PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Holiday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Casados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holiday comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Blind. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Holiday
vs
Casados

182 cm
23
198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Holiday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Casados!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holiday has managed to clinch.
Holiday lands a body shot in the clinch.

Holiday has picked Casados up - he's going for a ride! Holiday dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Casados works his way to full guard. Good work.
Holiday won't allow Casados to get back to his feet.

Casados had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Holiday is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Casados Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Holiday's back instead.

Casados working for a choke but Holiday is defending well.
Holiday breaks Casados's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Holiday landing with the ground and pound.
Holiday cracks Casados with a solid left hand.
Holiday looking to pass the guard.
Holiday postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Holiday scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holiday advances to half guard.
Holiday is keen to just control but Casados is a slippery customer.

Casados looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Casados looks gassed!
Holiday seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holiday drops an elbow to the side of Casados's head.
Holiday looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Holiday stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Casados to get to his feet.
Casados takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holiday tries to bum rush Casados with a series of wild strikes but Casados uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holiday throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Casados misses with a takedown attempt - Holiday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Holiday has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday wants a takedown but no success here.
Casados jumps guard but Holiday stands there with Casados around his waist. Casados gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Casados can't break the clinch.
Holiday drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Casados gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Holiday turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Casados is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Casados is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holiday lands some shots froms side control.
Holiday cracks Casados with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Casados can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Holiday forces Casados back against the cage and clinches.
Holiday is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Casados gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Holiday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casados looking for a takedown.

Holiday has Casados pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Holiday pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Casados tumbling to the mat - Holiday dives into Casados's guard.

Holiday avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holiday's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Holiday chips away with some ground and pound.

Casados working for a triangle but Holiday defends it easily.

Holiday gets to his feet - Casados follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casados looks to clinch

and Holiday counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holiday's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Casados looking for a triangle here. Holiday is fighting it but it looks tight! Casados pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Holiday is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hector Casados!