PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bee Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Why can't we be friends?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Holmes

195 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
28
252 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man jabs at Holmes's body.
Man tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to clinch
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Man tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Holmes counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holmes lands a jab to Man's midsection.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmes takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man thuds a left hand into Holmes's body.
Holmes looks gassed!
Man wants to clinch
and Holmes counters with a two punch combo.
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holmes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Man had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Man looks to clinch
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man wants to clinch.
Bee Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Man.
Man wants to clinch
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Man tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holmes counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes moves away
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Holmes is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Holmes connects with a looping right hand.
Man dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Man jabs Holmes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man wants to clinch.
Man is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Man.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Man.
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holmes backs up against the cage.
Man wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Holmes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Man tries to clinch but Holmes moves away
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man wants to clinch.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Man wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Man tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man moves to clinch but Holmes breaks away
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Man.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Holmes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holmes scores with a nice head shot.
Man wants to clinch
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Man throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Bee Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Gary Holmes!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Gary Holmes!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Gary Holmes!

Gary Holmes wins by unanimous decision!