PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cornholio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Du Hast by Ramstein - Cornholio Mix. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hollyfield's choice of entrance music: Paris. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cornholio
vs
Hollyfield

169 cm
33
164 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

175 cm
34
156 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornholio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hollyfield. That did some damage!
Hollyfield misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cornholio or perhaps it was just good defense by Hollyfield, which made it look bad.
Cornholio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hollyfield's head.
Cornholio throws a body kick that misses.
Cornholio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Hollyfield rushes Cornholio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hollyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cornholio is defending well for now.
Cornholio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hollyfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hollyfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hollyfield has Cornholio pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornholio.
Hollyfield throws a knee to the head but misses.

Cornholio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hollyfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hollyfield has Cornholio pressed against the cage, preventing Cornholio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Cornholio can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollyfield prevents the takedown attempt.
Cornholio is trying to pull guard but Hollyfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Hollyfield.

It looks like Great Cornholio has been cut.
Cornholio digs a right hand underneath Hollyfield's ribcage. Hollyfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hollyfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cornholio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornholio working hard to break the clinch.
Cornholio tries to throw a body punch but Hollyfield avoids it by throwing Cornholio back against the cage.
Cornholio lands a nice elbow.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cornholio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hollyfield walks away with a smile on his face. Cornholio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cornholio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cornholio clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cornholio.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cornholio avoids it.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cornholio blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside that Cornholio shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornholio working hard to break the clinch.
Hollyfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cornholio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornholio missing with knees to the body.

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

Hollyfield rushes Cornholio and presses him up against the cage.
Hollyfield takes a knee to the side of the body.

Cornholio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cornholio tries to bum rush Hollyfield with a series of wild strikes but Hollyfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Cornholio pushes Hollyfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hollyfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hollyfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cornholio's brow.
Hollyfield with a knee to the head.

Cornholio gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hollyfield felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cornholio thows a huge punch but Hollyfield dodges it nicely.
Cornholio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hollyfield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cornholio.
Cornholio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hollyfield's head.
Cornholio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hollyfield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cornholio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cornholio stalling away here and it's allowed Hollyfield to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Hollyfield looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cornholio doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollyfield circles away.
Cornholio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hollyfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cornholio wants to break free but Hollyfield has control.
Cornholio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollyfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cornholio's efforts to push away.
Hollyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Cornholio is blocking nicely.
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!
Hollyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Cornholio is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyson Hollyfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Great Cornholio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cornholio wants to clinch up but Hollyfield keeps it at a distance.
Cornholio throws an overhand right that lands on Hollyfield's shoulder, as Hollyfield tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cornholio, right into the meat.
Hollyfield throws a good cross that connects.
Cornholio shoots for a double leg takedown but Hollyfield sprawls well. He's pushed Cornholio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Despite the aggression on Hollyfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cornholio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cornholio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cornholio misses with a takedown attempt - Hollyfield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Hollyfield clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornholio tries to pull guard but Hollyfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Cornholio drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollyfield just leaning against Cornholio, taking a breather.
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside.
Cornholio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hollyfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hollyfield throws a knee to the head but misses.

Cornholio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cornholio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hollyfield throws a counter combo.

Hollyfield rushes Cornholio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cornholio lands with a light punch inside.
Cornholio takes an elbow to the forehead.

Great Cornholio's cut is getting worse.
Hollyfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hollyfield avoiding damage as Cornholio throws knees to the body.
Hollyfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cornholio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hollyfield has Cornholio pushed against the cage.
Hollyfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cornholio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornholio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hollyfield is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Cornholio pulls guard effortlessly.

Cornholio has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hollyfield is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cornholio.
A lull in the action here as Hollyfield stalls from top position.
Cornholio misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Cornholio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is trying to control Hollyfield's posture but Hollyfield avoids it.
Hollyfield wants to control but Cornholio is keeping him busy.
Cornholio is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Hollyfield has closed the distance and engaged Cornholio in a clinch.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but Cornholio blocks it.
Hollyfield lands an elbow just above Cornholio 's eye.
Hollyfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but Cornholio blocks with his arms.
Hollyfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hollyfield landing knees to the head.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside that Cornholio shrugs off.
Cornholio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hollyfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hollyfield avoiding damage as Cornholio throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Hollyfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Great Cornholio's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hollyfield stuffs the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Cornholio. Beautiful body shot.

Hollyfield forces Cornholio back against the cage and clinches.
Hollyfield missing with knees to the body.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson Hollyfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hollyfield misses with a knee strike.
Hollyfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Cornholio won't want to take too many of those.
Hollyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Cornholio is blocking nicely.
Cornholio avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Cornholio fails to pull guard.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but Cornholio blocks with his arms.
Cornholio wants to get back to striking at distance but Hollyfield won't allow it.
Cornholio tries to circle away but Hollyfield has him pinned against the cage.
Hollyfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hollyfield scores with a knee to the head.
Hollyfield misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield blocks a body shot from Cornholio.

Cornholio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hollyfield can't fight it off and eventually Cornholio manages to take the fight to the floor. Hollyfield looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cornholio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cornholio stopping the sweep attempt from Hollyfield.
Cornholio trying to control but Hollyfield is working from the bottom.
Cornholio wants to stand and escape but instead Hollyfield has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cornholio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hollyfield can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cornholio wants to sweep but no luck.
Hollyfield is stalling in the full guard.
Great Cornholio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hollyfield's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Great Cornholio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hollyfield is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cornholio trying to keep a closed guard but Hollyfield is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cornholio scores with a head kick. Hollyfield tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Hollyfield darts in and clinches Cornholio up against the cage.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cornholio dodges an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow.

Great Cornholio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hollyfield tries to land a knee to the head but Cornholio blocks with his arms.
Hollyfield stalling in the clinch.
Cornholio is looking to break free of the clinch but Hollyfield has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is trying to break the clinch but Hollyfield is controlling him.

Cornholio breaks the clinch.

Hollyfield closes the distance and pushes Cornholio back into the cage.
Hollyfield tries to stall but Cornholio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hollyfield with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hollyfield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hollyfield.

Jeez, Great Cornholio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cornholio managing to block the knees to the body from Hollyfield.
Cornholio scores with a knee to the head.
Hollyfield blocks a body shot from Cornholio.
Tyson Hollyfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornholio.
Cornholio trying to land knees to the body.
Cornholio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornholio is trying to pull guard but Hollyfield has him pressed against the cage.
Cornholio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cornholio lands with a light punch inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Hollyfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hollyfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Hollyfield!
Tyson Hollyfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Great Cornholio had this to say: 'My bunghole...will not be defeated. I will give it TP, and it will awaken in wrath. For I am the great cornholio...I have no bunghole.'.