PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Holland
vs
Bison

193 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Bison!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bison lands with an overhand left.
Horrible takedown attempt by Holland or perhaps it was just good defense by Bison, which made it look bad.
Bison raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bison. Those never looked like landing.
Bison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Holland counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Holland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holland throws a strike but Bison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison stops Holland from standing up.
Bison stopping the sweep attempt from Holland.
Holland keeping moving, preventing Bison from controlling successfully.
Holland has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison stops Holland from standing up.
Holland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Holland wants to stand and escape but Bison is having none of it.
Holland wants to sweep but no luck.
Holland wants to stand and escape but Bison is having none of it.
Holland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bison is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holland tries to counter by clinching up but Bison breaks away and moves out of range.
Holland takes one to the chin there.
Holland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bison.
Bison misses with a combination

and Holland counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bison!

Bison explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mick Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bison misses with a double jab

and Holland decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bison's guard.
Bison looks winded!

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

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holland is on top in guard.

Holland working some strikes from top position.
Bison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holland really is a fat lump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holland looking to sit in guard and control but Bison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Holland wants to get back to his feet but Bison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bison is one step ahead there.
Bison throwing strikes from guard but Holland blocks nicely.
Bison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holland looking to control.

That's four 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.
Holland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bison is one step ahead there.
Bison prevents Holland from getting back to his feet.
Holland controlling Bison's posture.
Bison won't allow Holland to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bison wants to control from the top but Holland keeps moving.
Holland wants to stand and escape but Bison is having none of it.
Bison trying to control but Holland is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Holland decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bison's guard.
Bison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Holland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Bison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bison with a nice cross.
Bison has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Holland rushes Bison and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holland prevents Bison from breaking the clinch.
Bison is trying to break the clinch but Holland has him pressed against the cage.

Bison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bison misses with a series of wild punches.
Holland feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holland in his tracks.

It looks like Scott Holland has been cut.
Holland avoids the head kick by Bison.
Nice jab there from Bison.
A jab from Bison does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holland looking to score a takedown here. Bison is defending well but Holland drives through and ends up in Bison's guard.
Bison wants to get back to his feet but Holland passes into half guard.
Bison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holland throwing shots but Bison is blocking nicely.
Bison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Holland working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holland lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bison pushes Holland off looking to stand but Holland dives back in and keeps control.
Scott Holland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bison is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bison has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Holland is on him like a limpet, forcing Bison back against the cage.
Come on Holland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bison is trying to break free.
Bison is trying to push Holland away but Holland has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bison avoiding damage as Holland throws knees to the body.

Holland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mick Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holland takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Bison.
Holland slips a jab and a cross from Bison.
Mick Bison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holland drops his hands momentarily and Bison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Holland is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Holland takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Bison sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Holland bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mick Bison!
During a confident post fight interview, Mick Bison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.