PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jahill Holland (ranked 3723 p4p, 3127 weight class) and Vinny Tulip (ranked 491 p4p, 409 weight class). Holland kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Donald Trump. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holland
vs
Tulip

180 cm
25
185
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
24
169
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Finnish Elite Extreme Science

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jahill Holland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinny Tulip!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulip drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tulip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holland misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tulip counters with a stiff right hand.
Holland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tulip.
Tulip is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Holland throws a hook to the side of Tulip's head but Tulip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tulip slips under a jab.
Holland throws an overhand right that lands on Tulip's shoulder, as Tulip tries to avoid the shot.
Holland throws a body shot but no joy.
Tulip tries to bum rush Holland with a series of wild strikes but Holland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tulip's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tulip duly obliges.
Holland has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Holland misses.
Tulip gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holland.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulip staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Holland misses its intended target.
Holland throws a poor cross that misses
and Tulip counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tulip.
Holland misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulip staying out of range there.
Tulip throws a counter combo.
Holland throws a right hand that misses
and Tulip counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tulip misses with a looping right.
Holland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tulip counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holland throws out a loose jab but Tulip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holland misses with a hook.
Holland throws a hook but Tulip avoids it easily.
Holland throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulip.
Holland looks to throw the jab but Tulip is out of range.
Tulip moves out of range of the strikes.
Tulip lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tulip throws a right and a left that Holland avoids nicely.
Holland cracks Tulip with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tulip ducks under a wild hook from Holland.
A jab from Holland misses.
Tulip appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holland misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holland throws out the jab.
As Holland backs off Tulip throws a huge counter combo but Holland manages to avoid it all.
A punch combination from Tulip misses.
Holland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holland throws a big shot that misses.
Holland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Holland.
Holland misses with a left hand
and Holland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holland misses with a left hand
and Tulip counters with a straight right hand.
Tulip ducks right into an uppercut from Holland.
Tulip drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holland is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Holland works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holland throws an off balance right hand
and Tulip counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holland thinking.
Holland is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland misses with an uppercut. Tulip saw that one coming.
Tulip misses with a straight right.
Tulip slips under a jab from Holland.
Tulip moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holland throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulip.
Holland throws a jab when Tulip was well out of range.
Tulip swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holland throws the left hand but Tulip avoids the punch easily.
Holland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holland misses with a right hand
enabling Tulip to counter with a crisp jab.
Tulip misses with a wild body shot.
Holland jabs Tulip right on the nose. Tulip blinks but takes it well.
Holland misses with an uppercut
and Tulip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holland loads up on a big right hand but Tulip slips the punch.
Tulip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jahill Holland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulip throws a hook but Holland blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tulip.
Tulip lands a glancing blow to the side of Holland's head.
Tulip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holland.
Holland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tulip counters with a two punch combo.
Tulip looks to land a combination but Holland avoids it well.
Holland misses with a hook
letting Tulip counter with a right hand.
Holland misses with a straight left.
Tulip let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Holland throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holland.
The fighters circling - Tulip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holland throws out a loose jab but Tulip uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vinny Tulip will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Holland swings widly with a right hand
and Tulip counters with a series of strikes. Holland will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holland misses with a right hand
and Tulip counters with a nice uppercut.
Holland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulip.
Holland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tulip throws a counter combo.
Tulip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holland throws out the jab.
Tulip scores with a jab to the body.
Holland throws a lazy uppercut
and Tulip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tulip counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Holland might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tulip moves away from the strike by Holland.
A slow jab from Holland misses its intended target.
Tulip is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Holland misses with a straight left.
Tulip is looking for the big counter here.
Holland looks to land a right hand but Tulip moved out of range.
Tulip is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Holland with a body shot.
Holland misses the body punch
and Holland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tulip walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tulip to counter with a crisp jab.
Tulip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holland.
Holland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tulip counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tulip moves away.
Tulip let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Holland misses with a right hand
enabling Tulip to counter with a crisp jab.
Holland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tulip counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tulip throws a right and a left that Holland avoids nicely.
Holland throws a lazy uppercut
and Tulip counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulip.
Holland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tulip counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holland misses with an uppercut. Tulip saw that one coming.
