PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davey Allen (ranked 2319 p4p, 2886 weight class) and Ryan Holiday (ranked 303 p4p, 356 weight class). Ryan Holiday is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Allen
vs
Holiday

188 cm
26
188
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
197
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davey Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Holiday!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holiday scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Davey Allen has been cut.
Allen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holiday defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Allen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holiday defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Allen blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Allen as he connects with a hook.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Allen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holiday defends well and Allen ends up having to push Holiday into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Holiday.
Holiday blocks an uppercut.
Allen stalling.
Holiday looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holiday stalls.
Allen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holiday pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holiday pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen slows down the pace here.
Holiday is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holiday can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Holiday misses with a body punch.
Holiday tries to stall but Allen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holiday lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allen just leaning against Holiday, taking a breather.
Holiday looking to slow down the pace here.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday lands an uppercut.
Holiday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holiday throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Holiday lands with a left to the head.
Holiday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holiday struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen slows down the pace here.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen blocks a body shot from Holiday.
Allen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Allen misses with some punches.
Allen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holiday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Allen slows down the pace here.
Holiday has Allen pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Holiday tries to tie him up.
Holiday managing to block the knees to the body from Allen.
Holiday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen avoiding damage.
Allen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holiday being controlled against the cage.
Allen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Holiday struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Holiday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holiday swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holiday gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen tries a body shot but Holiday blocks it.
Allen stalling against the cage.
Holiday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Davey Allen.
Nice cross by Allen.
Holiday tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Holiday will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davey Allen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Allen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holiday's waist but Holiday gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Allen off to one side.
Holiday steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ryan Holiday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Holiday to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Holiday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holiday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Holiday moves away and avoids it.
Allen sets himself, and Holiday steps forward looking for the clinch! Allen avoids it this time.

Holiday instigates a clinch.
Holiday throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Allen.
Holiday tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holiday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Holiday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holiday tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holiday lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday is trying to stall.
Allen taking a breather.
Holiday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Holiday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan Holiday seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holiday digs a right hand underneath Allen's ribcage. Allen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holiday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holiday lands with a light punch inside.
Holiday misses with the head strike.
Holiday is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Allen is defending well for now.
Allen misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holiday missing with knees to the body.
Holiday working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Holiday is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Allen is keeping busy.
Holiday wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holiday letting Allen take a breather here.
Holiday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holiday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holiday missing with knees to the body.
Holiday scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holiday lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holiday avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Holiday.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holiday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holiday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Holiday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holiday is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Allen is keeping busy.
Holiday is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holiday avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Allen.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen trying to control the position but instead, Holiday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Allen into the cage.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holiday throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Holiday scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holiday.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Allen.
Allen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holiday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holiday is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holiday is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holiday just leaning against Allen, taking a breather.
Holiday scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holiday avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Holiday misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen trying to stall but Holiday improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Holiday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davey Allen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Allen misses with a hook
and Holiday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holiday counters with a nice uppercut.
Holiday looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen tries to counter with a takedown but Holiday is quick to defend against it.

Holiday gets a clinch.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen slowing the pace effectively.
Holiday throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Holiday missing with knees to the body.
Holiday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen avoiding damage as Holiday throws knees to the body.
Holiday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen avoiding damage as Holiday throws knees to the body.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen misses with some punches.
A short right from Holiday on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday lands a left hand.
Holiday swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Holiday controls his hands.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen has Holiday pressed against the cage.
Holiday swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Holiday.
Holiday taking a breather.
Holiday stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
Allen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holiday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holiday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holiday misses with a body punch.
Davey Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday working aggressively here.
Holiday is trying to stall.
Holiday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holiday avoids it.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen working aggressively here.
Holiday is looking to control Allen's arms but Allen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holiday has his back to the cage.
Allen misses with some punches.
Holiday misses with the head strike.
Holiday misses with the head strike.
Holiday working aggressively here.
Holiday throws a head punch that misses.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Holiday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holiday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen prevents a body shot from Holiday.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holiday lands with a light punch inside.
Allen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holiday.
Allen tries a body shot but Holiday blocks it.
Allen just leaning against Holiday, taking a breather.
Holiday managing to block the knees to the body from Allen.
Allen lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holiday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holiday struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holiday backwards.
Allen is stalling here.
The referee calls for Allen to work.
Allen seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Holiday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holiday is struggling to control the position.
Holiday missing with knees to the body.
Holiday taking a breather.
Allen blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Allen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holiday avoids it.
Holiday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Allen trying to land knees to the body.
Allen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allen misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ryan Holiday is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holiday lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Holiday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holiday 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Holiday!