PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondo Topless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyfield's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Touch This. Topless has chosen Topless - Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. Evander Holyfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holyfield
vs
Topless

183 cm
28
205 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

224 cm
34
213 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mondo Topless!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topless fails with an attempt to clinch.
Topless tries to clinch up but Holyfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Topless dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Topless tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holyfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holyfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Topless eats them both and turns towards Holyfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holyfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Topless moves into the clinch.
Holyfield goes for a takedown attempt but Topless pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Topless closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holyfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield throws a right hand that Topless ducks under and follows up with a left that Topless also avoids with ease.
Topless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Topless wants to clinch.
Holyfield throws an overhand right that lands on Topless's shoulder, as Topless tries to avoid the shot.
Holyfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Topless is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Topless wants to clinch but Holyfield slips to the side
and Holyfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holyfield throws a right hand that Topless ducks under and follows up with a left that Topless also avoids with ease.
Topless is looking to clinch but Holyfield is avoiding it.
Topless tries to clinch but Holyfield is having none of it.

Topless drives through and clinches with Holyfield against the cage.
Topless throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holyfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Topless.
Topless is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holyfield is defending well for now.
Holyfield lands a right hand.
Topless is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holyfield is trying to drag Topless to the mat but Topless just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Topless just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holyfield's brow.
Topless pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Topless looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Topless gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Topless lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Topless tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holyfield avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topless throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holyfield dodges an elbow strike from Topless.
Topless blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Topless with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Topless looking to throw knees to the head but Holyfield is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Topless throws an elbow that misses.
Holyfield dodges an elbow strike from Topless.
Holyfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holyfield drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holyfield is working for takedown but Topless is calmly controlling the position for now.
Topless trying to land knees to the body.
Holyfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Topless is defending well.
Topless tries a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks it.
Topless gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holyfield is trying to force a seperation but Topless has the dominant position.
Holyfield can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Topless.
Holyfield can't find room to land a body shot as Topless controls the action.
Holyfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Topless with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Holyfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mondo Topless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Topless wants to clinch.
Topless tries to close the distance and clinch but Holyfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Topless tries to clinch

and Holyfield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holyfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Topless misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holyfield.
Holyfield blocks the elbow strike.
Topless throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holyfield is looking to take this one to the mat.
Topless misses with an elbow over the top.
Holyfield lands with a right to the head.
Holyfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Topless backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Topless is defending well.
Holyfield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Topless pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holyfield blocks the elbow strike.
Holyfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Topless gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Topless throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Topless misses with an elbow strike.
Topless lands an elbow that stopped Holyfield in his tracks for a moment.

Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Holyfield blocks an elbow strike.
Holyfield dodges an elbow strike from Topless.
Topless throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holyfields head.
Topless using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holyfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Topless.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Topless just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holyfield's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topless throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Holyfield has picked Topless up - he's going for a ride! Holyfield dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Holyfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holyfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Topless is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mondo Topless will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
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.

Topless has closed the distance and engaged Holyfield in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Topless obliges.
Holyfield avoiding damage as Topless throws knees to the body.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Topless.
Nice elbow from Topless.
Topless misses with an elbow strike.
Topless lands an elbow inside that Holyfield shrugs off.

Evander Holyfield's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Holyfield lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Topless is trying to stand back up but Holyfield is controlling him
Holyfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Topless is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Holyfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Topless kicks Holyfield off and gets back to his feet.
Topless is breathing heavily.
Topless tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holyfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holyfield misses with a double jab.

Topless has managed to clinch.
Topless throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holyfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Topless.
Holyfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Holyfield scores with a shot to the side of Topless's head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Topless throws an elbow but misses.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Topless manages to get underhooks.
Topless lands an elbow just above Holyfield 's eye.

Jeez, Evander Holyfield's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Evander Holyfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mondo Topless!
A relieved looking Mondo Topless thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.