PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 3586 p4p, 3042 weight class) and Max Holloway (ranked 425 p4p, 379 weight class). Masada The Zealot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

The Zealot
vs
Holloway

190 cm
44
162
35 - 30 - 0

174 cm
28
165
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway lands a nice shot to the body.
Holloway jabs The Zealot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holloway jabs at The Zealot's body.
Holloway ducks under a wild hook from The Zealot.
Holloway scores with a hook to the body. The Zealot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holloway staying out of range there.
Holloway throws out a counter right but The Zealot avoids it with no problem.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holloway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Zealot or not.
Holloway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Zealot or not.
Holloway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holloway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holloway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Zealot lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Holloway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot misses with some punches.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Zealots head.
Holloway scores with a hook to the body.
Holloway lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway wants a takedown.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
Holloway lands a nice uppercut.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Zealot misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holloway.
Holloway lands a nice uppercut.

Holloway breaks the clinch.

Holloway moves into the clinch successfully.
Holloway lands with a light punch inside.
Holloway blocks an uppercut.
Holloway blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Holloway as the two fighters clinch.

Holloway breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holloway has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Zealot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holloway can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Holloway - that landed with a thud.
Holloway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Holloway.

Holloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holloway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holloway lands a nice shot that snaps The Zealot's head back.
Holloway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Zealot.
Holloway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Zealot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Holloway lands a nice hook to The Zealot's body. The Zealot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Zealot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Holloway avoids them all with ease.
The Zealot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holloway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holloway slips under a jab from The Zealot.
Holloway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

The Zealot is rocked!
The Zealot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh The Zealot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Zealot is breathing heavily.
Holloway chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holloway gets a clinch.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Holloway has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but The Zealot regains guard immediately.
Holloway pushing down on The Zealot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Holloway has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Holloway content just to control the position here.
Holloway's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The Zealot seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot really wants to buck Holloway off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max Holloway dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Holloway throws a shot to the body.
The Zealot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holloway has time to react.
Holloway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Zealot. That did some damage!
Holloway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Max Holloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Zealot throws a jab but it's blocked by Holloway.
Holloway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Zealot wants to clinch.
The Zealot misses with a straight left.
Holloway tests The Zealot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Max Holloway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holloway lands with a nice body kick.
Holloway lands a nice looking body shot.
Holloway connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Zealot's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Holloway.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Zealot tries to keep at a distance but Holloway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holloway gets through The Zealot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Holloway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Zealot backwards.
A shot in the inside from Holloway.
Holloway lands a body shot.
The Zealot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
Holloway lands a shot to the body.
Holloway digs a right hand underneath The Zealot's ribcage. The Zealot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Holloway.
Max Holloway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holloway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Zealot or not.
Holloway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Holloway.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Zealot.
The Zealot pushes Holloway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Holloway manages to break the clinch.
Holloway misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holloway gets tackled into the cage by The Zealot. The Zealot maintains the clinch.
Holloway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Zealot tries to throw a body punch but Holloway avoids it by throwing The Zealot back against the cage.
A short right from Holloway.
The Zealot misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Zealot misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Holloway breaks from the clinch.
Holloway walks forward and throws a big overhand right! The Zealot drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Holloway swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from The Zealot's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Holloway!
After the big win, Max Holloway made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FUClothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.