PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andrew Holland has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Holland
vs
Sparbot

188 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

174 cm
25
182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

V-Mask Clothing + 10% laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ground Sparbot!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland throws a looping overhand right but Sparbot ducks down to avoid it.
Sparbot slips a jab from Holland.
Sparbot blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Holland. No joy for Sparbot on that attempt.
Sparbot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holland throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparbot.
Sparbot tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick from Holland lands but Sparbot takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Holland misses

and Sparbot counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sparbot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sparbot wants to free his trapped foot but Holland is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Sparbot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holland wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot is trying to control the action in half guard but Holland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Holland tries to kick Sparbot off but Sparbot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Holland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparbot on the ground.
Sparbot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holland defending well though.
Sparbot wants to pass the guard but Holland is defending well.
Holland is trying to stand up here but Sparbot is controlling him well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sparbot wants to free his trapped foot but Holland is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrew Holland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holland thumps Sparbot with a low kick.
Holland throws a sloppy head kick and Sparbot moves out of range easily.
Holland wants to land a leg kick but Sparbot is out of range.
Sparbot is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sparbot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holland throws out the jab.

Sparbot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Holland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sparbot is controlling him.
Holland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparbot.
Holland keeping moving, preventing Sparbot from controlling successfully.
Holland wants to stand up but Sparbot is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot throws an elbow that misses. Holland uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sparbot's guard. Nice move by Holland!

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparbot is on top in guard.

Sparbot tries to free his leg and advance position but Holland is retaining full guard.
Sparbot wants to control from the top but Holland keeps moving.
Sparbot controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland wants to stand up but Sparbot is controlling him.
Sparbot looking to pass the guard.
Holland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sparbot is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holland feints and then cracks Sparbot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparbot down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ground Sparbot will probably get the nod.
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.

Holland misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Holland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparbot slips a straight right by Holland.
Sparbot changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sparbot checks a leg kick.
Holland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holland misses with a hook.

Holland gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sparbot seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot slips nicely into half guard.
Sparbot trying to pass the guard but Holland defending well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sparbot working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland is trying to stand back up but Sparbot is controlling him
Sparbot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Holland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sparbot trying to control from half guard but Holland is working away.
Sparbot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Sparbot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sparbot content to control rather than advance.
Holland is trying to stand up here but Sparbot is controlling him well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sparbot walks into a stiff left hand from Holland.
Nice shot lands for Holland.
Sparbot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Holland.
Sparbot darts in looking for a takedown but Holland gets double underhooks and turns Sparbot into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot shoots in for a double leg but Holland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sparbot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holland.
Sparbot ducks under a wild hook from Holland.
Sparbot changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Holland misses with an uppercut.
Holland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sparbot.
Andrew Holland is winning the standup battle so far.
Holland connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Holland.
The fighters circling - Holland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparbot is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holland missing with a left hand there. Sparbot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holland scores with a sloppy right hand. Sparbot should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Sparbot blocks the leg kick.
Sparbot with the counter takedown but Holland avoids it easily.
Holland throws a lazy uppercut

and Sparbot counters with a single leg into guard. Holland didn't expect that.
Ground Sparbot has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparbot is looking to work some ground and pound but Holland has wrist control.
Sparbot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Holland wants to stand up but Sparbot is controlling him.
Sparbot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Sparbot is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've been hearing good reports from Holland's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparbot pushes down on Holland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Holland dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Holland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holland misses with a wild body shot.
Holland lands a body shot.
Holland tries to land a leg kick but Sparbot saw it coming and moves away.
Holland throws a body punch but Sparbot moves out of range.
Holland is looking to score with low kicks.
Sparbot is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sparbot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holland.
Sparbot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holland cracks Sparbot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holland looks to land a right hand but Sparbot moved out of range.
Holland misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Holland.
Sparbot staying out of range there.
Holland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparbot was well out of range. Poor timing from Holland.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sparbot is defended easily by Holland.
Holland scores with a jab. Sparbot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holland misses with a straight left.
Holland looks to land a combination but Sparbot avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Holland misses.
Holland throws a combination. Sparbot tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sparbot walks into a left hand.
Holland throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sparbot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holland throws a lazy uppercut

and Sparbot counters with a shoot takedown. Holland fights it but they end up in guard.

Sparbot drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sparbot jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Holland wants to stand and escape but Sparbot is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot tries to free his leg and advance position but Holland is retaining full guard.
Sparbot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holland will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sparbot passes Holland's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Sparbot is looking for a kimura but Holland is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sparbot to get the leverage.
Sparbot works his foot free and advances to mount.
Holland is trying to stand.
Holland is squirming around, avoiding Sparbot's attempts to control the action.
Holland trying desperately to get to his feet.
Holland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sparbot can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sparbot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holland is looking to escape.
Holland holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sparbot tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Sparbot has control of Holland's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Holland regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Holland is squirming around, avoiding Sparbot's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Holland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holland 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Holland!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Holland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.