PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Mesrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mesrine comes to the ring accompanied by No Church In The Wild. Sean Hollywood has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mesrine
vs
Hollywood

187 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Mesrine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mesrine throws a head kick but Hollywood moves out of range.

Mesrine closes the distance and pushes Hollywood back into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hollywood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hollywood leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hollywood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mesrine jumps guard but Hollywood turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Hollywood.

Hollywood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mesrine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hollywood on his heels. He'll look to pass Hollywood's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hollywood is working an open guard so Mesrine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mesrine at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollywood. Mesrine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesrine is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollywood throws a hook but Mesrine avoids it easily.
Mesrine tries to counter with a takedown but Hollywood is quick to defend against it.
Hollywood looks to throw the jab but Mesrine is out of range.
Hollywood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesrine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Mesrine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollywood.

Mesrine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hollywood on his heels. He'll look to pass Hollywood's guard now, I'm sure.
Hollywood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesrine is looking to stand up but Hollywood won't let him.
Hollywood controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mesrine wants to get up but he can't break Hollywood's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mesrine trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollywood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesrine sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hollywood trying to keep a closed guard but Mesrine is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesrine wants to stand and escape but instead Hollywood has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Hollywood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesrine is keeping the position for now.
Mesrine is looking to stand back up but Hollywood counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mesrine.
Hollywood trying to pass the guard but Mesrine defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hollywood is looking to take a break and control but Mesrine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hollywood is looking to slow Mesrine down with leg kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesrine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hollywood counters with a low kick, right behind Mesrine 's knee.
Hollywood avoids the head kick by Mesrine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Hollywood dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mesrine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hollywood.
Hollywood swings for the body but Mesrine moves out of range.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesrine moves away.
Hollywood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hollywood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mesrine.
Sean Hollywood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mesrine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hollywood. That one must have hurt.
Hollywood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mesrine shoots in for a double leg but Hollywood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A countering left hand to the body from Hollywood misses.
Hollywood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesrine's head.

It looks like Jacques Mesrine has been cut.
The fighters circling - Hollywood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mesrine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollywood.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hollywood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The fighters circling - Hollywood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sean Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollywood thows a left - swing and a miss!

Mesrine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hollywood manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesrine is looking to stand up but Hollywood won't let him.
Mesrine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mesrine trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollywood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hollywood is on top in guard.

Hollywood trying to control but Mesrine is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Hollywood gets to his feet - Mesrine follows without any prompting.
Mesrine tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hollywood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mesrine tries a low kick but Hollywood avoids it.
Mesrine takes a swing at Hollywood's ribcage but misses.
Mesrine lands a lovely overhand right.
Hollywood misses with a straight right.
Mesrine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hollywood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesrine manages to avoid it.
Mesrine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hollywood to score with a decent uppercut.
Hollywood drops Mesrine with a naaaaasty hook - Mesrine is in real trouble here! Hollywood dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Hollywood!
Sean Hollywood gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).