PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Evender Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyfield comes into the arena with The Last in Line blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Holyfield
vs
Harper

225 cm
27
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
23
287 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Prefers standup

Non-Stop Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evender Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Harper!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper thumps Holyfield with a low kick.
Holyfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Holyfield throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holyfield stalks Harper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harper's face. Harper staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Adam Harper has been cut.

Harper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harper lands a right hand.
Harper avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper stalling the fight.
Holyfield is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holyfields head.
Harper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holyfield tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Holyfield is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield working aggressively here.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield lands a shoulder strike.
Harper stalls.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holyfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Holyfield is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Holyfield can't break the clinch.
Holyfield misses with some punches.
Holyfield blocks an elbow strike.
Harper lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Harper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holyfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Holyfield working aggressively here.
Holyfield lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Holyfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Holyfield shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Holyfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holyfield tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Holyfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harper stalling the fight.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield lands with a light punch inside.
Harper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holyfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holyfield as Harper tries to tie him up.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper digs a right hand into Holyfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holyfield's gas tank.
Holyfield tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks with his arms.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Holyfield avoids the damage to the body.
Holyfield blocks an elbow strike from Harper.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holyfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Holyfield tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the ropes.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holyfield's face.
Holyfield is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holyfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holyfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holyfield throws a head punch that misses.
Holyfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holyfield tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the ropes.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper is trying to maintain a safe position but Holyfield gets an underhook and turns Harper into the ropes.
Holyfield is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper stalling in the clinch but Holyfield improves position.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holyfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper prevents Holyfield from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evender Holyfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Harper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.

Harper pushes Holyfield up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holyfield's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holyfield as Harper tries to tie him up.
Holyfield can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Holyfield lands a nice uppercut.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Holyfield has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks it.
Adam Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holyfield tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the ropes.
Holyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holyfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Holyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Holyfield avoids the damage to the body.
Holyfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harper taking a breather.
Holyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Holyfield is blocking nicely.
Holyfield tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Holyfield is blocking nicely.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holyfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper prevents Holyfield from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the ropes.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks it.
Holyfield tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holyfield misses with some punches.
Harper keeps control of Holyfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holyfield avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Holyfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holyfield letting Harper take a breather here.
Holyfield working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Holyfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Holyfield tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Harper to work.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holyfield's brow.
Harper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holyfield up against the ropes.
Holyfield wants to break free but Harper has control.
Harper slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Holyfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holyfield is defending well for now.
Holyfield scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks it.
Holyfield creates a bit of distance for himself, with Harper pressed up against the ropes and cracks Harper with a massive uppercut! Harper goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Holyfield!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evender Holyfield!
Evender Holyfield took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Non-Stop Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.