PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amethyst Ashe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Holdren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amethyst Ashe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ashe
vs
Holdren

180 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Wolfpack Threadz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amethyst Ashe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Holdren!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holdren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashe slips under a jab.
Ashe wants to clinch
and Holdren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holdren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holdren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holdren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ashe moves to clinch but Holdren breaks away
and Holdren counters with a nice body shot.
Ashe ducks under a wild hook from Holdren.
Ashe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holdren keeps the fight on the outside.
Ashe looks to clinch
letting Holdren counter with a right hand.
Ashe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holdren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashe takes one on the button.
Ashe fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashe moves to clinch but Holdren breaks away
and Holdren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holdren keeps the fight on the outside.
Ashe closes the distance but Holdren moves to the side
and Holdren counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashe wants to clinch.
Holdren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ashe on the side of the head.
Ashe is looking to clinch.
Ashe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holdren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chad Holdren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashe tries to clinch but Holdren moves away
enabling Holdren to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holdren lands a jab to Ashe's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holdren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashe.
Ashe closes the distance but Holdren moves to the side
and Holdren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ashe wants to clinch.
Ashe looks to clinch
and Holdren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Holdren swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashe.
Holdren throws a series of punches but Ashe avoids them all with ease.
Ashe tries to clinch but Holdren is having none of it.
Ashe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holdren takes a swing at Ashe's ribcage but misses.
Holdren lands with a nice body punch.
Ashe looks to clinch
and Holdren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashe tries to clinch up but Holdren circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holdren. Ashe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holdren throws a big shot that misses.
Holdren connects with a single shot there.
Holdren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ashe on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Holdren.
Ashe closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Holdren to counter with a crisp jab.
Holdren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Holdren finds it's way through Ashe's defenses.
Ashe wants to clinch but Holdren slips to the side
and Holdren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holdren misses the body punch

and Ashe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ashe pulls Holdren into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ashe wants to get back to his feet but Holdren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holdren throws a strike but Ashe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holdren wants to improve his position but instead Ashe has moved into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ashe tries to stand and escape but Holdren is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Holdren dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ashe wants to clinch but Holdren slips to the side
and Holdren counters with a right hand to the body.
Ashe tries to clinch up but Holdren circles away and keeps his distance.
Ashe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ashe moves to clinch but Holdren breaks away
and Holdren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ashe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ashe doesn't manage to clinch there - Holdren circles away.
Holdren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Holdren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holdren lands a lovely overhand right.
Holdren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holdren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ashe ducks under a wild hook from Holdren.
Holdren connects with a crisp jab.
Holdren scores with a hook to the body. Ashe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holdren thows a body shot but no joy.
Holdren scores with a hook.
Holdren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holdren swings for the body but Ashe moves out of range.
Ashe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holdren swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashe.
Ashe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ashe wants to clinch.
Holdren lands a nice shot to the body.
Holdren misses with a double jab.
Ashe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ashe tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashe tries to clinch up.
Ashe wants to clinch but Holdren slips to the side
and Holdren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holdren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holdren misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holdren misses with a series of wild punches.
Ashe darts in trying to clinch
and Holdren counters with a left and a right that stings Ashe.
A slow jab from Holdren misses its intended target.
Holdren lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Ashe tries to clinch up
and Holdren counters with a nice uppercut.
Ashe wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holdren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ashe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Amethyst Ashe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ashe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ashe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holdren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holdren throws out a loose jab but Ashe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ashe wants to clinch but Holdren slips to the side
and Holdren counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashe darts in trying to clinch
and Holdren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashe darts in trying to clinch
and Holdren counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashe moves to clinch but Holdren breaks away
and Holdren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ashe looks to clinch
and Holdren counters with a nice uppercut.
Holdren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ashe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holdren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ashe tries to clinch but Holdren moves away
and Holdren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ashe darts in trying to clinch
and Holdren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashe tries to clinch
and Holdren counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holdren swinging wildly here.
Ashe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Holdren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Ashe wants to clinch.
Ashe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holdren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ashe wants to clinch.
Holdren takes a swing at Ashe's ribcage but misses.
Holdren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holdren keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ashe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holdren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holdren looks to land a right hand but Ashe moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holdren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ashe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holdren throws a good cross that connects.
Ashe closes the distance but Holdren moves to the side
and Holdren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holdren misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Holdren.
Holdren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ashe.
Ashe tries to clinch but Holdren moves away
and Holdren counters with a stiff right hand.
Holdren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holdren digs a good body shot into Ashe's ribs.
Chad Holdren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holdren connects with a right hand. Ashe shakes it off.
Ashe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holdren.
Ashe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holdren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdren thuds a left hand into Ashe's body.
Ashe tries to clinch but Holdren moves out of range.
Holdren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holdren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ashe moves to clinch but Holdren breaks away
and Holdren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ashe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holdren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holdren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ashe wants to clinch but Holdren slips to the side
and Holdren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ashe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holdren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ashe tries to clinch
enabling Holdren to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Holdren does no damage.
Holdren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holdren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ashe tries to clinch but Holdren moves away
and Holdren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ashe moves to clinch but Holdren breaks away
and Holdren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holdren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ashe tries to close the distance and clinch but Holdren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holdren scores with a nice strike.
Holdren looks to land a left hand but Ashe moved out of range nicely.
Ashe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holdren.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holdren. Ashe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holdren throws a lazy right hand but Ashe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashe is looking to clinch.
Holdren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holdren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chad Holdren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ashe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holdren looks to land a combination. Ashe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ashe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ashe looks to clinch
and Holdren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holdren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Holdren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holdren counters with a nice body shot.
Amethyst Ashe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holdren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ashe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Holdren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holdren winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Holdren!