PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Party Town (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Holdren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Town
vs
Holdren

194 cm
25
254 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Party Town!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Holdren!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holdren tries to clinch but Town moves out of range.
Donk. Town catches Holdren right on the button with a cross.
Holdren tries to clinch up.
Holdren is looking to clinch but Town is avoiding it.
Town circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holdren misses with a head kick.
Town looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Town throws a leg kick but Holdren sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Town keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holdren moves in looking to clinch but Town pushes him off.
Holdren wants to clinch up but Town keeps it at a distance.

Town scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Holdren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Town.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Town connects with a nice short shot to Holdren's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdren is looking to control Town's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holdren avoid being mounted?
Town wants to pass to mount but Holdren is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Town.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Town not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Town throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Town missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holdren wants to get back to full guard.
Town lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Town is trying to control. Holdren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Town lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Town thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Holdren trying to control but Town postures up.
Town landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Town throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Town looks to land a strike but Holdren avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Holdren wants to stand and escape but Town is having none of it.
Holdren can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Town controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Town lands a couple of elbows.
Holdren is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Town is controlling him.
Town lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Town lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Town throws a big right hand that misses.
Town lands a couple of digs.
Holdren looks gassed!
Holdren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Party Town dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Holdren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Town fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holdren avoids it really well and circles away.
Holdren shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Town closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Town lands in his opponent's guard.
Town wants to control from the top but Holdren keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Town in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Town throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holdren works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Town pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holdren is keeping the position for now.
Holdren keeping moving, preventing Town from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Town trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdren is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Town is controlling him.
Town makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Town slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Town postures up in Holdren's guard and throws a big left but Holdren blocks it.
Holdren 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.
Town is in close to Holdren's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holdren wants to stand up but Town is controlling him.
Holdren is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Town scoring with some ground and pound.
Town wants to control from the top but Holdren keeps moving.
Town trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holdren keeping full guard, as Town tries to pass.
Town is looking to work some ground and pound but Holdren has wrist control.
Town looking to pass the guard.
Town throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Town throws a big elbow that misses.
Town throwing strikes from guard but Holdren blocks nicely.
Town trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Town loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Town chips away with some ground and pound.
Town throws a big elbow that misses.
Town engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Holdren throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Party Town dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Holdren tries to clinch up.
Holdren is looking to clinch.
Holdren with a lazy takedown attempt

and Town counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Town cracks Holdren with a solid left hand.
Town chips away with some ground and pound.
Holdren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Town.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Town stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holdren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holdren has momentary wrist control but Town slips an elbow through the middle.
Holdren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Town cracks Holdren with a solid left hand.
Town is stalling in the full guard.
Town postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Town passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Holdren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Town lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holdren down.
Town in side control lands a decent elbow.
Town lands some shots froms side control.
Town cracks Holdren with a big elbow.
Town content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Town lands a decent elbow from side control.
Town cracks Holdren with a big elbow.
A big shot lands for Town! That's hurt Holdren! Will he recover? Town fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Party Town!