|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick has chosen Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
30
219 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
|
193 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fabian Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood scores with a decent looking hook.
Fredrick throws a head kick but Hollywood moves out of range.
Fredrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hollywood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hollywood.
Hollywood controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hollywood trying to control but Fredrick is working from the bottom.
Fredrick looking to control.
Hollywood looking to sit in guard and control but Fredrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fredrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hollywood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollywood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hollywood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood is trying to control the position but Fredrick postures up.
Fredrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hollywood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fredrick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredrick gets to his feet - Hollywood follows without any prompting.
Fredrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hollywood thuds a left hand into Fredrick's body.
Fredrick throws a right and a left that Hollywood avoids nicely.
Hollywood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fredrick throws a head kick but Hollywood moves out of range.
Fredrick swings widly with a right hand
and Fredrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredrick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fredrick wants it to stay on the feet.
A left lands for Hollywood.
A jab lands there for Hollywood.
Fredrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fredrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollywood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredrick moves away.
Fredrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollywood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fabian Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hollywood to the ground. Fredrick is now in Hollywood's guard.
Hollywood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fredrick trying to control but Hollywood is working from the bottom.
Hollywood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fredrick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fredrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Hollywood is retaining full guard.
Hollywood controls Fredrick momentarily but Fredrick frees himself.
Fredrick forces his way into half guard.
Fredrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Hollywood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fredrick is working away from the top position though.
Fredrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hollywood is looking to improve his position.
Fredrick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollywood wants to improve his position but Fredrick is controlling well.
Fredrick is looking to take a break and control but Hollywood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hollywood works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Fredrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hollywood punishes Fredrick's body with a nice straight punch.
Fredrick throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollywood.
Fredrick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fredrick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fredrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredrick is looking for the big counter here.
Hollywood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fredrick at a distance.
Ronald Fredrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredrick misses the shot to the body.
Fredrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hollywood half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fredrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredrick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hollywood.
Fredrick drives through with a takedown into Hollywood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollywood keeping full guard, as Fredrick tries to pass.
Hollywood isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fredrick stacks Hollywood on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fredrick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fredrick connects with a decent elbow.
Hollywood manages to get back to half guard.
Hollywood is trying to control but can't.
Hollywood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hollywood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fredrick pulls his head out easily.
Hollywood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fredrick.
Hollywood wants to improve his position but Fredrick is controlling well.
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.
Hollywood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fredrick not doing much here.
Fredrick trying to control from half guard but Hollywood is working away.
Ronald Fredrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fredrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fredrick working over Hollywood with some ground and pound. Hollywood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Fredrick is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood wants to improve his position but Fredrick is controlling well.
Hollywood wants to control but Fredrick is keeping busy.
Fredrick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fredrick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses the shot to the body.
Fredrick wants to clinch up but Hollywood keeps it at a distance.
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses.
Fredrick throws a sloppy head kick and Hollywood moves out of range easily.
Hollywood gets tackled into the cage by Fredrick. Fredrick maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fredrick walks away with a smile on his face. Hollywood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Hollywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollywood.
Fredrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollywood is looking to wear down Fredrick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hollywood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fredrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fredrick throws a body punch but Hollywood moves out of range.
Hollywood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fredrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollywood throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Fredrick. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hollywood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollywood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hollywood connects with the punch.
Fredrick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fredrick is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Fredrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hollywood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fredrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fredrick missing with a left hand there. Hollywood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a lazy right hand but Fredrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollywood circles away.
Hollywood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fredrick tries to move into range but Hollywood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fredrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollywood tries to work over Fredrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fredrick lands an elbow inside that Hollywood shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollywood.
Fredrick wants the takedown. Hollywood is fighting it off but Fredrick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hollywood's guard against the cage.
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!
Hollywood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fredrick defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hollywood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hollywood wants to control the position but Fredrick says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hollywood trying to control but Fredrick postures up.
Fredrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hollywood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fredrick decides to stand up.
Fredrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollywood connects with a crisp jab.
Fabian Hollywood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick moves into the clinch.
Come on Hollywood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fredrick gets control of Hollywood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fredrick will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hollywood postures up and lands a big shot to Fredrick's brow.
Fredrick is trying to control the position but Hollywood postures up.
Fredrick trying to control the position here.
Hollywood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fredrick is keeping the position for now.
Ronald Fredrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Fredrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hollywood trying to pass the guard but Fredrick defending well.
Fredrick wants to control but Hollywood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hollywood is stalling here. Fredrick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hollywood seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fredrick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hollywood is holding Fredrick down, trying to stall.
Hollywood is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fredrick is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Fredrick has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hollywood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hollywood throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fredrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hollywood is looking to improve his position but Fredrick isn't that keen on the idea.
Fredrick looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Fredrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fredrick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Fredrick!
A very excited looking Ronald Fredrick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