Vinny Tulip is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holland misses with an uppercut
and Tulip counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tulip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Holland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland blocks a jab.
A jab from Holland misses.
Tulip lands a jab to Holland's midsection.
Holland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tulip.
Tulip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holland was well out of range. Poor timing from Tulip.
Tulip throws a body shot but no joy.
Tulip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holland throws a hook but Tulip blocks it.
Tulip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Tulip.
Tulip misses with a wild body shot.
Tulip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holland throws out the jab.
Holland digs a good body shot into Tulip's ribs.
Holland throws out a loose jab but Tulip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holland throws a hook but Tulip blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland throws a poor cross that misses
and Tulip counters with a stiff right hand.
Holland misses with a lunging right hand
and Holland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holland throws a jab when Tulip was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Holland.
Holland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holland misses with a left hand
and Holland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tulip throws a jab when Holland was well out of range.
Holland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tulip to score with a decent uppercut.
Holland misses with a hook
and Tulip counters with a left and a right that stings Holland.
Tulip slips a straight right by Holland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tulip moves out of range as Holland strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tulip misses its intended target.
Holland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tulip misses with a straight left.
Tulip throws the left hand but Holland avoids the punch easily.
Tulip ducks under a wild hook from Holland.
It seemed like Tulip was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinny Tulip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holland throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulip.
Holland misses with a straight left.
Holland misses with a right hand
and Tulip counters with a stiff right hand.
Holland misses with a right hand
and Tulip counters with a three punch combo that has Holland backing up. Holland nods at Tulip to acknowledge the strikes.
Holland misses with an uppercut.
Holland misses with a right hand
letting Tulip counter with a right hand.
Holland swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tulip counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tulip stuns Holland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Tulip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tulip misses with a hook. Holland ducked under it nicely.
Tulip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tulip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holland.
Tulip let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Holland misses with a right hand
and Tulip counters with a nice uppercut.
Holland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tulip walks into a straight right hand from Holland.
A jab from Holland misses.
A big right from Holland misses.
Holland misses with a looping left.
Tulip on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holland misses with an uppercut
and Tulip counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland misses with a hook
and Tulip counters with a left to the body.
Holland lands a nice shot to the body.
Holland misses with an uppercut
and Tulip counters with a right hand to the body.
Holland tries to clinch up
and Tulip counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulip slips a jab from Holland.
Holland jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tulip moves out of range of the strikes.
Holland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holland misses with a straight left.
Tulip throws a counter combo.
Holland throws a hook but Tulip blocks it.
Tulip now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Holland misses with a straight left.
Holland throws an off balance right hand
and Tulip counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holland thinking.
Holland misses with a left hand
and Tulip counters with a nice uppercut.
Holland throws a poor cross that misses
and Tulip counters with a nice uppercut.
Holland throws a big shot that misses.
Tulip lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tulip throws a lazy right hand but Holland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulip drops his hands momentarily and Holland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holland throws a looping overhand right but Tulip ducks down to avoid it.
Holland misses with a left hand
and Tulip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tulip pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holland back to the cage. Tulip follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulip rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holland counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Holland misses.
Holland tests Tulip's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tulip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holland.
Holland misses with a right hand
and Tulip counters with a series of strikes. Holland will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holland throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulip.
Holland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tulip uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holland.
Holland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Tulip to counter with a crisp jab.
Tulip connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland cracks Tulip with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holland throws the left hand but Tulip avoids the punch easily.
Tulip staying out of range there.
Holland swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tulip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tulip throws a one two combo.
Holland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holland throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulip.
Tulip slips under a jab.
Holland misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Tulip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tulip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holland throws an off balance right hand
and Tulip counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulip misses with a few strikes there.
Holland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tulip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holland throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Tulip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tulip has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Tulip moves away from the strike by Holland.
Tulip looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holland looks to land a right hand but Tulip moved out of range.
Holland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holland misses with a lunging right hand
and Tulip counters with a stiff right hand.
Holland throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tulip counter with a right hand.
Holland lands with a hook. Tulip tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tulip moves out of range as Holland strikes.
Holland misses with a hook
and Tulip counters with a straight right hand.
Jahill Holland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holland swings widly with a right hand
and Tulip counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Tulip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tulip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Tulip!
Vinny Tulip is the new welterweight champion!