PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trygve Graudheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollander comes to the cage accompanied by Rush by Big Audio Dynamite. Trygve Graudheim will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hollander
vs
Graudheim

178 cm
23
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Hollander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trygve Graudheim!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graudheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollander misses the jab.
Hollander misses with a hook. Graudheim ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hollander.
Graudheim slips a jab from Hollander.
Graudheim defending well as Hollander loads up on a big left hand.
Graudheim scores with a hook.
Graudheim moves away from the strike by Hollander.
Hollander misses with a wild combination.
Hollander throws a hook to the side of Graudheim's head but Graudheim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graudheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollander misses with a hook.
Hollander has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Tyrone Hollander has been cut.
Hollander lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Trygve Graudheim has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollander falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graudheim counters with a good low kick that Hollander was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hollander. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Hollander misses its intended target.
Graudheim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graudheim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollander.
Graudheim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hollander as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Graudheim.
Hollander missing with a left hand there. Graudheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollander throws a big shot that misses.
Graudheim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollander.
A swing and a miss from Hollander.
Hollander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graudheim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graudheim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Graudheim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollander throws out the jab.
Graudheim blocks a jab.
Tyrone Hollander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollander misses with an uppercut. Graudheim saw that one coming.
Hollander throws a hook but Graudheim blocks it.
Graudheim lands a nice shot to the body.
Graudheim blocks a jab.
Graudheim lands a head kick!
Graudheim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollander throws out the jab.
Graudheim slips a jab from Hollander.
Hollander waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Graudheim.
Hollander thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollander has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Graudheim scores with a nice head shot.
Graudheim ducks under a wild hook from Hollander.
A jab from Hollander misses.
Graudheim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hollander throws a lazy right hand but Graudheim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graudheim cracks Hollander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hollander loads up on a big right hand but Graudheim slips the punch.
Graudheim slips a jab from Hollander.
A nice combination there by Graudheim.
Graudheim ducks under a wild hook from Hollander.
Hollander is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Graudheim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Tyrone Hollander's cut is getting worse.
Hollander is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graudheim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hollander circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollander takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hollander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hollander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graudheim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollander.
Graudheim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Graudheim.
Hollander misses with a double jab
enabling Graudheim to counter with a crisp jab.

Tyrone Hollander's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Graudheim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Graudheim is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hollander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollander missing with a left hand there. Graudheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollander throws a combination that misses
and Graudheim counters with a three punch combo that has Hollander backing up. Hollander nods at Graudheim to acknowledge the strikes.
Hollander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graudheim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graudheim lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trygve Graudheim dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Graudheim scores with a takedown into Hollander's guard.
Graudheim trying to control but Hollander is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graudheim throws a big right hand that misses.
Hollander controls Graudheim momentarily but Graudheim frees himself.
Graudheim thows a big elbow that misses.
Hollander utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graudheim is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollander has wrist control.
Graudheim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hollander wants to sweep but no luck.
Hollander is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graudheim won't allow Hollander to sweep him here.
Graudheim lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Graudheim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hollander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Graudheim wants to control from the top but Hollander keeps moving.
Graudheim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hollander keeping moving, preventing Graudheim from controlling successfully.
Hollander is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Graudheim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graudheim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graudheim punching from the bottom.
Graudheim tries to roll over but Hollander keeps him under control.
Graudheim is breathing heavily.

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.
Hollander passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hollander sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hollander trying to control but Graudheim is having none of it.
Graudheim is looking to improve his position but Hollander isn't that keen on the idea.
Hollander controlling the pace for now.
Graudheim is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim taking shots to the head.
Hollander with the ground and pound from mount.
Hollander lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Graudheim is looking to get to half guard.
Graudheim is squirming around, avoiding Hollander's attempts to control the action.
Hollander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hollander controlling from mount.
Graudheim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hollander controlling his opponent.
Hollander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graudheim?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollander can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Graudheim is looking to escape.
Graudheim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Graudheim working to try and regain half guard.
Graudheim is squirming around, avoiding Hollander's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Graudheim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Graudheim tries to reverse the position but Hollander maintains control.
Graudheim bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hollander not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Graudheim preventing the sweep.
Graudheim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hollander controlling Graudheim's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Hollander dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hollander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hollander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollander throws the left hand but Graudheim avoids the punch easily.
Hollander throws a sloppy body shot
and Graudheim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hollander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graudheim.
Graudheim cracks Hollander with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Graudheim darts in and clinches Hollander up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graudheim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hollander is pressed up against the cage. Graudheim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hollander down to the mat. Hollander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Graudheim defending well as Hollander loads up on a big left hand.
Hollander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graudheim counters with a right hand to the body.
Graudheim lands a glancing blow to the side of Hollander's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graudheim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hollander throws a combination that misses
and Graudheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graudheim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollander.
Hollander misses the jab.
Hollander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graudheim.
Hollander throws a hook but Graudheim avoids it easily.
Graudheim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollander.
A big right from Hollander misses.
Graudheim slips under a jab from Hollander.
Tyrone Hollander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollander misses with a looping left.
Hollander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graudheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hollander falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graudheim counters with a one-two to the body.
Trygve Graudheim seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollander missing with a left hand there. Graudheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graudheim pushes Hollander away with a front kick.
Graudheim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollander.
Hollander throws a jab but it's blocked by Graudheim.
Graudheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollander is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hollander's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Graudheim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Hollander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graudheim throws a leg kick which misses Hollander's front leg but catches the back leg as Hollander tries to avoid it.
Hollander throws a looping overhand right but Graudheim ducks down to avoid it.
Hollander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Graudheim.
Hollander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graudheim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Jeez, Tyrone Hollander's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Graudheim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollander.
Hollander looks to land a left hand but Graudheim moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hollander misses the target.
Hollander throws a hook but Graudheim avoids it easily.
Graudheim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hollander as he avoids it easily.
Hollander throws a big shot that misses.
Hollander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hollander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hollander misses with a combination
and Graudheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graudheim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollander.
Hollander throws a shot from downtown. Graudheim moves away and avoids it.
Graudheim throws a series of punches but Hollander moves out of range.
Hollander doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hollander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graudheim.
Graudheim ducks under a wild hook from Hollander.
Hollander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hollander tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Graudheim goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyrone Hollander's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trygve Graudheim!