PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Nicholas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Nicholas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Holliday
vs
Nicholas

175 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
26
169 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doc Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday jabs Nicholas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nicholas wants to clinch.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicholas is just out of range.
Holliday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holliday stuns Nicholas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holliday with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nicholas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holliday connects with a body shot.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Holliday.
Holliday 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.
Nicholas misses with a body shot
and Nicholas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicholas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holliday.
Nicholas wants to clinch.
Nicholas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nicholas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday stuns Nicholas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holliday lands a right hook to the body.
Nicholas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicholas takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holliday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doc Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicholas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holliday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holliday cracks Nicholas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Holliday.
Nicholas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holliday is fending him off so far but Nicholas persists. Nope, Holliday circles away and we're back to standing.
Holliday takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holliday scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nicholas throws a right and a left that Holliday avoids nicely.
Nicholas looks gassed!
Holliday scores with a decent looking hook.
Holliday cracks a nice hook into Nicholas's ribs.
A slow jab from Nicholas misses its intended target.
Holliday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday lands with a nice body punch.
Holliday ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nicholas swings widly with a right hand
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Holliday keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holliday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holliday lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Nicholas is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday lands a slapping body shot.
Doc Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nicholas is still on wobbly legs! Can Holliday finish him?
Nicholas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holliday works Nicholas's body with a nice hook.
Holliday scores with a shot to the body.
Holliday lands a two punch combo.
Holliday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holliday lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicholas at a distance.
Holliday scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holliday throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Nicholas colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Holliday as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Nicholas is left battered and dazed whilst Holliday and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doc Holliday!