PBP Commentary

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

Holliday
vs
Mopsi

183 cm
30
200 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barde Mopsi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday slips a jab and a cross from Mopsi.
Mopsi dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Holliday throws a right hand that Mopsi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mopsi also avoids with ease.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mopsi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Mopsi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mopsi.
Holliday works over Mopsi's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Mopsi. Those never looked like landing.
Mopsi feints and then cracks Holliday's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holliday down.
Mopsi scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mopsi!
Holliday is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mopsi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mopsi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mopsi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mopsi lands a jab to Holliday's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mopsi lands a high kick!
Mopsi lands with an uppercut that bounces Holliday off the cage and back into rage.
Mopsi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holliday's sensitive parts.
Mopsi throws a leg kick which misses Holliday's front leg but catches the back leg as Holliday tries to avoid it.
Mopsi lands a head kick. Holliday smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Holliday is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mopsi scores with a leg kick.
Oh Holliday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holliday moves forwards but Mopsi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Holliday on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mopsi cracks the inside of Holliday's front leg.
Holliday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mopsi.
Holliday seems to have got his legs back now.
Holliday on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mopsi connects with a leg kick. Holliday looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holliday is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Mopsi lands a head kick that stumbles Holliday and the fighters go to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mopsi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mopsi forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mopsi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mopsi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Holliday pushes Mopsi off looking to stand but Mopsi dives back in and keeps control.

Mopsi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Mopsi seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Holliday manages to get to full guard.
Mopsi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mopsi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holliday keeps working.

Mopsi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Holliday has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mopsi but great work by Holliday.
Mopsi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Holliday's best efforts.
Mopsi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mopsi tries to get to full guard but Holliday has control of the leg.

Mopsi makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mopsi throws a front kick that sends Holliday stumbling back into the cage.
Holliday throws a combination that misses
and Mopsi counters with a head kick. That will keep Holliday thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mopsi lands an overhand right.
Mopsi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mopsi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holliday's hands.
Mopsi throws out a powerful jab.

Holliday gets tackled into the cage by Mopsi. Mopsi maintains the clinch.
Mopsi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mopsi.

It looks like John Holliday has been cut.
Mopsi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holliday lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mopsi landing knees to the head.

Mopsi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holliday on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holliday on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice combination there by Mopsi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mopsi - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barde Mopsi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Holliday's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Holliday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mopsi.
Holliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mopsi tries to clinch there but Holliday circles away.
Holliday slips a jab and a cross from Mopsi.

Mopsi has managed to clinch.
Holliday letting Mopsi take a breather here.
Holliday wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holliday takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holliday wants to get back to striking at distance but Mopsi won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mopsi.
Holliday wants to get back to striking at distance but Mopsi won't allow it.
Holliday wants to break free but Mopsi has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mopsi has him pressed against the cage.
Holliday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mopsi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mopsi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday tries to circle away but Mopsi has him pinned against the cage.
Mopsi landing knees to the body.
Mopsi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mopsi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holliday's efforts to push away.
Holliday is trying to force a seperation but Mopsi has the dominant position.
Mopsi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holliday being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barde Mopsi.
Mopsi connects with an inside leg kick.
Mopsi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mopsi tries to clinch but Holliday is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mopsi knocks Holliday to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mopsi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mopsi taking a breather here.
Holliday is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mopsi is controlling him well.
Mopsi trying to control the action but Holliday is working from the bottom.
Mopsi in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Barde Mopsi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Holliday takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mopsi tries to clinch but Holliday is having none of it.
Mopsi misses with a shot to the body
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Mopsi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mopsi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Holliday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mopsi.
Mopsi misses with a wild body shot.
Mopsi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holliday has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mopsi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Mopsi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi digs a good body shot into Holliday's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mopsi throws a nice outside leg kick.
John Holliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mopsi connects with a solid leg kick.

Mopsi moves into range and clinches up with Holliday.
A body shot lands from Mopsi.
Mopsi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mopsi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mopsi lands an elbow inside.
Mopsi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mopsi lands a good knee to the midsection. Holliday won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Mopsi.
Mopsi lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Mopsi.
Mopsi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holliday being controlled against the cage.
Mopsi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barde Mopsi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Holliday's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crack! A monster head kick from Mopsi and Holliday falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Mopsi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Barde Mopsi!
Barde Mopsi is the new middleweight champion!