PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (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.

Hollywood
vs
Shelby

165 cm
22
134 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

176 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

King of Clothes

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shelby's corner calls for a 1-2. Shelby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shelby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shelby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shelby punishes Hollywood's body with a nice straight punch.
Hollywood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Hollywood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shelby's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shelby duly obliges.
Shelby scores with a punch to the head.
Shelby moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollywood throws a series of punches but Shelby moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Shelby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shelby moves away.
Shelby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Hollywood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelby misses with a straight left.
Shelby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollywood.
Hollywood works over Shelby's head and body with a nice combination.
Hollywood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollywood.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hollywood throws a big shot that misses.
Shelby with a jab.
Hollywood swings for the body but Shelby moves out of range.
Hollywood ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
Hollywood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shelby jabs at Hollywood's body.
Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hollywood looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollywood circles away quickly and effectively.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollywood manages to avoid it.
Hollywood throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
A slow jab from Hollywood misses its intended target.
Hollywood is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shelby's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hollywood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Shelby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shelby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hollywood momentarily.
Shelby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shelby lands with a hook. Hollywood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hollywood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Hollywood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hollywood misses with a hook.
Shelby scores with a punch to the head.
Shelby lands an overhand right.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shelby moves away.
Hollywood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shelby.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby cracks Hollywood with an open hand slap.
Shelby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollywood.
Shelby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hollywood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shelby scrambles back to his feet.
Shelby slips a jab from Hollywood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollywood misses with a double jab.
Shelby slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shelby.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollywood.
Hollywood lands a head shot.
Shelby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donk. Shelby catches Hollywood right on the button with a cross.
Hollywood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shelby.
Shelby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shelby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hollywood misses with the combination.
Shelby now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shelby connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollywood lands with a cross.
Shelby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hollywood on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.
Shelby misses with a double jab.
Hollywood misses with a hook
and Shelby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hollywood thinking.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut.
Shelby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Hollywood.
Shelby cracks Hollywood with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Hollywood. Those never looked like landing.
Shelby throws a hook but Hollywood blocks it.
Shelby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hollywood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shelby.
Hollywood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollywood looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollywood.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Shelby will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shelby scores with a jab to the body.
Hollywood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollywood appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollywood is just out of range.
Hollywood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hollywood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelby was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollywood.
Shelby stalks Hollywood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hollywood's face. Hollywood staggers backwards, shaken.
Shelby avoids the body shot from Hollywood.
Shelby is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hollywood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shelby misses with a looping right.
Hollywood misses with a straight right.
Shelby tests Hollywood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hollywood lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollywood misses with a hook. Shelby ducked under it nicely.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollywood is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Shelby. Those never looked like landing.
Tommy Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Shelby lands a jab.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollywood is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hollywood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Hollywood misses.
Hollywood swings for the body but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hollywood misses with a straight right.
Shelby connects with a right hand. Hollywood shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Shelby.
Hollywood walks into a left hand.
Hollywood misses with a right hand
enabling Shelby to counter with a crisp jab.
Shelby takes a swing at Hollywood's ribcage but misses.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollywood.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Shelby with a jab.
Shelby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hollywood misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollywood throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
Shelby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shelby defending well as Hollywood loads up on a big left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hollywood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shelby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shelby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Hollywood is out of range.
A jab lands there for Hollywood.
Shelby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollywood.
Shelby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hollywood has time to react.
Hollywood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shelby catches Hollywood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hollywood misses with an uppercut.
Shelby misses with a straight left.
Hollywood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hollywood misses with a two punch combination.
Shelby lands a nice hook to Hollywood's body. Hollywood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hollywood connects with a looping right hand.
Shelby swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollywood.
Shelby connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Hollywood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shelby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shelby scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shelby, as that shot connected.
Hollywood looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Shelby misses.
Shelby stuns Hollywood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shelby takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hollywood moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Hollywood throws a lazy uppercut
and Shelby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollywood misses the jab.
Hollywood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shelbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollywood manages to avoid it.
Donk. Shelby catches Hollywood right on the button with a cross.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollywood.
Hollywood slips a jab from Shelby.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollywood manages to avoid it.
Hollywood takes a jab right on the kisser.

Hollywood is rocked!
Hollywood looks up at the clock. Bad move! Shelby lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hollywood. Shelby pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Shelby!