PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Grappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grappler comes to the ring accompanied by ==SF EX + Alpha OST - God Hands==. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gary Holmes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Grappler
vs
Holmes

196 cm
26
278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
27
252 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ultimate Grappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappler shoots for a takedown but Holmes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grappler shoots for a takedown but Holmes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grappler darts in trying to clinch

and Holmes counters with a takedown into side control.
Grappler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappler looks to move to half guard but instead Holmes has passed into mount! Damn!
Grappler is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grappler manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Grappler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grappler is trying to get back to full guard.

Grappler actively working from the bottom here.
Holmes is thwarting Grappler's attempts to control the position.

Grappler looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holmes decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Grappler tries to clinch

so Holmes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Grappler is looking for a triangle but Holmes pushes his legs off easily.

Grappler working for a triangle but Holmes defends it easily.
Holmes wants to stand but Grappler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grappler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Holmes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grappler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holmes has managed to get both his arms back between Grappler's legs - danger averted.

Grappler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes wants to stand but Grappler is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grappler looks to clinch

and Holmes counters with a takedown into side control.
Grappler is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Grappler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grappler regains half guard.
Grappler is trying to maintain the position but Holmes is very close to passing his half guard.

Grappler actively working from the bottom here.
Grappler is looking to control Holmes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grappler avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grappler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holmes pulls his head out easily.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Grappler gets back to full guard.

Grappler looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Holmes is defending well. Grappler quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Holmes has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Grappler celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ultimate Grappler!