PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Evander Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellington has chosen Suffragrette City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Evander Hollyfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Graham Wellington's chin.

Hollyfield
vs
Wellington

196 cm
29
218 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

190 cm
31
218 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graham Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollyfield. That's going to slow Wellington down.
Evander Hollyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Hollyfield misses.
Hollyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellington manages to avoid it.
Hollyfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hollyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wellington lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Wellington.
Wellington throws a jab when Hollyfield was well out of range.
Hollyfield slips a straight right by Wellington.
Hollyfield misses with a two punch combination.
Wellington throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Hollyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wellington moves away.
Wellington fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington dodges the punch combination from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wellington misses the shot to the body.
Wellington throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Hollyfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wellington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hollyfield swings for the body but Wellington moves out of range.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Hollyfield as he connects with a hook.
Hollyfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hollyfield throws a low kick but Wellington moves out of range easily.
Wellington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hollyfield counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wellington slips a jab and a cross from Hollyfield.
Wellington takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
Hollyfield connects with a looping right hand.
Hollyfield connects with a body shot that sends Wellington's belly button to the back.
Hollyfield misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hollyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Hollyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wellington.
Hollyfield throws a leg kick but Wellington moved away.
Wellington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hollyfield lands with a hook. Wellington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hollyfield slips a straight right by Wellington.
Hollyfield with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hollyfield misses the target.
Wellington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hollyfield on the side of the head.
Hollyfield works the jab nicely.
Hollyfield chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollyfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with a shot to the body
and Wellington counters with an outside leg kick.
Hollyfield blocks a jab.
Wellington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wellington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wellington swinging wildly here.
Wellington misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wellington misses the jab.
Wellington missing with a left hand there. Hollyfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield clobbers Wellington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollyfield.

Wellington rushes Hollyfield and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hollyfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wellington backwards.
Hollyfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wellington backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wellington lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wellington throws an elbow but misses.
Hollyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hollyfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Wellington won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evander Hollyfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hollyfield throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Hollyfield slips a straight right by Wellington.
Hollyfield misses with a looping right.
Hollyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellington manages to avoid it.
Hollyfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellington circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid body kick from Wellington.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hollyfield tries to move into range but Wellington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wellington throws a big shot that misses.
Wellington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hollyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wellington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wellington throws a combination that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hollyfield digs a good body shot into Wellington's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hollyfield misses.
Hollyfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hollyfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollyfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Wellington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wellington moves in looking to clinch but Hollyfield pushes him off.
Evander Hollyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hollyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hollyfield misses with an uppercut.
Hollyfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hollyfield defending well as Wellington loads up on a big left hand.
Hollyfield throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington misses with a body punch
and Hollyfield counters with a three punch combo that has Wellington backing up. Wellington nods at Hollyfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Evander Hollyfield is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington is looking to land body kicks.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollyfield misses with a wild combination.
Wellington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollyfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hollyfield swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Hollyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Hollyfield tries a low kick but Wellington avoids it.
Wellington throws a nice looking combination but Hollyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollyfield misses with a wild combination.

Wellington closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Wellington.
Hollyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Wellington.
A body shot lands from Wellington.

Wellington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wellington throws a shot from downtown. Hollyfield moves away and avoids it.
Wellington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hollyfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wellington.
Hollyfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollyfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellington.

Hollyfield tries to keep at a distance but Wellington has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington tries a body shot but Hollyfield blocks it.
Hollyfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Wellington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Wellington - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollyfield is trying to break the clinch but Wellington has him pressed against the ropes.

Hollyfield breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wellington.
Wellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington avoids the head kick by Hollyfield.
Wellington dodges the punch combination from Hollyfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Graham Wellington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hollyfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wellington lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hollyfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hollyfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hollyfield misses with a hook. Wellington ducked under it nicely.
Wellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hollyfield misses the shot to the body.
Hollyfield throws a leg kick
and Wellington counters with a nice uppercut.

Wellington moves into the clinch successfully.
Wellington misses with a punch to the body.
Wellington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wellington keeps control of Hollyfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hollyfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wellington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollyfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hollyfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hollyfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wellington looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollyfield is just out of range.
Hollyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Wellington is just out of range.
Wellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield swinging wildly here.
Hollyfield staying out of range there.
Hollyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Wellington is just out of range.
Wellington connects with a jab.
Hollyfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollyfield. Wellington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollyfield looks to throw the jab but Wellington is out of range.
Hollyfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wellington eats them both and turns towards Hollyfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hollyfield misses with a wild body shot.

Wellington clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Wellington fails to land.

Wellington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hollyfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield avoids the body shot from Wellington.
Hollyfield scores with a head kick.
Wellington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hollyfield.
Sloppy strikes from Hollyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Hollyfield avoids them all with ease.
Wellington moves forwards but Hollyfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Wellington clinches up with Hollyfield and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wellington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wellington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hollyfield avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.

Hollyfield breaks from the clinch.
Hollyfield misses with the combination.
Hollyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington misses with a body shot.
Wellington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hollyfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hollyfield feints and then cracks Wellington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wellington down.
Wellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Wellington takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
Hollyfield throws a right hand that Wellington ducks under and follows up with a left that Wellington also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Hollyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollyfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Hollyfield!
Evander Hollyfield was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.