PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hong Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derryl Karroki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong Holden has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Holden
vs
Karroki

206 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
134 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Hong Holden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derryl Karroki!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holden shoots for a double leg takedown but Karroki sprawls well. He's pushed Holden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holden shoots in for a double leg but Karroki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karroki misses with a double jab
and Holden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karroki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holden circles away quickly and effectively.

Holden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Karroki to the mat! Karroki manages to get full guard.
Holden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holden throws a big right hand that misses.
Holden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Holden postures up in Karroki's guard and throws a big left but Karroki blocks it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holden drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holden jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Holden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holden throwing strikes from guard but Karroki blocks nicely.
Karroki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holden.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karroki throws a nice looking combination but Holden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karroki misses with a double jab
and Holden counters with a straight right hand.
Karroki throws a series of punches but Holden avoids them all with ease.

Holden drives through and clinches with Karroki against the cage.

Karroki manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Karroki.
Karroki looks winded!

Holden closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Karroki quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karroki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Holden decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Karroki. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Holden dives in and scores a takedown into Karroki's guard.
Holden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holden throwing strikes but missing.
Karroki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Holden controlling from the top position.
Holden stands up over Karroki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Holden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Karroki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Holden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Holden stands up over Karroki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Holden lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Holden gets to his feet - Karroki follows without any prompting.
Karroki falls off balance throwing a combination

and Holden counters with a shoot takedown. Karroki fights it but they end up in guard.
Holden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Holden throwing strikes but missing.
Holden chips away with some ground and pound.
Karroki is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karroki's head.
Holden works over Karroki with some ground and pound from guard.
Holden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holden's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Holden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karroki can do to turn this around?

Holden moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holden misses with a knee strike.
Karroki wants to get back to striking at distance but Holden won't allow it.

Holden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Karroki tries to sprawl but Holden drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Holden thows a huge punch but Karroki dodges it nicely.
Holden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karroki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holden.
Holden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holden seems to be working for a kimura but Karroki defends the submission attempt.
Holden controlling the action here.

Holden decides to stand and escape the position.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Holden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holden misses with the ground and pound.
Holden is chipping away with strikes.
Holden lands a decent elbow from side control.

Holden decides to stand back up. Holden steps back and let's Karroki get back to his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Karroki enables Holden to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karroki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hong Holden dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Holden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Holden lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karroki down.
An elbow from Holden crashes against the mat.
Hong Holden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holden scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karroki to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holden working the body and head with strikes.
Karroki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holden cracks Karroki with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Holden working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden controls the position.
Holden lands a few punches from side control.

Holden decides to stand back up.

Holden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Karroki!
Holden controlling the position from side mount.

Holden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Karroki to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holden gets the takedown into side control.
Karroki taking a bit of punishment here - Holden scoring with strikes.
Holden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Karroki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Karroki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holden connects with a decent elbow.
Holden is putting a hurting on Karroki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Holden takes a little break here. Karroki wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Holden looks up at the clock and then as Karroki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Holden smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Holden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Karroki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Holden scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holden lands a nice forearm strike.
Holden working the ground and pound from side control.
Holden cracks Karroki with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as Holden stalls from top position.
Holden lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karroki down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karroki is letting Holden control him for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Holden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holden, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hong Holden!