PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anders Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eriksson
vs
Holliday

182 cm
24
199 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

183 cm
32
200 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

ANABOLIC **160**

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson throws a hook but Holliday avoids it easily.
Holliday slips a jab and a cross from Eriksson.
Holliday misses with the combination.
Eriksson drops his hands momentarily and Holliday takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eriksson throws a sloppy head kick and Holliday moves out of range easily.
A combination from Eriksson does no damage.
Holliday lands a glancing blow to the side of Eriksson's head.
Holliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holliday!

It looks like Anders Eriksson has been cut.
Holliday throws a right hand that Eriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Eriksson also avoids with ease.
Eriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holliday.
Holliday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eriksson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holliday throws a combination that misses
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday misses with the combination.
Holliday misses with a combination

and Eriksson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson lands a damaging elbow.

Holliday manages to break the clinch.
Holliday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
Holliday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Eriksson misses with a straight right.
Eriksson misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Holliday.
Holliday throws out a loose jab but Eriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eriksson misses with a straight left.
Jab by Eriksson.
Eriksson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
Eriksson wants to clinch up but Holliday keeps it at a distance.
Holliday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eriksson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
John Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday misses with a double jab
and Eriksson counters with a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Eriksson both land. Nice combination.

It looks like John Holliday has been cut.
Holliday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eriksson to score with a decent uppercut.
Eriksson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Eriksson lands a big uppercut and Holliday crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Holliday looks OK. Eriksson waves Holliday back to his feet!

Holliday is rocked!
Holliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eriksson circles away quickly and effectively.
Holliday is still on wobbly legs! Can Eriksson finish him?
Holliday looks gassed!
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
Eriksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holliday seems to have recovered his senses.
Eriksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eriksson misses with a body shot.
Holliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eriksson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eriksson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eriksson closes the distance and clinches.
Eriksson with a knee to the head.
Holliday tries to circle away but Eriksson has him pinned against the ropes.
Eriksson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holliday tries to break free but Eriksson pushes him back against the ropes.
Eriksson lands a good knee to the midsection. Holliday won't want to take too many of those.
Holliday wants to get back to striking at distance but Eriksson won't allow it.
Eriksson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holliday takes an elbow to the temple.
Holliday tries to break free but Eriksson pushes him back against the ropes.
Holliday wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holliday is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Holliday's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eriksson lands a hook that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.

Eriksson manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses.
Holliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday throws a right hand that Eriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Eriksson also avoids with ease.

Eriksson gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holliday is trying to break free.
Holliday is trying to break the clinch but Eriksson is controlling him.

Eriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holliday misses with a combination
and Eriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eriksson throws out the jab.
Eriksson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eriksson throws a wild body kick that Holliday sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eriksson throws a body punch but Holliday moves out of range.

Eriksson lands a left and a right that send Holliday crashing to the mat, dazed. Eriksson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Eriksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Eriksson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Holliday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut. Holliday saw that one coming.
Eriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holliday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Holliday does no damage.
Eriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Eriksson avoids it well.
Eriksson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Holliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eriksson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eriksson scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses.
Holliday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eriksson.
Anders Eriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
Holliday is breathing heavily.
Eriksson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Holliday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eriksson looks to land a left hand but Holliday moved out of range nicely.
Holliday takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eriksson wants to clinch up but Holliday keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a double jab
and Eriksson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eriksson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holliday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holliday.
Holliday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holliday moves out of range of the strikes.
Eriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eriksson throws a hook to the side of Holliday's head but Holliday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Eriksson scores with the left hand. Holliday knows he should have avoided that one.
Eriksson dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Eriksson misses with a hook.
Eriksson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Eriksson has knocked Holliday down with a huge combo! Eriksson steps away and waves a wobbly Holliday back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eriksson lands with a good body shot.
Eriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Holliday's shoulder, as Holliday tries to avoid the shot.
Holliday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eriksson.
Eriksson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Eriksson misses.
Eriksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holliday throws a poor cross that misses
and Eriksson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Holliday takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holliday moves forwards but Eriksson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eriksson throws a right and a left that Holliday avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Eriksson drives through and clinches with Holliday against the ropes.
Eriksson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holliday can do to turn this around?
Holliday avoids a wild elbow strike from Eriksson.
Eriksson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eriksson prevents Holliday from breaking the clinch.
Holliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eriksson.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holliday can't break the clinch.
Eriksson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holliday's defenses.
Eriksson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holliday managing to block the knees to the body from Eriksson.
Eriksson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holliday is trying to break the clinch but Eriksson has him pressed against the ropes.
Eriksson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eriksson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eriksson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eriksson circles away quickly and effectively.
Holliday tries to bum rush Eriksson with a series of wild strikes but Eriksson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eriksson throws a right hand that Holliday ducks under and follows up with a left that Holliday also avoids with ease.
Eriksson misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Eriksson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eriksson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holliday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Eriksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Holliday does no damage.
Holliday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eriksson misses with a head kick.
Eriksson tried to score with a low kick but Holliday checks it.
Eriksson thuds his right hand into Holliday's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eriksson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Eriksson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Eriksson punishes Holliday's body with a nice straight punch.

Eriksson has managed to clinch.
Holliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Eriksson breaks from the clinch.
Holliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eriksson connects with a body shot.
Holliday throws a big shot that misses.

Eriksson pushes Holliday up against the ropes in a clinch.
Eriksson just leaning against Holliday, taking a breather.
Holliday has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holliday's efforts to push away.
Holliday wants to get back to striking at distance but Eriksson won't allow it.
Eriksson has Holliday pressed against the ropes, preventing Holliday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Eriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eriksson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holliday under the eye.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eriksson scores with a jab to the body.
Eriksson connects with a right that clearly hurt Holliday. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Eriksson proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Holliday collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Eriksson!