PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jake lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lamotta's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. Hollace has chosen Doin' Your Mom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

lamotta
vs
Hollace

175 cm
23
147 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
150 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

GTI - 1337

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, jake lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lamotta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollace.
Hollace fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Hollace does no damage.
Hollace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
lamotta throws a hook but Hollace avoids it easily.
Hollace fails to land with a series of punches.

lamotta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
lamotta lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from lamotta there.
lamotta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lamotta works his way into side control.
lamotta scores with punches from side control.
Hollace manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
lamotta won't allow Hollace to pass to mount.
lamotta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hollace's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hollace's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
lamotta throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hollace could be in trouble here!
Hollace tries to escape but lamotta has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hollace manages to reverse the position and now he's in lamotta's guard. Nice work there by Hollace.

lamotta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hollace is aware though and is defending well.

lamotta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Hollace drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but lamotta manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hollace has lamotta in his guard.

Hollace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but lamotta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Hollace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. lamotta is aware though and is defending well.
lamotta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
lamotta passes Hollace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace has hold of lamotta's hands but lamotta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
lamotta winds up and cracks Hollace with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Hollace actively working from the bottom here.
Hollace looks gassed!

Hollace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but lamotta pulls his head out easily.

Hollace looking for submissions off his back.
lamotta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hollace with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Hollace looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

lamotta is looking for a kimura here.
lamotta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
lamotta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hollace is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

lamotta working for a guillotine from mount but Hollace is in no mood to give up.
lamotta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
lamotta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
lamotta lands a nice shot to the head.
Hollace sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Hollace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but lamotta pulls his head out easily.

lamotta is looking for a kimura but Hollace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for lamotta to get the leverage.
lamotta passes the guard and advances to mount!
lamotta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
lamotta with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace regains 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. lamotta connects with a nice short shot to Hollace's temple.
Nice strikes from lamotta there.
Hollace has hold of lamotta's hands but lamotta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
lamotta moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollace sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
lamotta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
lamotta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
lamotta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hollace actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
lamotta lands strikes from half guard.
Hollace tries to roll over but lamotta keeps him under control.

Hollace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jake lamotta dominated that 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.

lamotta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollace circles away quickly and effectively.
Hollace misses with a double jab

and lamotta counters with a takedown into side control.
lamotta lands a nice forearm strike.
lamotta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hollace down.
Hollace tries to buck lamotta off but lamotta is having none of it.
lamotta landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hollace is looking for a sweep.
lamotta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hollace on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hollace is looking to regain half guard here but lamotta keeps moving and retains side control.
jake lamotta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
lamotta scoring with punches from side control.
Hollace is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked lamotta off and has taken his back!
lamotta breaks Hollace's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Hollace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and lamotta defends well.
lamotta with a nice head shot there.
lamotta is in close to Hollace's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Hollace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
lamotta stands and throws Hollace's legs to the side, diving into side control.
lamotta cracks Hollace with a big right hand but Hollace just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
lamotta lands an elbow.
Hollace is looking to regain half guard here but lamotta keeps moving and retains side control.
lamotta scoring with punches and elbows.

lamotta looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
lamotta advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lamotta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hollace working to try and regain half guard.
lamotta cracks Hollace with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
lamotta is landing with some decent strikes but Hollace is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
lamotta landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Hollace that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
lamotta prevents Hollace from getting the reversal.
Hollace in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
lamotta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
lamotta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hollace regains half guard.
lamotta drops an elbow to the side of Hollace's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace tries to get to full guard but lamotta has control of the leg.
lamotta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hollace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
lamotta trying to control the action but Hollace is working from the bottom.
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. lamotta connects with a nice short shot to Hollace's temple.
lamotta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
lamotta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hollace can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from lamotta.

lamotta is looking for a kimura here.

Hollace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hollace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
lamotta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four 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.
lamotta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hollace is looking for a sweep. lamotta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Hollace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but lamotta pulls his head out easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
lamotta misses with the combination.
Hollace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from lamotta.
Ronan Hollace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Hollace misses
and lamotta counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lamotta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from lamotta there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jake lamotta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

lamotta lands with a nice combination. Hollace backs away looking to recover.
lamotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
lamotta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hollace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and lamotta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hollace can't keep his opponent in guard - lamotta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
lamotta lands with a punch from half guard.
Hollace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollace is looking for a sweep. lamotta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. lamotta connects with a nice short shot to Hollace's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hollace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hollace wants to get back to full guard.
lamotta works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lamotta works to advance to full mount. Hollace defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
lamotta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

lamotta has control of Hollace's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hollace regains control of the situation pretty easily.

lamotta with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hollace is trying to escape the mount.
lamotta landing strikes from the mount and Hollace is in trouble!
lamotta working the ground and pound effectively.
Hollace slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from lamotta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace is looking for a sweep. lamotta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Hollace actively working from the bottom here.
lamotta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Hollace looking for submissions off his back.
Hollace taking some punishment here, with lamotta in his half guard.
lamotta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
lamotta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hollace with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
lamotta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Hollace looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
lamotta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hollace is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lamotta cracks Hollace with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
lamotta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hollace slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from lamotta.
lamotta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Hollace looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hollace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but lamotta scores with a couple of nice shots.
lamotta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

lamotta is trying to work for a kimura but Hollace is defending well.

Hollace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but lamotta pulls his head out easily.
lamotta working Hollace over with strikes.
jake lamotta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hollace looking for submissions off his back.

Hollace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but lamotta pulls his head out easily.
Well, if lamotta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lamotta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ronan Hollace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hollace actively working from the bottom here.
lamotta working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
jake lamotta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well lamotta 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for jake lamotta!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for jake lamotta!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for jake lamotta!

jake lamotta wins by unanimous decision!