PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezekiel Cloud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cloud
vs
Holliday

175 cm
20
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ezekiel Cloud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cloud thows a body shot but no joy.
Cloud jabs Holliday right on the nose. Holliday blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Holliday.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cloud manages to avoid it.
Cloud connects with a looping right hand.
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Holliday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
Cloud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holliday takes a swing at Cloud's ribcage but misses.
Holliday uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holliday lands a nice shot that snaps Cloud's head back.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Cloud is just out of range.
Cloud throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday misses with a lunging right hand
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holliday misses with a body shot
and Cloud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Holliday misses.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holliday fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cloud manages to avoid it.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday throws a shot to the body.
Holliday digs a good body shot into Cloud's ribs.
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud misses with a body shot.
Cloud slips a straight right by Holliday.
Holliday lands with an overhand left.
Holliday connects with a body shot.
Holliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Cloud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holliday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holliday takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holliday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cloud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holliday.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cloud circles away quickly and effectively.
Holliday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud throws a right hand that Holliday ducks under and follows up with a left that Holliday also avoids with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Holliday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holliday.
Holliday is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cloud rather than just go for the knockout.
Holliday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Holliday slips under a jab from Cloud.
Doc Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Cloud avoids it well.
Holliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cloud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holliday loads up on a big right hand but Cloud slips the punch.
Holliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holliday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
Cloud lands the left hand.
Cloud lands a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Cloud finds it's target.
Holliday lands a jab to Cloud's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday moves away from the strike by Cloud.
Holliday connects with a body shot.
Cloud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holliday slips under a jab from Cloud.
Holliday misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cloud counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday misses with a double jab
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cloud with a jab.
Holliday throws a sloppy body shot
and Holliday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holliday throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud throws out a powerful jab.
Holliday slips a jab from Cloud.
Cloud misses with a body shot
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Holliday.
Holliday moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Holliday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloud throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holliday.
Holliday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud ducks right into an uppercut from Holliday.
Holliday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cloud doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday cracks Cloud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cloud moves out of range as Holliday strikes.
Holliday throws a hook to the side of Cloud's head but Cloud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
Cloud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday moves out of range of the strikes.
Cloud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cloud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
Holliday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cloud throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Cloud dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Holliday lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Holliday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holliday.
Cloud staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holliday darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holliday throws a hook but Cloud avoids it easily.
Cloud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holliday throws out a powerful jab.
Cloud defending well as Holliday loads up on a big left hand.
Holliday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Holliday misses with a lunging right hand
and Cloud makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holliday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holliday connects with a crisp jab.
Holliday checks a leg kick.
Cloud throws a looping overhand right but Holliday ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Holliday misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holliday in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Holliday misses with an uppercut
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cloud swinging wildly here.
Holliday throws a series of strikes that have Cloud backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Holliday.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Holliday is just out of range.
Holliday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holliday takes a swing at Cloud's ribcage but misses.
Holliday cracks Cloud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cloud throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday lands a lovely overhand right.
Holliday misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cloud takes one on the button.
Nice jab there from Holliday.
Cloud walks into a stiff left hand from Holliday.
Holliday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloud throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cloud manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a poor cross that misses
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
Holliday misses with a right hand
and Cloud counters with a nice uppercut.
Cloud misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Cloud. Those never looked like landing.
Ezekiel Cloud is winning the standup battle so far.
Holliday takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holliday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cloud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holliday closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holliday.
Cloud throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a left to the body.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holliday misses with a hook
and Cloud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday throws a right hand that misses
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday just misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday misses with a body punch
letting Cloud counter with a right hand.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Cloud avoids it well.
Holliday scores with a sloppy right hand. Cloud should have avoided that one.
Holliday lands with a straight right. Cloud didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Holliday.
Cloud misses with a hook
and Holliday counters with a left to the body.
Cloud avoids the body shot from Holliday.
Cloud is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday just misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday connects with a single shot there.
Holliday closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cloud scores with the left hand. Holliday knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a looping overhand right but Holliday ducks down to avoid it.
Cloud thows a body shot but no joy.
Holliday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holliday looks to land a left hand but Cloud moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cloud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holliday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cloud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cloud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cloud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Cloud.
Holliday lands a jab to Cloud's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cloud lands a jab to Holliday's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cloud was well out of range. Poor timing from Holliday.
Holliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
Holliday misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holliday thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Cloud dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Holliday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
A shot to the liver by Holliday. Beautiful body shot.
Cloud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cloud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloud cracks Holliday with an open hand slap.
Holliday misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday staying out of range there.
Cloud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holliday misses with a looping right.
Cloud misses with a right hand
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cloud throws a right hand that misses
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Cloud misses the jab.
Holliday misses with a hook to the body
and Cloud counters with a three punch combo that has Holliday backing up. Holliday nods at Cloud to acknowledge the strikes.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holliday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cloud counters with a nice uppercut.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holliday misses with a right hand
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Holliday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Holliday moved out of range nicely.
Holliday misses the body punch
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cloud misses with a hook
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holliday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cloud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holliday lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cloud at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holliday. Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holliday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloud throws out the jab.
