PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Forbes (ranked 5894 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hollow (ranked 5739 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Forbes
vs
Hollow

186 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ezequiel Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Hollow!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Forbes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hollow to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Forbes throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hollow escapes and throws Forbes's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hollow should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hollow working the ground and pound.
Hollow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forbes keeps working.
Forbes can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes wants to get back to his feet but Hollow is dominant here and he's now got Forbes's back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hollow.

Forbes is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollow lands a series of strikes from the back and Forbes goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Hollow!
Tom Hollow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.