PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Blake (ranked 24269 p4p, 24609 weight class) and Calidale Holiday (ranked 556 p4p, 559 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Si Cranstoun - Dynamo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Holiday's choice of entrance music: Stranger Things Theme Song. Danny Blake is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Blake
vs
Holiday

184 cm
22
201
4 - 7 - 0

195 cm
29
185
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Calidale Holiday!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holiday darts in looking for a takedown but Blake gets double underhooks and turns Holiday into the cage.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holiday.

Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Blake.
Holiday fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Danny Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calidale Holiday.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Holiday looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake just leaning against Holiday, taking a breather.
Holiday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holiday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Calidale Holiday has been cut.
A body shot lands from Blake.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holiday's defenses.
Blake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Calidale Holiday's cut even more.
A right hook to the body lands for Blake.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holiday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Blake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake lands a nice elbow.
Blake connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Calidale Holiday's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holiday takes a shot to the head.
Blake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holiday's defenses.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Holiday's ribcage.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Holiday shrugs off.

Calidale Holiday's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holiday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holiday.
Blake working Holiday over with knees to the body.
Blake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Calidale Holiday's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Blake!
Danny Blake took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 30th Century Beer Store for their support in the buildup to the fight.