PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Kilkenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilkenny has chosen Murder was the case as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lance Kilkenny was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Holyfield
vs
Kilkenny

188 cm
27
217 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

194 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 9 - 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Kilkenny!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilkenny looks to land a body kick but Holyfield moved away.
Holyfield lands a nice hook to Kilkenny's body. Kilkenny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilkenny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holyfield.

Holyfield has closed the distance and engaged Kilkenny in a clinch.
Holyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kilkenny.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilkenny misses with the head strike.
Kilkenny misses with a body punch.
Kilkenny lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Kilkenny lands a left hand.
Kilkenny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilkenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kilkenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilkenny tries a body shot but Holyfield blocks it.
Holyfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilkenny's elbow.
Kilkenny misses with the head strike.
Kilkenny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holyfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kilkenny is keeping busy.
Kilkenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilkenny misses with some punches.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilkenny controls his hands.
Holyfield is leaning against Kilkenny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilkenny lands a right hand.
Holyfield wants a takedown.
Holyfield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kilkenny pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kilkenny has a couple of punches blocked by Holyfield.
Kilkenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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.
A head punch on the inside from Holyfield fails to land.
Kilkenny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Holyfield.
Kilkenny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilkenny throws a head punch that misses.
Holyfield slowing the pace effectively.
Holyfield lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilkenny has a couple of punches blocked by Holyfield.
A short body shot lands from Holyfield as the two fighters clinch.
Holyfield takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holyfield throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holyfield as Kilkenny tries to tie him up.
Holyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilkenny backwards.
Holyfield can't find room to land a body shot as Kilkenny controls the action.
Holyfield has Kilkenny pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kilkenny 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.
Kilkenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kilkenny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holyfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilkenny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holyfield is keeping busy.
Holyfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilkenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Holyfield is trying to drag Kilkenny to the mat but Kilkenny just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kilkenny stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holyfield obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kilkenny is fighting off a takedown attempt but Holyfield is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kilkenny to the mat. Kilkenny regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kilkenny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holyfield stopping the sweep attempt from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny controlling Holyfield's posture.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Kilkenny keeps moving.
Holyfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilkenny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilkenny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holyfield distracts Kilkenny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilkenny keeping moving, preventing Holyfield from controlling successfully.
Kilkenny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny has Holyfield pulled in close to control his posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holyfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Kilkenny avoids them all with ease.
Kilkenny blocks a head kick by Holyfield.
Kilkenny misses with a kick to the body.
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Kilkenny pushes him off.
Holyfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Holyfield closes the distance and clinches.
Holyfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Kilkenny fails to land.
Kilkenny manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holyfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kilkenny gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evander Holyfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Holyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilkenny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a right and a left that Kilkenny avoids nicely.
Holyfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kilkenny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holyfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holyfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilkenny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilkenny.
Holyfield cracks a nice hook into Kilkenny's ribs.
Kilkenny closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilkenny slips a jab from Holyfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Kilkenny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holyfield misses with a combination

and Kilkenny moves into the clinch.
Kilkenny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilkenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holyfield wants to take the fight to the mat but Kilkenny manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holyfield.
Kilkenny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Kilkenny blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holyfield takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kilkenny working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilkenny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilkenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilkenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilkenny blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Evander Holyfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kilkenny working aggressively here.
Kilkenny can't find room to land a body shot as Holyfield controls the action.
Holyfield trying to control the position but instead, Kilkenny has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holyfield into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilkenny lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Holyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kilkenny gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kilkenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Kilkenny.
Holyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilkenny is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kilkenny after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield tries to throw a body punch but Kilkenny avoids it by throwing Holyfield back against the cage.
Kilkenny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Holyfield.
Kilkenny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holyfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kilkenny.
Holyfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilkenny blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Kilkenny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kilkenny.
Holyfield pushes Kilkenny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield wants a takedown but no success here.
Holyfield throws a head punch that misses.
Kilkenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyfield is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kilkenny is working Holyfield over against the cage.
Kilkenny lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilkenny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kilkenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kilkenny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kilkenny misses with some punches.
Kilkenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Kilkenny misses with the head strike.
Kilkenny is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kilkenny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holyfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilkenny is defending well for now.
Kilkenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilkenny lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holyfield blocking some punches.
Kilkenny working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Kilkenny 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.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kilkenny throws a leg kick which misses Holyfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Holyfield tries to avoid it.

Kilkenny lands a big head kick that sends Holyfield tumbling to the mat! Kilkenny takes a step backwards and waves Holyfield back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Holyfield closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kilkenny.

Holyfield is rocked!
A body shot lands from Kilkenny.
Oh Holyfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilkenny working aggressively here.
Holyfield seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilkenny lands with a light punch inside.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilkenny controls his hands.

Kilkenny manages to break the clinch.
Kilkenny tries to bum rush Holyfield with a series of wild strikes but Holyfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilkenny moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilkenny. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilkenny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilkenny checks a leg kick.
Kilkenny keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kilkenny lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holyfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holyfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kilkenny circles away.
Kilkenny tries to land a leg kick but Holyfield saw it coming and moves away.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilkenny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holyfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kilkenny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holyfield to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Holyfield misses.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilkenny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lance Kilkenny seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilkenny connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilkenny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilkenny lands with a cross.
Kilkenny 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.
Holyfield misses with a wild combination.
Kilkenny bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kilkenny explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Kilkenny lands a big head kick that sends Holyfield tumbling to the mat! Kilkenny takes a step backwards and waves Holyfield back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Kilkenny misses with a low kick.
Holyfield is looking to clinch but Kilkenny is avoiding it.
Kilkenny throws a leg kick that is checked

and Holyfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holyfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield takes a shot to the head.

Kilkenny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kilkenny.
Holyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilkenny circles away.
Lance Kilkenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holyfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kilkenny counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kilkenny feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Holyfield sprawling to the canvas! Holyfield rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kilkenny finish him?!
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!
Holyfield tries to bum rush Kilkenny with a series of wild strikes but Kilkenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilkenny dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Kilkenny misses with a leg kick.
Kilkenny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holyfield is defended easily by Kilkenny.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny keeps Holyfield at a distance using the push kick.
Holyfield takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilkenny.
Crunch! Kilkenny slams his shin into Holyfield's torso.
Kilkenny keeps Holyfield at a distance using the push kick.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilkenny scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilkenny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holyfield's calf.
Holyfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holyfield checks a low kick from Kilkenny.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Kilkenny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kilkenny 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Kilkenny!