PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arman Alizad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alizad comes to the cage accompanied by Sarkesh - Zanjir. Holly has chosen Slow Death as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alizad
vs
Holly

174 cm
21
150 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

175 cm
20
154 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery
Hell's Balls Recovery

Buzzkill
Buzzkill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Alizad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Holly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holly.
Alizad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alizad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holly fails with a takedown attempt.
Holly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alizad.
Arman Alizad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alizad walks into a stiff left hand from Holly.
Alizad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alizad misses with a low kick.
Alizad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holly lands a two punch combo.
Alizad throws and low kick but Holly moves out of range easily.
Holly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alizad backs up against the cage.

It looks like Arman Alizad has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alizad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holly.
Alizad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holly is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Holly misses the target.
No joy there for Holly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alizad throws the left hand but Holly avoids the punch easily.
Alizad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly moves away from the strike by Alizad.
Alizad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holly.
Alizad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holly cracks Alizad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alizad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holly throws a shot from downtown. Alizad moves away and avoids it.
Alizad is looking to score with low kicks.
Alizad throws a leg kick but Holly moved away.

Holly moves into range and clinches up with Alizad.
Alizad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alizad presses Holly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alizad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alizad has Holly pressed against the cage.
Alizad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Holly blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alizad prevents Holly from breaking the clinch.
Alizad avoiding damage.
Alizad is leaning against Holly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alizad just leaning against Holly, taking a breather.
Alizad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holly tries to break the clinch but Alizad is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Holly fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Alizad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alizad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alizad leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Alizad.
A short left from Alizad.
Alizad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alizad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Alizad as the two fighters clinch.
Holly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alizad scores with a shot to the side of Holly's head.

Holly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly lands a lovely overhand right.
Alizad cracks a nice hook into Holly's ribs.
Alizad tries to clinch but Holly moves away
and Holly counters with a stiff right hand.
Alizad connects with a solid leg kick.
Holly looks gassed!
Alizad misses with a low kick.
Holly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alizad.

Alizad clinches.
Alizad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holly up against the cage.
Alizad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holly being controlled against the cage.
Alizad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alizad lands an uppercut.
Alizad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alizad stalling in the clinch.
Alizad lands a body punch.
Alizad lands with a left to the head.
Holly blocks an uppercut.
Alizad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Holly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alizad throws a punch but it's blocked by Holly.
Alizad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alizad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alizad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holly is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holly.
Alizad slowing the pace effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Alizad for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Alizad trying to control the position but instead, Holly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alizad into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alizad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arman Alizad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arman Alizad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Holly wants to clinch.
Alizad connects with a solid leg kick.
Alizad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holly manages to avoid it.
Alizad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alizad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holly.
Holly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alizad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holly misses with a shot to the body
and Alizad counters with a good low kick that Holly was not able to check.
A left lands for Holly.
Holly fails to land with a series of punches.
Alizad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Alizad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alizad throws a solid leg kick but Holly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alizad.
Alizad takes a swing at Holly's ribcage but misses.
Alizad leaves Holly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Holly gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alizad misses with a body punch.
Holly lands a nice shot to the body.
Holly misses with the head strike.
Alizad misses with the head strike.
Holly takes a shot to the head.
Alizad lands with a left to the head.
Alizad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holly's efforts to push away.
Holly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alizad scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alizad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Holly.
Alizad just leaning against Holly, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alizad is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arman Alizad.
Alizad tries to clinch up.
Holly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alizad misses with a leg kick.
Alizad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alizad lands a glancing blow to the side of Holly's head.
Holly misses with a looping right.
Alizad cracks the inside of Holly's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Alizad as Holly shoots in.
Jab from Alizad.
Holly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alizad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alizad cracks the inside of Holly's front leg.
Alizad clinches but Holly breaks the clinch
and Holly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alizad counters with a good low kick that Holly was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alizad.
Alizad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alizad missing with a left hand there. Holly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alizad is looking to clinch but Holly is avoiding it.
Alizad throws a looping overhand right but Holly ducks down to avoid it.
Alizad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alizad misses with a leg kick
and Holly counters with a stiff right hand.
Alizad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Alizad has Holly up against the cage in a clinch.
Holly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alizad is working Holly over against the cage.
Alizad swings wildly with an uppercut but Holly uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alizad blocking some punches.
Holly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alizad throws a punch but it's blocked by Holly.
Alizad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alizad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alizad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holly tries a body shot but Alizad blocks it.
Holly misses with some punches.
Alizad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alizad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alizad has Holly pressed against the cage.
Alizad throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holly has had enough of the clinch but Alizad keeps him there for the moment.
Holly lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Alizad.
Alizad misses with the head strike.
Alizad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holly's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arman Alizad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arman Alizad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Holly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alizad circles away.
Alizad lands a body shot.
Alizad looks to land a right hand but Holly moved out of range.
Holly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alizad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alizad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holly needs to keep his hands up - Alizad had a free shot at his head there.
Holly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alizad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holly walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alizad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Alizad misses
and Holly counters with a three punch combo that has Alizad backing up. Alizad nods at Holly to acknowledge the strikes.
Alizad connects with a solid leg kick.
Alizad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alizad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alizad moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alizad is looking to slow Holly down with leg kicks.
Alizad looks to land a left hand but Holly moved out of range nicely.

Alizad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holly misses with the head strike.
Alizad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alizad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Alizad as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alizad.
Alizad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alizad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alizad lands with a right to the head.

Holly is rocked!
Alizad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holly is still on wobbly legs! Can Alizad finish him?
A short uppercut from Alizad.
Alizad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holly tries to throw a body punch but Alizad avoids it by throwing Holly back against the cage.
Holly working aggressively here.
Holly seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alizad blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Alizad - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alizad.
Alizad lands a hook that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Holly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alizad lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alizad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alizad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holly takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alizad seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Alizad scores with a shot to the side of Holly's head.
Alizad is trying to stall.
Holly wants to break free but Alizad has control.
Holly throws a punch but it's blocked by Alizad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Alizad on the inside.
Holly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alizad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Alizad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holly can do to turn this around?
Alizad swings wildly with an uppercut but Holly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alizad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Holly manages to break the clinch.
Crash Holly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holly slips a straight right by Alizad.
A big left from Holly misses.
Alizad throws the left hand but Holly avoids the punch easily.
Alizad misses with a low kick.
Holly with a jab.
Alizad slips a jab and a cross from Holly.
Holly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alizad. Alizad obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alizad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alizad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holly tries to clinch but Alizad moves out of range.
Holly misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Alizad.
Alizad throws a front kick aimed at Holly's knee but Holly avoids it well.
Alizad dips to his left and cracks Holly with an uppercut!
Holly throws and low kick but Alizad moves out of range easily.
Holly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alizad fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holly misses with a low kick.
Holly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Alizad to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Alizad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alizad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Alizad!