PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Holliday (ranked 5253 p4p, 635 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 4696 p4p, 586 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla as his entrance music. Harry Holliday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holliday
vs
Yoshida

187 cm
38
210 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

184 cm
34
210 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from Holliday.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Holliday.
Yoshida throws a hook but Holliday blocks it.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holliday.
A slow jab from Holliday misses its intended target.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Yoshida connects with a jab.
Holliday throws a solid leg kick but Yoshida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holliday.
Nice jab there from Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Holliday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holliday throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy right hand. Holliday should have avoided that one.
Holliday misses with a hook
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a right hook to the body.
A big left from Holliday misses.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.
Holliday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Nice shot by Holliday.
Holliday takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida's coach down at Q Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yoshida's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Holliday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left lands for Yoshida.
Holliday misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Yoshida backs away, Holliday returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Holliday sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Holliday misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holliday. That's going to slow Yoshida down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat.
Yoshida lands with a cross.
Yoshida connects with a right hand. Holliday shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Holliday's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
Holliday swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holliday lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshida misses the body punch
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Yoshida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yoshida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holliday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
Yoshida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Holliday had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Holliday is just out of range.
Holliday throws a leg kick
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida misses with a combination
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Holliday slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Holliday takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holliday throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Holliday was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Holliday there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Holliday moves away and avoids it.
Holliday throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Holliday misses the shot to the body.
Holliday lands with a straight right. Yoshida didn't see that one coming.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holliday has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holliday looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Holliday slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Yoshida is rocked!
Holliday fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Yoshida to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Yoshida looks to clinch but Holliday throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Yoshida taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Harry Holliday!
Harry Holliday bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.