PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champion Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday comes into the arena with Method Man and Redman - Da Rockwilder blaring out of the sound system. Jaroenrattanatarakon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tep-pa-jaao tao fai by Buddha Bless kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Holliday
vs
Jaroenrattanatarakon

178 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Champion Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Jaroenrattanatarakon blocks the low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Holliday. No joy for Jaroenrattanatarakon on that attempt.
Holliday scores with a kick to the midsection.
Holliday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaroenrattanatarakon.
Jaroenrattanatarakon checks a leg kick.

Jaroenrattanatarakon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holliday, pushing him back against the cage.

Holliday manages to break the clinch.

Jaroenrattanatarakon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Holliday tries to buck Jaroenrattanatarakon off but Jaroenrattanatarakon is having none of it.
Holliday prevents Jaroenrattanatarakon from improving position.
Holliday is looking for a sweep.
Holliday is working hard here to advance position.

Jaroenrattanatarakon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Jaroenrattanatarakon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jaroenrattanatarakon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaroenrattanatarakon looks gassed!
Holliday tries to get to full guard but Jaroenrattanatarakon has control of the leg.

Jaroenrattanatarakon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Holliday to get to his feet.
Jaroenrattanatarakon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holliday.
Holliday misses the shot to the body.
Jaroenrattanatarakon blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Holliday.
Holliday cracks the inside of Jaroenrattanatarakon's front leg.
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroenrattanatarakon.
A leg kick checked by Jaroenrattanatarakon.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaroenrattanatarakon has a takedown stuffed.
Holliday thows a body kick. Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jaroenrattanatarakon checks a low kick from Holliday.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaroenrattanatarakon lands with a big right hook that stumbles Holliday - he's out on his feet here! Jaroenrattanatarakon follows up with another monster hook that separates Holliday from consciousness! Holliday falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Jaroenrattanatarakon stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon!