PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Holland (ranked 3861 p4p, 3456 weight class) and Wood Chuck (ranked 458 p4p, 418 weight class). Chuck has chosen Who Needs A Girl Like You - Indian Wars as his entrance music. The key to victory for Lyle Holland has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Holland
vs
Chuck

188 cm
20
180
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
170
2 - 0 - 0

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wood Chuck!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuck misses with a straight right.
Holland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holland misses with a hook. Chuck ducked under it nicely.
Holland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chuck.
Chuck jabs Holland right on the nose. Holland blinks but takes it well.
Lyle Holland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holland connects with a nice looking jab.
Holland misses with a straight left.
Chuck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holland.
Chuck throws out a counter right but Holland avoids it with no problem.
Holland thuds his right hand into Chuck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holland misses with an uppercut. Chuck saw that one coming.
Holland throws a hook but Chuck avoids it easily.
Chuck catches Holland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chuck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holland misses with a wild body shot.
Chuck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuck throws a right and a left that Holland avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck staying out of range there.
Holland clobbers Chuck with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chuck throws a right hand that misses
and Holland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chuck misses with a body shot.
Holland is looking to counter punch.
Chuck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holland.

Chuck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chuck showed some decent athleticism there.
Chuck slips a nice elbow through Holland's hands, connecting with Holland's forehead.
Chuck prevents Holland from standing back up.
Holland is looking to improve his position.
Holland is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chuck scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chuck in particular looking to stall.
Holland is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Besta-Fera Training Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Let's hope that Chuck 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuck working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holland has hold of Chuck's hands but Chuck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Holland is trying to stand.
Chuck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holland tries to get to full guard but Chuck has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chuck lands a nice short elbow.
Holland tries to get to full guard but Chuck has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holland is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chuck jumps into side control!
Chuck working the head with strikes.
Chuck scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Holland to see if he's OK.
Chuck landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chuck lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Holland is trying to get back to his feet but Chuck has full control of the position and if anything, Holland has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Chuck is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Chuck gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Chuck gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Chuck apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Holland moves out of range of the strikes.
Chuck swings widly with a right hand
and Holland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chuck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chuck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holland throws an off balance right hand
and Holland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chuck misses with a body shot.
Holland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Chuck counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Holland!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holland wants to control but Chuck postures up.
Holland wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Chuck's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chuck landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Holland tries to escape but Chuck is in control.
Chuck advances to mount.
Holland is looking to get to half guard.
Holland tries to hold on but Chuck pushes him away.
Holland really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Holland really wants to buck Chuck off and get back to his feet.
Holland tries to reverse the position but Chuck maintains control.
BOOM! Chuck connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Holland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuck cracks Holland with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wood Chuck dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Holland throws a hook but Chuck blocks it.
Chuck moves out of range of the strikes.
Chuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holland throws out the jab.
Holland is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Holland looks to throw the jab but Chuck is out of range.
Chuck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chuck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jab from Chuck.
Chuck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holland.
Holland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck.
Holland moves away from the strike by Chuck.
Chuck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holland slips a jab from Chuck.
Holland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuck just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holland.
Chuck throws a hook but Holland blocks it.
Chuck fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chuck with the counter takedown but Holland avoids it easily.
Chuck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holland misses with a hook. Chuck ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Chuck misses
and Holland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chuck moves away.
Chuck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chuck.
Chuck slips a straight right by Holland.
Chuck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chuck throws a jab when Holland was well out of range.
Holland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holland is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chuck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chuck blocks a jab.
Chuck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Holland takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holland throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chuck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck wants to pass the guard but Holland is defending well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chuck working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Nice strikes from Chuck there.
Chuck controlling the pace.
Chuck lands strikes from half guard.
Holland wants to control but Chuck is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Chuck there.
Chuck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Chuck there.
Holland is in trouble now - Chuck has advanced to mount!
Holland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chuck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chuck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Holland is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chuck is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Holland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Holland is trying to stand up.
Chuck lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Holland hang on?
Chuck landing strikes, looking to finish!

Holland is rocked!
Chuck avoids the attempt from Holland to control.
Holland is trying desperately to improve position.
Chuck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chuck landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck lands with some strikes.
Oh Holland is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck lands a nice shot to the head.
Chuck loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Holland scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Chuck land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Chuck stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wood Chuck!
During a confident post fight interview, Wood Chuck thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.