PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Giordano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giordano has chosen Godfather Theme (hip hop remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holmes
vs
Giordano

162 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Giordano!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes tries to clinch there but Giordano circles away.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joey Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Giordano looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Giordano with a hook.
Giordano lands with a nice combination. Holmes backs away looking to recover.
Giordano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giordano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Giordano circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes tries to clinch but Giordano moves out of range.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch but Giordano moves out of range.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Giordano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes tries to clinch but Giordano is having none of it.

Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
Giordano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Giordano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes tries to clinch but Giordano moves out of range.
Giordano looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Giordano.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Giordano throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Giordano keeps it at a distance.
Giordano swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Giordano throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Giordano misses with an uppercut.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Giordano keeps it at a distance.
Giordano works the jab nicely.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Giordano.
The crowd cheers as Giordano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holmes doesn't seem phased though.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giordano throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Giordano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giordano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giordano lands with a good body shot.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Giordano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giordano lands a right hook to the body.
Giordano with a jab.

Holmes is rocked!
Giordano lands a nice hook to Holmes's body. Holmes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Giordano swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Giordano!