PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Holloza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey has chosen One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley as his entrance music. Marcus Garvey is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Holloza
vs
Garvey

168 cm
28
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
30
152 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Holloza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloza is looking to clinch.
Holloza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Holloza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garvey manages to get to full guard.
Holloza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garvey controlling Holloza's posture.
Holloza wants to control from the top but Garvey keeps moving.
Garvey pulls Holloza in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloza throws a big elbow that misses.
Garvey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garvey trying to keep a closed guard but Holloza is proving a slippery customer.

Marcus Garvey has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garvey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holloza or not.
Holloza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garvey.

Garvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holloza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garvey.
Holloza tests Garvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by Holloza.
Holloza throws a head kick that misses.

Holloza rushes Garvey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garvey looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garvey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Garvey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Holloza uses from the top position.
Garvey keeping moving, preventing Holloza from controlling successfully.
Garvey keeping full guard, as Holloza tries to pass.
Holloza with a nice head shot there.
Holloza throws an elbow that misses. Garvey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holloza's guard. Nice move by Garvey!
Garvey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Holloza is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey wants to stand and escape but instead Holloza has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Garvey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holloza.
Garvey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holloza is one step ahead there.
Garvey trying to keep a closed guard but Holloza is proving a slippery customer.
Garvey controlling Holloza's posture.
Holloza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Holloza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garvey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holloza is one step ahead there.
Garvey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Holloza throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holloza wants to control from the top but Garvey keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Holloza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Holloza tries to close the distance and clinch but Garvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garvey tries to land a leg kick but Holloza saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garvey 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 Holloza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holloza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holloza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holloza tries to clinch but Garvey moves away
letting Garvey counter with a right hand.
A head kick from Holloza lands but Garvey takes it in his stride.
Garvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holloza manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Garvey misses.
Garvey throws a head kick but Holloza moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holloza. Garvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holloza moves in looking to clinch but Garvey pushes him off.
Garvey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holloza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garvey counters with a low kick, right behind Holloza 's knee.
Holloza tries to clinch but Garvey moves out of range.
Garvey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holloza takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloza is looking to clinch.
Holloza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holloza throws a lazy head kick

and Garvey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garvey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garvey lands with a left to the head.
Garvey lands a hook that snaps the head of Holloza backwards.
Garvey tries to break the clinch but Holloza is controlling the position.
Holloza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holloza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garvey backwards.
Garvey avoids the elbow strike from Holloza, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holloza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garvey dodges an elbow strike from Holloza.
Garvey tries to pull guard but Holloza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holloza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garvey blocks it with crossed arms.
Garvey tries a body shot but Holloza blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holloza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garvey tries to clinch up.
Holloza wants to clinch but Garvey slips to the side
and Garvey counters with a low kick, right behind Holloza 's knee.
Holloza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garvey throws a sloppy head kick

and Holloza counters by moving into the clinch.
Holloza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garvey as Holloza tries to tie him up.
Holloza misses with an elbow strike.
Garvey misses with some punches.
Garvey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garvey working aggressively here.
Garvey has a couple of punches blocked by Holloza.
Garvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holloza's elbow.
Garvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garvey tries to pull guard but Holloza holds him up against the cage and eventually Garvey drops back down to his feet.
Holloza has Garvey pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloza blocks a body shot from Garvey.
Holloza missing with knees to the body.
Holloza blocks an uppercut.
Garvey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holloza.
Garvey is trying to push Holloza away but Holloza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holloza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holloza throws an elbow but it misses.
Garvey misses with some punches.
Holloza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holloza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garvey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garvey misses with a punch to the body.
Holloza leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garvey pushes Holloza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garvey avoiding damage as Holloza throws knees to the body.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Holloza controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garvey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garvey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holloza smiles and moves away.
Freddie Holloza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Garvey.
Garvey takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holloza tries to close the distance and clinch but Garvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holloza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holloza ducks right into an uppercut from Garvey.
Holloza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garvey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holloza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garvey. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Holloza.
Holloza avoids the head kick by Garvey.
Garvey cracks the inside of Holloza's front leg.
Holloza moves to clinch but Garvey breaks away

and Garvey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garvey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Garvey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Holloza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holloza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garvey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garvey throws a head kick that misses.
Garvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holloza throws a head kick but Garvey moves out of range.
Holloza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garvey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice body kick there by Holloza.
Garvey motions for Holloza to come forward. Garvey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holloza moves away.
A clash of legs there as Holloza blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloza avoids the head kick by Garvey.
Holloza lands a two punch combo.
Garvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Holloza is just out of range.
Garvey throws a lazy right hand but Holloza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garvey throws a head kick that misses.
Garvey thuds his right hand into Holloza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garvey lands a head kick!
Holloza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holloza tries to clinch but Garvey is having none of it.
Garvey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horrible takedown by Holloza or perhaps it was just good defense by Garvey which made him look bad.
Garvey avoids the head kick by Holloza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey throws a front kick that sends Holloza stumbling back into the cage.
Holloza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garvey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holloza wants to clinch
and Garvey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holloza's knee momentarily.
Freddie Holloza is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garvey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holloza is able to avoid easily.
Holloza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holloza doesn't manage to clinch there - Garvey circles away.
Garvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holloza.
Holloza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garvey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holloza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holloza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garvey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garvey pushes Holloza up against the cage in a clinch.

Holloza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freddie Holloza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garvey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Holloza wants to clinch
and Garvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garvey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holloza on the side of the head.
Garvey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hollozas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garvey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holloza wants to clinch but Garvey slips to the side

and Garvey moves into the clinch.
Holloza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garvey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holloza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garvey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Holloza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garvey tries to clinch there but Holloza circles away.
Holloza throws a head kick but Garvey moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holloza closes the distance but Garvey moves to the side
and Garvey counters with a solid body kick.
Holloza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holloza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holloza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garvey jabs Holloza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holloza lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holloza scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holloza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garvey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holloza somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Holloza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Holloza moves into range and clinches up with Garvey.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Garvey.
I think Garvey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Garvey!
Marcus Garvey thanked the fans post fight for their support.