PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champion Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Method Man and Redman - Da Rockwilder. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holliday
vs
Nakayama

178 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 1 - 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, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakayama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holliday throws a leg kick but Nakayama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holliday throws a leg kick but Nakayama checks it.
Holliday throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Nakayama.
Nakayama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Holliday throws a nice head kick!
Holliday misses with a leg kick.
Holliday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holliday wants to land a leg kick but Nakayama is out of range.
Holliday throws a wild body kick that Nakayama sees coming a mile off.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Nakayama avoids it well.
Holliday tries to bum rush Nakayama with a series of wild strikes but Nakayama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holliday is breathing heavily.
Nakayama lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nakayama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakayama jabs Holliday right on the nose. Holliday blinks but takes it well.

Holliday is rocked!
Nakayama dances in with a quick combination. Holliday is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Nakayama snaps Holliday's head back. Holliday stumbles backwards against the cage. Nakayama steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Holliday's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Holliday just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tsuyoshi Nakayama!