PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiesahn Colombo (ranked 3621 p4p, 24058 weight class) and Lucky Hollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollow has chosen Rihanna Wrist as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Colombo
vs
Hollow

172 cm
24
160
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
165
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiesahn Colombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Hollow!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollow scores with a nice right hand.
Hollow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colombo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hollow lunges at Colombo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Colombo's hand.
Hollow misses with an uppercut

and Colombo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Colombo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colombo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hollow's head.

Colombo seems to be working for a kimura but Hollow defends the submission attempt.

Colombo seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Hollow has recovered full guard.
Colombo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colombo throwing strikes from guard but Hollow blocks nicely.
Colombo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hollow trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colombo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colombo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Colombo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Hollow manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hollow blocking some punches.
Colombo has Hollow pressed against the cage, preventing Hollow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Colombo tries to pull guard but Hollow holds him up against the cage and eventually Colombo drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hollow.

Colombo pulls Hollow into guard.

Colombo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hollow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Colombo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Colombo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollow wants to control from the top but Colombo keeps moving.
Hollow tries to stand but Colombo is controlling from the bottom.
Colombo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Colombo tries to get out of the position.
Hollow wants to control from the top but Colombo keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Colombo pulls Hollow in close to his closed guard and prevents Hollow from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A right-left combo lands from Hollow.
Colombo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hollow dips to his left and cracks Colombo with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollow.
Lucky Hollow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollow fails to land with a series of punches.
Colombo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hollow defends well and Colombo ends up having to push Hollow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Colombo pulls Hollow into guard.

Colombo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hollow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Hollow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Hollow misses with a looping left.
Hollow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hollow falls off balance throwing a combination

and Colombo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hollow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Colombo controlling from the top position.
Colombo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colombo looking to pass the guard.
Colombo scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colombo wants to control from the top but Hollow keeps moving.
Colombo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Colombo trying to control but Hollow is working from the bottom.
Colombo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hollow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Colombo manages to get himself to full guard.

Colombo is pulling down on Hollow's head. It's preventing any offense from Hollow, at least for the moment.

Colombo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tiesahn Colombo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Colombo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Colombo is looking for a triangle but Hollow pushes his legs off easily.
Colombo is adopting a defensive guard.
Colombo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hollow's guard.

Hollow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colombo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Colombo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Colombo cracks Hollow with a solid left hand.
Colombo throws a big right hand that misses.
Hollow keeping moving, preventing Colombo from controlling successfully.
Hollow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Colombo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hollow trying to control the position.
Colombo trying to control but Hollow is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colombo distracts Hollow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colombo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colombo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hollow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Colombo postures up in Hollow's guard and throws a big left but Hollow blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colombo preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Colombo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colombo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hollow wants to control the position but Colombo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiesahn Colombo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Colombo shoots in and bounces Hollow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hollow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hollow wants to stand and escape but Colombo is having none of it.
Colombo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Colombo gets to his feet and stands over Hollow, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hollow felt that one! Colombo unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hollow from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiesahn Colombo!