PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Bantum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollyfield comes to the cage accompanied by Paris. This should be a great matchup!

Hollyfield
vs
Bantum

175 cm
23
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

160 cm
32
143 lbs
11 - 14 - 1

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Bull Bantum!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Bantum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bantum dives in and grabs Hollyfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hollyfield pushes down on Bantum's head and hops out.
Bantum shoots for a takedown but Hollyfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Hollyfield. No joy for Bantum on that attempt.
Tyson Hollyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bull Bantum.
Bantum fails with a takedown attempt.
Bantum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hollyfield gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bantum up against the cage.
Hollyfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Bantum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollyfield lands a shoulder strike.
Bantum tries to pull guard but Hollyfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Bantum drops back down to his feet.
Bantum tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hollyfield smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield wants to clinch.
Bantum tries for a takedown but Hollyfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hollyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bantum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bantum throws a right and a left that Hollyfield avoids nicely.
Bantum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Bantum or perhaps it was just good defense by Hollyfield which made him look bad.
Bantum looks gassed!

Hollyfield has managed to clinch.
Hollyfield has a couple of punches blocked by Bantum.
Bantum misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield lands a damaging elbow.

Hollyfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bantum keeps the fight on the outside.

Hollyfield clinches.
Hollyfield has Bantum pressed against the cage.
Hollyfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bantum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hollyfield scores with a shoulder strike.

Hollyfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson Hollyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bantum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bantum shoots in for a double leg but Hollyfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hollyfield wants to clinch.
Bantum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hollyfield as he jumps to the side.
Bantum shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hollyfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hollyfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bantum is rocked!
Hollyfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bantum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bantum is still on wobbly legs! Can Hollyfield finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Bantum won't want to take too many of those.
Hollyfield is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollyfield working the clinch nicely. Bantum is working for position but Hollyfield cracks him with a big knee to the head! Bantum crumples up against the cage and Hollyfield lands two more shots before the ref can save Bantum! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Tyson Hollyfield!
Tyson Hollyfield is the new lightweight champion!