Cloud throws a lazy uppercut
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Cloud throws a right hand that misses
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holliday throws a looping overhand right but Cloud ducks down to avoid it.
Holliday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holliday. Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holliday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cloud counters with a nice uppercut.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holliday.
Holliday with a hook.
Holliday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cloud manages to avoid it.
Holliday has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cloud finds it's way round the side to connect with Holliday's head.
Cloud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Holliday misses with a hook to the body
and Cloud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Cloud is just out of range.
Holliday throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Holliday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holliday scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud slips a straight right by Holliday.
Cloud throws a right hand that misses
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Cloud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cloud counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cloud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holliday fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cloud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cloud has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holliday finds it's way round the side to connect with Cloud's head.
Cloud lands with a good body shot.
Holliday throws a right and a left that Cloud avoids nicely.
Holliday moves away from the strike by Cloud.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cloud.
Cloud takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a right hand
and Holliday counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holliday takes a swing at Cloud's ribcage but misses.
Holliday lands a lovely overhand right.
Cloud throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
Cloud misses with a low kick as Holliday jumps back.
Holliday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
Cloud misses with a body shot.
Holliday misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday misses the body punch
and Holliday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holliday.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloud lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cloud lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Holliday throws a hook but Cloud blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Cloud clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Cloud.
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holliday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday staying out of range there.
Holliday misses with an uppercut. Cloud saw that one coming.
Cloud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Cloud misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holliday cracks Cloud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud counters with a nice body shot.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday lands a glancing blow to the side of Cloud's head.
Holliday lands a jab.
Holliday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a hook to the body
and Cloud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holliday throws the left hand but Cloud avoids the punch easily.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body. Cloud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holliday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cloud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cloud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Cloud misses.
Holliday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cloud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cloud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holliday lands with an overhand left.
Holliday throws an off balance right hand
and Cloud counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cloud swinging wildly here.
Holliday fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cloud on the side of the head.
Holliday misses with an uppercut. Cloud saw that one coming.
Cloud connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud ducks under a wild hook from Holliday.
Donk. Holliday catches Cloud right on the button with a cross.
Holliday swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cloud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cloud misses with a looping right.
Holliday works the jab nicely.
Holliday throws a right hand that misses
and Cloud counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cloud counters with a nice body shot.
Holliday is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Cloud listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Holliday.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Holliday moved out of range.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Holliday throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cloud counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a looping right.
Cloud cracks Holliday with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Holliday.
Cloud lands a jab to Holliday's midsection.
Cloud walks into a straight right hand from Holliday.
Cloud drops his hands momentarily and Holliday takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holliday doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holliday displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holliday scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Holliday might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cloud has got the better of the exchanges.
Cloud lands with a cross.
Cloud throws a hook but Holliday avoids it easily.
Cloud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cloud thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Holliday misses.
A shot to the body from Holliday misses
and Cloud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cloud throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Holliday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloud misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Cloud.
Holliday misses with a hook. Cloud ducked under it nicely.
Cloud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holliday.
Cloud walks into a straight right hand from Holliday.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloud walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holliday gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cloud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Cloud had his way with Doc Holliday in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cloud misses with a looping left.
Holliday scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cloud.
Holliday digs a good hook to Cloud's body.
Cloud throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cloud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holliday swings for the body but Cloud moves out of range.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud ducks right into an uppercut from Holliday.
A jab from Cloud does it's job there.
Holliday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Holliday does no damage.
A shot to the body from Holliday misses
and Cloud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cloud counter with a right hand.
Holliday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cloud counters with a right hand to the body.
Holliday is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cloud throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a body shot.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holliday lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cloud backs up against the cage.
Cloud darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cloud misses with a left hand
and Holliday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Holliday misses
and Cloud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cloud wants to land a leg kick but Holliday is out of range.
Cloud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holliday looks to land a left hand but Cloud moved out of range nicely.
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Holliday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holliday needs to keep his hands up - Cloud had a free shot at his head there.
Holliday just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Holliday does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cloud.
Holliday keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holliday lands a nice hook to Cloud's body. Cloud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ezekiel Cloud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holliday scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Cloud.
Holliday slips a jab from Cloud.
Holliday ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Doc Holliday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cloud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Holliday moved out of range.
Cloud throws an overhand right that lands on Holliday's shoulder, as Holliday tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Cloud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holliday drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holliday misses with a shot to the body
and Holliday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holliday scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cloud moves away from the strike by Holliday.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cloud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Cloud - just one landing.
Holliday swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holliday misses with a hook to the body
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cloud throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cloud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holliday misses with a hook
and Holliday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cloud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Holliday misses its intended target.
Cloud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloud jabs Holliday to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cloud moves away from the strike by Holliday.
Holliday falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holliday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Cloud misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holliday misses with a left hand
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Holliday shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cloud thows a body shot but no joy.
Holliday swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Cloud counter with a right hand.
Cloud connects with a crisp jab.
Cloud fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holliday misses with a hook
and Cloud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday walks into a stiff left hand from Cloud.
Cloud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cloud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cloud connects with a body shot that sends Holliday's belly button to the back.
Holliday throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cloud counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Cloud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cloud 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Cloud!
Ezekiel Cloud is the new lightweight champion!