PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Holder (ranked 5668 p4p, 0 weight class) and Na Zie (ranked 4711 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Holder
vs
Zie

201 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

181 cm
25
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamison Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Na Zie!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holder darts in and clinches Zie up against the cage.
Zie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holder is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Zie as the two fighters clinch.

Zie drags the fight down to the ground.
Zie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holder manages to get himself to full guard.

Zie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Holder defending against the ground and pound.
Zie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Holder is avoiding damage well.
Holder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zie on the ground.
Zie is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Holder's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zie staying calm.
Zie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Let's hope that Zie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The strikes coming from Zie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zie controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zie is continuing to stall.
Zie throws a strike aimed at the side of Holder's head but Holder avoids it well.
Holder is being controlled here.
Sloppy strikes there by Zie.
Zie is staying tight to Holder's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The adventures of Zie the control monster continue. Boring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Holder parries the strikes from Zie easily there. Zie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Holder to escape.
Zie taking a breather here.

Zie is trying to get an arm triangle but Holder is defending well.
A lull in the action here as Zie stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holder dodges the ground and pound from Zie.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Na Zie dominated that round.
That's time! Holder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zie 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.
A shot to the liver by Zie. Beautiful body shot.
Zie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Jamison Holder has been cut.
Na Zie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holder gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Zie gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Holder is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Na Zie!