PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sting Fire (ranked 740 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Dani Holguin (ranked 26 p4p, 82 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Fire
vs
Holguin

210 cm
26
272
9 - 4 - 0

189 cm
28
272
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sting Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dani Holguin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holguin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Fire misses the target.
Holguin wants to clinch up but Fire keeps it at a distance.
Holguin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fire leaves Holguin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holguin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Fire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holguin misses with a left hand

and Fire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fire.
Fire lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Dani Holguin has been cut.

Holguin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Holguin trying to control the action but Fire is working from the bottom.
Fire is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holguin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holguin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fire manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fire has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fire working a defensive guard here.
Fire is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holguin tries to free his leg and advance position but Fire is retaining full guard.
Fire working a defensive guard but Holguin passes into half guard.
Fire is looking to improve his position.
Holguin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fire tries to get to full guard but Holguin has control of the leg.
My spies in ACME inform me that Holguin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Holguin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fire with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire tries to get to full guard but Holguin has control of the leg.
Fire gets full guard.
Fire trying to keep a closed guard but Holguin is proving a slippery customer.
Fire is controlling Holguin's posture.
Holguin stays in close to Fire's body and controls the position.
Holguin trying to control but Fire is working from the bottom.
Fire wants to stand up but Holguin is controlling him.
Holguin wants to control from the top but Fire keeps moving.
Holguin wants to pass the guard but Fire is keeping the position.
Holguin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holguin is in close to Fire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holguin wants to control from the top but Fire keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire is controlling Holguin's posture.
Holguin trying to control but Fire is working from the bottom.
Fire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fire is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fire can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holguin controls the pace.
Fire trying to keep a closed guard but Holguin is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fire is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good shot there by Holguin.
Holguin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fire swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holguin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fire is looking to counter punch.
Holguin darts in trying to clinch
and Fire counters with a nice uppercut.
Holguin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Fire counters with a crisp right hand that drops Holguin! Fire lets Holguin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holguin wants to clinch up but Fire keeps it at a distance.
Fire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holguin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Fire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Holguin clinches with his opponent.
Holguin can't get the takedown.
Sting Fire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Holguin.
Holguin wants a takedown.

Holguin tightens his grip and picks Fire up, before dumping him to the ground. Fire manages to land in guard.
Fire controls Holguin momentarily but Holguin frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sting Fire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dani Holguin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slow jab from Holguin misses its intended target.
Fire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Holguin manages to circle out of the way.
Fire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dani Holguin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Holguin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fire's guard.
Fire can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holguin controls the pace.
Fire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fire seems keen to control Holguin's posture.
Fire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fire has control of Holguin's left arm, preventing Holguin from doing any damage.
Holguin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holguin advances position into side control!

Holguin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fire has escaped the position, nice work there.
Holguin working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holguin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holguin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fire tries to buck Holguin off but Holguin is having none of it.
Holguin trying to control the position but Fire is working away.

Holguin tries for a kimura but Fire is defending well.
Fire is looking to regain half guard here but Holguin keeps moving and retains side control.
Fire is holding Holguin down, trying to stall.
Fire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holguin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Fire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holguin advances to mount.
Fire is squirming around, avoiding Holguin's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire wants to control but Holguin is having none of it.
Fire tries to reverse the position but Holguin maintains control.
Holguin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Holguin lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Sting Fire has been cut.
A big strike lands for Holguin! That's really hurt Fire and he's turned his back - Holguin keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Holguin jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dani Holguin!
A relieved looking Dani Holguin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.