PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between dustin hazellett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for dustin hazellett has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

hazellett
vs
Henry Holliday

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

178 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, dustin hazellett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hazellett tries to clinch but Holliday moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Holliday as hazellett shoots in.
hazellett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
hazellett shoots for a takedown but Holliday saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dustin hazellett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hazellett looks for a takedown but Holliday sprawls well.
hazellett shoots in for a double leg but Holliday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Holliday closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holliday lands in his opponent's guard.
hazellett is looking to stand up but Holliday isn't so interested in that idea.
hazellett controls Holliday momentarily but Holliday frees himself.
hazellett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Holliday throws a strike but hazellett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holliday manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday lands a heavy elbow.
Holliday is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hazellett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
hazellett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Holliday landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Holliday cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Holliday landing shots from mount.
hazellett tries to reverse the position but Holliday maintains control.
Holliday landing punches.
Holliday lands a nice shot to the head.
hazellett is in a horrible position here. Holliday smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Holliday.
Holliday with a couple of short strikes.
Holliday dominating with strikes here.
Holliday landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hazellett is bucking up trying to escape but Holliday cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
hazellett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
hazellett is breathing heavily.
Holliday is landing with some decent strikes but hazellett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of hazellett's face.
Holliday lands a big elbow.
Holliday lands with some strikes.
hazellett is looking to improve his position but Holliday isn't that keen on the idea.
hazellett is in a horrible position here. Holliday smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Holliday punishing his opponent with strikes.
Holliday working hazellett over with strikes here.
Holliday landing strikes from the mount and hazellett is in trouble!
Holliday dominating with strikes here.
Holliday working the ground and pound effectively.
Holliday raining down shots from the mount!
Holliday lands with some strikes.
hazellett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hazellett taking shots to the head.
hazellett avoids a series of strikes thrown by Holliday.
Holliday avoids the attempt from hazellett to control.
Holliday lands a big shot there that rocks hazellett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Holliday landing shots from mount.
Holliday with shots to the head and body - hazellett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Holliday with the ground and pound from mount.

hazellett is rocked!

Holliday looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Holliday landing strikes from the mount.
Oh hazellett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
hazellett tries to lock up and control but Holliday gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
hazellett seems to have got his legs back now.
hazellett manages to control the position for a moment.
hazellett working to try and regain half guard.
hazellett is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday scores with a couple of good head shots there.
hazellett throwing hammer fists to the chest of Holliday. What's that going to do exactly?
Holliday working hazellett over with strikes here.
Holliday with the ground and pound from mount.
Holliday unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hazellett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
hazellett regains half guard.

Holliday is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so hazellett is just riding it out for now. Holliday eventually gives up the hold.
hazellett is trying to maintain the position but Holliday is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for hazellett!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry Holliday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

hazellett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Holliday decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in hazellett's guard.
hazellett controls Holliday momentarily but Holliday frees himself.
Holliday is pushing down on hazellett's leg trying to pass to half guard. hazellett is fighting to maintain full guard but Holliday has managed to sneak the leg through.
Holliday is pressing down on hazellett's thigh, looking to free his foot. hazellett is holding on for now.
Holliday missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Holliday is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holliday is breathing heavily.
Holliday is thwarting hazellett's attempts to control the position.
Holliday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
hazellett is trying to maintain the position but Holliday is very close to passing his half guard.
Holliday missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks hazellett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
hazellett with a poor takedown

and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into side control. hazellett won't be happy with that.
Holliday in side control, throwing shots but hazellett defends.
hazellett taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on hazellett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holliday lands a few punches from side control.
Holliday passes to full mount! That's big trouble for hazellett!
hazellett is trying desperately to improve position.
Holliday is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Holliday working the ground and pound effectively.
Holliday raining down shots from the mount!
Holliday punishing his opponent with strikes.
hazellett tries to hold on but Holliday pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hazellett tries to reverse the position but Holliday maintains control.
Holliday is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Holliday putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
hazellett taking shots to the head.
hazellett is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Holliday postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. hazellett looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
hazellett taking shots to the head.
Holliday punishing his opponent with strikes.
hazellett is wriggling around trying to escape.
hazellett wants to get back to his feet.
Holliday lands a heavy elbow.
hazellett wants to hold on but Holliday pushes him away.
Holliday lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
hazellett tries to hold on but Holliday pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Holliday.
Holliday working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands a big elbow.
Holliday with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Holliday.
Holliday landing strikes from the mount and hazellett is in trouble!
Holliday lands a big shot there that rocks hazellett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Holliday connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
hazellett tries to hold on but Holliday pushes him away.
Holliday looking to finish hazellett with some ground and pound. This is bad for hazellett!
hazellett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Holliday lands with some vicious ground and pound - can hazellett hang on?
Holliday connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Holliday cracks hazellett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Holliday moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, hazellett has worked his arm free - good work by hazellett!
Holliday in side control lands a decent elbow.
Holliday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
hazellett tries to improve position but can't.
hazellett struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hazellett is trying to get back to half guard.
Holliday throwing shots but missing, from side control.
hazellett wants to control but Holliday postures up.
hazellett tries to improve position but can't.
hazellett manages to get back to half guard.
hazellett wants to control but Holliday is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
hazellett tries to clinch but Holliday is having none of it.
hazellett misses with a takedown

and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dustin hazellett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hazellett is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
hazellett trying to control here.
Holliday is nestled in close to hazellett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry Holliday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Holliday scores with a takedown into hazellett's guard.
hazellett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holliday postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holliday's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
hazellett tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Holliday postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! hazellett is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Holliday, into his guard.
Holliday keeping moving, preventing hazellett from controlling successfully.
Holliday trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
hazellett wants to stand and escape but instead Holliday has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Holliday lands a couple of elbows.
Holliday with a flurry of punches that miss.
hazellett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holliday chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hazellett controls Holliday momentarily but Holliday frees himself.
John Henry Holliday has got the better of the ground game so far.
hazellett keeping full guard, as Holliday tries to pass.
hazellett trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
hazellett fails with the takedown

and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
hazellett is trying to control but can't.
hazellett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holliday.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
hazellett trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

hazellett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holliday looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
hazellett wants to control but Holliday is keeping him busy.

hazellett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Holliday regains half guard.
hazellett moves into full mount! Holliday won't be happy about that!
hazellett trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hazellett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. dustin hazellett just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Holliday fails with the takedown
and hazellett counters with a left and a right that stings Holliday.
hazellett fails with the takedown

and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
hazellett is looking to control Holliday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can hazellett avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holliday is working for a kimura but hazellett is defending it quite comfortably.
hazellett moves into full guard.
hazellett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holliday throwing strikes but missing.
hazellett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Holliday is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holliday chips away with some ground and pound.
dustin hazellett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holliday is pushing down on hazellett's leg trying to pass to half guard. hazellett is fighting to maintain full guard but Holliday has managed to sneak the leg through.
Holliday landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry Holliday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holliday has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

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