PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Slain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slain comes to the cage accompanied by green green grass. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Slain
vs
Holland

184 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Slain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Holland!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slain avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Holland with that takedown attempt.

Holland darts in and clinches Slain up against the cage.
Slain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slain trying to land knees to the body.
Slain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slain landing knees to the body.
Slain lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slain working Holland over with knees to the body.
Holland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holland looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slain obliges.

Slain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Billy Slain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Slain pushes Holland up against the cage in a clinch.
Slain lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Slain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slain.
Slain lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slain obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holland in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slain working Holland over with knees to the body.
Slain working Holland over with knees to the body.
Slain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slain lands a good knee to the midsection. Holland won't want to take too many of those.
Slain lands an elbow that stopped Holland in his tracks for a moment.
Slain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slain lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slain lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Slain to work.
Slain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Slain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slain cracks Holland with an open hand slap.
Slain lands with a straight right. Holland didn't see that one coming.

Slain moves into the clinch.
Holland takes an elbow to the temple.
Slain working Holland over with knees to the body.
Slain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holland avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland goes for a takedown attempt but Slain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Slain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slain lands a knee to the body.
Holland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slain can't find room to land a body shot as Holland controls the action.
Holland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Billy Slain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Holland.
Slain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holland in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holland is trying to break the clinch but Slain has him pressed against the cage.
Slain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holland stalling in the clinch but Slain improves position.

Slain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slain fails in his attempt to clinch.

Holland clinches up with Slain and pushes him back against the cage.
Slain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slain tries to land knees in the clinch but Holland avoids the damage to the body.
Holland tries to pull guard but Slain holds him up against the cage and eventually Holland drops back down to his feet.
Slain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holland takes a knee to the side of the body.
Holland avoiding damage as Slain throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holland stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holland wants to stall.

Slain manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Slain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Slain tries to clinch but Holland is having none of it.

Holland has managed to clinch.
Holland takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holland avoids it.

Slain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slain moves in looking to clinch but Holland pushes him off.
Holland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holland looks for a takedown but Slain sprawls well.

Slain pushes Holland up against the cage in a clinch.
Slain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holland's elbow.
Slain lands a good knee to the midsection. Holland won't want to take too many of those.
Holland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Slain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Billy Slain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Holland.

Slain breaks the clinch.
Holland is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slain fails in his attempt to clinch.

Slain moves into the clinch.
Slain lands a nice elbow.
Slain pressing his opponent against the cage.
Billy Slain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slain scores a nice knee to the body.
Slain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Slain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Billy Slain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slain tries to clinch but Holland moves out of range.
Billy Slain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland shoots in but no luck this time.
Slain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Slain has managed to clinch.
Slain is struggling to control the position.
Holland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slain has him pressed against the cage.
Holland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Slain manages to break the clinch.
Slain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holland swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Slain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holland can do to turn this around?
Slain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holland's defenses.
Knees to the body from Slain.
Slain avoiding damage.
Holland tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slain smiles and moves away.
Slain tries to clinch there but Holland circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland looks for a takedown but Slain sprawls well.
Holland swats away the attempt to clinch by Slain.

Slain has taken the fight to the clinch.

Slain breaks the clinch.
Slain tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Holland counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slain wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slain is not content to let Holland control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Slain dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Slain tries to close the distance and clinch but Holland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Holland rushes Slain and presses him up against the cage.
Slain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holland.
Holland is trying to break free.
Slain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holland's defenses.
Slain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holland up against the cage.
Slain landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Slain.
Slain just leaning against Holland, taking a breather.
Holland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Slain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Slain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Slain.
Slain has Holland pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slain lands a body punch.
Holland wants to get back to striking at distance but Slain won't allow it.
Slain lands a knee to the body.
Slain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holland takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slain landing knees to the body.
Slain crunches a lovely knee into Holland's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slain scores a nice knee to the body.
Holland looking to stall.
Slain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slain scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Holland manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Slain is looking to stand up but Holland won't let him.

Holland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slain tries to stand but Holland is controlling from the bottom.
Slain works over Holland with some ground and pound from guard.
Slain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Holland's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holland has momentary wrist control but Slain slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slain stands up over Holland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Holland holds on and takes a little breather.
Slain works over Holland with some ground and pound from guard.
Billy Slain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slain stopping the sweep attempt from Holland.
Slain postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Holland working for a triangle but Slain defends it easily.

Holland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Slain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Slain!
A victorious Billy Slain thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.