PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Lima (ranked 2517 p4p, 3459 weight class) and Eric Holliday (ranked 317 p4p, 417 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lima
vs
Holliday

178 cm
28
158
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
162
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Conquer

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday missing with a left hand there. Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Holliday tries to keep at a distance but Lima has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lima.
Lima throws a punch but it's blocked by Holliday.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch but Lima keeps him there for the moment.
Lima has Holliday pressed against the cage, preventing Holliday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Holliday's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lima has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima misses with some punches.
Lima prevents Holliday from breaking the clinch.

Lima jumps into guard, dragging Holliday to the mat.

Lima looking for a triangle here. Holliday is fighting it but it looks tight! Lima pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Holliday is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paulo Lima!
A relieved looking Paulo Lima thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.