PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between pol cuaresma III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and denzell holliman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for pol cuaresma III has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

cuaresma III
vs
holliman

160 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, pol cuaresma III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, denzell holliman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
holliman shoots and misses

and cuaresma III counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by cuaresma III.
holliman has cuaresma III pulled in close to control his posture.
cuaresma III wants to get up but he can't break holliman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
cuaresma III trying to control but holliman is working from the bottom.
cuaresma III tries to free his leg and advance position but holliman is retaining full guard.
holliman pulls cuaresma III in to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cuaresma III throws a head kick that half lands.
cuaresma III misses with a wild body shot.
holliman shoots in for a double leg but cuaresma III sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
holliman misses with a body shot.
holliman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from cuaresma III.
cuaresma III lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cuaresma III is looking to score with low kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
holliman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

holliman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics cuaresma III uses from the top position.
holliman keeping moving, preventing cuaresma III from controlling successfully.
holliman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

holliman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. cuaresma III gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
cuaresma III trying to control but holliman is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

cuaresma III has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing holliman to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! cuaresma III is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - holliman pulls down on the head and he's put cuaresma III to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). denzell holliman!