PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drestin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hollywood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hollywood
vs
Black

184 cm
22
173 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drestin Black!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black cracks the inside of Hollywood's front leg.
Black throws a head kick but Hollywood moves out of range.
Hollywood tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mike Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Hollywood does no damage.
Hollywood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black tries to score with a low kick but Hollywood moves his leg out of the way.
Hollywood misses with a two punch combination.
Black throws a series of punches but Hollywood avoids them all with ease.
Hollywood is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Hollywood moves out of range as Black strikes.
Hollywood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hollywood missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollywood is breathing heavily.
Hollywood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hollywood.
Black's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Black duly obliges.

It looks like Mike Hollywood has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hollywood.
A clash of legs there as Hollywood blocks the low kick.
Hollywood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black drops his shoulder and cracks Hollywood with a huge uppercut! Hollywood goes down! Can Black finish him?

Hollywood is rocked!
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oh Hollywood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Black advances position into side control!
Hollywood seems to have got his legs back now.
Black scoring with punches from side control.
Black slows the pace down.
Black has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hollywood!
Hollywood wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black dominating with strikes here.
Black wants to control the pace but Hollywood is squirming around nicely.
Hollywood in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Black controlling from the full mount.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black landing strikes from the mount and Hollywood is in trouble!

Black looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Black lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black landing strikes, looking to finish!
Black dominating with strikes here.
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hollywood trying desperately to get to his feet.
Black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Black dominating with strikes here.
Black controlling the position easily from mount.

Black is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hollywood has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood tries to buck Black off but he can't manage it.
Black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hollywood is trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black punishing his opponent with strikes.
Black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hollywood can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drestin Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hollywood's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hollywood throws a combination that misses
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black lands with a nice combination. Hollywood backs away looking to recover.
Hollywood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Hollywood is rocked!
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Hollywood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black drops Hollywood with a naaaaasty hook - Hollywood is in real trouble here! Black dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drestin Black!