PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen MMMBop as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Holyfield
vs
Morris

188 cm
26
217 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

185 cm
26
220 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bolt Morris!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morris wants to land a leg kick but Holyfield is out of range.
Holyfield fails to land with a series of punches.

Holyfield rushes Morris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holyfield working aggressively here.
Holyfield wants a takedown.
Holyfield blocks a body shot from Morris.
Holyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Morris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Holyfield avoids it by throwing Morris back against the cage.
Morris misses with the head strike.
Morris lands a right hand.
Morris pushes Holyfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield looking to stall.
Holyfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holyfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holyfield misses with the head strike.
Holyfield misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Morris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morris lands a shot to the body.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holyfields head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morris.
Holyfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Morris manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield has Morris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Morris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Holyfield can't fight it off and eventually Morris manages to take the fight to the floor. Holyfield looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Holyfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Holyfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris postures up.
Morris told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Evander Holyfield wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morris throws a wild body kick that Holyfield sees coming a mile off.
Holyfield misses with a two punch combination.

Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Holyfield sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Holyfield wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.
Holyfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morris.
Morris passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morris scoring with strikes but Holyfield is staying in there.
Morris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morris wants to control the pace but Holyfield is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Holyfield is pressing down on Morris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Holyfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holyfield pulls Morris in close to prevent any damage.
Holyfield wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holyfield trying to keep a closed guard but Morris is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holyfield keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Holyfield working a defensive guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Evander Holyfield wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolt Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
That's time! Holyfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Holyfield dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Holyfield's head and hops out.
Holyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Holyfield digs a good body shot into Morris's ribs.
Holyfield misses with a body punch
and Morris counters with an inside leg kick.

Holyfield has closed the distance and engaged Morris in a clinch.
Morris tries a body shot but Holyfield blocks it.
Morris taking a breather.
Holyfield prevents a body shot from Morris.

Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holyfield swings widly with a right hand
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Morris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holyfield's guard.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris landing some decent shots from guard.
Morris tries to free his leg and advance position but Holyfield is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holyfield has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morris has managed to get both his arms back between Holyfield's legs - danger averted.
Morris preventing the sweep.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holyfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holyfield trying to control the position.
Holyfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Holyfield, not yet.
Morris with a nice head shot there.
Holyfield keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Morris is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Holyfield controls Morris momentarily but Morris frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

We're going to have a standup here because Evander Holyfield wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morris moves out of range as Holyfield strikes.

Morris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holyfield makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holyfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holyfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris is looking to work some ground and pound but Holyfield has wrist control.
Holyfield managing to control the position.
Holyfield keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris stopping the sweep attempt from Holyfield.
Holyfield is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morris postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Evander Holyfield just wasn't active enough.
Holyfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Morris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holyfield avoids it really well and circles away.

Holyfield takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Holyfield.
Holyfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holyfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morris's elbow.
Holyfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Morris taking a breather.
Holyfield letting Morris take a breather here.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holyfields head.
Holyfield has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Bolt Morris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holyfield tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holyfield changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holyfield throws a leg kick
and Morris counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolt Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morris is looking to land body kicks.

Holyfield pushes Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morris is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Holyfield misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Holyfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Morris.
Morris lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morris presses Holyfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Holyfield controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Holyfield.
Morris lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
I was talking to Holyfield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris lands a nice uppercut.
Holyfield prevents a body shot from Morris.
Holyfield blocks a body shot from Morris.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Morris controls his hands.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holyfield tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Holyfield moves into range and clinches up with Morris.
Morris works on Holyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Morris.
Morris lands a body shot in the clinch.

Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holyfield.
Morris scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris scores with a kick to the midsection.

Morris drops Holyfield with a left and a right! Oh, Holyfield is hurt - Morris dives into side control looking to finish!

Holyfield is rocked!
Morris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Holyfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morris looks up at the clock and then as Holyfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Morris smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Morris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morris cracks Holyfield with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Morris immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Holyfield is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Morris!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolt Morris!
Bolt Morris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.