PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Valiente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Holst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holst is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Highway to Hell. Julio Valiente has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Valiente
vs
Holst

193 cm
25
239 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
236 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Valiente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Holst!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valiente looks to score with a jab to the body but Holst is just out of range.

Valiente closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holst's guard.
Valiente looking to pass the guard.
Valiente missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valiente tries to free his leg and advance position but Holst is retaining full guard.
Valiente 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.
Holst preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valiente passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valiente postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holst takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Holst dodges the ground and pound from Valiente.
Valiente in side control, throwing shots but Holst defends.
Valiente working the body and head with strikes.
Valiente misses with the ground and pound.
Valiente misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Valiente tries to move to full mount but Holst actually manages to regain half guard.
Valiente is looking to advance position but Holst won't allow it.
Valiente passes to side control.
Valiente working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holst managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Valiente.
Valiente sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Holst is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Holst looks gassed!
Valiente advances to mount.
Valiente in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Valiente pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Valiente with shots to the head and body - Holst looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valiente lands with some strikes.
Valiente scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valiente with a couple of short strikes.
Valiente landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valiente looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valiente lands a big elbow.
Holst in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Valiente lands a heavy elbow.
Holst is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Valiente lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Holst hang on?
Valiente looking to finish Holst with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holst!
Valiente looking to finish Holst with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holst!
Valiente lands a nice shot to the head.
Valiente landing punches.
Valiente lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Holst hang on?
Valiente with shots to the head and body - Holst looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valiente connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valiente connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Valiente dominating with strikes here.
Valiente cracks Holst with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valiente raining down hammerfists from mount.
Valiente with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valiente fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Valiente breaks from Holst's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Valiente with the ground and pound from mount.
Holst is in a horrible position here. Valiente smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Valiente cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Valiente punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Valiente dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Valiente is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holst's half guard.
Valiente looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Valiente throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valiente not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holst avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valiente.
Valiente looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Julio Valiente overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holst won't allow Valiente to pass to mount.
Valiente not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valiente uses his free foot to push down on Holst's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Holst.
Holst is breathing heavily.
Valiente scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Holst?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valiente with shots to the head and body - Holst looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valiente with the ground and pound from mount.
Valiente is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Valiente is landing with some decent strikes but Holst is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Valiente fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Valiente lands with some strikes.
Valiente lands a big shot there that rocks Holst but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valiente lands a heavy elbow.
Valiente with good strikes from the mount here!
Valiente landing strikes from the mount and Holst is in trouble!
Holst in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valiente with a couple of short strikes.
Holst takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Valiente lands a big shot there that rocks Holst but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valiente breaks from Holst's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valiente with a couple of short strikes.
Valiente lands a nice shot to the head.
Valiente working Holst over with strikes here.
Valiente with a couple of short strikes.
Valiente lands a big elbow.
Valiente landing strikes, looking to finish!
Valiente looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valiente working Holst over with strikes here.
Valiente with shots to the head and body - Holst looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valiente breaks from Holst's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Valiente scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valiente lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Holst hang on?
Holst's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Valiente is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holst can do to turn this around?
Valiente is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holst can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Valiente scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Holst?
Holst taking shots to the head.
Valiente working Holst over with strikes here.
Valiente looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valiente looking to finish Holst with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holst!
Valiente scoring with strikes but Holst is staying in there.
Valiente looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Valiente with a couple of short strikes.
Valiente unloading with bombs!
Holst takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Valiente cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valiente lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Valiente working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valiente lands with some strikes.
Valiente landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Valiente 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!

Valiente manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Holst on his heels. He'll look to pass Holst's guard now, I'm sure.
Valiente throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valiente trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valiente stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holst swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valiente stops Holst from standing up.
Valiente working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Holst keeping full guard, as Valiente tries to pass.
Valiente advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valiente is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holst takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Valiente cracks Holst with a big elbow.
Holst parries the strikes from Valiente easily there. Valiente is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Holst to escape.
Valiente has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Holst taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Valiente.
Valiente pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Valiente with the ground and pound from mount.
Valiente lands a big shot there that rocks Holst but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valiente lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valiente landing strikes from the mount and Holst is in trouble!
Valiente looking to finish Holst with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holst!
Valiente looking to finish Holst with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holst!
Valiente has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holst's face.
Valiente connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Valiente with the ground and pound from mount.
Holst takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Holst avoids a series of strikes thrown by Valiente.
Valiente thowing shots but they're missing.
Valiente landing strikes from the mount.
Oleg Holst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Holst really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Valiente working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Valiente cracks Holst with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Valiente in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Valiente landing strikes from the mount and Holst is in trouble!
Valiente landing strikes from the mount and Holst is in trouble!
Holst is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Holst is in a horrible position here. Valiente smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Valiente punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valiente punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Valiente connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Valiente looking to finish Holst with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holst!
The referee warns Holst that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Valiente scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Holst?
Holst tries to buck Valiente off but he can't manage it.
Valiente lands a big elbow.
Holst takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valiente is landing with some decent strikes but Holst is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Valiente lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Julio Valiente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valiente lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Valiente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valiente 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Valiente!