PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Holliday (ranked 7340 p4p, 3396 weight class) and Sorsa Lokki (ranked 505 p4p, 343 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Holliday
vs
Lokki

181 cm
18
154
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
150
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sorsa Lokki!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Lokki does no damage.
Lokki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holliday. Lokki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokki.

Oooooh!!! Holliday has knocked Lokki down with a huge combo! Holliday steps away and waves a wobbly Lokki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Lokki is rocked!
Holliday looks for the body kick but Lokki saw that one coming.
Lokki is still on wobbly legs! Can Holliday finish him?

Holliday moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holliday crunches a lovely knee into Lokki's ribcage.
Holliday keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lokki's efforts to push away.
Lokki seems to have recovered his senses.
Holliday lands a good knee to the midsection. Lokki won't want to take too many of those.
Holliday landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lokki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lokki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Holliday.

Holliday breaks from the clinch.
Lokki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokki.
Holliday changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lokki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Holliday.
Lokki looks winded!
Lokki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holliday throws a big counter combination but Lokki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Holliday has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lokki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lokki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Holliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Holliday.
A thudding body kick lands there by Holliday!
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokki.

Lokki tries to keep at a distance but Holliday has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holliday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holliday crunches a lovely knee into Lokki's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands a good knee to the midsection. Lokki won't want to take too many of those.

Holliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holliday connects with a superb combination that knocks Lokki out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Holliday before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Lokki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Holliday!
The defeated Sorsa Lokki had this to say: 'gg'.