PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes into the arena with Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James blaring out of the sound system. Hollace has chosen Outside by Staind as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fletcher
vs
Hollace

175 cm
36
146 lbs
31 - 19 - 0

175 cm
33
142 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher staying out of range there.
Hollace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fletcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hollace throws a right hand that misses
and Fletcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fletcher shoots in but no luck this time.
Hollace leaves Fletcher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hollace throws a solid leg kick but Fletcher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hollace.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hollace!
Hollace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fletcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hollace digs a good body shot into Fletcher's ribs.
Hollace lands a jab to Fletcher's midsection.
Hollace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollace throws a leg kick but Fletcher checks it.

Fletcher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fletcher thows a huge punch but Hollace dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hollace looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fletcher drops an elbow to the side of Hollace's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollace wants to improve his position but Fletcher is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fletcher connects with a nice short shot to Hollace's temple.
Fletcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hollace's head.
Fletcher working the head and body with strikes.
Hollace trying to control from the bottom.

Hollace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fletcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher wants to control but Hollace is keeping him busy.
Fletcher with the ground and pound but Hollace uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fletcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hollace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hollace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fletcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fletcher passes Hollace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fletcher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fletcher is stalling here. Hollace is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fletcher seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hollace has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Hollace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fletcher has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Fletcher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hollace is just riding it out for now. Fletcher eventually gives up the hold.
Hollace is trying to control but can't.
Fletcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fletcher looks to land a strike but Hollace avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fletcher preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher pushing down on Hollace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hollace looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fletcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fletcher trying to mount his opponent but Hollace defends it.
Fletcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fletcher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace tries to get to full guard but Fletcher has control of the leg.
Fletcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hollace defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hollace misses with a straight left.
Hollace throws a body punch but Fletcher moves out of range.
Hollace cracks Fletcher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hollace misses with a low kick as Fletcher jumps back.
Fletcher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hollace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fletcher somewhat.
Hollace throws a jab when Fletcher was well out of range.
Fletcher misses with a body shot.
Hollace throws a nice looking combination but Fletcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollace wants to slow Fletcher down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Hollace misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollace.
Hollace moves in looking to clinch but Fletcher pushes him off.
Hollace thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace misses with a low kick.
Fletcher tests Hollace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hollace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fletcher finds it's way round the side to connect with Hollace's head.
Hollace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fletcher.
Hollace shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hollace looks to land a body kick but Fletcher moved away.
Hollace throws a nice outside leg kick.

Fletcher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hollace quickly recovers to half guard.

Fletcher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fletcher is trying to control the action in half guard but Hollace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hollace!

Fletcher is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hollace to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hollace shrugs it off.
You get the feeling that Hollace really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Hollace that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollace is in a horrible position here. Fletcher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollace is squirming around, avoiding Fletcher's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fletcher landing punches.
Hollace tries to hold on but Fletcher postures up.
Rmarkas Fletcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fletcher landing strikes from the mount and Hollace is in trouble!
Hollace sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hollace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fletcher lands a nice short elbow.
Fletcher trying to control from half guard but Hollace is working away.
Fletcher thows a huge punch but Hollace dodges it nicely.
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!
Fletcher wants to take a breather but Hollace is having none of it.
Fletcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fletcher.
Fletcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fletcher stops Hollace from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fletcher slips under a jab from Hollace.
Hollace shoots in but Fletcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fletcher shoots in but Hollace avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Fletcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Hollace makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fletcher tries for a takedown but Hollace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hollace feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fletchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hollace misses with a right hand
and Fletcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hollace wants to clinch up but Fletcher keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace shoots in for a takedown but Fletcher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hollace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fletcher manages to avoid it.
Hollace misses with a shot to the body

and Fletcher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hollace pushes Fletcher off looking to stand but Fletcher dives back in and keeps control.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but Hollace defending well.
Fletcher wants to advance to full mount but Hollace doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fletcher postures up in Hollace's guard and throws a big left but Hollace blocks it.
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Fletcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollace has wrist control.
Fletcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fletcher throwing strikes but missing.
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.
Fletcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Hollace is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.
Fletcher trying to control but Hollace is working from the bottom.
Fletcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hollace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fletcher postures up.

Ronan Hollace has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fletcher has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rmarkas Fletcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fletcher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hollace backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hollace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fletcher somewhat.
A punch lands to the side of Fletcher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fletcher shoots in looking for a takedown. Hollace tries to sprawl out of it but Fletcher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hollace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hollace throws a low kick but Fletcher avoids it.
Rmarkas Fletcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Hollace. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollace connects with a solid leg kick.

Fletcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ronan Hollace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollace wants to stand and escape but Fletcher is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fletcher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!