PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Griffin McElroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McElroy
vs
Hollywood

175 cm
29
151 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

165 cm
22
134 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Brown 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Griffin McElroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McElroy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Griffin McElroy has been cut.
McElroy is looking to clinch but Hollywood is avoiding it.
Hollywood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

McElroy closes the distance and clinches.
McElroy misses with some punches.
McElroy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hollywood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hollywood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McElroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hollywood backwards.
McElroy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McElroy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hollywood manages to break the clinch.
McElroy is looking to clinch.
McElroy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by McElroy's head coaches at Ionad Comhrac that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hollywood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

McElroy moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McElroy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hollywood's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McElroy misses with a knee strike.
McElroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hollywood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hollywood is trying to break free.
McElroy works on Hollywood's body with a couple of short punches.
McElroy throws a head punch that misses.
McElroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hollywood's elbow.
McElroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollywood blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by McElroy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hollywood.
McElroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McElroy has a couple of punches blocked by Hollywood.
Hollywood blocks an uppercut.
McElroy tries to land a knee to the head but Hollywood blocks with his arms.
McElroy pushes off an throws an elbow but Hollywood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McElroy tries to land a knee to the head but Hollywood blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hollywood controlling the action here for a moment.
Hollywood blocks an elbow strike.
McElroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McElroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollywood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McElroy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hollywood wants to get back to striking at distance but McElroy won't allow it.
Hollywood stalls.
McElroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McElroy tries to land a knee to the head but Hollywood blocks with his arms.
McElroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McElroy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hollywood backwards.
McElroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McElroy working aggressively here.
Hollywood wants to get back to striking at distance but McElroy won't allow it.
Hollywood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McElroy.
Hollywood is trying to force a seperation but McElroy has the dominant position.
McElroy prevents Hollywood from breaking the clinch.
McElroy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McElroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hollywood blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Hollywood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hollywood wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Hollywood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hollywood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hollywood prevents a body shot from McElroy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood is trying to break the clinch but McElroy is controlling him.
McElroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hollywood controls his hands.
Hollywood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McElroy misses with a punch to the body.
Hollywood blocks an uppercut.
McElroy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McElroy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hollywood managing to block the knees to the body from McElroy.
McElroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hollywood's elbow.
McElroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hollywood is defending well for now.
Hollywood can't break the clinch.
McElroy keeps control of Hollywood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McElroy misses with a punch on the inside.
McElroy throws a head punch that misses.
Hollywood tries to break free but McElroy pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Griffin McElroy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Griffin McElroy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McElroy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hollywood dips to his left and cracks McElroy with an uppercut!

McElroy is rocked!
Hollywood stuns McElroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin McElroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McElroy closes the distance and clinches.
McElroy misses with a short punch on the inside.
McElroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McElroy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hollywood avoids a wild elbow strike from McElroy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McElroy.
Hollywood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hollywood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McElroy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McElroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hollywood's efforts to push away.
Hollywood blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McElroy lands a nice elbow.
McElroy tries a knee to the head but Hollywood blocks it.
A short uppercut from McElroy.
Hollywood tries to break the clinch but McElroy is controlling the position.
McElroy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hollywood can do to turn this around?
McElroy keeps control of Hollywood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hollywood working hard to break the clinch.
McElroy misses with the head strike.
Hollywood is trying to break the clinch but McElroy is controlling him.
McElroy prevents Hollywood from breaking the clinch.
McElroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McElroy tries a body shot but Hollywood blocks it.
McElroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollywood.
Hollywood has had enough of the clinch but McElroy keeps him there for the moment.
Hollywood is pushing McElroy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hollywood is trying to break the clinch but McElroy is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McElroy tries to work over Hollywood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McElroy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hollywood breaks the clinch.
McElroy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hollywood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh McElroy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Hollywood misses the target.
Hollywood drops McElroy with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hollywood follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Hollywood!
Frankie Hollywood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.