PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantin Broodthaers (ranked 2743 p4p, 2504 weight class) and DeShaun Holton Jr (ranked 415 p4p, 381 weight class). Broodthaers comes to the cage accompanied by Masterpiece. Holton Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. D12 - Purple Hills kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Broodthaers
vs
Holton Jr

185 cm
19
190
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
186
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Shadow Warrior Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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 Los Angeles, Constantin Broodthaers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShaun Holton Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Holton Jr misses the target.
Broodthaers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Broodthaers connects with an inside leg kick.
Holton Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Broodthaers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Broodthaers is looking to slow Holton Jr down with leg kicks.
Broodthaers connects with a body shot that sends Holton Jr's belly button to the back.
Holton Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Constantin Broodthaers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Broodthaers misses.
Holton Jr throws out a counter right but Broodthaers avoids it with no problem.
Broodthaers looks to throw the jab but Holton Jr is out of range.
Holton Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Broodthaers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Broodthaers wants to slow Holton Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Holton Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Holton Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Broodthaers can pounce on him.
Broodthaers with a jab.
Broodthaers misses the body punch
and Holton Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Broodthaers thows a leg kick but Holton Jr checks it
and Holton Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Broodthaers.
Broodthaers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Broodthaers misses with a kick to the body
and Holton Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broodthaers misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holton Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holton Jr misses with a wild combination.
Broodthaers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Broodthaers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holton Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Broodthaers tried to score with a low kick but Holton Jr checks it.
Holton Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Broodthaers thuds his shin into the meat of Holton Jr's side.
Holton Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Broodthaers throws out the jab.
Broodthaers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holton Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Holton Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Broodthaers counters with a low kick, right behind Holton Jr 's knee.
A head kick from Broodthaers lands but Holton Jr takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broodthaers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holton Jr misses with a straight right.
Holton Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab lands there for Broodthaers.
Broodthaers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Broodthaers misses with a right hand
and Holton Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holton Jr throws a body punch but Broodthaers moves out of range.
Broodthaers throwing a counter right hand but Holton Jr manages to avoid it.
Holton Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Broodthaers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holton Jr misses with a left hand
and Broodthaers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Broodthaers throws a low kick but Holton Jr moves out of range easily.
Broodthaers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Broodthaers throws an overhand right that lands on Holton Jr's shoulder, as Holton Jr tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holton Jr blocks a leg kick.
Broodthaers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Broodthaers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holton Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Broodthaers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Broodthaers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Holton Jr misses the body punch
letting Broodthaers counter with a right hand.
Holton Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Holton Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Broodthaers.
A slow jab from Holton Jr misses its intended target.
Holton Jr throws a body punch but Broodthaers moves out of range.
Broodthaers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holton Jr moves away.
Constantin Broodthaers is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Broodthaers misses.
Broodthaers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holton Jr is out of range and Broodthaers settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Broodthaers. That snapped Holton Jr's head back.
Broodthaers connects with a crisp jab.
Broodthaers throws a leg kick
and Holton Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Constantin Broodthaers has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broodthaers throws a body punch but Holton Jr moves out of range.
Broodthaers throws a jab but it's blocked by Holton Jr.
Holton Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broodthaers was well out of range. Poor timing from Holton Jr.
Holton Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Holton Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broodthaers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Broodthaers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holton Jr's sensitive parts.
Broodthaers misses the shot to the body.
Holton Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Holton Jr misses with the combination.
Broodthaers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Holton Jr just manages to avoid it.
Broodthaers misses with a straight left.
Holton Jr misses with an uppercut.
Broodthaers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holton Jr.
Broodthaers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Broodthaers.
Broodthaers throws out a loose jab but Holton Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broodthaers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holton Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Broodthaers tries to score with a low kick but Holton Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Holton Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broodthaers.
Broodthaers slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broodthaers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holton Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Broodthaers shakes him off and moves away.
Broodthaers throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Broodthaers misses
and Holton Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Broodthaers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Broodthaers misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Holton Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Broodthaers toppling to the canvas! Broodthaers scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Holton Jr finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broodthaers throws a right hand that misses
and Holton Jr counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeShaun Holton Jr!
DeShaun Holton Jr is the new middleweight champion!
DeShaun Holton Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.