PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chase's choice of entrance music: Forever. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hollyfield
vs
Chase

196 cm
25
210 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

191 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollyfield is just out of range.
Hollyfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Chase throws a shot to the body.
Chase lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Hollyfield finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chase throws a big shot that misses.
Hollyfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hollyfield avoids the body shot from Chase.
Chase jabs Hollyfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hollyfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollyfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hollyfield takes a swing at Chase's ribcage but misses.
Chase misses with a hook to the body
and Hollyfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chase is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hollyfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Hollyfield slips under a jab.
Chase misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
Denny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Hollyfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase throws a right hand that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a low kick, right behind Chase 's knee.
Hollyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hollyfield throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Chase throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick. That will keep Chase thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chase misses with a body punch
and Hollyfield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chase is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chase lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chase throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollyfield throws a head kick but Chase moves out of range.
Chase ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollyfield moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chase darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Hollyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chase misses with a body shot.
Hollyfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chase scores with a hook.
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!
Chase wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chase misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Hollyfield does no damage.
Chase throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollyfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hollyfield misses with a double jab.
Chase connects with a crisp jab.
Chase takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Chase. That snapped Hollyfield's head back.
Chase throws a lazy uppercut
and Hollyfield makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chase really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase misses the jab.
Chase jabs Hollyfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chase throws out a loose jab but Hollyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chase just misses with a punch to the body.
Chase throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollyfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chase missing with a left hand there. Hollyfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chase takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chase misses with a right hand
and Hollyfield finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chase misses with a body shot.
Chase throws a big shot that misses.
Hollyfield closes the distance and clinches up with Chase, looking for a takedown. Hollyfield pushes Chase against the cage but Chase circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chase misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollyfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Hollyfield avoids the body shot from Chase.
Chase lands a nice shot to the body.
Chase misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Chase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollyfield manages to avoid it.
Chase tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hollyfield goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chase avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chase blocks a head kick by Hollyfield.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chase missing with a left hand there. Hollyfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hollyfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denny Chase dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hollyfield slips a jab from Chase.
A combination from Hollyfield does no damage.
Hollyfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chase misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollyfield.
Chase throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Hollyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Chase is just out of range.
Hollyfield throws out a leg kick but Chase moves out of range and Hollyfield only half commits.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
Hollyfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Chase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chase dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chase getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chase lunges at Hollyfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hollyfield's hand.
Hollyfield throws a series of punches but Chase avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hollyfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chase as he avoids it easily.
Chase throws a good cross that connects.
Chase connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chase looks to throw the jab but Hollyfield is out of range.
Hollyfield walks into a jab.
Chase misses with a shot to the body
and Hollyfield counters with an outside leg kick.
Hollyfield avoids the body shot from Chase.
Chase connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Evander Hollyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chase thuds a left hand into Hollyfield's body.
A slow jab from Chase misses its intended target.
Chase blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hollyfield - that will leave a mark!
Chase lands a jab to the nose.
Hollyfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Chase throws a lazy right hand but Hollyfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Chase tries to sprawl but Hollyfield drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hollyfield stops Chase from getting back to his feet.
Chase is in trouble now - Hollyfield has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Chase that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hollyfield landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollyfield punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to control but Chase wriggling away.
Chase tries to buck Hollyfield off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollyfield scoring with strikes but Chase is staying in there.
Hollyfield working Chase over with strikes here.
Chase tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hollyfield with good strikes from the mount here!
Hollyfield is landing with some decent strikes but Chase is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Hollyfield tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chase manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hollyfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase taking some punishment here, with Hollyfield in his half guard.
Chase has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hollyfield is working away from the top position though.
Hollyfield working the head and body with strikes.
Hollyfield thows a huge punch but Chase dodges it nicely.
Hollyfield performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chase wants to stand back up but Hollyfield manages to pass into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hollyfield looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Evander Hollyfield will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollyfield manages to avoid it.
Chase scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hollyfield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chase. Hollyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chase moves out of range of the body kick from Hollyfield.
Chase blocks a head kick by Hollyfield.
Chase connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chase lands a head shot.
Chase cracks Hollyfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Hollyfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase thuds his right hand into Hollyfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chase throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a head kick. That will keep Chase thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hollyfield moves away from the strike by Chase.
Hollyfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
Hollyfield avoids the body shot from Chase.
Chase takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
Chase throws a poor cross that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a straight right hand.
Chase lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hollyfield looks to land a right hand but Chase moved out of range.
Chase has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hollyfield.
Chase thows a body shot but no joy.
Chase avoids the head kick by Hollyfield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield ducks under a wild hook from Chase.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Chase misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chase misses the body punch
and Hollyfield counters with a nice body kick.
Chase throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hollyfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chase swings for the body but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Denny Chase seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hollyfield feints and then cracks Chase's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chase down.
Chase lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chase moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hollyfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Chase scores with a hook to the body. Hollyfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Hollyfield scores with a spinning back kick!
Chase avoids the head kick by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chase.
Chase uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hollyfield has time to react.
Hollyfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chase takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
Chase swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hollyfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chase thinking.
Chase takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chase throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Chase throws a lazy right hand but Hollyfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chase misses with an uppercut. Hollyfield saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hollyfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chase throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hollyfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chase throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollyfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chase throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a series of strikes. Chase will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollyfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Chase.
Chase misses the jab.
Hollyfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chase ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollyfield moves away.
Chase scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chase.
Chase takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denny Chase comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chase 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Chase!