control Towers's arms but Towers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holliday has his back to the cage.
Towers missing with knees to the body.
Towers keeps control of Holliday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Towers trying to land knees to the body.
Holliday trying to stall but Towers improves his position.
Holliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holliday leaning against his opponent.

Holliday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holliday tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Towers counters with a good, hard body kick but Holliday shrugs it off.
Holliday tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Towers moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to break free but Towers pushes him back against the cage.
Holliday trying to control the position but instead, Towers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holliday into the cage.

Holliday manages to break the clinch.
Towers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holliday counters with a nice low kick that buckles Towers's knee momentarily.
Holliday scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holliday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Towers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holliday is looking to clinch.
Holliday moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holliday wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Holliday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holliday has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Holliday!