PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Holland acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Chambers
vs
Holland

214 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Holland!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Berry Chambers has been cut.
Justin Holland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Holland darts in and clinches Chambers up against the cage.
Good body shot from Holland.
Chambers pushes off an throws an elbow but Holland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Chambers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holland misses with a few strikes there.
As Holland looks to move away, Chambers throws a big counter combo bu Holland just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chambers gets tackled into the cage by Holland. Holland maintains the clinch.
Holland is trying to break the clinch but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.
Chambers prevents Holland from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland is trying to break the clinch but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Holland.
Holland tries to break the clinch but Chambers is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Holland's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Chambers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chambers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chambers wants to control from the top but Holland keeps moving.

Chambers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holland looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holland looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holland!

Holland gets to mount! Chambers was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland controlling from the full mount.
Holland looking to control but Chambers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chambers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chambers wants to stand back up but Holland manages to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Holland decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chambers to his feet.
Holland misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Holland.
Justin Holland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Holland forces Chambers back against the cage and clinches.
Holland misses with a hook to the ribs.

Chambers breaks the clinch.

Holland closes the distance and clinches.
Chambers is trying to pull guard but Holland turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holland is trying to break free.
Holland wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Holland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chambers or not.

Chambers breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holland cracks Chambers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Holland feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chambers sprawling to the canvas! Chambers rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Holland finish him?!

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

Justin Holland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berry Chambers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Holland clinches.
Oh Chambers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Holland. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Holland pushes Chambers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chambers seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holland.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chambers jumps guard but Holland stands there with Chambers around his waist. Chambers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chambers scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Holland.
Holland tries to break free but Chambers pushes him back against the cage.
Holland trying to control the position but instead, Chambers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holland into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chambers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holland walks away with a smile on his face. Chambers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berry Chambers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Holland has managed to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chambers misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chambers tries to pull guard but Holland holds him up against the cage and eventually Chambers drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berry Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.

Holland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Holland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Holland.
Holland throws a big uppercut that drops Chambers! More strikes from Holland and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Chambers lies dazed against the cage as Holland celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Holland!