PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Lovell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holyfield might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RAWR. Joe Holyfield has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Holyfield
vs
Lovell

185 cm
25
225 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

191 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Holyfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Lovell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lovell clinches with his opponent.
Holyfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lovell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Joe Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield avoiding damage as Lovell throws knees to the body.
Lovell lands an elbow inside that Holyfield shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Holyfield.
Lovell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lovell fails to land.
Lovell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield misses with some punches.
Lovell prevents a body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Lovell won't allow it.
Lovell prevents Holyfield from breaking the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Joe Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Lovell gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovell controls his hands.
Lovell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holyfield lands a body punch.
Holyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield can't find room to land a body shot as Lovell controls the action.
Lovell blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield tries to break free but Lovell pushes him back against the cage.
Lovell lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Lovell lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a right hand.
Holyfield tries to work over Lovell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holyfield is trying to break the clinch but Lovell has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lovell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holyfield's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Lovell on the inside.

Joe Holyfield's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lovell crunches a lovely knee into Holyfield's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Holyfield.
Lovell prevents Holyfield from breaking the clinch.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holyfield is trying to push Lovell away but Lovell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovell trying to land knees to the body.
Lovell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lovell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Holyfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holyfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lovell tries for a takedown but Holyfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Lovell clinches with his opponent.
Holyfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Lovell looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovell backwards.
Holyfield has a couple of punches blocked by Lovell.
Lovell struggles to land a body shot inside as Holyfield controls his hands.
Lovell lands an elbow just above Holyfield 's eye.
Lovell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holyfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyfield misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield can't find room to land a body shot as Lovell controls the action.
Holyfield tries to break free but Lovell pushes him back against the cage.
Holyfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lovell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holyfield tries to throw a body punch but Lovell avoids it by throwing Holyfield back against the cage.
Lovell prevents a body shot from Holyfield.
Lovell is trying to drag Holyfield to the mat but Holyfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Holyfield blocks an elbow strike from Lovell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holyfield.
Holyfield blocks the elbow strike.
Holyfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holyfield presses Lovell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holyfield misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovell blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
A head punch on the inside from Holyfield fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Holyfield as the two fighters clinch.
Lovell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holyfield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joe Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Lovell.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch but Lovell keeps him there for the moment.
Holyfield lands a shoulder strike.
Lovell pushes off an throws an elbow but Holyfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holyfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lovell has him pressed against the cage.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands an uppercut.
Holyfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holyfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield lands an uppercut.
Holyfield lands with a left to the head.
Holyfield throws a big uppercut that drops Lovell! More strikes from Holyfield and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lovell lies dazed against the cage as Holyfield celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Holyfield!
Joe Holyfield is the new heavyweight champion!
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