PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blockbuster Night Part 1. Andrew Tran is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Holt
vs
Tran

190 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

205 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 21 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Sun-Tzu
MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Tran!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Holt.
Holt scores with a nice head shot.
Tran wants to clinch.
A left lands for Holt.
Jab, jab by Holt - just one landing.
Tran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt tries to bum rush Tran with a series of wild strikes but Tran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Tran's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tran blocks a head kick by Holt.
Tran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holt pinned against the cage. Holt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holt lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holt.
Tran lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Holt forces Tran back against the cage and clinches.
Holt misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Tran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adam Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tran goes for a double leg but Holt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Holt continues to drive forward.
Holt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tran to counter with a crisp jab.

Tran moves into the clinch.
Tran tries to stall but Holt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holt smiles and moves away.
Adam Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tran.
Nice straight punches there by Holt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holt.
Tran shoots in for a takedown but Holt shows good takedown defense.
Holt lands a jab to the nose.

Holt closes the distance and pushes Tran back into the cage.

Holt jumps into guard, dragging Tran to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tran won't allow Holt to get back to his feet.
Holt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holt pulls Tran in close to his closed guard and prevents Tran from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tran is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holt is trying to control the position but Tran postures up.
Tran wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
Tran must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holt pulls Tran in to control the position.
Holt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Holt wants to stand and escape but Tran is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holt cracks Tran with an open hand slap.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Holt misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tran closes the distance and clinches.

Holt decides to pull guard.
Holt looking for a sweep. Not yet Holt, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Holt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tran wants to get back to full guard.
Tran is trying to maintain the position but Holt is very close to passing his half guard.

Holt escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran blocks a head kick by Holt.
Tran throws a big counter head kick but Holt avoids it with no problem.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
As Holt backs off Tran throws a huge counter combo but Holt manages to avoid it all.
Holt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holt looks to throw the jab but Tran is out of range.
Tran on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Holt clinches up with Tran and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt gets through Tran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holt's waist but Holt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tran off to one side.
Holt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Holt with a jab.
Holt throws a leg kick
and Tran counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holt misses with a head kick.
Holt lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Holt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Holt connects with a crisp jab.
Tran shoots in but Holt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tran blocks the body kick.
Tran throws a sloppy head kick and Holt moves out of range easily.
Tran shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holt sprawls well. Holt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tran gets slowly back to his feet.

Tran clinches up with Holt and pushes him back against the cage.

Holt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran checks a leg kick.
Holt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Tran does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Holt backs off Tran throws a huge counter combo but Holt manages to avoid it all.
Holt lands a body shot.
Tran slips a jab and a cross from Holt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt tries a head kick but it misses.
Tran appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Tran saw that one coming.
Tran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adam Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tran backs up against the cage.
Holt lands a jab to the head.

Tran gets a clinch.

Holt jumps guard.
Tran would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holt is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tran wants to stand and escape but Holt is having none of it.
Tran trying to control the position.
Holt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holt prevents Tran from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tran is trying to keep Holt in close.
Tran keeping full guard, as Holt tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a strike but Tran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tran drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tran jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Holt pushes Tran off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holt throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, jab by Holt - just one landing.
Jab from Holt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adam Holt is winning the standup battle so far.
Holt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tran walks into a stiff left hand from Holt.
Adam Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tran gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holt tries to avoid it but Tran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holt to the ground. Holt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adam Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tran.
Tran has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Tran is rocked!
Holt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tran is still on wobbly legs! Can Holt finish him?
Holt gets in close and tags Tran with a short punch that almost sends Tran to the mat! Oh Tran is in big trouble! He turns his back on Holt, trying to create some distance but Holt rushes him, striking wildly and Tran goes down! The referee tackles Holt into the cage to end the fight! Holt is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Holt!
Our winner, Adam Holt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Andrew Tran spoke after the fight, saying 'Well It Wasn't My Best Fight, But I Will Train Hard To Get Back In The Game And Win My Next Fight.'.