PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Parlour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jrue Holiday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Parlour might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Man of Constant Sorrow. Holiday has chosen I AM FUTURE as his entrance music. Jrue Holiday will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Parlour
vs
Holiday

170 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Parlour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrue Holiday!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parlour manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Holiday on his heels. He'll look to pass Holiday's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Holiday wants to stand but Parlour is controlling the position.
Holiday avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Holiday working for a triangle but Parlour defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parlour is in close to Holiday's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Holiday looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Parlour tries to free his leg and advance position but Holiday is retaining full guard.
Parlour postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parlour's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parlour postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parlour keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holiday's head.
Parlour scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parlour in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlour scoring with punches to the head and body.

Holiday is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Parlour has his hands clasped together but Holiday extends an breaks Parlour's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Holiday.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jrue Holiday!
After the fight, Jrue Holiday was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.