PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Holloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mean Gene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Holloway
vs
Gene

170 cm
22
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mean Gene!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holloway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gene slips a jab from Holloway.
Gene listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gene throws a right and a left that Holloway avoids nicely.
Gene is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gene looks to land a left hand but Holloway moved out of range nicely.
Gene lands a jab to Holloway's midsection.
Gene looks to land a left hand but Holloway moved out of range nicely.
Gene ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Holloway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gene throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holloway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gene.
Gene lands an overhand right.
Holloway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Holloway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holloway just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Gene.
Gene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gene throws an overhand right that lands on Holloway's shoulder, as Holloway tries to avoid the shot.
Gene misses with a wild combination.
Holloway misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gene will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gene pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holloway back to the cage. Gene follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Holloway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gene thows a body shot but no joy.
Holloway shoots in looking for a takedown. Gene tries to sprawl out of it but Holloway keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gene manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gene misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holloway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gene.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gene scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holloway doesn't seem bothered though.
Holloway cracks Gene with an open hand slap.
Holloway looks to land a left hand but Gene moved out of range nicely.
Holloway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gene.
Gene lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gene.
Gene misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Holloway misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Holloway with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Gene lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holloway doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holloway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holloway misses with an uppercut.
Holloway moves away from the strike by Gene.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gene with a nice cross.
Holloway misses with a looping right.
Gene jabs at Holloway's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mean Gene 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.

Gene changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holloway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gene throws a hook to the side of Holloway's head but Holloway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holloway.
Gene looks to land a right hand but Holloway moved out of range.
Holloway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gene misses with a two punch combination.
Gene feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holloways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gene takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holloway throws a jab when Gene was well out of range.
Gene misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gene missing with a left hand there. Holloway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holloway is looking to clinch but Gene is avoiding it.
Mean Gene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holloway misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gene.
Holloway shoots in for a takedown but Gene shows good takedown defense.
Mean Gene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holloway misses with a hook. Gene ducked under it nicely.
Gene ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holloway moves out of range of the strikes.
Gene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holloway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gene.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway misses the jab.
Holloway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gene bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holloway's head backwards.
Gene scores with a hook to the body. Holloway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Gene as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Gene. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gene.
A punch combination from Gene misses.
A punch lands to the side of Holloway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gene has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gene cracks a nice hook into Holloway's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Gene.
Gene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holloway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Holloway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holloway misses with a straight right.
Holloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gene connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holloway's hands.
Holloway is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gene lands a nice hook to Holloway's body. Holloway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Gene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gene connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holloway is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gene sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holloway jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway throws a jab but it's blocked by Gene.
Gene throws a series of punches but Holloway avoids them all with ease.
Mean Gene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holloway throws an off balance right hand
and Gene counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gene is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danga de danga de dang - Gene scores with a four punch combination!

Holloway is rocked!
Holloway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gene counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holloway misses with a body shot.
Holloway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gene connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gene misses with a right hand
and Holloway counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mean Gene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gene scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holloway doesn't seem bothered though.
Gene lands a jab-cross combination.
Holloway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holloway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gene misses the shot to the body.
Holloway throws a looping overhand right but Gene ducks down to avoid it.
Gene fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holloway on the side of the head.
Holloway is looking to clinch but Gene is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Gene.
Holloway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gene.
Holloway tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gene swivels and escapes.
Holloway looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Gene coming out on top.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Holloway might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Holloway tries to clinch up.
Gene looks to score with a jab to the body but Holloway is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway misses with a takedown attempt
and Gene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Holloway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Holloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holloway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gene finds it's way round the side to connect with Holloway's head.
Holloway moves in looking to clinch but Gene pushes him off.
Holloway seems to have got his legs back now.
Gene misses with the combination.
Gene lands with a straight right. Holloway didn't see that one coming.
Gene throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gene cracks Holloway with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gene misses with a hook to the body

and Holloway counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Holloway stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway moves in looking to clinch but Gene pushes him off.
Holloway staying out of range there.
Gene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holloway dips to his left and cracks Gene with an uppercut!
Holloway looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gene misses with a body shot

and Holloway counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holloway passes the guard and advances to mount!
Holloway won't let Gene get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
George Holloway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gene can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gene is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Holloway locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gene is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Holloway!
George Holloway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.