PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walt Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Holliday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Whitman
vs
Holliday

190 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
29
200 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walt Whitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitman jabs Holliday right on the nose. Holliday blinks but takes it well.
Holliday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitman.
Donk. Holliday catches Whitman right on the button with a cross.
Whitman throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Whitman misses.
Holliday throws a right and a left that Whitman avoids nicely.
Holliday moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Whitman slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
Whitman thows a body shot but no joy.
Holliday slips under a jab from Whitman.
Whitman scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday throws a right hand that Whitman ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitman also avoids with ease.
Holliday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holliday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whitman is looking to wear down Holliday with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holliday throws an overhand right that lands on Whitman's shoulder, as Whitman tries to avoid the shot.
Holliday misses with a double jab
and Whitman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Whitman avoids them all with ease.
Holliday looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holliday's hands.

Holliday is rocked!
Whitman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holliday is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitman finish him?

Whitman sends Holliday crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Whitman is motioning to the referee to let Holliday up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Whitman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Whitman. Holliday falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Whitman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walt Whitman!