PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Yaj (ranked 4347 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Holtz (ranked 4668 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Holtz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yaj
vs
Holtz

194 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petr Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Holtz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj scores with a shot to the body.
Yaj staying out of range there.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holtz.
Holtz misses with a looping left.
Holtz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yaj darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Fedor Holtz has been cut.
Holtz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holtz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holtz misses with a straight left.
Holtz looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Yaj scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holtz in his tracks.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holtz doesn't manage to clinch there - Yaj circles away.
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yaj has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yaj tries to work over Holtz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Holtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yaj pushes Holtz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holtz throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.

Holtz manages to break the clinch.
Yaj lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Petr Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yaj rushes Holtz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Holtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holtz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Holtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holtz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtz looking to throw knees to the head but Yaj is blocking nicely.
Holtz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Holtz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holtz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holtz.
Holtz leaning against his opponent.
Holtz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holtz taking a breather.
Yaj dodges an elbow strike from Holtz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj blocks a body shot from Holtz.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Holtz can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That has opened up Fedor Holtz's cut even more.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Yaj.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
Yaj tries to work over Holtz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Holtz has had enough of the clinch but Yaj keeps him there for the moment.
Holtz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj pushes Holtz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Holtz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Holtz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holtz throws an elbow but it misses.
Yaj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Yaj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Holtz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Holtz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yaj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Holtz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holtz can do to turn this around?

Oooooh!!! Yaj has knocked Holtz down with a huge combo! Yaj steps away and waves a wobbly Holtz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Holtz throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holtz drops his hands momentarily and Yaj takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Holtz is rocked!
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holtz is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
Yaj digs a good body shot into Holtz's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yaj shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Holtz is unconscious as Yaj celebrates over his stricken foe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Petr Yaj!
After winning the bout, Petr Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.