PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1775 p4p, 95 weight class) and Frankie Hollywood (ranked 2781 p4p, 144 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fairbanks
vs
Hollywood

173 cm
24
142 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

165 cm
25
134 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hollywood.

Fairbanks instigates a clinch.
Hollywood blocking some punches.
Hollywood can't break the clinch.
Fairbanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Fairbanks.
Hollywood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbanks pushes Hollywood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbanks presses Hollywood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fairbanks scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairbanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hollywood being controlled against the cage.
Fairbanks scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fairbanks.
Hollywood blocking some punches.
Hollywood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fairbanks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbanks fails to land.
Nice body punch from Fairbanks.
Hollywood prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fairbanks.
Hollywood wants to break free but Fairbanks has control.
Fairbanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hollywood's efforts to push away.
Hollywood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairbanks has him pressed against the cage.
Fairbanks keeps control of Hollywood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairbanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fairbanks throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks gets through Hollywood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hollywood wants to break free but Fairbanks has control.
Hollywood is trying to break the clinch but Fairbanks is controlling him.
Fairbanks lands a hook that snaps the head of Hollywood backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Fairbanks.
Hollywood tries to break the clinch but Fairbanks is controlling the position.
Fairbanks lands a hook that snaps the head of Hollywood backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fairbanks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbanks misses with some punches.
Fairbanks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hollywood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairbanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hollywood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairbanks has double underhooks.
Fairbanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks pushes Hollywood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbanks presses Hollywood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fairbanks has a couple of punches blocked by Hollywood.

Fairbanks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hollywood on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Frankie Hollywood has been cut.
Hollywood throws out a loose jab but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollywood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollywood moves away from the strike by Fairbanks.

Fairbanks moves into the clinch.
Hollywood blocks an uppercut.
Fairbanks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hollywood up against the cage.
Fairbanks has Hollywood pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood is trying to force a seperation but Fairbanks has the dominant position.
Fairbanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hollywood backwards.

Hollywood is rocked!
Fairbanks creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hollywood's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hollywood drops to his knees and Fairbanks pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Fairbanks!
Our winner, Desmond Fairbanks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.