PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Holch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eevertti Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vasara's choice of entrance music: U Can't Touch This. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Holch
vs
Vasara

179 cm
27
199 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
196 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dom Holch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eevertti Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara misses with a takedown

and Holch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vasara's guard now.
Holch stands up over Vasara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Holch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holch postures up in Vasara's guard and throws a big left but Vasara blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasara is trying to keep Holch in close.
Vasara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holch wants to control from the top but Vasara keeps moving.
Holch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasara, not yet.
Holch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holch looking to sit in guard and control but Vasara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holch seems keen to control Vasara's posture.
Vasara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holch's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holch trying to control the position here.
Holch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vasara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Holch's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holch trying to hold on to Vasara's head to control him but Vasara postures up.
Vasara is looking to advance position but Holch won't allow it.
Holch gets full guard.
Holch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holch wants to sweep but no luck.
Holch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vasara trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Holch manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Holch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holch postures up and lands a big shot to Vasara's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara trying to keep a closed guard but Holch is proving a slippery customer.
Holch is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasara has wrist control.
Holch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vasara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holch manages to get himself to full guard.
Holch trying to keep a closed guard but Vasara is proving a slippery customer.
Holch wants to sweep but no luck.
Holch trying to control the position here.
Vasara wants to pass the guard but Holch is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Holch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Holch clobbers Vasara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasara with a poor takedown

and Holch counters with a shoot takedown. Vasara fights it but they end up in guard.
Vasara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vasara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holch.
Holch with a nice head shot there.
Holch thows a big elbow that misses.
Holch throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vasara trying to keep a closed guard but Holch is proving a slippery customer.
Vasara wants to sweep but no luck.
Vasara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holch.
Holch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vasara wants to sweep but no luck.
Vasara being controlled here, momentarily.
Holch throwing strikes from guard but Vasara blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holch thows a big elbow that misses.
Holch throws a strike but Vasara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vasara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holch is keeping the position for now.
Vasara stands and throws Holch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vasara tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Holch manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vasara passes into half guard.
Vasara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holch desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Holch works his way to full guard. Good work.

Vasara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Holch pulls Vasara in close to his closed guard and prevents Vasara from doing any damage or advancing position.

Vasara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vasara is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vasara passes Holch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Holch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holch controlling the position for now.
Holch is trying to maintain the position but Vasara is very close to passing his half guard.
Vasara is pressing down on Holch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holch is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Holch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Vasara with a poor takedown

so Holch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Holch lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Vasara working for a triangle but Holch defends it easily.
Holch postures up.
Holch lands a couple of elbows.
Holch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holch thows a big elbow that misses.
Holch working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holch forces his way into half guard.
Vasara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holch uses his free foot to push down on Vasara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vasara.
Holch dominating with strikes here.
Holch with the ground and pound from mount.
Holch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vasara's face.
Holch raining down shots from the mount!
Holch looking to finish Vasara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vasara!
Dom Holch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holch controlling the pace for now.
Vasara wants to control but Holch is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holch controlling from the full mount.
Holch is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holch lands with some strikes.
Holch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eevertti Vasara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holch landing strikes from the mount.
Vasara tries to reverse the position but Holch maintains control.
Holch looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is bucking up trying to escape but Holch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dom Holch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vasara is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holch is landing with some decent strikes but Vasara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Holch landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Holch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Holch!