PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hirah Bent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hollander
vs
Bent

196 cm
25
258 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Hollander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hirah Bent!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bent just misses with a punch to the body.

Bent rushes Hollander and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hollander is trying to pull guard but Bent turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hollander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hollander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Hirah Bent has been cut.
Bent takes an elbow to the temple.
Bent misses with a knee strike.
Bent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bent trying to land knees to the body.
Hollander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hollander lands a nice elbow.
Hollander tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bent just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hollander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bent missing with knees to the body.
Hollander managing to block the knees to the body from Bent.
Bent misses with an elbow over the top.
Hollander lands an elbow inside that Bent shrugs off.
Bent throws an elbow that misses.
Bent misses with a knee strike.

Hollander successfully pulls guard.
Hollander on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hollander tries to get out of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hollander wants to stand but Bent is controlling the position.
Hollander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bent on the ground.
Bent should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bent has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hollander is proving hard to escape from.

Bent stands up from Hollander's guard - Bent perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hollander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hollander. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hollander.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollander checks a leg kick.
Bent misses the shot to the body.
Bent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bent misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollander.
Bent throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bent.
Bent misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bent throws a sloppy head kick and Hollander moves out of range easily.
Bent misses with an uppercut. Hollander saw that one coming.

Hollander moves into the clinch.
Bent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hollander tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hollander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hollander managing to block the knees to the body from Bent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollander is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bent to keep the fight standing.

Hollander breaks the clinch.
Bent misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hirah Bent will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hirah Bent's cut.
That's time! Hollander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollander with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bent throws a right and a left that Hollander avoids nicely.
Hollander throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bent moves to clinch but Hollander breaks away
and Hollander counters with a big head kick but Bent shrugs it off.
Bent lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hollander backs up against the cage.
Bent misses with the body kick
and Hollander counters with a good, hard body kick but Bent shrugs it off.
Hollander throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollander lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hollander. Beautiful body shot.
Bent stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollander.
Hollander with a hook.
Bent walks into a jab.
Bent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hirah Bent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Hollander.
Bent tries to clinch but Hollander moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollander scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good exchange - Hollander coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollander moves out of range of the body kick.
Danny Hollander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bent just misses with a punch to the body.
Bent tries to clinch but Hollander moves out of range.
Hollander looks to land a combination. Bent sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollander circles away quickly and effectively.
Hollander scores with a body shot.
Bent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bent misses
and Hollander counters with a good low kick that Bent was not able to check.
Bent is breathing heavily.
Bent tries to clinch up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hollander here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bent goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hollander throws a sloppy head kick and Bent moves out of range easily.
Hollander works over Bent's head and body with a nice combination.
Bent throws a combination that misses
and Hollander counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hollander scores with a head kick. Bent tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bent fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollander throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bent looks to land a combination but Hollander avoids it well.
Bent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hollander counters with a leg kick.
Bent throws a sloppy head kick and Hollander moves out of range easily.
Hollander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bent misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bent goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hollander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bent. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Hollander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hirah Bent'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hollander fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bent takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bent misses with a head kick.
Bent throws a head kick that misses.
Hollander lands a nice looking body shot.
Bent misses with a body kick.
Hollander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bent takes a swing at Hollander's ribcage but misses.
Bent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hollander.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hollander.
Bent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hollander.
Hollander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bent on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hollander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bent.
Bent tries to clinch but Hollander moves away
and Hollander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hollander works over Bent's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hollander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hollander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hollander looks to land a combination but Bent avoids it well.
Hollander punishes Bent's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollander lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hollander counters with a nice leg kick.

Hollander drives through and clinches with Bent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bent just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hollander's brow.
Hollander fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hollander.
Bent creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollander blocks it with crossed arms.

Hollander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hollander does no damage.
Hollander shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bent eats them both and turns towards Hollander to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hollander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bent tries a head kick but it misses.
Danny Hollander is winning the standup battle so far.
Hollander throws a head kick that Bent semi-blocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Hollander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollander has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Hollander!