PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulrich Holworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex MacAndrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulrich Holworth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Holworth
vs
MacAndrew

190 cm
19
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

198 cm
25
253 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ulrich Holworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex MacAndrew!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Holworth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacAndrew throws out a counter right but Holworth avoids it with no problem.
Holworth 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.

Holworth moves into range and clinches up with MacAndrew.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacAndrew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacAndrew stops a takedown attempt from Holworth.
Holworth drops down looking for an ankle pick but MacAndrew pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holworth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacAndrew swats away the attempt to clinch by Holworth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Holworth takes the fight into the clinch.
Holworth wants to take the fight to the mat but MacAndrew manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulrich Holworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacAndrew gets underhooks to prevent Holworth's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holworth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but MacAndrew is defending well.
Holworth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holworth is working for takedown but MacAndrew is calmly controlling the position for now.
Holworth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but MacAndrew pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holworth is working for takedown but MacAndrew is calmly controlling the position for now.
Holworth is breathing heavily.
MacAndrew is defending well against a takedown attempt.
MacAndrew is trying to break the clinch but Holworth is controlling him.
MacAndrew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holworth is working for takedown but MacAndrew is calmly controlling the position for now.
MacAndrew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
MacAndrew is trying to push Holworth away but Holworth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from MacAndrew.

MacAndrew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacAndrew moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for MacAndrew.
Holworth tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacAndrew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from MacAndrew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ulrich Holworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holworth moves to clinch but MacAndrew breaks away
letting MacAndrew counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAndrew scores with a punch to the head.

Ulrich Holworth's cut is getting worse.
Holworth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacAndrew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holworth tries to clinch
and MacAndrew counters with a big right hand! Oh Holworth is in trouble here! MacAndrew follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex MacAndrew!
Alex MacAndrew bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.