PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Holloway (ranked 2625 p4p, 129 weight class) and Freddie Zamora (ranked 2071 p4p, 107 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Holloway
vs
Zamora

170 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

158 cm
20
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Experienced

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora throws a leg kick
and Holloway counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zamora. That's going to slow Holloway down.
A head kick misses from Zamora.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zamora or perhaps it was just good defense by Holloway, which made it look bad.
Holloway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holloway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zamora moves away.
Zamora tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zamora looks for the body kick but Holloway saw that one coming.
Holloway misses with a wild combination.
Zamora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Freddie Zamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamora throws a body kick that misses
and Holloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zamora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Zamora is predictable there
and Holloway counters with a nice uppercut.
Zamora gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Holloway counters with a stiff right hand.

Zamora is rocked!
Holloway is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora glances at the clock... BAM! Holloway nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Zamora crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Zamora is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Holloway!
Cody Holloway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.