PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Sackrider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday comes to the cage accompanied by Matisyahu - Chop 'Em Down. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Holliday
vs
Sackrider

180 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
184 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sackrider!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackrider fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holliday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackrider defending well as Holliday loads up on a big left hand.
Sackrider misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackrider.
Sackrider takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackrider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackrider bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holliday's head.
Sackrider walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holliday checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holliday thuds a left hand into Sackrider's body.
Jab, jab by Sackrider - just one landing.
Holliday throws an overhand right that lands on Sackrider's shoulder, as Sackrider tries to avoid the shot.
Sackrider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holliday manages to avoid it.
Sackrider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holliday's hands.
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!
Holliday swings for the body but Sackrider moves out of range.
Sackrider steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackrider looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackrider pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holliday is out of range and Sackrider settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
Sackrider lands a slapping body shot.
Sackrider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holliday's calf.
Sackrider misses with a body kick.
Holliday swings widly with a right hand
and Sackrider counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sackrider scores with a body shot.
Sackrider has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sackrider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holliday swings for the body but Sackrider moves out of range.
Holliday has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kombat MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sackrider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sackrider throws a wild body kick that Holliday sees coming a mile off.
Holliday misses with a low kick as Sackrider jumps back.
Holliday throws a big shot that misses.
Sackrider misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holliday throws a right and a left that Sackrider avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday missing with a left hand there. Sackrider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holliday takes one to the chin there.
Sackrider lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holliday's sensitive parts.
Sackrider misses with a low kick.
Sackrider cracks Holliday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackrider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday is looking to wear down Sackrider with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackrider lands a jab.
Holliday takes a swing at Sackrider's ribcage but misses.
Sackrider takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
Holliday half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brandon Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holliday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackrider to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackrider.
Sackrider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Sackrider cracks Holliday with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Holliday is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Holliday is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!

Holliday is rocked!
Holliday looks to throw the jab but Sackrider is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holliday on the side of the head.
Oh Holliday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holliday glances at the clock... BAM! Sackrider nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Holliday crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Holliday is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Sackrider!
An out of breath Kyle Sackrider thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.