PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chang Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Hoollans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoollans has chosen The Game - Jesus Piece (Feat. Kanye West & Common) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stuart
vs
Hoollans

179 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chang Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Hoollans!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stuart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hoollans manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stuart postures up.
Stuart throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoollans looking to control.
Stuart lands a couple of digs.
Hoollans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stuart is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoollans has wrist control.

Stuart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Hoollans moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoollans gets through Stuart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stuart wants a takedown but no success here.
Stuart is trying to pull guard but Hoollans has him pressed against the cage.

Stuart pulls guard.
Hoollans wants to stand but Stuart is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoollans trying to control but Stuart is working from the bottom.
Stuart controlling Hoollans's posture.
Hoollans throwing strikes from guard but Stuart blocks nicely.
Hoollans throws a strike but Stuart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stuart working some strikes from top position.
Stuart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hoollans wants to stand up but Stuart is controlling him.
Stuart is in close to Hoollans's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stuart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoollans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoollans wants to stand up but Stuart is controlling him.

Hoollans working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stuart has passed into half guard!
Stuart lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoollans is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoollans tries to kick Stuart off but Stuart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Stuart is trying to work for a kimura but Hoollans is defending well.
Stuart looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoollans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stuart drops an elbow to the side of Hoollans's head.
Hoollans is trying to stand up here but Stuart is controlling him well.
Hoollans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stuart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stuart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Stuart stands up from half guard.
Hoollans looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart needs to keep his hands up - Hoollans had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Chang Stuart has been cut.

Hoollans darts in and clinches Stuart up against the cage.

Stuart manages to pull guard.
Hoollans scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoollans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stuart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoollans.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoollans is looking to stand up but Stuart won't let him.
Stuart controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hoollans clinches up against the cage.
Stuart jumps guard but Hoollans stands there with Stuart around his waist. Stuart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hoollans lands a hook to the side of the head.

Stuart is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hoollans can't fight it off and eventually Stuart manages to take the fight to the floor. Hoollans looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Hoollans pushes Stuart off and scrambles back to his feet.

Stuart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoollans, pushing him back against the cage.

Hoollans pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoollans wants to stand and escape but Stuart is having none of it.
Hoollans controls Stuart momentarily but Stuart frees himself.
Hoollans wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoollans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hoollans is breathing heavily.
Stuart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hoollans wants to stand and escape but Stuart is having none of it.
Stuart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Stuart drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hoollans manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stuart has Hoollans in his guard.

Hoollans stopping the sweep attempt from Stuart.
Chang Stuart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stuart controlling Hoollans's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoollans has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stuart is proving hard to escape from.
Stuart controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stuart wriggles free and stands up.
Hoollans takes one on the button.
Stuart dives in for a single leg takedown but Hoollans sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hoollans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stuart.

Stuart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hoollans wants to stand back up but Stuart manages to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart is working Hoollans over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoollans is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hoollans tries to bench press Stuart off him but Stuart keeps the position.

Stuart is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoollans has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Stuart cracks Hoollans with a big elbow.
Stuart is chipping away with strikes.
Stuart landing strikes.

Stuart decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hoollans to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chang Stuart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chang Stuart's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stuart fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hoollans to the ground. Stuart is now in Hoollans's guard.
Hoollans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stuart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stuart stops Hoollans from standing up.
Stuart postures up in Hoollans's guard and throws a big left but Hoollans blocks it.
Hoollans wants to stand but Stuart is controlling the position.
Stuart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoollans's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuart lands a couple of digs.
Hoollans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stuart is in close to Hoollans's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stuart stopping the sweep attempt from Hoollans.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart landing with the ground and pound.
Stuart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stuart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Stuart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Hoollans clinches with his opponent.
Stuart has Hoollans pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoollans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hoollans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Hoollans is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Stuart successfully pulls guard.
Hoollans wants to stand and escape but instead Stuart has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoollans has momentary wrist control but Stuart slips an elbow through the middle.

Stuart gets to his feet. Hoollans looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Hoollans gets caught napping as Stuart dives in and scores a takedown. Hoollans manages to retain guard.
Hoollans is looking to stand back up but Stuart counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hoollans.

Stuart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoollans can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoollans tries to get to full guard but Stuart has control of the leg.
Stuart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hoollans is looking to escape.
Stuart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoollans wants to get back to his feet.
Stuart drops an elbow to the side of Hoollans's head.
Stuart lands with a punch from half guard.
Stuart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hoollans taking some punishment here, with Stuart in his half guard.
Hoollans taking some punishment here, with Stuart in his half guard.
Hoollans wants to get back to his feet.
Stuart is nestled in close to Hoollans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stuart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hoollans wants to control but Stuart is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart slips a nice elbow through Hoollans's hands, connecting with Hoollans's forehead.
Hoollans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stuart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hoollans looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stuart shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoollans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stuart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chang Stuart. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stuart has managed to clinch.
Felix Hoollans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stuart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoollans just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stuart with a knee to the head.
Hoollans is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoollans looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chang Stuart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoollans looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chang Stuart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stuart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chang Stuart!