PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Clubbed to Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Thompson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Holmes
vs
Thompson

185 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, John Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson lands a body punch.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot

and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.

Holmes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes slows down the pace here.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Thompson throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson works the jab nicely.
Thompson misses with a straight right.

Holmes darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Holmes as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson looks gassed!
Holmes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
A short left from Holmes.
A nice left hand lands by Holmes.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Holmes has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holmes lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Holmes as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holmes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holmes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holmes.
Holmes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Holmes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmes is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holmes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Holmes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Holmes.

Thompson is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Holmes is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Holmes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holmes lands a big right hand that drops Thompson! The killer instinct kicks in and Holmes finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Holmes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Holmes!