PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jex Midnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jex Midnight acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Holliday
vs
Midnight

175 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
27
155 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doc Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jex Midnight!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midnight scores with a hook to the body. Holliday takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holliday looks to land a left hand but Midnight moved out of range nicely.
Midnight throws a body punch but Holliday moves out of range.
Midnight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Midnight.
Midnight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Jex Midnight has been cut.
Holliday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Midnight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Midnight throws a looping overhand right but Holliday ducks down to avoid it.
Midnight blocks a jab.
Holliday thuds his right hand into Midnight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Midnight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Midnight misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.

Holliday lands a left and a right that send Midnight crashing to the mat, dazed. Holliday thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Midnight is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Midnight is still on wobbly legs! Can Holliday finish him?
Holliday's corner calls for a 1-2. Holliday obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Holliday throws a big shot that misses.
Midnight seems to have recovered his senses.
Midnight throws a lazy right hand but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holliday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Midnight.
Holliday throws a right hand that misses
and Midnight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Midnight.
Midnight throws a hook but Holliday avoids it easily.
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Midnight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Midnight on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holliday lands a body shot.
Midnight misses with a body punch
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holliday thows a left - swing and a miss!
Midnight misses with a hook to the body
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Midnight lands a nice shot to the body.
Midnight throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midnight throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midnight slips under a jab.
Holliday is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Holliday throws a lazy right hand but Midnight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Midnight misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Midnight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Holliday misses with an uppercut
and Midnight counters with a nice body shot.
Midnight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holliday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Midnight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holliday thinking.
Holliday misses the body punch
and Midnight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Midnight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holliday throws the left hand but Midnight avoids the punch easily.
Holliday misses with a left hand
and Midnight counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Midnight was well out of range. Poor timing from Holliday.
Holliday throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Midnight on the side of the head.
Midnight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holliday.
Holliday throws the left hand but Midnight avoids the punch easily.
Midnight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holliday scores with a body shot.
Holliday throws a poor cross that misses
and Midnight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Holliday misses.
Midnight defending well as Holliday loads up on a big left hand.
Holliday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Midnight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Holliday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jex Midnight's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Holliday misses with a body punch
and Midnight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Midnight throws a big shot that misses.
Doc Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday misses with a looping right.
Midnight throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Midnight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Midnight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Holliday does it's job there.
Midnight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holliday.
Holliday throws an overhand right that lands on Midnight's shoulder, as Midnight tries to avoid the shot.
Holliday misses with a shot to the body
and Midnight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Midnight throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midnight blocks a jab.
Midnight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holliday scores with a body shot.
Midnight takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
Midnight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Holliday misses with a two punch combination.
Midnight loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday misses with a combination
enabling Midnight to counter with a crisp jab.
Midnight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Midnight.
Midnight misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday lands a two punch combo.
Midnight swings widly with a right hand
and Midnight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Midnight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Midnight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Midnight moves forwards but Holliday connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
Holliday ducks under a wild hook from Midnight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Midnight misses its intended target.
Midnight has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Midnight with a hook.
Midnight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holliday ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holliday avoids the body shot from Midnight.
Holliday avoids the body shot from Midnight.
Holliday scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Midnight circles away quickly and effectively.
Holliday looks to throw the jab but Midnight is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a right hand that misses
and Midnight counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday's corner calls for a 1-2. Holliday obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Midnight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holliday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Midnight coming out on top.
Holliday throws a shot from downtown. Midnight moves away and avoids it.
Midnight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday throws out a loose jab but Midnight uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Holliday misses the target.
Holliday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Midnight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Holliday dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jex Midnight's cut.
That's time! Holliday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Midnight. Holliday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Midnight with a nice cross.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
Holliday misses with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Midnight might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Holliday has got the better of the exchanges.
Holliday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Midnight.
Nice defenses there by Holliday.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Midnight moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday blocks a jab.
Midnight misses with a straight right.
Midnight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Midnight as he connects with a hook.
Holliday lands a nice hook to Midnight's body. Midnight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holliday cracks Midnight with an open hand slap.
Holliday takes one on the button.
Holliday misses with a combination
and Midnight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Midnight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holliday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Midnight throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Holliday.
Holliday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Midnight throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Holliday.
Jex Midnight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a sloppy body shot
and Holliday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holliday misses with an uppercut
and Midnight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Midnight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Midnight moves away.
A slow jab from Midnight misses its intended target.
Holliday swings for the body but Midnight moves out of range.
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Midnight. Holliday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Midnight counters with a nice uppercut.
Midnight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midnight throws an off balance right hand
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
Holliday misses with a looping right.
Midnight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holliday.
Holliday swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Holliday.
Nice body punch from Holliday.
Midnight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday thows a body shot but no joy.
Doc Holliday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
Midnight swings widly with a right hand
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Midnight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Midnight throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Midnight loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
Midnight misses with a hook
and Holliday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Midnight throws a right hand that misses
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Midnight moves out of range.
Midnight throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a nice body shot.
Midnight misses with a left hand
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Midnight doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Holliday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holliday 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Holliday!