PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Right The Lightning. Marcus Dantes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dantes
vs
Hollow

200 cm
24
250 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

206 cm
24
290 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Dantes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hollow!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dantes defends it nicely.
Dantes lands a nice looking body shot.
Dantes slips under a jab from Hollow.
Dantes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
No joy there for Hollow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dantes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick by Dantes misses
and Hollow counters with a straight right hand.
Hollow shoots in for a double leg but Dantes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
An inside leg kick lands from Dantes.
Dantes works Hollow's body with a nice hook.
Dantes digs a good hook to Hollow's body.
Hollow lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut lands for Dantes. That snapped Hollow's head back.
Dantes lands with a nice body kick.
Dantes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hollow looks winded!
Jab, jab by Dantes - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dantes sizes up Hollow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dantes cracks the inside of Hollow's front leg.
Marcus Dantes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dantes, as that shot connected.

It looks like Jack Hollow has been cut.
Hollow shoots for a double leg takedown but Dantes sprawls well. He's pushed Hollow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcus Dantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hollow.
Hollow throws a right hand that misses
and Dantes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hollow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck for Hollow with that takedown attempt.
Donk. Dantes catches Hollow right on the button with a cross.
Dantes lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes digs a good hook to Hollow's body.
Hollow shoots in looking for a takedown. Dantes tries to sprawl out of it but Hollow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dantes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dantes punishes Hollow's body with a nice straight punch.
Marcus Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollow moves out of range of the body kick from Dantes.
Hollow only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dantes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hollow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dantes with a body shot.
Dantes scores with a leg kick.
Dantes lands a head shot.
Dantes scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollow throws a head kick that misses
and Dantes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hollow's knee momentarily.
Dantes's corner calls for a 1-2. Dantes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hollow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hollow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes lands the left hand.
Dantes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dantes. Dantes obviously looking to wear him down.
Dantes misses with a head kick.
Dantes lands a high kick!

That has opened up Jack Hollow's cut even more.
Dantes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Hollow is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Dantes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Hollow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Dantes.
Hollow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hollow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dantes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dantes throws a head kick but Hollow moves out of range.
Hollow tries to counter with a clinch but Dantes shakes him off and moves away.
Dantes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dantes scores with a body shot.
Dantes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollow shoots in but Dantes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dantes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hollow is breathing heavily.
Dantes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes swings for the body but Hollow moves out of range.
Hollow shoots in and drives through. Dantes sprawls well.
Hollow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dantes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dantes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dantes.
Dantes cracks Hollow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hollow is still on wobbly legs! Can Dantes finish him?
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollow is just out of range.
Hollow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hollow seems to have recovered his senses.
Dantes lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dantes cracks Hollow with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hollow looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dantes finish him?

The cut above Jack Hollow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jack Hollow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dantes.
Hollow gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dantes gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hollow is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Dantes!
Marcus Dantes retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcus Dantes thanked Executioner $20 4 sale for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).