PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelino Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dhrin Rattanasirisawad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelino Holland has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Holland
vs
Rattanasirisawad

224 cm
24
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
24
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelino Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dhrin Rattanasirisawad!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rattanasirisawad throws a series of punches but Holland moves out of range.
Holland tries to counter with a takedown but Rattanasirisawad is quick to defend against it.
Rattanasirisawad throws a combination that misses

and Holland counters by clinching up.
Holland lands a nice uppercut.
Rattanasirisawad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holland swings wildly with an uppercut but Rattanasirisawad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rattanasirisawad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holland gets through Rattanasirisawad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rattanasirisawad backwards.
Holland just leaning against Rattanasirisawad, taking a breather.
Holland tries to pull guard but Rattanasirisawad holds him up against the cage and eventually Holland drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rattanasirisawad decides to pull guard.
Rattanasirisawad wants to stand and escape but Holland is having none of it.
Rattanasirisawad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland is in close to Rattanasirisawad's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Holland gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rattanasirisawad misses with a few strikes there.
Holland drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rattanasirisawad sprawls and moves away.
Holland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rattanasirisawad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holland.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rattanasirisawad.

Holland is rocked!

Rattanasirisawad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Holland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rattanasirisawad can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holland fails to pull guard.
Rattanasirisawad lands a shot to the body.
Rattanasirisawad looking to stall.

Rattanasirisawad decides to pull guard.

Holland drops back looking for a leg! Rattanasirisawad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rattanasirisawad manages to kick Holland off! Holland jumps back into Rattanasirisawad's guard.
Rattanasirisawad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holland will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Rattanasirisawad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rattanasirisawad looks winded!
Holland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holland throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland throwing strikes from guard but Rattanasirisawad blocks nicely.
Holland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rattanasirisawad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holland wants to control from the top but Rattanasirisawad keeps moving.

Holland drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holland jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rattanasirisawad wants to get back to his feet but Holland passes into half guard.
Holland seems to have got his legs back now.
Holland working Rattanasirisawad over with strikes.

Rattanasirisawad is defending against the submission attempts here by Holland.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland slips a nice elbow through Rattanasirisawad's hands, connecting with Rattanasirisawad's forehead.

Holland is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rattanasirisawad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Holland slips a nice elbow through Rattanasirisawad's hands, connecting with Rattanasirisawad's forehead.
Holland really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ground and pound from Holland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Holland lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holland lands strikes from half guard.

Rattanasirisawad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holland pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Holland is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Rattanasirisawad is defending against the submission attempts here by Holland.
Holland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rattanasirisawad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelino Holland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Holland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holland is trying to break the clinch but Rattanasirisawad has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Holland.

Holland jumps into guard, dragging Rattanasirisawad to the mat.
Marcelino Holland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Holland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rattanasirisawad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rattanasirisawad wanted to stand there but Holland had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rattanasirisawad throwing strikes but missing.
Holland is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Holland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rattanasirisawad wanted to stand there but Holland had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Rattanasirisawad is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Holland has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rattanasirisawad is looking to defend but Holland has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rattanasirisawad! Holland pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rattanasirisawad taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcelino Holland!