PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jr
vs
Hollywood

170 cm
24
156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

165 cm
22
134 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr cracks Hollywood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hollywood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot by Hollywood.
Hollywood stuffs the takedown.
Hollywood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Nice combo by Hollywood! Oh, that's hurt him - Jr falls to the canvas and Hollywood follows him into side control.

Jr is rocked!

It looks like Andy Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jr is not content to let Hollywood control the position.
Jr wants to control but Hollywood postures up.
Hollywood wants to control but Jr is keeping him busy.
Jr throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Jr prevents Hollywood from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hollywood tries for a kimura but Jr is defending well.
Jr throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jr tries to roll over but Hollywood keeps him under control.

Hollywood wants to work for an arm triangle but Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice strikes from Hollywood there.
Jr is pressing down on Hollywood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hollywood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hollywood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jr is trying to control Hollywood's posture but Hollywood avoids it.

Hollywood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hollywood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jr stops Hollywood from passing to mount.
Jr is not content to let Hollywood control the position.
Hollywood has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hollywood is thwarting Jr's attempts to control the position.
Hollywood trying to mount his opponent but Jr defends it.
Jr wants to control but Hollywood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hollywood wants to control but Jr is keeping him busy.
Jr tries to get to full guard but Hollywood has control of the leg.
Jr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jr trying to hold on to Hollywood's head to control him but Hollywood postures up.

That's four 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.
Hollywood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jr keeps working.

Hollywood seems to be looking for submissions.

Hollywood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jr wants to control but Hollywood is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hollywood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hollywood just misses with a punch to the body.
Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hollywood counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Hollywood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Jr'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.

Hollywood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jr slips a jab and a cross from Hollywood.
It looked like Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hollywood slaps away a takedown attempt from Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hollywood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hollywood throws a hook but Jr avoids it easily.

Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hollywood's guard.
Jr throws a strike but Hollywood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hollywood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hollywood trying to control but Jr is working from the bottom.

Hollywood thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frankie Hollywood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hollywood pushing down on Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr pushes Hollywood off looking to stand but Hollywood dives back in and keeps control.

Hollywood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hollywood.

Hollywood is trying to work for a kimura but Jr is defending well.

Hollywood looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hollywood is looking to take a break and control but Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jr trying to hold on to Hollywood's head to control him but Hollywood postures up.
Hollywood is looking to advance position but Jr won't allow it.

Hollywood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hollywood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jr has his hands clasped together around Hollywood's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood trying to control the action but Jr is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Hollywood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've been informed that Hollywood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hollywood trying to control from Jr's half guard. Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jr striking from the bottom here.
Jr thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hollywood throws out a loose jab but Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Hollywood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

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.
Hollywood lands a jab to Jr's midsection.
Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but Hollywood shows good takedown defense.
Jr catches Hollywood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Hollywood, looking for a takedown. Jr pushes Hollywood against the cage but Hollywood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hollywood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollywood.
Jr shoots for a takedown but Hollywood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jr slips under a jab from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a looping left.
Hollywood throws a looping overhand right but Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Jr shoots in for a double leg but Hollywood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Hollywood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hollywood looks to land a left hand but Jr moved out of range nicely.
Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hollywood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hollywood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jr shoots for a takedown but Hollywood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jr with a poor takedown
and Hollywood counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollywood digs a good hook to Jr's body.
Hollywood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hollywood wants it to stay on the feet.
Hollywood scores with a jab.
Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollywood.
Jr tries for a takedown but Hollywood circles away easily
and Hollywood counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hollywood cracks Jr with an uppercut from hell and Jr crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Hollywood's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Oh Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hollywood controls the pace.
Hollywood working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hollywood throws a big right hand that misses.
Hollywood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hollywood passes Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Hollywood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hollywood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jr is just riding it out for now. Hollywood eventually gives up the hold.

Hollywood is working for a kimura here but Jr manages to reverse the position and he's now in Hollywood's guard.
Hollywood is trying to keep Jr in close.
Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollywood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollywood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr is in close to Hollywood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hollywood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hollywood is looking for a triangle but Jr pushes his legs off easily.

Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hollywood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Hollywood's legs - danger averted.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hollywood's head.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Hollywood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jr working some strikes from top position.
Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hollywood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hollywood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Hollywood is retaining full guard.
Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jr cracks Hollywood with a solid left hand.

Hollywood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hollywood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Hollywood's legs - danger averted.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jr throws a strike but Hollywood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hollywood passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hollywood in particular looking to stall.

Hollywood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jr is just riding it out for now. Hollywood eventually gives up the hold.
Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Frankie Hollywood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jr wants to sweep here but Hollywood controlling him for the moment.
Jr tries to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Hollywood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hollywood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Hollywood!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Hollywood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.