PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollyfield comes to the cage accompanied by Paris. Rondo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cassidy - Rondo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hollyfield
vs
Rondo

175 cm
28
156 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

150 cm
23
135 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollyfield stuffs the takedown.
Rondo misses with a right hand

and Hollyfield moves into the clinch.
Hollyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Rondo is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Rondo.
Rondo takes an elbow to the temple.
Hollyfield misses with a knee strike.
Hollyfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Rondo.
Hollyfield has Rondo pressed against the cage.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollyfield letting Rondo take a breather here.
Hollyfield trying to land knees to the body.
Hollyfield being controlled against the cage.

Rondo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rondo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hollyfield slips under a jab.
Rondo misses the shot to the body.
Rondo tries to bum rush Hollyfield with a series of wild strikes but Hollyfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hollyfield gets a clinch.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rondo.
Hollyfield blocks an uppercut.
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow.
Rondo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyson Hollyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajon Rondo.

Rondo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyson Hollyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollyfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rondo throws a nice looking combination but Hollyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollyfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Rondo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rondo throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Rondo moves out of range.
Rondo looks to throw the jab but Hollyfield is out of range.
Rondo looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Rondo blocks the leg kick.
Rondo lands a nice shot to the body.
Rondo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hollyfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Rajon Rondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rondo misses with a few strikes there.
Rondo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hollyfield counters with a low kick, right behind Rondo 's knee.
Rondo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rondo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rondo throws a series of punches but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Rondo connects with a body shot that sends Hollyfield's belly button to the back.
Rondo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hollyfield slips under a jab from Rondo.
Hollyfield moves in looking to clinch but Rondo pushes him off.
Rondo shoots in but Hollyfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hollyfield tries to clinch
and Rondo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hollyfield thinking.
Rondo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rondo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rondo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollyfield moves out of range as Rondo strikes.
Hollyfield defending well as Rondo loads up on a big left hand.
Hollyfield moves out of range as Rondo strikes.
Rondo lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Hollyfield moved away.
Rondo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rondo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajon Rondo 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.

Rondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollyfield slips a jab from Rondo.
Hollyfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rondo misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Hollyfield counters by clinching up.
I was talking to Hollyfield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Rondo breaks the clinch.
Hollyfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Rondo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hollyfield circles away.
Rondo thows a leg kick but Hollyfield checks it
and Rondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rondo scores with a hook.
Rondo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rondo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rondo throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Rondo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollyfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rondo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Rondo is having none of it.
Rondo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollyfield.
Rondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollyfield.
Rondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rondo throws an overhand right that lands on Hollyfield's shoulder, as Hollyfield tries to avoid the shot.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Rondo.
Rajon Rondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rondo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rondo throws a leg kick

and Hollyfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield lands an elbow just above Rondo 's eye.
Hollyfield is trying to stall.
Hollyfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Rondo won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo has a couple of punches blocked by Hollyfield.
Rondo avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rondo.

Rondo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rondo closes the distance and clinches up with Hollyfield, looking for a takedown. Rondo pushes Hollyfield against the cage but Hollyfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rondo is looking to chop away at Hollyfield's legs.
Rondo wants to slow Hollyfield down by chopping away at his legs.
Rondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollyfield.
Rondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollyfield ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo thuds a left hand into Hollyfield's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Rondo moves out of range.
Rondo tries to work over Hollyfield's front leg with a kick but Hollyfield checks it.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up but Rondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hollyfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hollyfield moves in looking to clinch but Rondo pushes him off.
Rondo misses with a double jab.
Hollyfield ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hollyfield as he jumps to the side.
Tyson Hollyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajon Rondo.
A good leg kick by Rondo.
Rondo looks to land a combination. Hollyfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo misses with an uppercut
and Hollyfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hollyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Rondo circles away.
Rondo throws a hook but Hollyfield blocks it.
Hollyfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hollyfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hollyfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rondo counters with an outside leg kick.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Hollyfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rondo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Rondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rondo misses with a looping right.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hollyfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rondo looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rajon Rondo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hollyfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rondo throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Rondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollyfield moves away.
Rondo fails to land the takedown.
Hollyfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rondo throws a leg kick
and Hollyfield counters with a three punch combo that has Rondo backing up. Rondo nods at Hollyfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Hollyfield slips a jab from Rondo.
Rondo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rondo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rondo throws a low kick but Hollyfield moves out of range easily.
Rondo throws a right hand that misses

and Hollyfield counters by clinching up.
Hollyfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Rondo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rondo blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo presses Hollyfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rondo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rondo.
Hollyfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rondo tries a body shot but Hollyfield blocks it.
Hollyfield stalling in the clinch.
Rondo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hollyfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo being controlled against the cage.
Hollyfield misses with some punches.
Hollyfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hollyfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rondo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rondo as Hollyfield tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollyfield crunches a lovely knee into Rondo's ribcage.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rondo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rondo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rondo up against the cage.
Tyson Hollyfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hollyfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow.
Rondo avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Hollyfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rondo avoids it.
Rondo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyson Hollyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajon Rondo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo is leaning against Hollyfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hollyfield taking a breather.
Hollyfield landing knees to the head.
Tyson Hollyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollyfield letting Rondo take a breather here.
Hollyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rondo is defending well for now.

Rondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rondo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hollyfield. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Rondo moves out of range.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Hollyfield moved away.
Good leg kick by Rondo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Hollyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rondo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajon Rondo!
A relieved looking Rajon Rondo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.