PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Hollywood

180 cm
28
182 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Hollywood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Hannibal King has been cut.
A jab from Hollywood finds it's way through King's defenses.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hollywood circles away.
King 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.
Hollywood with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollywood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
Hollywood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

King is rocked!
King misses with a double jab.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Hollywood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollywood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hollywood cracks King with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends King tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hollywood pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! King is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hollywood!
An out of breath James Hollywood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.