PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Frazburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Frazburg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holyfield
vs
Frazburg

190 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Frazburg!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield walks into a straight right hand from Frazburg.
Holyfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frazburg misses with a looping right.
Holyfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holyfield tries a low kick but Frazburg avoids it.
Frazburg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frazburg misses with a kick to the body
and Holyfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frazburg looks to land a left hand but Holyfield moved out of range nicely.
Holyfield tries to clinch up but Frazburg circles away and keeps his distance.
Frazburg misses with an uppercut. Holyfield saw that one coming.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Frazburg. No joy for Holyfield on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frazburg! But no joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frazburg.
Frazburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.

It looks like James Holyfield has been cut.
Frazburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frazburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Frazburg fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazburg gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holyfield is trying to force a seperation but Frazburg has the dominant position.
Frazburg is struggling to control the position.
Frazburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Holyfield controls his hands.
Frazburg missing with knees to the body.
Holyfield blocks a body shot from Frazburg.
A short uppercut from Frazburg.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holyfield tries to pull guard but Frazburg won't allow it.
Holyfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield is trying to force a seperation but Frazburg has the dominant position.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Frazburg scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazburg stalls.

Frazburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Holyfield pushes Frazburg up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frazburg.

Frazburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freddy Frazburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazburg throws a series of punches but Holyfield avoids them all with ease.
Holyfield throws a sloppy head kick and Frazburg moves out of range easily.
Holyfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frazburg throws out the jab.
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Frazburg pushes him off.
Frazburg digs a good hook to Holyfield's body.
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!
Holyfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frazburg.
Holyfield is looking to land body kicks.
Holyfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazburg fails to land with a series of punches.

Frazburg forces Holyfield back against the cage and clinches.
Frazburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Holyfield pulls guard effortlessly.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Holyfield holds on and takes a little breather.
Frazburg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frazburg controlling from the top position.
Frazburg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frazburg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Frazburg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Holyfield is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Holyfield has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield pushes down on Frazburg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Holyfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frazburg keeps working.
Frazburg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holyfield is working away from the top position though.
Frazburg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Frazburg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Holyfield's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Frazburg ducks right into an uppercut from Holyfield.
Frazburg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frazburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frazburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frazburg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Holyfield moves out of range as Frazburg throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holyfield.
Holyfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frazburg throws out the jab.
Frazburg misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazburg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frazburg.
Holyfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frazburg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Frazburg drops Holyfield with a beautiful combination! Holyfield stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Frazburg is looking for the KO!

Holyfield is rocked!
We've been informed that Frazburg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazburg lands the left hand.
Oh Holyfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Frazburg does no damage.
Frazburg drops Holyfield with a naaaaasty hook - Holyfield is in real trouble here! Frazburg dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Frazburg!
After winning the bout, Freddy Frazburg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.