PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Holland (ranked 2055 p4p, 256 weight class) and Aiwan Tsaegaellae (ranked 3724 p4p, 417 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Holland
vs
Tsaegaellae

189 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Holland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiwan Tsaegaellae!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland lands a lovely overhand right.
Holland works the jab nicely.

It looks like Aiwan Tsaegaellae has been cut.
Tsaegaellae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holland.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holland.
A shot to the liver by Tsaegaellae. Beautiful body shot.

Holland clinches with his opponent.
Holland dodges an elbow strike from Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsaegaellae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsaegaellae misses with an elbow strike.
Holland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tsaegaellae.
Holland lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holland throws a head punch that misses.
Holland lands a shoulder strike.
Holland lands a body shot.
Tsaegaellae looks winded!
Holland throws a head punch that misses.
Holland working aggressively here.
Tsaegaellae prevents a body shot from Holland.
Holland throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae blocking some punches.
Tsaegaellae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsaegaellae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsaegaellae blocking some punches.
Holland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tsaegaellae or not.
Holland swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsaegaellae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsaegaellae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holland lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsaegaellae blocks an uppercut.
Holland lands with a light punch inside.
Holland lands a nice uppercut.
Holland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tsaegaellae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holland's elbow.
Holland lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsaegaellae backwards.
Holland avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsaegaellae.
Holland misses with the head strike.
Tsaegaellae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tsaegaellae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holland lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Holland as the two fighters clinch.
Holland lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland misses with the head strike.
Holland lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Holland.
Holland lands with a left to the head.
Holland is working Tsaegaellae over against the cage.
Holland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tsaegaellae.
Holland pushes Tsaegaellae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holland misses with a punch to the body.
Holland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsaegaellae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holland lands a nice uppercut.
Holland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holland lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsaegaellae backwards.
Holland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holland.
A short uppercut from Holland.
Holland misses with a punch on the inside.
Holland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsaegaellae blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holland throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Holland.
Holland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holland misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holland.
Holland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsaegaellae has a couple of punches blocked by Holland.
Holland throws a head punch that misses.
Holland avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae misses with an elbow strike.
Holland swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsaegaellae uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holland.
Holland misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holland scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsaegaellae blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Holland.
Tsaegaellae is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holland lands with a left to the head.
Holland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holland misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsaegaellae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holland.
Nice body punch from Holland - that landed with a thud.
Holland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holland scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holland throws a head punch that misses.
Tsaegaellae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holland's elbow.
A short left from Holland.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Holland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aiwan Tsaegaellae's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tsaegaellae misses with a body shot.
Holland misses the body punch
and Tsaegaellae counters with a left to the body.
Tsaegaellae misses with a looping right.
Tsaegaellae takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Holland has managed to clinch.
Holland misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsaegaellae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holland scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tsaegaellae is rocked!
Holland throws a head punch that misses.
Tsaegaellae is still on wobbly legs! Can Holland finish him?
Holland misses with the head strike.
Tsaegaellae seems to have recovered his senses.
Tsaegaellae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holland working aggressively here.
Holland misses with some punches.
Tsaegaellae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holland lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsaegaellae swings wildly with an uppercut but Holland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsaegaellae misses with an elbow strike.
Tsaegaellae pushes off an throws an elbow but Holland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tsaegaellae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holland's brow.
Tsaegaellae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tsaegaellae takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tsaegaellae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsaegaellae is breathing heavily.
Holland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holland lands a left hand.
Holland tries a body shot but Tsaegaellae blocks it.
Tsaegaellae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsaegaellae is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holland blocks an elbow strike.
Holland lands with a left to the head.
Holland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsaegaellae can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae tries to land knees in the clinch but Holland avoids the damage to the body.
Tsaegaellae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holland misses with some punches.
Luke Holland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tsaegaellae pushes off an throws an elbow but Holland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holland working aggressively here.
Holland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsaegaellae's elbow.
Holland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holland.
Holland has a couple of punches blocked by Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae lands a nice elbow.
Holland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holland tries a body shot but Tsaegaellae blocks it.
Holland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsaegaellaes head.
Tsaegaellae lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holland.
Holland scores with a shoulder strike.
Tsaegaellae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holland avoids it.
Tsaegaellae lands with a light punch inside.
Holland working aggressively here.
Holland misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsaegaellae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holland misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsaegaellae has a couple of punches blocked by Holland.
Holland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tsaegaellae.
Holland misses with the head strike.
Tsaegaellae swings wildly with an uppercut but Holland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holland managing to block the knees to the body from Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsaegaellae throws a punch but it's blocked by Holland.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holland.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holland.
A head punch on the inside from Holland fails to land.
Tsaegaellae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holland blocks an elbow strike from Tsaegaellae.
Holland blocks an elbow strike from Tsaegaellae.
A short left from Holland.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsaegaellae.
Holland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holland misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsaegaellae lands an elbow inside.
Holland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holland avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsaegaellae misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holland.
Holland scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Holland fails to land.
Holland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsaegaellae's elbow.
Tsaegaellae throws an elbow that misses.
Tsaegaellae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tsaegaellae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holland gets through Tsaegaellae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holland.
Holland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holland.
Holland misses with the head strike.
Holland lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Holland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aiwan Tsaegaellae's cut.
That's time! Holland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Holland rushes Tsaegaellae and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holland.
Holland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsaegaellae's elbow.
Holland can't find room to land a body shot as Tsaegaellae controls the action.
Holland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holland pushes Tsaegaellae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsaegaellae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holland lands a shoulder strike.
Holland avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsaegaellae.
Holland scores with a shoulder strike.
Holland misses with the head strike.
Holland has a couple of punches blocked by Tsaegaellae.
Tsaegaellae scores a nice knee to the body.
Holland misses with the head strike.
Holland avoiding damage as Tsaegaellae throws knees to the body.
Holland lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Holland on the inside.
Tsaegaellae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holland swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsaegaellae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holland lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsaegaellae backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsaegaellae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holland is leaning against Tsaegaellae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Holland.
Tsaegaellae blocking some punches.
Holland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsaegaellae takes a shot to the head.
Holland digs a right hand into Tsaegaellae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tsaegaellae's gas tank.
Holland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holland lands a shoulder strike.
Holland working aggressively here.
Holland misses with the head strike.
Tsaegaellae is trying to maintain a safe position but Holland gets an underhook and turns Tsaegaellae into the cage.
Holland lands with a right to the head.
Holland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Holland.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holland misses with some punches.
Holland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsaegaellae backwards.
Holland scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland misses with a body punch.
Holland lands a big right hand that drops Tsaegaellae! The killer instinct kicks in and Holland finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Holland!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Holland!
Luke Holland retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Luke Holland started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.