PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poep Hol (ranked 4026 p4p, 4045 weight class) and Caleb Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caleb Estrada will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hol
vs
Estrada

194 cm
18
258
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
235
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poep Hol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caleb Estrada!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Estrada.

Hol darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hol with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hol trying to mount his opponent but Estrada defends it.
Estrada is trying to maintain the position but Hol is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hol prevents Estrada from improving his position.
Hol performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Estrada keeping hold of Hol's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada is trying to control but can't.
Hol with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Estrada wants to control but Hol passes into side.
Estrada tries to buck Hol off but Hol is having none of it.
Estrada struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Estrada is trying to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Estrada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hol looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Estrada closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hol did well to prevent Estrada getting side control.
Hol tries to roll over but Estrada keeps him under control.
Hol keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Estrada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hol is not content to let Estrada control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hol is trying to stand.
Estrada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hol tries to roll over but Estrada keeps him under control.
Hol wants to get back to his feet.
Hol is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Estrada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hol tries to roll over but Estrada keeps him under control.
Estrada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Estrada on the ground.
Estrada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Estrada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Estrada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hol wants to get back to full guard.
Hol wants to control but Estrada is keeping busy.
Estrada thows a huge punch but Hol dodges it nicely.
Hol wants to improve his position but Estrada is controlling well.
Estrada lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Estrada connects with a nice short shot to Hol's temple.
Estrada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hol with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Estrada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hol is controlling Estrada's trapped leg to prevent Estrada from advancing to side control.
Estrada with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Estrada shoots in and gets a takedown into Hol's guard.
Hol is trying to keep Estrada in close.
Hol wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Estrada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hol is trying to control the position but Estrada postures up.
Estrada working some strikes from top position.
Estrada is working Hol over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Estrada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hol's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hol looking for a sweep. Not yet Hol, not yet.
Hol could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Estrada controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hol tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hol keeping moving, preventing Estrada from controlling successfully.
Estrada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Estrada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Caleb Estrada has got the better of the ground game so far.
Estrada wants to control from the top but Hol keeps moving.

Hol looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Estrada preventing the sweep.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Estrada throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hol shoots in and drives through. Estrada sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hol shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Estrada is trying to maintain the position but Hol is very close to passing his half guard.
Estrada tries to get to full guard but Hol has control of the leg.
Estrada trying to control but Hol postures up.
Estrada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Estrada is not content to let Hol control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Estrada can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Estrada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Estrada is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hol's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hol's back!
Hol is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Estrada's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Estrada punches the canvas rather than the man.
Hol is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Estrada 's hooks.
Hol is squirming around, avoiding Estrada's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada landing strikes, looking to finish!
Estrada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Estrada unloads with some shots from mount but Hol bucks and avoids them well.
Hol tries to hold on but Estrada postures up.
Estrada punishing his opponent with strikes.
Estrada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Estrada scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hol?
Estrada pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hol is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Estrada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hol dives in for a single leg takedown but Estrada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Estrada wants a takedown.

Estrada gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hol has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Estrada is working away from the top position though.
Estrada lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estrada with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hol is refusing to be controlled, as Estrada sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Estrada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada is trying to control the action in half guard but Hol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Estrada lands a nice short elbow.
Hol is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Estrada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hol looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estrada is nestled in close to Hol, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Hol is rocked!
Hol wants to improve his position but Estrada is controlling well.
Hol is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Estrada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Hol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Estrada lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Hol quite badly. Hol pulls Estrada in close trying to recover. Estrada postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Hol on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Hol doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Estrada!